Announcements

Oriana House clients were hired on the spot during recent job fair.

These credentials equip participants with the skills needed for in-demand careers in warehouse and distribution centers, offering a pathway to stable, long-term employment with opportunities for advancement based on their training.

Forklift certification provides clients with valuable skills to support future employment. This is the second cohort to receive certification.

60 clients have earned Grow with Google certification and sharpened their computer skills.

The Revive & Thrive Coffee House features a newly designed, welcoming space where individuals in recovery can safely gather to read, write, meditate, watch movies, play music, and more—all in an environment that supports healing and connection.

North Star Neighborhood Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) was featured on Ideastream Public Media’s Sound of Ideas with a panel discussion about Reentry and Reconciliation.

Oriana House clients at the CROSSWAEH Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) for Women had a rewarding, educational opportunity to participate in a book club with students from Heidelberg University who are interested in the criminal justice field.

The Oriana House Reserve Center was recently reaccredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (CAC). The accreditation program is a professional peer review process based on national standards that were developed by national leaders from the field of corrections, law, architecture, health care, and other groups who are interested in sound correctional management.

A Fugitive Safe Surrender event will provide an opportunity for people who have outstanding felony and misdemeanor warrants (including traffic violations) to voluntarily surrender in a safe manner in exchange for the possibility of favorable consideration on resolving their case.

Oriana House’s first group of female clients to complete their In2Work training passed the ServSafe certification exam.

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded a $1,125,000 grant to Oriana House, Inc., to create the COACH Program (Coaches Operating Alongside Clients for Healing) to provide substance use disorder treatment services to individuals charged with felony offenses in Summit County, Ohio.

One of Oriana House's halfway houses, the Terrence Mann Residential Center (TMRC) in Akron, received an award from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. TMRC is the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Clifford Skeen Award which is presented annually to residential and non-residential programs in recognition of excellence in community corrections. The award is given in honor of the late Clifford Skeen, an Ohio legislator who sponsored Ohio’s Community Correction Act.

The selection process included staff and client interviews and an on-site visit. TMRC holds a 100% accreditation score from the American Correctional Association and is OhioMHAS and PREA certified.

Oriana House's Fannie M. Lewis Community Corrections and Treatment Center (CCTC) is proud to receive MidTown Cleveland's 2023 Community Partner Award. The award is in recognition of Oriana House providing MidTown with dedicated volunteers while working alongside MidTown's staff, community members, and partners. Oriana House strives to be a good neighbor in the communities we serve and we are grateful for the important work Midtown does.