Welcome to Y-Haven

The YMCA of Greater Cleveland's Y-Haven Program assists homeless men, 18 years and older, to become self-sufficient and free from drugs and alcohol. Y-Haven provides transitional housing, recovery services, treatment for mental illness, educational training and vocational services. Y-Haven operates two facilities in the City of Cleveland with the capacity to serve 133 homeless men. While many residents are self-referred, most of the referrals are provided by social workers, counselors and program administrators from governmental agencies and private nonprofit organizations in Greater Cleveland and Cuyahoga County.

The Y-Haven program is certified biannually by the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (ODADAS). All Y-Haven staff are licensed by the State of Ohio to provide treatment services.

The Y-Haven program received HUD's 2005 Award of Excellence and HUD's 1993 Outstanding Performance Award for recognition of innovative use of Community Development Block Grant funds. Since 1993, Y-Haven has admitted 2000 residents, and over 1000 have successfully completed the program. Y-Haven's high supervision ratio of 12:1 contributes greatly to the program's effectiveness and continued success.