35% of all teen parents in Greater Cincinnati are HOMELESS
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STEM/ STEAM Industry
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Holloway House & Resource Center
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The name Holloway House is a tribute in Memoriam of Mrs. Rosa Lee Webster-Figgs, grandmother of Founder Rosemary Oglesby-Henry.
Rosa Lee was a teen mother at 15. In 1942, she left her home in Columbia, Tennessee for Cincinnati to build a better life for herself and her baby. Because she was illiterate, she worked as a maid most of her life until she obtained her high school diploma at 34; she believed education was the one thing a person could not take away from her. Rosa Lee Webster-Figgs, known by the community as "Mother Figgs" or "Grandma Rose" raised seven children and a host of others in the three-bedroom house on Holloway Avenue in Evanston refusing government assistance. For more than 70 years she cared for her community, fought against injustice, and opened her home to children. Her legacy and name lives on through her grand-daughter Rose, whose organization does the same for teen parents. Holloway House is named in memoriam of this woman who inspired our core beliefs: truth, education, and integrity. Mrs. Rosa Lee Webster Figgs was called to Heaven on June 18, 2020.
Rosa Lee Webster Legacy
De-segregation of Coney Island | Expansion of St Stephen AME Church | Renovation of Evanston Community Center | March on Washington for Domestic Workers
Who Will Be Served?
This property will serve teen parents ages 13-19 years of age of all ethnicities, sexual orientations, socioeconomics, political, and religious backgrounds. Supportive housing will serve teen moms
16-19 years old who are in foster care, homeless, emancipated, or who have been displaced by unforeseen circumstances.
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Make checks payable to: Rosemary's Babies Co. Mail:3864 Reading Rd Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
Why This Project?
Why Should You Choose to Support RBC, why invest?
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RBC is the Conduit for Changing the outlook
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100 Years of combined lived experience
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RBC is addressing the root cause to stop the generational cycles
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RBC is the only organization in Greater Cincinnati addressing this population with 95% success in graduations, poverty prevention, and dual pregnancy reduction.
Neighborhood Impact
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Holloway House will be a catalyst to spur additional commercial redevelopment in North Avondale/Avondale.
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Create jobs through commercial redevelopment pre & post-construction.
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Restore a blighted property that is meaningful to the story of the neighborhood.
Political & Community Impact
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A reduction in high school dropouts adds a tax revenue of $260K per teen to the tri-state area. Resulting in a life tax revenue of $26M, per 100 teens served.
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A reduction in dual pregnancies of 100 teen parents is a cost savings of $1.6M for the tri-state area.
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Reduces the costs of emergency room visits, reduces dual pregnancies, and increases healthy pregnancies.
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Addresses safety issues, pregnancy prevention, and poverty prevention.
Social justice & Public Health Crisis
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RBC provides access to information to assist in prioritizing and accessing health.
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Reduces the additional support children experiencing homelessness will need due to lack of the stability and support necessary to succeed academically.
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Reduces the risk of adolescent mothers becoming at risk for undesirable outcomes throughout their lives. This includes, inadvertently products of systemic conditions such as generational poverty; racial and gender inequality; wage gaps; decreased access to healthcare (medical, mental, and reproductive healthcare), under-resourced schools; unsafe and unclean living environments; and more.
How Can I Help?
Legacy| Naming Rights: Sponsor, endowment, matching gifts
Changing the outlook for teen parents and families.
Historical House built by Samuel Hannaford located at 3864 Reading Road in N. Avondale.
Changing the outlook for teen parents and families.
DONORS | SPONSORS
State of Ohio (Capital Budget)
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
(Naming Sponsor)
IFF
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Uniwehr Foundation
Dayton Foundation
Marge Schott Foundation
Semaje & Megan Perine
Interact for Health
Swain Consulting
Beverly Grant
Koch Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. T J Mueller
Project Supporters
Organizations | Partners| Businesses
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Healthcare Access Now
EvenFlo Feeding
Avondale Development Corporation
Avondale Community Council
DSD Advisors
The Rubel Family
The Habegger Company
Unnewher Foundation
Perine Foundation
Community Leaders
Shannon Crutchfield, Coldwell Banker
Gloria Samuel, VP
Kat Steiner, VP
Ronald Bryant, President
Tony Aloise, CEO
Reginald Harris, VP
Ross Meyer, VP
Rob Reifsnyder
Laurie Pike
Kate Schroeder
& More
Thank you so much for supporting Rosemary's Babies Co. as we worked to acquire the property in Avondale/N. Avondale located at 3864 Reading Road Cincinnati Ohio 45229 aka Rupel House. Excitedly, we would like to announce we finally closed on the property on June 27, 2022.
We are working to open our doors in Winter 2023.
Here you can find information about our project and our Good Neighbor Pledge presented on behalf of Rosemary's Babies Co. to the Avondale/N. Avondale Community. We intend to be the best neighbors to our community. We look forward to working with you as we now begin Phase II - Renovation- Almost Home.
It's A Beautiful Day in Our Neighborhood
The Latest News | Updates | Ways to Connect to RBC | Feedback
Updated by NA/Avondale Liaison
Dear Friends and future neighbors,
Our goal is to provide transparency regarding the Rubel House property acquisition and renovation. Our goal is to be a good neighbor. To ensure we are doing this we plan to attend meetings, inform the community of RBC events, and attend local events. We invite you to ask questions, provide feedback, or work collaboratively with our organization to ensure the community's success.
For your convenience, and to ensure transparency, you can access our communications with the community at the links below. We invite you to contact us with your questions by contacting me at northavondaleliaison@rosemarysbabies.co
Email: northavondaleliaison@rosemarysbabies.co
