Berea Elks #1815 Shines a Light on The Road to Hope

The Jack Muhall Center located on Cleveland’s west side houses 40 men (many of whom are veterans) recovering from drug and alcohol addictions.  Now part of the Road to Hope House, the center provides an abstinence-based, twelve step environment within which the addicted person receives the support, guidance and faith necessary to become a productive member of our society, while living in accordance with a regimen of daily sobriety. 

From Left: Michael Plas, Men’s Program Director, Exalted Ruler Danielle Mahany, and Aubrey Oliver, Assistant Executive Director.

Personal Responsibility is at the heart of their program. Residents are required to have a sponsor, attend AA meetings and are charged a nominal monthly fee, but must be gainfully employed and able to pay their own way.

The expectation is that residents develop and hone the discipline and attributes necessary to successfully integrate back into the community and leave the facility after a relatively short period of time. 

Berea Elks Lodge #1815 donated $3,000 to the center using funds from an Elks National Foundation (ENF) Gratitude Grant.  The monies will be used to purchase a new commerical-grade refrigerator that the center is badly in need of.  A number of coffee makers and cleaning supplies were also donated.