Y Haven Transitional Program

Executive Director: Chip Joseph
6001 Woodland Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44104
(216) 431-2018 Fax: (216) 431-2023
Web site: www.yhaven.org

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The Y-Haven Program assists homeless men, 18 years and older, to become self-sufficient and live free from drugs and alcohol. Y-Haven provides transitional housing, recovery services, treatment for mental illness, educational training, vocational services and assistance with permanent housing placement.

Two facilities in the city of Cleveland have the capacity to serve 133 homeless men. While residents may be self-referred, most of the referrals are provided by social workers, counselors and program administrators from governmental agencies and private nonprofit organizations in Greater Cleveland and Cuyahoga County.

Y-Haven offers a continuum of care beginning with primary treatment for drug/alcohol dependency. When residents graduate from the primary counseling phase, their case managers focus their treatment plan on continuing care, relapse prevention, and appropriate education and training programs. When residents complete necessary trainings they are placed in jobs or sheltered workshops. The final phase of the treatment plan is finding suitable permanent housing for our residents.

The Y-Haven program received HUD's 2005 Award of Excellence and HUD's 1993 Outstanding Performance Award for recognition of innovative use of Community Development Block Grant funds. Since 1993, Y-Haven has admitted 2,000 residents, and over 1,000 have successfully completed the program. Y-Haven's high supervision ratio of 12:1 contributes greatly to the program's effectiveness and continued success.

The Y-Haven program is certified biannually by the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (ODADAS). All Y-Haven staff are licensed by the State of Ohio to provide treatment services.

It is free and open to men with no income.

For admission criteria and more information, visit the Y Haven Web site, or call 216-431-2018.