Florence Crittenton Services of Greater Cleveland, Inc. was chartered by an act of the Ohio Legislature in 1911 as a branch of the National Florence Crittenton Mission which was organized in New York in 1883. The agency was a member of the Welfare Federation of Cleveland. Its main purpose until 1971 was to help unwed mothers by providing a temporary home and medical care for them. Since 1971, it has operated as a group home for non-pregnant adolescent women. It is supported by contributions and located at 3439 West Brainard Road in Cleveland, Ohio. Until 1971 it operated as the Florence Crittenton Home.