• 2,000 meals were served to youth through the Findlay Street Summer Day Camp Program.
• A total of 10 youth became certified Teen Advocates and shared their No to Drugs and Yes to Success message to 200 children.
• 60 children received tutorial services to assist in improving their academic performance.
• 30 youth participated in the Building Blocks after school program, of which 27 participated consistently for the entire school year. Of these students, 90% were promoted to the next grade. Over 60% of these students improved their reading or math scores.
• Findlay Street Summer Day Camp provided daily child care for working parents and 60 children participated in weekly outdoor adventures, field trips, classes.
• Opened the Findlay Street Café to serve the nutritional and social needs of the community as well as employ members of the West End Community in our job training program.
• The West End Arts Access Initiative (a collaboration between Seven Hills, W.E.B. Dubois Academy, and Ballet Tech) served 40 kids this year.
• 100 children and youth received intervention, home visits, crisis counseling, and or referrals to Beech Acres through our Time Out Station at Hays Porter School. This program helped to decrease the amount of time a student spends out of school due to suspension.
• 400 Families and individuals received emergency assistance from our agency, through our partnership with St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
• Victims of over 1,500 crimes were served by our Victims of Crime Advocacy Program. These victims are able to receive counseling, advocacy support, and assistance in compensation for damages or losses, through the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
• Our Lincoln Heights Senior Program served over 2,500 congregate meals, 200 hours of supportive services, and 809 wellness classes and programs.

Agency Success Stories

Story #1

For more than 5 years the Hall family has participated in and utilized services provided by Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses. Throughout this time, the staff of Seven Hills has supported, mentored, encouraged, and comforted the Hall family. When the Hall family first came to Seven Hills, Ms. Hall, a single mother of 8, was unemployed and battling addiction. Her three youngest boys began attending the After School Program, the Summer Day Camp, and playing on the athletic teams.

Understanding the family's circumstances, the staff commited to personally mentor these children. All three boys were struggling in reading. The youngest showed signs of serious learning delays. The oldest had anger issues that led to multiple suspensions. Over the next three years, the children faced many hardships and life altering experiences. Their mother continued to battle drug abuse and lost custody of them. All five of their older siblings made bad choices that led to their ongoing cycles of incarseration. One of these older siblings was eventually murdered.

Seven Hills continued to provide the three boys with comfort, support, safety, and stability. The children received tutoring and the staff attended school conferences with each of their teachers. Each year the family received special assistance at Christmas and Thanksgiving. Throughout the year they were given groceries from the emergency food pantry. The staff assisted and encouraged Ms. Hall in her recovery process.

Today, Ms. Hall is employed and working each day to remain drug free. The children are still active in our programs. The two oldest boys maintain a B average in school. The youngest maintains a C average and is working very hard to catch up with his brothers. None of the boys have ever been in the juvenile detention center. The oldest became a Teen Drug Prevention Advocate, mentors children each week, and has not been suspended in over two years.

Story #2

Aimee was a struggling 7th grader. She rarely attended the after school program. She had D’s and F’s in math and science. We found out that she was not grasping the information taught in class. Aimee broke her glasses and she was having difficulty reading what was written on the board. Her shyness kept her from speaking up in class. Aimee began to come to the program on a regular basis. Our staff worked with Aimee's mother and the school nurse to get Aimee some new glasses. We tutored her in math and got her grades up. Aimee ended the school year with a B in math and as a member of the Cincinnati Young Scholars Program. Without the assistance of the Building Blocks After School Program, Aimee would not have received the individualized assistance that she needed in order to succeed.