La Posada Stories of Hope

Dianna is now part of transforming lives at La Posada. In 2011, Dianna, a wife and mother of three, became homeless after she was laid off from her job. Today, she is an employee of the same shelter that helped her and her family find stability. “Being unemployed for a year was the longest time I ever went without a job,” Dianna said. She... Read more

The Knights of Columbus Council 386 recently presented a check to La Posada for $250.  The check was donated by the Knights of Columbus Ohio State Council. "One of the four tenants of the Knights of Columbus is charity," says Jonathan Boyle, Knights of Columbus member. "Catholic Charities reflects a lot of what we stand for.  We are happy to... Read more

Teens from Bowsher High School joined in on an art project at the La Posada Family Emergency Shelter in 2000. Their artistic skills were soon put to work as they transformed the basement of the shelter into a master piece. Read more about the teens' thoughts about the project and the which cool characters they drew on the walls for the... Read more

It was right in the middle of the holiday season when Celeste arrived at work and found the doors of the salsa plant were locked. “I got there and the plant was closed,” Celeste recalls. “There was no notice, no sign … nothing.” For Celeste, that meant she was out of a job. As she left the plant, she began thinking about the... Read more

When KC and Danny moved to Toledo, they hoped that the city would give their family a new perspective on life. “We’re from Alabama. We decided to relocate, thinking we would find better jobs,” says KC. Danny spent ten years incarcerated in the south and found it hard to find stability after being released. “KC and I struggled to get our... Read more

Mothers relax on couches in La Posada’s common room while students from Bowling Green State University watch the children play outside on the playground. This evening, one-year-old Christopher stayed inside with his mom and... Read more

It’s moving day for Marquita – big time.  After 90 days, she and her 8-year-old daughter, Miracle, are moving out of La Posada, the Catholic Charities family shelter in Toledo, and into their own apartment. And then tomorrow she’s moving into a secure, well-paying job on the production line at GM’s Powertrain transmission plant on... Read more

Michael didn’t tell his two daughters – aged 13 and 9 – that they were moving into a shelter.  When he brought them to La Posada, the Family Emergency Shelter run by Catholic Charities in South Toledo, he just said the family was moving to a new apartment. He shrugs and says, “I didn’t want them making a scene.  I... Read more

In late 2005, Tonya Brown-Munn and her daughter, Veronica, stayed for several weeks at the La Posada Family Emergency Shelter in Toledo.  Her own home had burned down, and she had nowhere to turn and no funds to tide her over. Now, fortunately, Tonya is doing much better, but she still remembers the time she spent at the... Read more

When LaQuita Hamilton and her infant son walked into La Posada Family Emergency, she didn’t want to be there and she didn’t want to talk to anyone.  Staff members Robert Nalls and Case Manager Janelle Addie were persistent to change LaQuita’s mind. Living in La Posada was a whole new world.  There were rules and... Read more