Anna Stormer began her new role as executive director of Joseph & Mary’s Home in Cleveland on March 10.
She will oversee strategy, operations and program excellence at the home, which is a medical respite for men and women experiencing both homelessness and acute health challenges. Her focus will be on ensuring the medically fragile have a safe place to recover, stabilize their health and move forward with dignity.
Joseph & Mary’s Home, founded in 2000 by the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, is a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System.
Previously, Stormer was vice president at a national financial institution building pathways out of poverty. Earlier in her career, she worked with individuals navigating housing instability and complex medical and behavioral health needs.
“Approximately 2,000 individuals experience homelessness on any given night in Cuyahoga County,” she said. “And far too many are discharged from medical care without a safe place to fully recover from illness or injury. Joseph & Mary’s Home exists to fill that gap by providing a dignified place to heal, regain stability and begin rebuilding their lives."
Stormer begins her role as Joseph & Mary’s Home enters its 26th year of service. The newly renovated Joseph’s Home, now located within the same building as Mary’s Home and made possible by the more than $3 million “A New Home for Healing” capital campaign, is accepting residents.
Darlene Morocco, chair of the Joseph & Mary’s Home board of director, said Stormer stood out as a perfect fit for the position.
“Her core values, rooted in Catholic tradition, and deep passion for serving our most vulnerable neighbors align beautifully with the heart of our mission. Anna has a diverse skill set in nonprofit strategy, leadership, funding, relationship building and programming. The board is eager to work with her to continue strengthening the quality of care we provide to our residents, as well as enhancing the education and training we offer to our caregivers.”
“I’m honored to steward the ministry’s work while strengthening partnerships with healthcare, housing and community providers,” Stormer said. “I look forward to working alongside the Joseph & Mary’s Home board, the Sisters of Charity Health System and the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine to ensure the ministry continues serving our most vulnerable neighbors and adapts to evolving community needs.”
Joseph & Mary’s Home is the only service provider in Northeast Ohio exclusively focused on offering medical respite care to those experiencing homelessness. During their time at Joseph & Mary’s Home, residents stabilize their physical illnesses in a nurturing, faith-based environment. They also develop individual housing plans and build connections to behavioral health supports to help them get back to health and move forward to housing. With the addition of Mary’s Home in 2022, Joseph & Mary’s Home also expanded its services to women.