FLOURISH

Watch to see how we believe God will bring more flourishing to Cleveland city neighbors and neighborhoods through your support!

What a joy it is to see others FLOURISH, especially to see brothers and sisters flourishing again in cities just as the Lord intends. It’s in cities where His beautiful image shows up in people of backgrounds, cultures and stories as diverse as His Kingdom to come.

Over the past 5 years, the Flourish campaign has demonstrated God’s faithfulness and abundant provision. Together, we have made faith tangible — providing homes, creating jobs, and strengthening community connections even amidst economic and global challenges. Celebrate and give thanks with us for what’s been accomplished so far through FLOURISH!

Flourish At Home

A house is more than a place to live; it is a place to build a life and create a home. Houses created by BHITC will offer safe, affordable, stable housing that empowers tenants to thrive.

INTRODUCING THE HOMES AT HOPE COMMONS

We have built 14 new housing units on W. 56th Street to provide supportive housing to families in need at below-market pricing. In Summer 2025, 14 families will call these houses their homes and will be blessed by Building Hope’s care and support. These homes stand as a testimony of faith and community transformation.

Yet our work continues! With the first 14 homes now completed in 2025, our commitment to supportive, below-market housing in Stockyards continues. We have secured the property on W. 61st Street, and it is shovel-ready to build the next housing campus so that even more families have a place to call home.

TOTAL INVESTMENT NEEDED: $2.4 Million

Flourish Through Work

God is at work in the marketplace! The Flourish campaign enabled Peripeti Home to join Common Threads in Building Hope’s growing lineup of social enterprises. These business ventures are blessing God and others as more than 75 people are supportively employed through these businesses that do good for the community.

Flourish has expanded career training initiatives at The Hope Center, preparing refugees to find meaningful employment with dignity and stability For example, Flourish installed a new commercial kitchen at The Hope Center, which allowed us to launch One World Kitchen, our new culinary entrepreneurship training program.

Common Threads III (CT3) remains a vital part of the Flourish campaign and expands our social enterprise model of employment through meaningful work. It’s also adding to BHITC’s bottom line by returning net profits to our mission. Funds for this expansion have already been raised; the best possible locations on the near west side are being considered.

Flourish In Community

Communities where all people are valued and understood helps generate creativity and resilience.

The Hope Center was comprehensively renovated to bring new life and an expanded array of educational and workforce programming.

In Stockyards, Flourish helped open our first micro-farm, now providing 700+ pounds of fresh food to neighbors.

 As of May 2025, we have raised $6 million

of the $7.5 million goal for the Flourish campaign

We launched Flourish as a $6M effort prior to the pandemic and global supply chain challenges. By God’s grace, we’ve reached our goal!

However, construction costs have increased over that time. The revised goal is now $7.5M. We’re nearly there!

Rhonda

“The only way you’re going to be able to transform neighborhoods is if an organization comes to the neighborhood like Building Hope in the City is doing and says to the residents, ‘This is what we want to do, but we need your help.’ When you include the residents and ask them what they want to see happen for their neighborhood, they’re going to tell you basically everything the Flourish campaign is all about,” says Rhonda Jones, Stockyards neighborhood resident. “We need affordable housing, we need organizations that provide a tool for learning about social enterprise businesses, and we want to be part of the solution.”

Marcus

“It’s been such a blessing to have a roof over my head that is safe and warm,” says Marcus, a current tenant. Life did not immediately become easier for him when he moved into a BHITC property as a tenant, but he explains how having a safe, stable, affordable home “allowed me the ability to focus on other stressful things going on in my life. Even though I still had a lot to overcome, having a home where the rental cost was not enormous, truly helped me get back on my feet and focus on my next step,” he says.

Abdalla

“Common Threads is great experience for self-growth and teamwork. I love the open sharing of ideas,” says Abdalla Khatir, originally from Sudan, who is employed at Common Threads and attends classes at The Hope Center. “Whether our roles are small or big, we work together and help each other for the better. They have a vision and a good message,” he adds.

He became a U.S. citizen with support from The Hope Center, where he is pursing his GED. He was also the first student enrolled in The Hope Center’s Adult Basic Education class, which he knows will serve as the bridge to more employment opportunities in the future. “My dreams include starting a business and providing support to my home country through clean and renewable energy,” says Abdalla. “The Hope Center is a fascinating idea, and they are doing a great job giving people a chance to discover themselves,” he adds.

Jewel

“When I visited The Hope Center after graduation, I could not believe there was now a place that had all of the resources refugees need,” says Jewel Yokie, The Hope Center’s Family and Career Development Manager.

Jewel first met our team as a 7-year-old refugee from Liberia. Despite her English skills, the adjustment was difficult. Through BHITC’s tutoring program, where she met other refugee kids and amazing volunteers, her “fear turned into confidence.” 

The seeds planted during those years led to a college degree for Jewel and a desire to serve the refugee community. She now leads its career program, connecting newcomers to resources and sharing her own story for encouragement. “Working at THC has helped me connect with my community again. What better job could I ask for?,” says Jewel.

Download FLOURISH: ADVANCING THE VISION brochure

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FLOURISH AT HOME — FLOURISH THROUGH WORK — FLOURISH IN COMMUNITY