JJ's Clinical Connections

Creating HOPE - Zepf Center's Homeless Outreach & Person-Centered Engagement Project

Dr. Jennifer Jancsin, Zepf Center Season 1 Episode 7

Welcome to JJ's Clinical Connections! Connecting you to clinical topics.

To kick off 2025, we’re spotlighting a truly unique program that’s changing lives in the fight against homelessness: Zepf Center’s HOPE Project.

HOPE—short for Homeless Outreach and Person-centered Engagement—has been making an impact since 2018, thanks to a groundbreaking partnership between Zepf Center and Neighborhood Properties Inc. 

Joined by HOPE Project Director Cierra Awls and HOPE Community-Based Case Manager Aubrey Reed, Dr. Jancsin will discuss the root causes of homelessness, its ties to mental health and substance use disorders, and the HOPE Project’s innovative approaches to recovery, housing, and wellness.

To learn more about the HOPE Project, click here!

Episode Resources
Neighborhood Properties, Inc.
Toledo-Lucas County Homelessness Board


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Celebrating 50 years of care, Zepf Center is dedicated to serving the surrounding communities by providing comprehensive, accessible, trauma-informed, and person-centered care. To learn more, visit zepfcenter.org.