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The Neighborhood House, Inc.

1000 Atcheson Street

Columbus, Ohio 43203

Telephone: 614-252-4941

Fax: 614-252-7919

www.neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Allen Huff, MSSA, LISW-S Erin Davis, BS

President/Chief Executive Officer Chief Operations Officer

Dear ________________________________

Congratulations on your new position with the Neighborhood House, Inc (NHI). You have been

scheduled to attend the NHI New Employee Orientation program. The orientation will be

completed during your first week of being hired. After each session, please have the appropriate

Director/Coordinator in each department sign and date this document in the designated spaces.

During the meetings you will learn about our settlement houses, tour our offices, receive a packet

of benefits information, and be given an opportunity to ask questions about insurance benefits.

Please make sure you sign for your Personnel Policies and Procedures Employee or Volunteer

Handbook that will be given to you by the Human Resources Department. During your initial

orientation you will meet with the President/CEO who will also sign and date your orientation

sheet.

Overview with President/CEO

Mission Statement

History of settlement houses, NHI, and the Columbus Federation of Settlements (CFS)

Related organizations

Staff Directory

Department Head Date/Signature

Mr. Allen Huff, President/CEO ___________________________________

Ms. Erin Davis, Chief Operations Officer ___________________________________

Ms. Helen Starghill, Admin. Asst./Human Resources ___________________________________

Mr. Suleymane Sylla, Dir. of Business & Finance ___________________________________

Ms. Kim Anderson, Ctr. Sup. Early Childhood Education ___________________________________

Mr. Larry Milton, Dir. Outpatient Drug/Alcohol Counseling __________________________________

Mr. Selechi Asfaw, Refugee/Immigrant Chamber of Commerce ___________________________________

Mr. Tony Ransom, Group Work Supervisor __________________________________

Ms. Donna Link, Site Coordinator Family to Family __________________________________

Neighborhood House Inc. Mission Statement

The NHI exists to assist children, all families and single adults in their efforts to become self-

sufficient.

About the Board of Trustees

The NHI Board of Trustees consists of 15 elected members. One third of the members are

from the community we serve; one person from at least half of the Episcopal Churches in

Franklin County, and the remainder from the community-at-large.

The Board Officers are (1) president (2) vice president (3) treasurer and (4) secretary.

These officers comprise the executive committee. The Board has several standing committees

that reflect programming areas and agency needs such as:

child care

building and grounds

community relations

finance

personnel

nominating

History

What is a settlement house?

A settlement house, also known as a neighborhood center or a social settlement, is an institution

that tries to improve the living conditions in city neighborhoods offering various services,

depending on its sponsorship and the changing needs of the community. Typical services

include: clubs for people of all ages; health, social, recreational and cultural events.

In addition to direct services, settlement souses contribute to reform efforts in housing,

immigration, civil rights and child and family welfare. Typically, activities at a settlement house

are led by professionals and volunteers.

The first settlement house, Toynbee Hall, was founded in London in 1884 by a group of Oxford

University students. In 1886, Stanton Coit, an American social reformer, established the first

settlement house in the United States, the University Settlement in New York City. Three years

later, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr opened Hull House in Chicago. The United

Neighborhood Centers of America provides information, consultation, and coordination for 300

centers in the United States. The International Federation of Settlement Houses and

Neighborhood Centers has its headquarters in London.

NHI was founded as a Settlement House in 1909 and established as a nonprofit organization on

May 11, 1937.

Jane Addams

Jane Addams founded the world famous social settlement Hull

House on Chicago’s New West Side in 1889. From Hull House,

where she lived and worked until her death in 1935, Addams

built her reputation as the country’s most prominent woman

through her writing, settlement work and international efforts

for world peace.

Marcus Garvey Having traveled across the world from Jamaica, to Central America,

and Europe, Marcus Garvey became convinced that uniting blacks

was the only way to improve their condition in the early 18th

century. Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement

Association (ENIA) in August 1914 as a means of uniting all of

Africa and its diaspora into “one grand racial hierarchy.” Amy

Ashwood, who would later be Garvey’s first wife, was among the

founders. As the group’s first president-general, Garvey’s goal was

“to unite all people of African ancestry of the world to one great

body to establish a country and absolute government of their own.”

Following much reflection the following day and night about what

he learned, he named the organization the Universal Negro

Improvement Association and African Communities (Imperial) League.

Sources:

World Book Encyclopedia, 1992

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

http://www.chicagohs.org/aotm/Mar98/mar98fact1.html

http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/ja_bio.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_garvey

The Neighborhood House Inc. (NHI)

NHI was founded as a Settlement House in 1909 and established as a nonprofit organization

on May 11, 1937. Since then, we’ve been helping families in their efforts to become self-

sufficient so they can improve the quality of life for themselves and their neighborhood. We

believe the best way to strengthen our neighborhood is to educate and empower children and

parents in the community. Our services include:

day care

medical programs

health center

drug and alcohol outreach programs

food pantry

transitional housing

youth social adjustment after school program

business classes

job center

senior outreach program

volunteering

and many others

Columbus Federation of Settlements

The idea for the Columbus Federation of Settlements stated in the fall of 1987, when the

settlement directors met to discuss common concerns. As a result of further discussion, it was

determined that a formal settlement house group was necessary and a proposal was drafted and

approved by the end of May 1988.

The Settlement Houses in Columbus are unified, powerful, progressive, efficient, and

accessible. They use social work interventions to bring together people from all backgrounds,

circumstances and organizations to create a greater sense of neighborhood, community well-

being, and justice for all.

Other Organizations

United Neighborhood Centers of

America- UNCA is a national advocate

for social justice, neighborhood-based

progress, and community building that

is inclusive, multi-generational, multi-

dimensional, family-oriented, asset based, opportunity driven and rooted in the rich tradition of

the settlement house movement. It was founded in 1911 by Jane Addams and other pioneers of

the settlement movement.

UNCA’s Mission- To strengthen and empower our member organizations; to foster

neighborhood pride, local decision-making, and better social conditions; and to help individuals

and families lift themselves out of desperate social conditions in some of America’s most

threatened neighborhoods.

Columbus Federation of Settlements- CFS is a coalition of 7 neighborhood-based

organizations in Columbus that help individuals and groups build

upon their strengths and draw upon community resources to reach

their full potential.

CFS’s Vision Statement- (Adopted January 12, 2004) The Settlement

Houses are unified, powerful, progressive, efficient, and accessible.

They use social work interventions to bring together people from all

backgrounds, circumstances and organizations to create a greater

sense of neighborhood, community well-being, and justice for all.

CFS’s Mission Statement- (Adopted April 5, 2004) The Columbus Federation of Settlements

enhances the capacity of its members and works collectively to support neighborhoods so that

individuals and families are strengthened.

Key: — : outline of area served by NHI

Neighborhood House Inc.

1000 Atcheson St.

Columbus, OH 43203

614.252.4941

Members of the Columbus Federation of

Settlements

Central Community House

1150 E. Main St.

Columbus, Ohio 43205

614-252-3157

www.cchouse.org

Clintonville-Beechwold

Community Resources Center

14 W. Lakeview Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43202

614-268-3539

www.clintonvillecrc.org

Gladden Community House

183 Hawkes Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43223

614-227-1600

www.gladden-us.org

Godman Guild

303 E. Sixth Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43201

614-294-5476

www.godmanguild.org

The Neighborhood House

1000 Atcheson St.

Columbus, Ohio 43203

614-252-4941

www.columbusnhi.org

St. Stephen’s Community House

1500 E. 17th

Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43219

614-294-6347

www.saintstephensch.org

South Side Settlement House

310 Innis Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43207

614-444-9868

www.southsidesettlement.org

Staff Directory by Department

Allen Huff, President/CEO

Erin Davis, Chief Operations Officer

Helen Starghill, Administrative Assistant and Human Resources/Volunteer Services Coordinator

Charles Russell, AM Receptionist

DiShell Barker, PM Receptionist

Suleymane Sylla, Fiscal Director

Youth & Family Services Tony Ransom, Group Work Supervisor

Mai Chandler, Group Worker

Aaron Romine, Group Worker

Essential Services

Alisa Osei-Poku, Coordinator

Brenda Woodford, Sr. Intern

Shawn Dawson, CDL Driver

Gay Wheeler, Nest Coordinator

Joe Gilbert, Pantry Coordinator

Outpatient Drug & Alcohol

Larry Milton, Director

Robert Ward, Counselor

Rashida Evans, Counselor

Dawn Lewis, Outreach Worker/Counselor

James Avery, Counselor

Child Care

Kimberly Anderson, Center Supervisor

Employment Services

Vernon Murphy, Job Developer

Family-to Family

Donna Link, Site Coordinator

Mary Branham, Community Service Worker

Tanja Jones, Social Worker

Yvonne Mumin, Sr. Intern

Refugee Immigrant Chamber of

Commerce Resource Center

Seleshi Asfaw, Director

Bire Abreha, Case Manager

Warren Goodenow, Consultant

Eboney Eldridge, Lead Teacher

Sofeia Mosley, Lead Teacher

Gina Frazier, Lead Teacher

Cynthia Mahoney, Cook

Brittney Harris, Lead Teacher

Keisha Smith, Toddler Asst.

St. Clara Whiteside, Asst. Teacher

Robin Strain, Center Support

Carnella Calhoun, Billing Clerk

Daniel Coleman, Counselor

The Neighborhood House

1000 Atcheson Street

(614) 252-4941

Staff Directory

Abreha, Bire

Refugee Immigrant Chamber of Commerce

Case Manager

babreha@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

(614) 252-5362

Anderson, Kimberly

Child Care Center Supervisor

kanderson@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 25

Asfaw, Seleshi

Refugee Immigrant Chamber of Commerce

Director

sasfaw@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

(614) 252-5362

Avery, James

Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Counselor

javery@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 46

Barker, DiShell

PM Receptionist

dbarker@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 10

Branham, Mary

Family-to-Family Community Service Worker

mbranham@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 20

Calhoun, Carnella

Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Billing Clerk

ccalhoun@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 50

Chandler, Mai

Youth & Family Services Group Worker

mchandler@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

(614) 252-5611

Coleman, Daniel

Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Counselor

dcoleman@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 47

Davis, Erin

Chief Operations Officer

edavis@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 16

Dawson, Shawn

Essential Services CDL Driver

sdawson@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

(614) 332-4768

Eldridge, Eboney

Child Care Lead Teacher

eeldridge@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 30

Evans, Rashida

Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Counselor

revans@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 44

Frazier, Gina

Child Care Lead Teacher

gfrazier@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 32

Gilbert, Joe

Essential Services Pantry Coordinator

jgilbert@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

(614) 252-5645

Goodenow, Warren

Refugee Immigrant Chamber of Commerce

wgoodenow@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

(614) 252-6352

Harris, Brittney

Child Care Lead Teacher

bharris@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 28

Huff, Allen

President/CEO

ahuff@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 41

Jones, Tanja

Family-to-Family Social Worker

tjones@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 13

Lewis, Dawn

Outpatient Drug &Alcohol

Outreach Worker/Counselor

dlewis@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 45

Link, Donna

Family-to-Family Site Coordinator

dlink@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 39

Mahoney, Cynthia

Child Care Cook

cmahoney@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 26

Milton, Larry

Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Director

lmilton@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 42

Mosley, Sofeia

Child Care Lead Teacher

smosley@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 27

Mumin, Yvonne

Family-to-Family Sr. Intern

ymumin@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 14

Murphy, Vernon

Employment Services Job Developer

vmurphy@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 19

Osei-Poku, Alisa

Essential Services Coordinator

aosei-poku@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

(614) 252-5645

Ransom, Tony

Youth & Family Services Group Work

Supervisor

transom@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

(614) 252-5611

Romine, Aaron

Youth & Family Services Group Worker

aromine@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

(614) 252-5611

Russell, Charles

AM Receptionist

crussell@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 10

Smith, Keisha

Child Care Toddler Assistant

ksmith@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 28

Starghill, Helen

Administrative Assistant

Human Resources/Volunteer Services

Coordinator

hstarghill@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 21

Strain, Robin

Child Care Center Support

rstrain@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 24

Suleymane, Sylla

Fiscal Director

ssuleymane@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 36

Ward, Robert

Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Counselor

rward@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 43

Wheeler, Gay

Essential Services Nest Coordinator

gwheeler@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 12

Whiteside, St. Clara

Child Care Assistant Teacher

kanderson@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Ext. 28

Woodford, Brenda

Essential Services Sr. Intern

bwoodford@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

(614) 252-5645