W5 DESIGN assisted with the interior design and furniture selections for all six non-profits who are coming together in this collaborative venture in the old Franciscan Media Building. St. Francis Seraph Ministries is heading the project. The space will provide a new dining area and kitchen to serve the Saint Teresa Dining Room (former Soup Kitchen). It will also house the Sarah Center, which trains women in sewing and jewelry making and running a business.
The other ministries are: Center for Respite Care, providing care for homeless people who are released from the hospital; Franciscan Ministries/Haircuts from the Heart, providing hair care for inner city folks at a deep discount; Mary Magdalen House, providing shower and laundry service for the homeless; Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank, providing diapers for infants below the poverty level; and TriHealth Outreach Ministries, providing home nursing services for low-income people in the neighborhood.
Overall, this collaborative venture will allow the Franciscans to have a lasting impact on the Over-the-Rhine community. The building which was currently underutilized will be devoted to care of the poor, hungry and homeless who continue to increase in the area, in spite of the gentrification that is happening all around.
The other ministries are: Center for Respite Care, providing care for homeless people who are released from the hospital; Franciscan Ministries/Haircuts from the Heart, providing hair care for inner city folks at a deep discount; Mary Magdalen House, providing shower and laundry service for the homeless; Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank, providing diapers for infants below the poverty level; and TriHealth Outreach Ministries, providing home nursing services for low-income people in the neighborhood.
Overall, this collaborative venture will allow the Franciscans to have a lasting impact on the Over-the-Rhine community. The building which was currently underutilized will be devoted to care of the poor, hungry and homeless who continue to increase in the area, in spite of the gentrification that is happening all around.