School aged children at Beatitude House are ready to go back to school thanks to the generosity of the community.  On August 13th a mock store was set up for the children to come "shop for" (select) school supplies.  The children received notebooks, folders, binders, crayons, markers, pens, pencils, calculators, glue, rulers, colored pencils, etc. as well as school uniforms.  Next week thanks to a donation from Huntington Bank, the children will have backpacks as well.

 

Picking out supplies

A House of Blessing Youngstown will hold its annual lemonade stand on Tuesday August 17th and Thursday August 19th from 4pm-6pm a the corner of Lora and Fifith Avenue on the north side of Youngstown.  In addition to lemonade, the children will be selling cookies.  All proceeds will benefit a local charity.

Come support the children of Beatitude House as they learn to give back to the community.

There is a cook out planned to celebrate the last session of day camp at A House of Blessing Warren.  Throughout the summer the children have made crafts, learned team building skills, and developed self-esteem.  The camp is the result of a collaboration between Beatitude House and UMADAOP (Urban Minority Alcohol & Drug Addiction Outreach Program). 

"The children have really enjoyed themselves and are sad to see the camp come to an end," said Sr. Carla Beatitude House Child Advocate.

The Bridge-Adult Day Care in Austintown provides services for individuals with developmental disabilities.  The group heard of Beatitude House's need for school supplies for the children in our programs and they collected a variety of items.  Above the group posses for a picture when they delivered the items.  Beatitude House is setting up a mock store for the children to come fill their school supply lists.

Thank you the wonderful individuals at The Bridge for helping Beatitude House assist those in need.

from L to R: Janice, MaryLou, Bryan & Megan are all smiles as they deliver school supplies

Beatitude House Green Clean has received a $3,000 grant from the local Catholic Campaign for Human Development to assist with additional training for workers. 

The Catholic Campaign aims to empower low income people to engage in community development and/or organizing, as well as educate people on the topic of solidarity and poverty.  Beatitude House Green Clean provides disadvantaged women with the opportunity to lean marketable skills while earning an income.

To learn more about the services offered please call 330-261-1584 or visit us online at www.bhgreenclean.com.

Congratulations to Terri Liller, Case Manager at The Potter's Wheel who recently earned her Masters in Social Work from Youngstown State University.  A former teacher, Terri become a Licensed Social Worker and attended YSU to earn her Masters.  Great Job Terri!

Later this month the children living at A House of Blessing in Youngstown will hold their annual Lemonade Stand in an effort to raise money for charity.  Watch for details to follow and come support the children as they learn the valuable lesson of giving back to their community. 

In past years the children have raised money for The Joe Kaluza Family and Akron Children's Hospital.

A building once vibrant, overflowing with hope for the future will be given a new purpose and a chance to again provide hope for the future. As Beatitude House looks to expand its transitional housing program into Ashtabula at the site of the former St. Joseph School.  The  school closed its doors in 1990 and has been sitting vacant for over 20 years.

The property has been re-zoned – making it possible for Beatitude House to expand into Ashtabula.  Over $250,000 has been committed to this project.  Beatitude House is currently applying for $500,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank. An additional $150,000 is still needed to complete this project.  Upon receipt of funding, renovations will begin to turn this unused building into 10 fully furnished apartments for homeless women.  The goal is to welcome the first families into Beatitude House Ashtabula in the fall of 2011. 

The mothers and children of Beatitude House recently enjoyed a trip to Wagon Trails Animal Park in Vienna, OH.  There they took a "safari" trip to experience animals in their natural habitat.  Waterbuffalo, zebra, bison, deer, alpacas, camels, sheep, and goats were among the many animals they saw.  The ostrich was the hit of day as it tried to snatch the feeding buckets from the children. 

After the sarari ride the children enjoyed feeding baby animals at the petting zoo. 

A House of Blessing Youngstown sends Congratulations to Abre’asia!  Abre’asia, age 10, won first place (ages 8-10) in the 100 yard dash at the Youngstown Park and Recreation Track and Field Day.  She placed third in the finals for ages 9 – 12. 

 

The annual event takes place a Cardinal Mooney High School's track and this year nearly 400 children participated.