A Children's Crisis Care Center
5440 Grove Ave., Lorain, Ohio 44055
Phone: 440-240-1851
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Where love grows, faith sustains, and hope is found.
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Our Mission
Blessing House serves as a safety net for families in crisis by providing a safe shelter for children and support for their family.
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We need your help!
It is so good to hear the sounds of children's laughter in our house once again. More pictures are being drawn, bubbles are being blown and songs are being sung.
Much has changed these last couple of months. But the one thing that hasn't changed, the one thing that we have come to realize now more than ever is that we need each other. No one can do it alone.
It has been a struggle for many of our families. The anxiety and feeling of isolation has taken its toll. Our single parent families and Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren are especially in need of support.
We are moving forward with our project of building a new home for our children and will have some important announcements soon. We anticipate an increase in calls for help during these coming months and it is imperative that we increase our capacity to be able to help more families.
We are the first call when a family is in crisis and they simply say, "I don't know what to do." We are the social service emergency room, open 24 hours a day, always available to give them information, find a way to help them and just listen to them. Being available to them is sometimes the connection they need to help them get through that moment of helplessness.
Our children need us, too. A child who recently stayed with us spoke with our Child Advocate and answered two of her questions with these words: "Sleep" and "Everything."
The questions she answered?What do you like to do best when you are at home: Sleep.
What do you like to do best when you are at Blessing House: Everything!We need your help to help us make a difference for these families. We are raising funds for our new building and we ask you to consider helping us by making a donation, volunteering to help us with fundraising, or by helping connect us to others who would like to hear more about our project.
We have the opportunity to do something positive for our community. We have the opportunity to show how we can unite and work together to create change.
We invite you to join us and "Be Part of the Heart."
For more information, call us at 440-240-1851 or email Sr. Mary or Donna at info@blessinghouse.org.We have cared for over 1,500 children since we opened 15 years ago. We have only been able to do this because of your help. We need to do more. Will you help us?
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Our Vision
Children will be kept safe from abuse and neglect and families will be supported in order to be healthy and stable. -
About Us
Blessing House is a children’s crisis care center, caring for children birth through 12, whose parents or caregivers are facing a crisis or emergency or who are experiencing a high level of stress that might put their children at risk of abuse or neglect.
Blessing House is open every day of the year and is staffed with trained employees who care for the children in a safe loving environment. We are licensed to care for up to 10 children at a time. We provide information and assistance to families to help them address their crisis.
Anyone can make a referral or request placement for their children at Blessing House. Placements depend on availability of space and the circumstances of the children and families. Families maintain custody of their children while they are at Blessing House.
For more information, please call us at 440-240-1851.
Caring for children in Lorain County for over 13 years.
"We believe that children have a right to be safe in an environment that encourages physical, emotional and spiritual well being. We believe that families in crisis need support, encouragement and connections to positive, helpful resources. Blessing House answers God’s call to meet the needs of children and families in crisis by giving families hope through God’s amazing grace."
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Be Part of the Heart T-Shirts
You, too, can "Be Part of the Heart!"
Purchase a Blessing House t-shirt and help support our Capital Campaign. Blessing House receives $12 from every sale. Thank you, Cathy Kingsley and Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More (Avon, OH) for this great opportunity!
To buy a shirt: https://bigfrogavonwebsite.itemorder.com/product/14127252
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Capital Campaign
Almost half way!
Thank you to all who have donated so far. Stay tuned for updatesFor updated Memorial and Honorarium Naming Opportunities, click here.
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"Let the Children Come to Me"
And he took them in his arms and blessed them . . .” (Mark 10:14-16)
The tenderness and care Jesus showed for children shows us how much God loves the small, the weak and the vulnerable. Today more than ever we are challenged to protect our children from abuse and the horror of violence that has become so prevalent.
Please join us as we pray for the protection of our children.
Prayer for the Protection of Children and Young People
(From the Diocese of St. Petersburg)
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