Hope Stays

We are people who love PEOPLE. Particularly those coming through re-entry.
The Hope Stays Transitional Housing Program for Re-entry Citizens (formerly incarcerated individuals) was created to help Greater Cleveland residents returning from incarceration find a safe home and re-build their lives outside of the confines of the low-income housing that is typically offered. Recidivism statistics in the U.S. are grim.
A 2021 Bureau of Justice Statistics study found that 66% of people released from prison in 24 different states were re-arrested within three years.
Hope Stays is on a mission to break the chain of the unhoused, unemployed, and disconnected from our society for our returning citizens, instilling hope and optimism in their journey.

Working in partnership with Building Hope in the City and the Cuyahoga Land Bank Charities, they have committed to giving Hope Stays a property in the fall of 2024 to completely renovate.
These homes are on the demo list and will need a top to bottom restoration. Once this newly renovated home is finished, it will be ready for one of our current (Hope Seals) re-entry team members and their family to rent at a low cost.
As this is our first nonprofit rehab home through the Land Bank Charities, we are not eligible for a renovation grant from the Land Bank.
We are on MISSION to raise $100,000 for our first project that will be the first of many upcoming “Hope” homes in the city!