our vision

A community where there is no homelessness.

our mission

To work to end homelessness by providing housing, services, advocacy and education.

news

Help The Other Place by searching the Internet

GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered Internet search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. The next time you want to search for something on the Internet, just go to www.goodsearch.com and enter The Other Place as the charity you want to support. You can help TOP raise funds without ever leaving your desk!

TOPics newsletter premieres

The Other Place has launched a new quarterly newsletter called TOPics to help keep our friends informed of the progress we're making. The first issue features information on various TOP programs and projects, and provides an overview of what we've been up to in recent months. 

The newsletter will be posted online in PDF format for easy reading and printing. To read the current issue, click HERE.

If you would like to receive an email notice when new issues are posted online, just send an email message to Andrea Skrlac requesting a free electronic subscription.

Keys: Ending Family Homelessness

The National Alliance to End Homelessness, with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has produced a new video that highlights how communities across the country are decreasing homelessness among families. To watch the 15-minute video, click HERE.

New housing for homeless veterans

The Other Place has partnered with CountyCorp and the Dayton VA Medical Center's Per Diem Program to develop "Opportunity Housing" for homeless veterans in Montgomery County. This innovative program allows TOP to house and serve veterans in a shared housing format, where two formerly-homeless individuals share a three-bedroom home as roommates. Supportive services are provided by a case manager who makes daily visits to each house. 

To make this project possible, CountyCorp provided five rehabbed single-family homes scattered in established neighborhoods. The 10 residents in this new program moved in during the last week of January, to homes that had already been furnished with donated items including furniture, bedding, cookware, and cleaning supplies. Some items are still needed, including microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, blankets, bath towels, and pots and pans. If you are interested in donating or would like more information about items still needed, call Andrea Skrlac at (937) 293-1945.

Circle of Friends Breakfast

In an effort to enlarge our "circle of friends" in the community, The Other Place held a special breakfast event at Sinclair Community College on February 28. LexisNexis and Fifth Third Bank (Western Ohio) sponsored the event, and we extend special thanks to Ray Webb (5/3) and Elizabeth Rector & Selene Edmunds (LexisNexis) for their efforts as co-chairs. Our board members and other key supporters invited friends and colleagues to come learn about the important work TOP is doing. If you are interested in being invited to attend an informational event about TOP in the future, call Andrea Skrlac at (937) 293-1945.

DLM Good Neighbor Program helps TOP raise funds

If you shop at Dorothy Lane Market, please be sure to enroll in their Good Neighbor Program for 2008 and select TOP as your designated non-profit organization. Even if you are currently enrolled, you must sign up again for the new calendar year. Once you sign up, just use your Club DLM card and spend at least $250 during the year. Dorothy Lane Market will rebate a percentage of the purchases made in TOP's name. You just do your normal shopping at DLM, and TOP gets a check at the end of the year. What a great deal!

TOP Mental Health Services awarded 3-year CARF accreditation

CARF International has accredited The Other Place Mental Health Services for a period of three years for the following programs:
• Case Management/Services Coordination: Mental Health (Adults)
• Outpatient Treatment: Mental Health (Adults) 

An organization receiving a Three Year Accreditation from CARF has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.

River Commons welcomes new residents

In early September, 61 formerly homeless men and women moved into permanent supportive housing at the newly renovated River Commons apartments. The project was made possible by a partnership between the Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority (DMHA), which owns and operates the building; The Other Place, which provides on-site supportive services and 24-hour staffing; and Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley, which is providing employment opportunities for the new residents. Furnishings and other supplies for the apartments have been generously donated by people throughout the community.

The Giving House

Put together by our wonderful volunteers Julie and Peggie, this house allows folks to donate to The Other Place in a uniquely meaningful way.  Your donation can help us “buy the basics” for individuals and families as they leave our shelter and build their own households.  For example, a contribution of $25 can buy the basics for bathroom cleaning supplies and linens, $50 can buy the basics of kitchen cookware, pots & pans, and $100 can buy the basics of a local retailer gift card for groceries or furniture. Your support is greatly needed and is deeply appreciated!  Click here to make a secure donation.