Family House

What Family House does

Family House, doing business as Leading Families Home and operating Beach House family shelters, is a Toledo, Ohio-based nonprofit organization founded in 1921 that delivers an integrated Continuum of Care for families experiencing homelessness and single women in crisis across Lucas County. Its program suite comprises emergency shelter at Beach House Ashland and Beach House Erie (accessed via the 211 community hotline), behavioral health and case management, Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) with post-placement support, the Providence Project for education and employment, and SOAR for Social Security disability assistance. The organization's underlying technology stack is minimal — a website with online donations via PayPal and event ticketing through OneCause — and no proprietary software, app, or AI capabilities are disclosed. As a 501(c)-style nonprofit funded entirely through donations, fundraising events (including Golf Outing, Summer In Paris, Spring Appeal, and Waves of Hope), and community partnerships, all services are delivered free of charge to participants. Reported 2025 impact metrics include 292 families served, 619 children served, 240 families transitioned to permanent housing, and a 93% participant satisfaction rate, delivered by an 11–50 person staff operating from multiple Toledo locations.

Name

Family House

Legal name

Leading Families Home

Website

https://familyhousetoledo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family House (Leading Families Home) is a Toledo, Ohio nonprofit founded in 1921 that provides emergency shelter, behavioral health, housing, and education services free of charge to homeless families and single women across Lucas County as part of the local Continuum of Care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless and Social Services

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Emergency family shelter
• Homeless services
• Behavioral health support
• Rapid re-housing
• Permanent supportive housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Toledo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization operates as a charitable nonprofit funded primarily through donations from individuals, corporations, and community partners. Revenue is generated through one-time and recurring donations, fundraising events (including Golf Outing and Summer In Paris), and donation drives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Family House, operating as Leading Families Home, runs the Beach House emergency family shelter that accepts families and single women through the 211 referral system, and provides coordinated behavioral health, rapid re-housing, permanent supportive housing, education and employment (Providence Project), and SOAR Social Security disability assistance. All services are delivered free of charge to participants as part of the Continuum of Care in Lucas County, Ohio.

Product overview

Leading Families Home is a nonprofit social services organization offering a coordinated suite of programs to help families achieve independence and economic stability. The core offerings include Beach House Emergency Shelter for families and single women, Behavioral Health Services with case management, Housing Programs (Rapid Re-Housing and Permanent Supportive Housing), the Providence Project for education and employment services, and SOAR for Social Security disability assistance. Programs operate as an integrated Continuum of Care in Lucas County, Ohio, with families admitted through the 211 referral system and receiving ongoing support even after transitioning to permanent housing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Shelter (Beach House Family Shelter) Emergency family shelter accepting families and single women referred through the 211 community hotline, with locations at Beach House on Erie Street and Beach House on Ashland Avenue. Provides safe temporary housing to families experiencing homelessness in Lucas County.
• Behavioral Health Services Behavioral health and case management services for shelter participants and program recipients, with continued support after participants transition to permanent housing. Designed for families and individuals experiencing homelessness in Lucas County.
• Housing Programs (RRH/PSH) Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) programs that place participants into stable housing with ongoing behavioral health support after placement. Serves families and individuals transitioning out of emergency shelter.
• Providence Project Education and employment program that encourages economic and social empowerment for families experiencing homelessness, including GED attainment, job training, and support for parents regaining custody or finding stable work.
• SOAR (Social Security Help) Social Security disability assistance program that helps participants navigate Social Security disability benefits applications. Designed for individuals experiencing homelessness who may qualify for disability benefits.

Quantifiable outcome

• 240 families moved to permanent housing in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Build the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership began in 2020 when Build the Children founder Carla Prenkert supported families at the Beach House shelter through school supply and essentials drives. The partnership has grown into ongoing collaboration focused on helping families experiencing homelessness find stability and hope. Build the Children provides moments of joy and encouragement while Leading Families Home creates the foundation for families to move beyond basic survival.
• Continuum of Care (Lucas County)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Families Home is part of the Continuum of Care in Lucas County, a coordinated community approach to addressing homelessness that includes multiple organizations working together.
• 211coreStrategic or Co-development Partner211 is the primary intake channel for families and single women seeking emergency shelter. The community service hotline connects individuals with the organization's shelter and housing programs.
• Pacific RetailminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPacific Retail employees volunteer with the organization, supporting various initiatives and donation drives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: Large national network of Catholic Charities agencies providing emergency shelter, housing, and social services. Comparable as a broader social services incumbent that often competes for the same government and donor funding in markets where LFH operates.
• National Alliance to End Homelessness: Leading national advocacy and policy organization working to prevent and end homelessness. Comparable as a broader-scale ecosystem participant that influences Continuum of Care funding and policy that LFH relies on, though it operates in policy/advocacy rather than direct service.
• National Coalition for the Homeless: National advocacy network focused on homelessness prevention and civil rights protections for homeless individuals and families. Comparable as a peer in the broader family homelessness ecosystem, though primarily focused on advocacy rather than direct service delivery.
• Salvation Army: International nonprofit providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, and social services across the U.S. Comparable as a broadly-scaled incumbent operating family and individual shelter programs in many cities, often in the same local markets as LFH.
• National Low Income Housing Coalition: National advocacy organization dedicated to achieving affordable and decent housing for low-income families. Comparable as a broader ecosystem participant influencing the federal housing policy and funding environment that supports LFH's RRH/PSH programs.
• United Way: National nonprofit that funds and coordinates local social services including family homelessness programs. Comparable as a major funder and convener in the community services space, often a funding source for organizations like LFH.
• Volunteers of America: National nonprofit providing affordable housing, behavioral health, and services for at-risk populations including families experiencing homelessness. Comparable due to its combined housing plus supportive services model and federal funding access.

Direct peers

• Family Promise: National nonprofit organization dedicated to ending family homelessness through emergency shelter, transitional housing, and prevention programs. Directly comparable as both organizations target families experiencing homelessness and use a community-based shelter model with volunteer engagement.

Emerging players

• Habitat for Humanity International: Global nonprofit working toward affordable housing for families, with local affiliates that deliver housing and home repair services. Comparable on the affordable housing mission for low-income families, though its build model differs from LFH's shelter and supportive services model.

Regional players

• Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio: Ohio-focused advocacy and training organization supporting homeless service providers and Continuum of Care programs statewide. Comparable as a regional peer operating in the same state and intersecting with LFH's Lucas County Continuum of Care ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FamilyHouseTol
• Facebookfacebook.com/FamilyHouseToledo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/family-house-of-toledo

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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