A Place to Call Home
Mission
The mission of the Jeanette Joan Saffold Foundation is to create pathways out of homelessness by providing opportunities for safe housing, recovery support, personal growth, and lasting independence.
Jeanette Joan Saffold
A Legacy of Strength, Compassion, and Service
The Woman Behind Our Mission
Jeanette Joan Saffold was a woman of extraordinary strength, courage, and resilience. Her life was filled with challenges, including trauma and abuse, yet she refused to allow those experiences to define who she would become.
Through perseverance and determination, she overcame adversity and became a registered nurse, dedicating herself to caring for others.
Although she did not live long enough to witness her son, Anthony Brown, follow in her footsteps and become a nurse, the example she set continued to guide and inspire him.
Today, her legacy lives on through the Jeanette Joan Saffold Foundation and Brown Manor, where her spirit of compassion, service, and perseverance inspires our commitment to helping individuals experiencing homelessness rebuild their lives.
Her story reminds us that no matter where life begins or how difficult the journey becomes, there is always the possibility of a better tomorrow.
She may not have lived to see the work, but her legacy lives through it.
One light does make a difference.
From Personal Experience to Community Transformation
From Homelessness to Hope: The Story Behind Brown Manor
For Anthony Brown, founder of Brown Manor and President of the Jeanette Joan Saffold Foundation, homelessness is more than a social issue. It is a reality he knows firsthand.
After experiencing 23 years of homelessness, Anthony understands the challenges of living without stability, security, or a place to call home. His journey from homelessness to becoming a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, author, and community advocate is a testament to perseverance, faith, and the power of second chances.
Inspired by the strength and compassion of his mother, Jeanette Joan Saffold, Anthony established the foundation to help others find the opportunities that once seemed beyond his own reach.
In October 2024, the foundation began transforming a long-vacant property in Mansfield, Ohio, into Brown Manor, a planned transitional living and housing stabilization program.
Brown Manor is being developed to provide adults experiencing homelessness with a safe, structured, recovery-supportive environment. Through a proposed one-year program, residents will have opportunities to rebuild their lives, develop independence, and work toward lasting housing stability.
Brown Manor is more than a building. It represents the belief that a person's past does not have to determine their future.
One light does make a difference.
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission
To create pathways out of homelessness by providing opportunities for safe housing, recovery support, personal growth, and lasting independence.
Our Vision
A community where individuals experiencing homelessness are treated with dignity, empowered to rebuild their lives, and given the opportunity to create a better future.
