Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF RAHAB MINISTRIES IS TO PROVIDE HOPE IN CHRIST FOR BROKEN WOMEN. WE DO THIS BY FOLLOWING CHRIST'S EXAMPLE, PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT, AND INSPIRING THE COMMUNITY TO ACT. THE VISION OF THIS MINISTRY IS TO EQUIP PROSTITUTED WOMEN WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT GOD HAS A SOVEREIGN AND VICTORIOUS PLAN FOR THEIR LIVES. WE ADHERE TO THE VALUES OF PRAYER, ACCOUNTABILITY, SERVICE, TEAMWORK, COMMUNITY, COMMUNICATION, INTEGRITY, PASSION, AND RESPECT.
THE ADULT SAFE HOUSE IS A LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL HOME EXCLUSIVELY FOR VICTIMS OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. THE HOME HOUSES UP TO TEN WOMEN; EACH WOMAN IS PROVIDED WITH CUTTING-EDGE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, AT NO COST TO HER. 26 LIVED IN THE HOME IN 2019. THE MINOR SAFE HOUSE IS A LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL HOME EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING. THE HOME OPENED IN EARLY 2019 WITH BEDS FOR UP TO SIXTEEN GIRLS MAKING IT THE LARGEST SAFE HOUSE FOR MINORS IN THE STATE OF OHIO. 14 MINOR GIRLS WERE SERVED IN 2019.
THE RAHAB HOUSE DROP-IN CENTER IS INTENTIONALLY LOCATED IN AN AREA OF AKRON WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF PROSTITUTED WOMEN. THE CENTER OFFERS DAILY SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING FOR WOMEN WHO ARE INCARCERATED, HOMELESS, DRUG ADDICTED, OR RECOVERING FROM STREET LIFE. WOMEN KNOW THEY CAN GO TO THE CENTER AND BE FED HOME-COOKED MEALS, GET CLOTHING AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND PARTICIPATE IN BIBLE STUDIES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE CENTER HAS A REPUTATION ON THE STREETS FOR BEING A SAFE PLACE WITH A NON-JUDGMENTAL ATMOSPHERE. RAHAB ALSO HAS A PRESENCE ON THE STREETS, IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AND IN AREA STRIP CLUBS. IN 2019 MORE THAN 2,000 WOMEN WERE CARED FOR AT THE DROP-IN CENTER AND THESE OTHER OUTREACH MINISTRIES COMBINED.
RAHAB WORKS WITH SUMMIT COUNTY JUVENILE COURT TO MENTOR GIRLS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WHO ARE VICTIMS OF, OR AT RISK FOR, SEX TRAFFICKING. EACH RAHAB MENTOR IS TRAINED, THEN PAIRED WITH ONE GIRL WITH WHOM SHE CAN MEET REGULARLY TO MODEL HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, BUILD SELF-ESTEEM, AND ENCOURAGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. 45 GIRLS WERE MENTORED THROUGH THIS GRANT- FUNDED PROGRAM IN 2019. IN ADDITION TO A PRESENCE IN THE JUVENILE COURT, RAHAB ALSO FUNDS AND STAFFS SELAH'S PLACE, AN ACTIVITY CENTER OFFERING DAILY PROGRAMMING FOR THE GIRLS AND THEIR MENTORS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Suzanne Lewis-Johnson | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $69,996 |
| Bethany Scheffler Resigned | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $3,216 |
| Mark Larose Resigned | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Roy Speer | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Lawrence Liptak | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Matthew Duncan | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Nelda Dirocco | VICE-PRESIDE | 5 | $0 |
| Claudia Bosshard | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Laurie Bohrer | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Linda Bentlage | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
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