About the Brighton Center | Cincinnati Community Support

Since 1966, Brighton Center has been working to be an innovative leader that strengthens the vitality of the community and engages people as they work and live to achieve their hopes and dreams. From modest beginnings in a Newport storefront when we were founded, Brighton Center has grown to provide a uniquely comprehensive range of programs and services family and work supports; financial and homeownership services; workforce development services including, education, employment and training programs; substance abuse recovery services for women; early childhood education; and neighborhood based programs including community organizing and housing development. Knowing that issues faced by families and communities are complex and that making positive changes require multiple services…Brighton Center is truly a community of support. Read More»

Our mission - To create opportunities for individuals and families to reach self-sufficiency through support services, education and leadership. To us, self-sufficiency is taking responsibility to provide for yourself and your family using available resources.

Our vision – To be an innovative leader that strengthens the vitality of the community and engages people as they work and live to achieve their hopes and dreams.

Tammy Weidinger
President & CEO
859.491.8303, ext. 2416
tweidinger@brightoncenter.com

Wonda Winkler
Vice President
859.491.8303, ext. 2417
wwinkler@brightoncenter.com

June Miller
Chief Financial Officer
859.491.8303, ext. 2418
j.miller@brightoncenter.com

Susan Mellott Scheper
Human Resources Director
859.491.8303, ext. 2419
sscheper@brightoncenter.com

Bear Clifton
Development Director
859.491.8303, ext. 2410
bclifton@brightoncenter.com

Kate Arthur
Community Investment Director
859.491.8303, ext. 2340
karthur@brightoncenter.com

Dellisa Ford Edwards
Early Childhood Education Director
859.491.8303, ext. 2023
dedwards@brightoncenter.com

Connie Freking
Youth Services Director
859.491.8303, ext. 2107
cfreking@brightoncenter.com

Melissa Hall Sommer
Workforce Development Director
859.491.8303, ext. 2203
msommer@brightoncenter.com

Anita Prater
Brighton Recovery Center for Women Director
859.282.9390
aprater@fuse.net

Talia Frye
Family Center Director
859.491.8303, ext. 2309
tfrye@brightoncenter.com

Stephanie Stiene
Financial Services Director
859.491.8303, ext. 2324
sstiene@brightoncenter.com

AVAILABLE EMPLOYMENT

During our last fiscal year, Brighton Center served 74,035 individuals through 35 different programs with a 97% satisfaction rate.

Our education and workforce development programs alone served 25,059 individuals.

We helped 1,111 adults become employed a minimum of 90 days, 104 who worked full-time with access to health insurance, and 400 individuals who earned a livable wage of at least 200% of poverty .

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Accreditation and Accountability:
We are an accredited charity through the Better Business Bureau and meet all 20 standards for charitable accountability. Our Bright Days Child Development Center is 3 STAR rated in Kentucky. Our Center for Employment Training is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education and is approved to receive Title IV funding from the Department of Education. We are monitored by all external funding sources as well as our Homeward Bound Shelter that serves homeless and runaway youth and our Bright Days Child Development Center are both compliant with all requirements of licensing.