![]() To address this need, we created Star Works, a trauma-informed workforce development program that is delivered on-site at Star House and will be delivered at our Carol Stewart Village location. In order to achieve stability, many young people first need flexible skill development and transitional employment opportunities that align with their current state of instability. For example, youth lacking stable housing, income and transportation experience greater difficulties gaining traction to achieve and sustain employment. The path to success for our youth is too often filled with setbacks due to catch-22 barriers. At a total cost of $4.5M, this project is a signature investment in Franklinton- a neighborhood poised for significant growth. Star House and Finance Fund will provide housing for up to 62 young people, ages 18-24, in the first year at Carol Stewart Village. With $1.6M in funding from the City of Columbus, $1.0M in funding from Federal Home Loan Bank, support from AEP, Anthem, City of Columbus/Affordable Housing Trust, COCIC, Crane Group, FHLB, Greer Foundation, Installed Building Products, Mike and Paige Crane, Peggy Kelley, PNC, Siemer Family Foundation and an anonymous fund, Carol Stewart Village will create a community within a community. The multi-building campus is named Carol Stewart Village after a long-time, Franklinton civic advocate. Opportunities to engage in the Franklinton community. Star House and Finance Fund have partnered to transform two blighted motels, situated on four acres in Franklinton, into 62 below-market-rate studio apartments with on-siteĪccess to education and transitional employment resources like mental and physical health care and intentional social connections through mentoring and A strong partner base for our current services has ensured that we are ready to take an important next step toward our strategic vision: Establish a neighborhood for young people, ages 18-24, connecting them with best-in-class housing, living wage jobs and certification, health and well being, and social ![]() Our drop-in center serves as the gateway to thriving for our guests- offering outreach to the streets, connection to food, clothing, safe respite, health care, therapy, case management, and access to housing, jobs, education, legal aid, mentoring and more. Our institutional vision for central Ohio youth is that they have a home and a chance to thrive. Housing instability- living without a place to call home. Without all four in place, we are susceptible to chronic To successfully transition into long-term housing stability, any one of us needs to sustain the following four assets: affordable housing, a living-wage career, health & well-being and a supportive community. Number one cause of our guests’ homelessness is disconnection from family and that a leading predictor of exiting homelessness is a supportive community. Through continuous best practice research with our partner, The Ohio State University, we know that the Offering them safe respite and a chance to thrive. At Star House’s Milo Groganĭrop-in center in 2019, we saw a rolling population of 115 homeless youth and their small children daily, up from 65 per day in 2018. Each year, thousands of young people in Central Ohio struggle to navigate from adolescence to independence and fall into homelessness.
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