Historical Overview of North Coast Community Homes

1984

Incorporated as a non-profit organization on Novermber 8, 1984 to develop Housing for people with developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities in Cuyahoga County partnering with the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities

1985

Funded for start-up by The Cleveland Foundation; Hired Executive Director, Stephen McPeake; Signed purchase agreements on four properties

1986

Filed and won lawsuit to develop a group home in the city of Cleveland

1987

Opened first group homes in Cuyahoga County

1988

Partnership with the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities initiated for the development of homes for people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities in Lake County; Received Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Award as most outstanding non-profit organization in the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan area

1989

Filed and won two federal lawsuits to develop homes in Brooklyn Heights and Beachwood; Began serving 100th tenant

1992

Purchased 50th home; Filed and won federal lawsuit to develop home in Warrensvile Heights; Received first HUD grant for developing rental property in South Euclid

1993

Completed first Bond Issue of $4,900,000 to develop 15 group homes in Cuyahoga County; Partnership initiated with the Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities to develop and maintain homes for people with mental retardatio and developmental disabilties in Stark County; Purchased first property in Stark County to assist in the closure of Molly Stark Hospital

1995

Convened a Fire Safety Advisory Committee that drafted a Fire Policy for NCCH

1996

Held first NCCH golf fundraising event at Firestone Country Club

1997

Purchased 100th home; Established an internal maintenance department to provide property management of our rental properties; Established Resource Development Department to develop marketing and fundraising for NCCH; Designed NCCH logo and produced first newsletter; Began serving 500th tenant

1998

In partnership with the Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (The ADM Board), NCCH began to provide housing for people with severe mental illness in Summit County

1999

Established internal landscape department to provide landscaping services to NCCH rental properties; Began tradition of giving and delivering holiday gifts to all NCCH tenants each December

2000

Purchased 16 new properties in Cuyahoga, Lake, Stark and Summit Counties; Established North Coast Neighbors, the volunteer group of North Coast Community Homes

2001

Purchased 150th home

2002

Completed construction of NCCH office building; Created NCCH Endowment Fund, managed by The Cleveland Foundation; Began serving 750th tenant

2004

Purchased 171st property; Partnered with Welcome House to produce a Parent Participation Manual for parents wanting to develop homes for their children with disabilities

2005

Opened 20 unit apartment building in Summit County to house individuals from the closing of Canal Park Towers; Developed third property for indiviudals with Prader-Willi syndrome

2006

NCCH received The Isaiah Award for Human Relations from the American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter; Helped in the establishment of the statewide Disability Housing Network that advocates on behalf of non-profit housing development corporations in Ohio

2007

Held first Home Sweet Homes, An Evening at Beau Ravine Farm benefit with over 600 attendees that netted over $150,000; NCCH website recognized with award of merit by Ohio Public Images

2008

Took over property management of 13 former group homes in Cuyahoga County; Made decision to install fire suppression systems in the hoods above stoves in all rental properties to provide increased fire safety for NCCH tenants; Completed the development of 9 properties to house individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities as part of the federal "Martin" lawsuit settlement; Hired Chief Financial Officer

2009

Received donation of home located in Cleveland; Developed first home for individuals with developmental disabilities and diabetes; Held second Home Sweet Homes, Moonlight Over Lake Erie benefit raising over $353,000 and with over 620 attendees

2010

Competed installation of 220 fire suppresssion systems; Hired Director of Major Gifts; Accepted second donated home that will be renovated to house three individuals with developmental disabilities in Cuyahoga County; Initiated a security/cleaning program for our properties in Summit County in conjunction with the ADM Board

2011

Opened 2 homes for 8 additional residents in Cuyahoga County and purchased a third for renovation
in 2012.

Hosted the Home Sweet Homes III benefit at Hickory Lane Farms in Richfield, OH that raised over $520,000 in support of the mission of North Coast Community Homes.