“Group homes and family style group homes were the goal that the founders of this organization and our current goal should be to help persons with IDD live that full and rewarding life that we all want to have.”
BRITTON VIOLA LOUISE “VI” BRITTON (nee Collins), longtime resident of Olmsted Falls, passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, December 4 at the Renaissance Health Center. See more at: http://obits.cleveland.com/obituaries/cleveland/obituary.aspx?n=viola-louise-britton-vi-collins&pid=168419594&fhid=14013#sthash.RCjwv923.dpuf
Welcome House is comprised of 32 facilities in various locations throughout Cuyahoga County to help children and adults with developmental disabilities. Jim interviews Executive Director Tony Thomas, as the Welcome House staff prepares for the annual Gingerbread Lane, a promotion at Great Northern Mall featuring 13 gingerbread houses made by professional bakers to bring awareness to Welcome House.
By Lori E. Switaj Westlake Patch is spotlighting Westlake nurse Susan Collins as part of National Nurses Week,which runs from May 6 – 12. A longtime dream of nursing has become a reality for one woman who not only gets …
Welcome House is off to a great start in 2013! We currently serve 150 individuals each day with a staff of over 300. Through our growth we have remained dedicated to the core values on which this organization was built. …
Nursing may have changed since the days of Florence Nightingale, but the amount of dedication nurses give to their jobs has not. A growing part of that commitment involves patient advocacy, and Welcome House nursing Director Susan Collins sees this …
With ideas ranging from dog bone reindeer to a familiar Cleveland leg lamp, bakers put their creativity to the test at Gingerbread Lane in North Olmsted’s Great Northern Mall.
It’s been 40 years since Welcome House opened the first group home for men with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Cuyahoga County. Before then, the only options loved ones had were large institutions.
WKYC,s Joe Cronauer reports from Great Northern Mall to cover the 2012 Gingerbread Lane
By Gregory Jones | Reprinted with permission Smart Business – Over the course of the past six years, Tony Thomas hasn’t had to hunker down in the face of the economic recession — he’s had to plan for 10 to …
At Westfield Great Northern Mall, a row of Toyland-themed gingerbread homes lines the hallway near the food court. Traditionally displayed at Tower City, Welcome House – an organization that helps those with developmental disabilities – decided to move its display to North …