Briermost Foundation

Briermost is always looking for ways to meet the needs of our community. We have identified women who have minor children is an underserved population. Our executive team worked together and has been awarded funding for 2022 to open an apartment building to serve women and children

Our farm-based training program gives residents an array of skills that can transfer to a wide range of employment opportunities in cuyahoga county and beyond. As they participate in farm operations, residents acquire skills in budgeting, planning, the sciences, maintenance, record-keeping, bookkeeping, research and customer-service skills. The farm grows flowers and produce that the resident works with, from planting to delivery in the marketplace. Additionally, residents living at any of the recovery homes are supported to participate in training programs through ohio means jobs to work towards careers for long-term success.

Briermost launched a new project, on the road of recovery. Through grant funding and fundraising our dedicated team have begun to tackle stigma reduction. The project utilizes the in-kind use of an rv to travel ohio in search of uplifting recovery stories from recovering people, family members, allies, and community members. Sharing stories makes recovery real. Addiction is tough, but so are recovering people. Millions have reinvented themselves through various recovery methods and now have the our board of directors and executive team worked with consultants from the opioid response network to create and implement our diversity and inclusion plan. We have successfully completed the plan and have fully implemented in our daily work. The board of directors have also hosted a yard clean up day at the recovery homes.