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 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.
History of Journey Center
Board of Directors
Lauren Backus
Chair
KeyBank
Julie Hershberger
Vice Chair
Nestle USA
Sean Kilcher
Treasurer
Chair: Finance
Cohen & Company
Caytie Matti, PHR
Secretary
Buckingham, Doolittle, & Burroughs, LLC
Leigh Anderson
City of Cleveland
Kellee Bacote
Chair: Program Planning
Progressive Insurance
Michelle Fischer
Chair: Governance
Jones Day
Sally Ingberg
Mary Lavigne-Butler
Retired
Jim Lawler
Lawler Construction, LLC
Nancy Lindrose
The Bolton Pratt Company
Alison Magyari
Eaton Corporation
Andrea Martemus-Peters
Retired
Asha K. Montante
Chair: Risk Assessment/Audit
Movement Technologies
Lavonne Urban
Chair: Fund Development
Leadership
Anne Face
Chief Executive Officer
aface@journeyneo.org
Carol Carbary, ACFRE
Chief Development & Marketing Officer
ccarbary@journeyneo.org
Shelly Dudas
Chief Advocacy Officer
sdudas@journeyneo.org
Robin D. Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
rjohnson@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 Advocacy Manager
vgrant@journeyneo.org
Carrie Joseph
Prevention & Community Education 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.
Financial sTatements
Annual Reports are available upon request.
