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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Groundbreaking
Blessing House Breaks Ground for its New Home
Construction to begin on a 16,700 square foot building to increase capacity
LORAIN, OHIO – Come, join us and “Be Part of the Heart!” at our groundbreaking on Friday, June 26th at 1:00 PM. Blessing House is building a new home to increase our residential capacity to serve children and families from 10 to 28 children. The groundbreaking will take place at our new location on Olivet Ave. in Elyria Township off of North Ridge Rd. behind St. Vincent de Paul Parish. The event is open to the public.
The ceremony culminates a three-year community driven planning process. The new facility will be 16,700 square feet, located on 2.85 acres of land and is expected to be completed in spring, 2021. Star Builders Inc. is the general contractor and Ron Cocco of Clark and Post Architects is overseeing the project. Estimated cost of the construction phase of the project is $2.5 million, not including equipment and furnishings. $1.65 million has been raised to date. Naming opportunities are still available.
Blessing House opened in 2005 as a Children’s Crisis Care Center and is licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to provide residential care for children birth through age 12 when a family is experiencing a crisis or emergency and needs a safe place for their children to stay. Over 1,500 children have stayed with us since we opened, but there have been too many others who couldn’t stay because we didn’t have enough room. During the year 2019, for every child that stayed at Blessing House, another child was not able to be accommodated when requested because of a lack of space.
We are an independent, faith-based non-profit organization started by three women from Lorain County. Sr. Mary Berigan, Co-Founder and Executive Director, says, “Groundbreaking is the beginning of creating a better place where our children can grow and learn, heal and be loved. It is a building for the children but also another opportunity to support families and caregivers.”
The new building will allow Blessing House to triple its space and consolidate all of its operations under one roof. It will also provide additional space to expand programming services that will help children and families who are facing challenging circumstances arising from living in poverty, dealing with mental and physical health concerns and having limited support.
Blessing House is God’s Project of Hope - where love grows, faith sustains and hope is found.
For additional information contact Sr. Mary Berigan, Executive Director at 440-240-1851.
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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
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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