about us

Providence House, Ohio's first licensed crisis nursery, offers emergency shelter to children newborn through five years old actively living in crisis. Since 1981, Providence House has provided quality, center-based, family focused residential care to over 5,000 infants and children in crisis.

Our services are focused on protecting at risk children, preventing child abuse and neglect and preserving fragile families. Nearly 200 children are served through our programs each year. Children are referred to Providence House by more than 25 community agencies, including area hospitals, drug treatment centers and women's shelters. Our programs and services are designed to offer families a voluntary alternative to safely remove their child from crisis and provide a safe, loving haven with quality early childcare services while offering support to the family through innovative programming, focused on Family Preservation.

Providence House offers a round-the-clock crisis intervention program that provides an immediate placement solution for infants and toddlers newborn through age 5 in situations where they are at risk of abuse or neglect. They are referred to Providence House as a first step in crisis prevention, intervention and resolution. At Providence House children find a safe haven in a home-like setting, in virtually all placements BEFORE abuse or neglect occur, while partner community organizations work with us to stabilize the family crisis or find alternative long-term care for the children.

Providence House was created for the sole purpose of caring for innocent children in crisis with a goal of providing high-quality, responsive and compassionate services to infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families. We care for at risk babies and children while working closely with referral agencies to address the needs of the parent or caregiver and attempt to resolve the crisis in the family that is placing these vulnerable young children at risk. Our goal is to place a healthy, thriving child into a healthy, healed family.

As a private, 501c3 non-profit agency, Providence House is 95% privately funded.

"We take responsibility for children who have no one else to do it... the responsibility of providing a temporary home, food, clothing and most of all - loving care."

A Providence House Staff Member