Programs and Services

A Child's Home Away from Home

CCH's Residential Treatment Program cares for boys ages 6-17 who are struggling with emotional and behavioral disturbances because of severe abuse or neglect. Each boy receives his own room, 24-hour support and supervision, on-grounds schooling, recreation and intensive therapy to help prepare them for a return to the community. For boys who have been sexually abused or exposed to inappropriate sexual influences at a young age, CCH offers specialized residential treatment in the Hope Center.

At the Cleveland Christian Home, our focus is on children and families. Our Adoption Program serves children and youth who are in the custody of state or county authorities because they have been abused and/or neglected. Most of the children we serve are older; many have behavioral, emotional or educational problems related to their previous care. Our mission is to prepare and support families so they can successfully accept the challenge of adopting.

The Agape Independent Living Program serves young adults ages 17-21 - especially teen mothers -- who can no longer live in foster care or with their natural families and who are about to leave child welfare custody. Youth in this program are given the help, encouragement and supervision needed to establish an apartment in the community, to complete high school and to develop the employment, life and parenting skills they will need to be successful, independent adults.

Agape After-Care serves former foster care youth, ages 18-25, who have aged out of county custody, but are still in need of supportive services while they establish their independence. The program provides temporary, individualized supportive services in parenting, education, and employment, as well as limited assistance with housing, transportation and food. Agape After-Care also offers case management, peer support, instructional workshops, and access to community resources for program participants.

Hope & Healing for Families in Crisis

For children who are living at home, but whose families are in crisis, the Family Services Program provides community-based services designed to prevent abuse and neglect and preserve and strengthen families.

In this program, CCH's caseworkers and family therapists provide intensive family therapy and support to families who are at risk of having their children placed into protective custody; who are reuniting after having lost their children to custody; who are struggling to keep a teenager in the home or part of the family; or who are experiencing difficulty with a foster child.

Community Outreach

The Home's Outpatient Counseling Program offers therapy for children, teens, adults and families who are experiencing difficulties and/or are recovering from the effects of abuse or neglect. In addition, therapists from CCH's School-Based Counseling Program provide on-site therapy and intervention for at-risk children in the Cleveland Municipal Schools who might not otherwise receive counseling. Our on-site therapists also conduct esteem-building and other classroom group exercises. 

The Transitional Jobs/Youth Employment Program provides employment and training opportunities for young adults ages 16 – 21 who are disengaged from the educational system and/or at risk of homelessness, unemployment, poor health, and the temptations of drug and alcohol abuse. Enrollment in the program requires active involvement of the participants in several interrelated components:  Orientation, Paid Work Experience, Career Exploration Workshops/Professional Development, Job Placement and Retention services.  The goal of CCH’s Transitional Jobs/Youth Employment Program is to ensure that participants are better off economically and can attain unsubsidized placement and retention in the regular labor market upon completion of the program.

CCH’s System of Care Program is a Care Coordination Partner who works with Cuyahoga Tapestry System of Care to serve children and their families who have serious emotional needs that severely disrupt relationships; have needs that require many sources of support that cannot be met by traditional services; and are at risk of more intensive involvement with Cuyahoga County’s child serving systems.  CCH’s System of Care Program utilizes a collaborative, team-based approach to service delivery that is based on family voice and choice; the process of Wraparound and finding creative solutions to maintain current placements; the strengths of  youth, family, neighborhood, needs and culture; and utilizes a team effort that involves the youth, their families, professionals, community and neighborhood supports working together.