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Ohio State Highway Patrol deems ‘Cram the Cruiser’ a success
ASHTABULA — The Ohio State Highway Patrol, along with Ashtabula County Sheriff, North Kingsville, Orwell and Conneaut police departments collected more than 4,000 pounds of food, hygiene products, paper, cleaning products, toys, clothing, diapers and household items...
Beatitude House Names Battaglia Child Wellness Coordinator
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Beatitude House has hired Jennifer Battaglia to fulfill the newly created position of child wellness coordinator. In her role, Battaglia will address the trauma many children have endured before coming to Beatitude House. She is responsible for...
Beatitude House Gets Grants to Support Immigrant Outreach, Virus Relief
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Grants from the Thomases Family Endowment will help Beatitude House continue its work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The endowment, part of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation, awarded two grants totaling $4,000, one to assist Beatitude House...
Beatitude House helps people change lives
YOUNGSTOWN — Erica Payne turned a corner by leaving behind a life of homelessness and drug addiction, instead choosing a path that led to helping others deal with similar struggles. “The sky’s the limit and I want to keep going,” an excited Payne said while holding a...
Beatitude House Awards Trio of $1K Scholarships
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Beatitude House’s Ursuline Sisters Scholars program has awarded three $1,000 scholarships to students. Receiving the scholarships are Tymira Stenson, studying social work at Ursuline College, Ashlee Macormac studying occupational therapy assistant...
Scholarship Honors Beatitude House’s Sister McNicholas
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A scholarship created in honor of Beatitude House’s Sister Patricia McNicholas will begin providing support in fall 2021. The scholarship will be available to Youngstown State University students. Recipients will be chosen by Beatitude House’s...
Beatitude House Promotes Washington-Suber
Beatitude House Promotes Washington-Suber YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Beatitude House has promoted Whitney Washington-Suber to lead support specialist; she previously served as a case manager with the nonprofit. In her new role, Washington-Suber maintains an active caseload...
Beatitude House Promotes Bales to Associate Director
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Beatitude House has promoted Keshia Bales, a staff member since 2012, to the position of associate director. “From the first day of my internship experience, Beatitude House felt like home. I could see the values of hospitality and compassion so...
Pierce Named Property Manager at Beatitude House
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Beatitude House has promoted Kisha Pierce to property manager. She has been with the nonprofit five years. “I feel the transition was natural as I have been involved in both sides of the residents’ lives regarding case management and property,” says...
Coronavirus Statement from Ursuline Ministries
Coronavirus Statement from Ursuline Ministries The Ursuline Sisters and Ursuline Ministries have established protocols with stakeholders in light of the worldwide Coronavirus outbreak now touching northeast Ohio to increase safety for our sisters,...
Beatitude House awards scholarships
YOUNGSTOWN — The Beatitude House Ursuline Sisters Scholars announced three new scholarship recipients at a recent holiday luncheon, and congratulated four Beatitude House program members who recently graduated from various trade schools and colleges. The Ursuline...
Building Bridges at the Border
By Michele Ristich Gatts Director of Mission Advancement With little more than a prayer, Betsy Horne set out from Scotland for New Castle, Pa., in the 1800s – seeking a better life. Times were still difficult. Betsy was eventually widowed with three young children and...
Beatitude Names Building in Honor of Masternicks
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The primary building of Beatitude House along Fifth Avenue has a new name thanks to a gift from the John & Dorothy Masternick Foundation. The foundation, established in memory of the founders of Windsor House, purchased naming rights to the...
Beatitude House Sets $3.4M Goal for Inspiring Hope
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – For three decades, Beatitude House has been giving disadvantaged women, and their children, a future. Now it aims to ensure that its programs and services will also survive and grow in years to come. On Tuesday at the Pollock House on the campus of...
Beatitude House working to ‘Inspire Hope’
YOUNGSTOWN — Ask Erica about her laundry situation these days, and she’ll probably tell you that it’s a good problem to have.“When I came, I had one bag of clothes to my name,” she said. “Now I have too much laundry.” The single mother of three was referring to...
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