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Wanda Way Homes offers supportive and sober living housing in Cincinnati under Empower GENNOW Network, providing stability, peer support, and pathways to wellness and economic mobility.

🏡💗 REAL PEOPLE. REAL PROGRESS. REAL IMPACT.WANDA WAY HOMES | OUR FIRST-YEAR COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT IS HERE! 🎉One year o...
10/21/2026

🏡💗 REAL PEOPLE. REAL PROGRESS. REAL IMPACT.

WANDA WAY HOMES | OUR FIRST-YEAR COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT IS HERE! 🎉

One year of partnership. One year of progress. Countless opportunities for second chances!

We are proud to share our First-Year Community Impact Report, highlighting the difference Wanda Way Homes has made through our partnership with the City of Cincinnati Human Services Fund and the support of our community partners.

When we talk about recovery, we're talking about more than sobriety. We're talking about people rebuilding their lives, finding employment, maintaining stable housing, reconnecting with their families, improving their mental health, and discovering that their future can look different from their past.

📊 LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED!

🏠 113 residents served through our recovery housing program.

🏘️ 19 housing units providing safe, supportive recovery-focused housing.

💗 80% Housing Retention — 48 out of 60 residents measured maintained housing for at least 90 days.

💼 90% Employment Outcomes — 72 out of 80 residents measured achieved employment outcomes.

⚖️ 92.2% No Recidivism/Incarceration — 83 out of 90 residents measured had no recorded incarceration during the applicable reporting period.

These aren't just numbers. These are PEOPLE. These are FAMILIES. These are SECOND CHANCES.

And behind every number is a person working to rebuild their life.

💰 $234,800 RAISED TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION!

We are incredibly grateful for the financial support of the City of Cincinnati Human Services Fund, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and Case Western Reserve University.

We've also worked alongside incredible community partners to connect residents with workforce development, financial literacy, mental health services, substance use treatment, community gardening, and opportunities for personal growth.

🌱 AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED!

As we enter Year Two, our vision is to expand recovery housing, strengthen housing retention, continue developing our behavioral health and substance use treatment services, pursue Joint Commission accreditation, and create even more opportunities for residents to achieve long-term independence.

Our goal has never been just to provide someone with a place to stay. Our goal is to help people build a life they are proud to live.

To our residents: Your courage, growth, and determination are the real success stories behind this report.

To our staff, partners, funders, and everyone who has believed in our mission: THANK YOU! 💕

And to the City of Cincinnati Human Services Fund, thank you for investing in recovery, housing stability, and the future of our community.

📖 WE INVITE YOU TO READ OUR FIRST-YEAR IMPACT REPORT!

See our accomplishments, resident success stories, community partnerships, and vision for Year Two.

🔗 VIEW THE FULL REPORT HERE:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15pAPHpnlwAUaq7YV1aVmkZpXWSUqQmPB/view?usp=sharing

WANDA WAY HOMES 💗

Healing. Housing. Hope.

Stronger Communities. Brighter Futures.

🧥❄️ KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY WARM, ONE COAT AT A TIME! 💗At Wanda Way Homes, recovery is about more than just staying sober....
10/21/2026

🧥❄️ KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY WARM, ONE COAT AT A TIME! 💗

At Wanda Way Homes, recovery is about more than just staying sober. It’s about rebuilding lives, meeting basic needs, creating opportunities, and making sure our residents feel supported every step of the way! 💕

We’re excited to take our residents to the Community Action Agency’s FREE Winter Coat Distribution! 🧥

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026

🚐 Wanda Way Homes Transportation: 10:00 AM

📍 Community Action Agency
1740 Langdon Farm Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45237

As the colder months approach, we want to make sure our residents have access to warm coats and the resources they need.

We believe that recovery takes a community, and sometimes the smallest acts of kindness make the biggest difference. ❤️

A special thank you to the Community Action Agency and its community partners for helping Cincinnati families and individuals stay warm this winter!

At Wanda Way Homes, we’re not just providing housing. We’re restoring hope, building stability, and helping people create a better future. 🏠💗

WANDA WAY HOMES
Healing. Housing. Hope.

10/07/2026

🏡🌱 The Start of the Wanda Way Homes Vegetable Garden! 🌽🥬🪴

It’s already looking so good! 💚

A HUGE thank you to Civic Garden Center for coming out and helping our residents plant and create our new vegetable garden! Our residents also had the opportunity to learn how to properly care for the garden, maintain the crops, and watch what they planted grow. 🌱

This project is about more than growing vegetables—it’s about self-care, responsibility, teamwork, patience, and creating something positive together.

We can’t wait to see our garden continue to grow! 🥬🌽🥦

Wanda Way Homes
Healing. Housing. Hope. 🏡💚

🌟 WANDA WAY HOMES IS GOING TO BLINK! 🌟Tomorrow night, we’re taking recovery outside the walls and into the community! 💗W...
10/07/2026

🌟 WANDA WAY HOMES IS GOING TO BLINK! 🌟

Tomorrow night, we’re taking recovery outside the walls and into the community! 💗

Wanda Way Homes residents will be heading downtown to experience BLINK Cincinnati 2026 as part of our evening group. This outing is about self-care, recovery, connection, and creating positive experiences together.

📅 Thursday, October 8th
⏰ Departing at 6:30 PM

You do not have to be in evening group to attend. All Wanda Way Homes residents are welcome to come out, enjoy the lights, explore the city, and make some good memories together.
Recovery is also about learning how to enjoy life again, experience new things, and build healthy connections. 💕

Healing. Housing. Hope.
🏠 Wanda Way Homes

🎉 Celebrating 6 Months Clean — Congratulations, Peter! 🎉Tonight at Wanda Way Homes, we’re celebrating something BIG. 💗Pe...
10/05/2026

🎉 Celebrating 6 Months Clean — Congratulations, Peter! 🎉

Tonight at Wanda Way Homes, we’re celebrating something BIG. 💗
Peter has officially reached SIX MONTHS CLEAN!

What makes this milestone even more powerful is that this is the first time in Peter’s life that he has reached six months clean. That deserves to be recognized, heard, respected, and felt.

Recovery is about more than counting days. It’s about choosing yourself again and again. It’s about getting back up, learning a new way of living, accepting support, and continuing forward even when the journey gets difficult.

Peter, we see your progress. We see your commitment. And tonight, our Wanda Way Homes family is making sure we stop and celebrate just how far you’ve come.

Six months is not the finish line—it’s proof that change is possible. Keep going, Peter. One day at a time. Your story is still being written, and we’re proud to be part of this chapter. 💕

🏠 Wanda Way Homes

Healing. Housing. Hope.

🚨 New Substance Abuse Counselor Alert 🚨Welcome Ieshia Hayes, CDCA, to Wanda Way Homes!Wanda Way Homes is excited to intr...
10/04/2026

🚨 New Substance Abuse Counselor Alert 🚨

Welcome Ieshia Hayes, CDCA, to Wanda Way Homes!

Wanda Way Homes is excited to introduce Ieshia Hayes, CDCA, as a Substance Use Counselor serving our clients and supporting them throughout their recovery journey.

Ieshia brings two years of professional experience in substance abuse counseling, with experience working in both mid-sized and large recovery and behavioral health organizations throughout Cincinnati. Her background includes IOP group facilitation, individual substance use counseling, case management, community outreach, treatment referrals, and recovery housing placement. She has also worked in high-volume environments where she has helped counsel and case manage 60+ clients at one time.

Her approach focuses on helping individuals better understand their substance-use patterns, identify triggers, develop healthy coping skills, strengthen relapse-prevention strategies, and build greater accountability in recovery. She also brings valuable experience connecting individuals to community resources and supports that promote stability and long-term sustainability.

📚 Education & Professional Growth
Ieshia is currently attending Cincinnati State, where she is pursuing her associate degree in Human Services. After graduation, she plans to continue her education at the University of Cincinnati, with the goal of furthering her studies in substance abuse counseling and ultimately advancing to the LCDC III credential.

At Wanda Way Homes, we believe strong recovery housing includes more than providing a place to live—it means surrounding our residents with professionals who can support their recovery, stability, and next steps.

Please help us give Ieshia Hayes, CDCA, a warm welcome to the Wanda Way Homes family! 💚

Healing. Housing. Hope.

🌱 Growing Through Recovery at Wanda Way Homes!Tomorrow, Wanda Way Homes is excited to partner with Civic Garden Center f...
09/30/2026

🌱 Growing Through Recovery at Wanda Way Homes!

Tomorrow, Wanda Way Homes is excited to partner with Civic Garden Center for our Garden & Wellness Project!

From 9:00 AM–12:00 PM, our residents will get outside, learn about gardening, and work together to begin creating our very own garden at Wanda Way Homes.

For people in recovery, wellness is about more than staying substance-free—it’s also about learning healthy ways to manage stress, stay present, build routines, connect with others, and care for something meaningful. Our garden will give residents another positive space to practice those skills.

Morning IOP participants: This will serve as your group project activity. All other Wanda Way Homes residents are encouraged to come outside, participate, learn, and help us grow!

A special thank you to Civic Garden Center for partnering with us and helping bring this project to life.

🌿 Plant something today. Grow something for tomorrow.

We are proud to congratulate our Housing Director and Founder & CEO of Generation Now, Renika J. Smiley, on being named ...
09/30/2026

We are proud to congratulate our Housing Director and Founder & CEO of Generation Now, Renika J. Smiley, on being named to the Cincinnati Business Courier’s 2026 Forty Under 40 Class!

Seeing Renika featured in the Cincinnati Business Courier newspaper is a special moment—not only because of the recognition, but because it represents years of commitment to creating opportunities, building programs, and helping people in our community move forward.

Wanda Way Homes serves as the housing campus for Generation Now’s Clear Path Recovery program, providing individuals in recovery with more than a place to live. Our work focuses on creating stability, connecting residents to treatment and recovery supports, employment and workforce resources, education, financial literacy, and the tools needed to rebuild their lives.

This work has been made possible through community investment and partnerships, including support from United Way, the City of Cincinnati, and Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Renika’s continued fundraising and advocacy have helped bring resources into the program so that Wanda Way Homes can continue providing safe, supportive housing for individuals working toward long-term recovery and independence.

We are proud to have leadership that believes recovery deserves opportunity, stability, dignity, and hope.

Congratulations, Renika J. Smiley, on your Cincinnati Business Courier Forty Under 40 recognition. Your impact extends far beyond an award—it can be seen in the people who have been given another opportunity to rebuild their lives.

Healing. Housing. Hope.
Wanda Way Homes | Clear Path Recovery

🎓 FINANCIAL LITERACY GRADUATION AT WANDA WAY HOMES! 🎓Wanda Way Homes would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to First Comm...
09/23/2026

🎓 FINANCIAL LITERACY GRADUATION AT WANDA WAY HOMES! 🎓

Wanda Way Homes would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to First Commonwealth Bank for investing in our residents through a six-week Financial Literacy Program!

Yesterday, our residents officially graduated and received their certificates! A few graduates were unable to attend because of work obligations—which is a win in itself—but we are incredibly proud of EVERYONE who committed to this program, showed up, learned, and grew over these past six weeks.

Our Housing Director, Renika J. Smiley, has been able to witness firsthand how the lessons from this program are showing up in residents’ everyday lives.

> “I watched one of our residents open their very first bank account at First Commonwealth Bank. I’ve watched residents become more conscious about budgeting their money and understand what it takes to become financially stable and independent. Some have realized that reaching their financial goals may mean taking on a second job. I’ve also watched residents take what they learned during fraud prevention and apply it to situations happening in their own lives.
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> That is what financial literacy is about. You may not walk away remembering every single lesson, but if you walk away understanding your money better, changing a financial habit, opening a bank account, creating a budget, protecting yourself from fraud, or making a better decision for your future—you learned something. I have watched our residents learn and grow throughout this program, and I am so proud of them.”

At Wanda Way Homes, we understand that recovery is about more than remaining substance-free. Recovery is also about rebuilding a sustainable life.

Financial literacy can be an important part of that journey. Learning how to budget, manage income, establish banking relationships, protect yourself financially, maintain employment, and plan for the future can help residents build the stability and independence needed as they move forward in recovery.

This is why partnerships matter.

Thank you again to First Commonwealth Bank for bringing this six-week program directly to our residents, sharing your knowledge, presenting our graduates with certificates, and becoming another part of their recovery journey.

And most importantly—CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WANDA WAY HOMES GRADUATES! 👏🏾🎓

You did the work. You earned those certificates. Now keep applying what you learned!

Wanda Way Homes
Healing. Housing. Hope. ❤️

💰🍗 Financial Literacy + A Wing Party = A WIN!Tomorrow at Wanda Way Homes, we’re continuing Week 5 of our Financial Liter...
09/07/2026

💰🍗 Financial Literacy + A Wing Party = A WIN!

Tomorrow at Wanda Way Homes, we’re continuing Week 5 of our Financial Literacy Series in partnership with First Commonwealth Bank! 🏦💗

This week’s topic is FRAUD PREVENTION 🛡️💳. Our residents will learn how to recognize scams, protect their personal and financial information, and make smarter decisions to safeguard their money and their future.

And you know we had to add a little flavor! 🔥🍗 We’ll be having a Wing Party featuring wings from Chefnemkitchen Kitchen To-Go!

📅 Tomorrow
⏰ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Wanda Way Homes – Apartment 1

At Wanda Way Homes, recovery is about more than housing—it’s about giving our residents the knowledge, resources, relationships, and life skills they need to build sustainable futures.

A huge THANK YOU to First Commonwealth Bank for continuing to invest in our residents and our community! 💕🏡

Healing. Housing. Hope.

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2918 W McMicken Avenue
Cincinnati, OH
45225

Telephone

+15132371292

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