Extended Housing

10/07/2026

🏡 Through intentional, collaborative partnerships, Extended Housing Inc. (EHI) is changing lives in Lake County!

At Extended Housing’s Partners In Purpose event on September 23rd, Executive Director Karen McLeod shared the incredible impact of community support.

In the 2026 fiscal year alone, 218 EHI clients received housing support across multiple initiatives, backed by over 3,000 hours of dedicated service from our housing support workers. This ongoing support helps clients with mental health diagnoses not just stay housed but truly thrive in our community.

Guests learned that the agency waitlist closed in 2023, due to a lack of funding and affordable housing options, leaving 27 Lake County households remaining on that waitlist. This past year, the agency received more than 93 calls from individuals in need of housing assistance. "This is why the mission must continue", Karen explained. She demonstrated that the efforts from homelessness towards independence are only successful through meaningful collaboration with our community partners, compassionate staff and the commitment of our mission-driven board of directors.

You too can be a Partner in Purpose! 🌟 Help change the stigma of homelessness and mental health by spreading awareness, sharing our newsletters, hosting an EHI fundraiser, reposting our social media, volunteering and donating.

For more information on our mission or how you can be a part of a meaning difference in our community, please visit www.extendedhousing.org

10/07/2026

Extended Housing's PATH Homeless Outreach team has added a new location at the McKinley Community Outreach Center on Lost Nation Road in Willoughby. 🏡

10/07/2026

Reflecting on a remarkable milestone, Director of Housing Services Leah Houser delivers an inspirational message on finding her true purpose through 25 years of service with Extended Housing.

09/15/2026

🏡Please join us for our Partners In Purpose Event on Wednesday, Sept. 23rd from 4-5:30pm at the Extended Housing Wellness Center. The presentation begins at 4:30pm in the Osborne Community Room. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our mission and the impact EHI makes in Lake County. We'll See You There!🌟

08/25/2026

Why Supportive Housing Works
Supportive housing is one of the most measured, cost-effective, and accountable solutions for communities responding to visible homelessness. Supportive housing combines affordable housing with support services tailored to individual needs. Across the country, supportive housing helps communities do more with their resources, while delivering better outcomes for the people they serve.

Supportive housing works because it:

Improves stability and well-being for individuals and families
Reduces reliance on expensive crisis systems, including shelters, hospitals, and jails
Strengthens communities by addressing interconnected challenges
Advances shared priorities, including homelessness, behavioral health, veterans’ services, youth well-being, and community safety.
- Corporation for Supportive Housing

08/10/2026

07/29/2026

We are so proud to have this amazing human being on the Extended Housing Team! She's a true hero indeed. Congratulations Emily!!💃🌟🎉

👏 Hometown Hero Nominee Spotlight: Emily Dewey 💙

As Homeless Outreach Coordinator for Extended Housing, Emily is dedicated to connecting individuals experiencing homelessness with the resources and support they need to build stable, healthier lives. Her compassion, advocacy, and unwavering commitment to helping others make a meaningful difference for some of our community's most vulnerable residents.

Thank you, Emily, for your dedication and service. We're proud to recognize you as a Behavioral Health Hometown Hero!

07/16/2026

What’s Burning?

The smell of smoke along with the haze currently impacting our area are from the Canadian Wildfires.

The EPA has issued a Hazardous Air Quality Index (AQI) for our area. If you have asthma, other breathing conditions, allergies, or other health concerns, limit your time outdoors when possible and take appropriate precautions.

Please take care of yourself, check in on family, friends, and neighbors who may be more vulnerable, and stay safe.

And please keep our neighbors to the north in your thoughts as they continue battling more than 830 active wildfires. We are grateful for the firefighters and first responders working tirelessly to protect their communities.

07/14/2026

Get your buttered roll on for Extended Housing's Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser. Dine in or Take out. Tell your server or print off this flyer to give to the server and the Roadhouse will donate 10% of your bill to our organization! Not hungry? Make a donation on our website: https://extendedhousing.org
We thank you for all your support!🌟❤️

Save The Date for Extended Housing's Willoughby Texas RoadHouse Fundraiser! 🌟Only on Thursday, July 16th 4-9pm. Tell your server or print this flyer to present at time of payment and the Roadhouse will donate 10% of your total bill to our organization🙌.

07/08/2026

🔔PLEASE SHARE🔔: Lifeline's Summer Crisis Program will be available in both Lake and Geauga Counties beginning Wednesday, July 1. For more information, call our Energy Assistance line at (440) 350-9160.

Both counties can schedule an appointment by one of the following methods:

📲 Call (440) 381-8230
🌐 Visit https://app.capappointments.com/