Since 2021, I've had the honor to serve on the board of Frontline Service. Frontline serves the needs of people facing some of the challenging circumstances of homelessness, crisis and trauma.

When there's a homicide or child fatality in Cuyahoga County, Frontline is there providing support to the families in their time of need.

Frontline operates the crisis hotline for the county, 988, offering support to people not just considering suicide but also experiencing emotional distress, or a substance use or mental health crisis.

Frontline serves the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness - those who have severe mental illness and don't know how to reach services available to them. Their staff travel all over the community to build trust with these individuals before helping them secure housing and access the support they need to sustain it.

Every year Frontline along with hundreds of volunteers and donors provide a magical holiday experience for 150 families impacted by homelessness, suicide, homicide, incarceration, mental illness, or domestic violence.

Although these families have overcome so much, many still lack the resources to meet their children’s basic needs, let alone buy gifts.

You can help me shower these families with a festive holiday and make sure they have year-round access to the support they need to overcome the trauma they have faced.

I hope you will help me make the holidays brighter for these families.

Happy Holidays!