We envision a community where safety and well-being are achieved by empowering people to find a path toward healthy, thriving relationships.
Journey Center for Safety and Healing is Cuyahoga County’s most comprehensive domestic violence agency. Formerly known as Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center, Journey Center carries on the same mission, vision, and values. With nearly 45 years of leadership, our innovative approach addressing domestic violence and child abuse serves both children and adults to help break the cycle of violence.
Journey Center for Safety and Healing provides services that foster safety and healing for those affected by child abuse and domestic violence; and prevents abuse through education, advocacy, and systemic change. Journey Center values Empowerment, Resiliency, Safety, Inclusion, Integrity, and Connectedness. We envision a community where safety and well-being are achieved by empowering people to find a path toward healthy, thriving relationships.
Journey Center’s model is grounded in self-determination and operates from a strengths-based philosophy while incorporating best practices and evidence-based strategies. Services are delivered through a trauma-informed lens with an emphasis on individual empowerment as persons navigate their own journey.
Our new name reflects that we are there to walk alongside those impacted by domestic violence and child abuse every step of the way. Every person’s journey is unique as they find a path toward healthy, thriving relationships.
Learn more about our 24-Hour Helpline by watching this video and our programs and services by watching our Lunch & Learn Series on YouTube.
Click here to download our Programs and Services Handout.
Journey Center Core Values
Empowerment
To partner with people as they foster their strength and confidence, and express their worth
Resiliency
To promote an environment where we recognize and affirm the ability to overcome traumatic situations with persistence and determination
Safety
To experience the world without fear and to enjoy relationships based on respect and trust
Inclusion
To seek, value, and learn from the unique perspectives of diverse individuals and to advocate for equal access to opportunities and resources
Integrity
To be honest in our relationships, true to our mission in words and actions, and accountable for saying what we will do and doing what we say
Connectedness
To collaborate at the individual, community, and systemic levels to cultivate respectful, meaningful, and supportive relationships that foster growth and well-being
JOURNEY CENTER commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Journey Center for Safety and Healing is committed to modeling our work through a lens of anti-racism and equity. We know that, moving forward, we must remain grounded in the experiences of those most vulnerable in our communities, particularly survivors of color. Without their voices, we cannot begin to accomplish our work of serving all survivors. We are committed to an intentional examination of how our own internal structure and our community partners may be unknowingly reinforcing these systems of oppression that we wholeheartedly oppose. But most importantly, Journey Center for Safety and Healing is committed to action.
Board of Directors
Eric Logan
Chair
KPMG Advisory Practice, LLP
Lauren Backus
Chair Elect, Chair: Finance
KeyBank
Jejuana C. Brown
Vice Chair
The Cleveland Orchestra
Sean Kilcher
Treasurer
Cohen & Company
Michael Anderton
Tucker Ellis LLP
Kellee Bacote
Cleveland Clinic - Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Tanzie Daniels
CFO
Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio
Margarita Diaz
The MetroHealth System
Michelle Fischer
Chair: Governance
Jones Day
Brandon Griffin, PHR, SHRM-CP, MLRHR
Cleveland State University
Julie Hershberger
Nestle USA
Sally Ingberg
Bellwether Enterprise
Melissa Kline
The MetroHealth System
Jim Lawler
Lawler Construction, LLC
Alison Magyari
Chair: Program/Planning
Eaton Corporation
Andrea Martemus-Peters
Caytie Matti
Chair: Fund Development and Human Resources
Buckingham, Doolittle, & Burroughs, LLC
Asha K. Montante
Swagelok
Scott Skinner
NRP Group
Leadership
Robin D. Johnson
Interim Chief Executive Officer
rjohnson@journeyneo.org
Carol Carbary, ACFRE
Chief Development & Marketing Officer
ccarbary@journeyneo.org
Shelly Dudas
Chief Advocacy Officer
sdudas@journeyneo.org
Tameka Huey-Barkley, PCC-S, LMT
Clinical Director Prevention & Trauma Services
thuey-barkley@journeyneo.org
Samantha Justham
Director of Shelter Services and Crisis Housing
sjustham@journeyneo.org
Sara Otts
Director of Development
sotts@journeyneo.org
Jenna Capan (Mohan), RAAS
Housing First Manager
jcapan@journeyneo.org
Deb Carey
Controller
dcarey@journeyneo.org
Rena Darling
Supervised Visitation Center Manager
rdarling@journeyneo.org
Megan Gergen, MPA
Manager of Public Affairs and Communications
mgergen@journeyneo.org
Victoria Grant, RASS
Justice System Racial Equity & Inclusion Manager
vgrant@journeyneo.org
Carrie Joseph
Prevention & Community Engagement Manager
cjoseph@journeyneo.org
Molly Kaplan, MPH
Homicide Prevention Manager
mkaplan@journeyneo.org
Kristen Lundeen
Accounting Manager
klundeen@journeyneo.org
Jennifer Mancino, MSW, LISW
Trauma Services Manager
jmancino@journeyneo.org
Language Access
Journey Center provides services for all individuals, regardless of language. Journey will provide translation and interpreter services for all services.
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