“Having furniture and a bed for their kids to sleep in supports our clients’ mental health and basic needs,” was how Karla Robinson, director of grants at OhioGuidestone, described the impact their partnership with the Cleveland Furniture Bank (CFB) has on their clients. OhioGuidestone provides mental health, substance abuse, and job training services to clients throughout Ohio. Over 90% of the clients they serve have incomes that fall below the poverty line, and many come from families that have endured generational poverty. Through partnerships with many other community agencies OhioGuidestone provides wrap-around services and focuses on whole-person care. This includes referring over 450 clients in the past 4 years to the CFB to select furniture to help furnish their homes.

One client of the Workforce 360 program, which helps young adults ages 18 -24 with job readiness skills, was overwhelmed by all the furniture he received exclaiming, “I get all this stuff!” He’d recently landed a job and moved into his first home after completing the program. The CFB is proud to partner with agencies like OhioGuidestone to help their clients make a house a home.  

Learn more about Ohio Guidestone: www.ohioguidestone.org