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May 15 How Do You Stay at Home for COVID-19 When You Have No Home?
Stay at Home. That was the order from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s office that went into effect in mid-March 2020. No one is immune to the effects of that crucial order or the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the shelter-in-place restrictions…
Mar 30 Rhonda is Coming Back
From living in a tent to helping recovering addicts, life comes full circle Rhonda grew up in a pleasant, white, middle-class suburban neighborhood in the 1960s, but her childhood was far from the American Dream. When she was only 3,…
Mar 11 COVID-19 Urgent Announcement from The City Mission
To Our Faithful Community, The City Mission remains fully dedicated to providing help and hope to all people, and will remain open to our neighbors in crisis. However, with confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus in Cuyahoga County, we are…
Feb 01 3 Causes of Homelessness for Aging Ohioans
James* never expected to be homeless. Before he found himself on the streets, the 60-year-old family man dedicated decades of his life to a local company and spent his weekends volunteering with the very group he would eventually become a…
Jan 28 2019 Grant Roundup
This year we were blessed by many foundations and individuals who supported our men, women, and children in huge ways! Thank you to those who awarded us with major donations that empowered positive transformation for thousands of individuals this year.…
Jan 15 One Woman’s Hard-Fought Journey from Homelessness to Homeowner
Star is Shining No one dreams about experiencing homelessness when they grow up. Star, a newer Cleveland resident, certainly never wanted that for herself. Like many young girls, she simply wanted to be safe in her own house with a…
Oct 15 The 4 Best Ways to Give Back this Holiday Season
With the holiday season just around the corner, many Clevelanders are already looking for ways to give back and get involved in their community. But with so many nonprofits and events to choose from, how do you decide on the…
Sep 04 High Temps + No School = a Summer Surge in Family Homelessness
A Growing Crisis By now you have likely learned that nearly 3,000 students experienced homelessness in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) in the 2018-2019 academic year. That number made headlines earlier this summer as The City Mission, a local…
Jul 30 Nearly 3,000 Homeless Students in Cleveland Need Someone to Stand In
Originally published on Cleveland.com May 1-June 29, 2019 “Before we came here, it was not so good. We kept house-hopping and then from hotel to hotel to hotel. Then I moved to a church, then I came here,” explains Jamie*.…
May 01 Thousands of Homeless Mothers and Children Need a Fresh Start this Spring
One Mother’s Struggle Bridget needed help. As a mother of five and the only provider for her family, she lost her job after needing to take time off due to pregnancy complications. Her child’s father left her. She was evicted…