SitemapThe Youngstown Housing Task Force has filed complaints with
city and state agencies seeking the license revocation and the closure of three
group homes operated by Alfreda Atkins.
Atkins said one of the homes in question, 3497 Kiwatha Road,
never opened and another, 3520 Glenwood Ave., was closed in April.
Atkins said she’s living at the third home, 862 Canfield
Road, and she’s working to take care of issues there.
The task force — a coalition of faith leaders and concerned
citizens who seek safe, fair and quality housing in the city — has targeted
properties its members consider are owned by bad landlords.
The task force filed complaints — including petitions with
more than 100 signatures — regarding the three homes with the Youngstown City
Health District and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction
Services. The complaints against Atkins, operator of Faith Temple Community
Outreach Homes, are for “gross neglect of the living environment and care needs
of residents of these (three) facilities.”
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