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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…
Apr 21 See. Stand. Serve.
Being an intern for The City Mission has opened my eyes to images that I had never encountered before. During my time here, I have learned that the homeless population is Cleveland is vast and that people in crises come…
Mar 22 Women helping women: A look back at Cleveland’s extraordinary past and what the future holds
Celebrating the Women Who Made The City Mission March is Women’s History Month: a time to reflect on the amazing unsung women of the past and present. The National Women’s History Alliance has declared the theme of this year’s Women’s…
Feb 15 Homelessness Survival Stories in Harsh Cleveland Winters
Finding Shelter isn’t so Simple When Erica found a low-rent home that would fit her large family, she thought it was too good to be true — and it was. Erica was working hard as a daycare provider and paying…
Jan 03 2018 Faith in Crisis Audio Series
Truth and Encouragement in the New Year Although these episodes originally aired in November and December of 2018, their truth and encouragement continues into this new year. Check out The City Mission produced this series of half hour once a…
Jan 03 5 We’re Helping Our Guests Meet Their 2019 Health Goals
Making Resolutions Many of us have resolved to do more (or less) in 2019 — to follow a fitness plan, volunteer, spend more time with our children, or any other number of goals we can imagine to create a better…
Jan 03 5 Reasons Why The City Mission Loves Our Cleveland Community
Dear Cleveland, As 2019 winds up, we can’t help but reflect on the multitude of ways Cleveland supported our men, women, and children this year. Because of many faithful generations like you, The City Mission has had the privilege of…
Jan 03 Teenage Homelessness is a Problem in Cleveland
Our Schools are Experiencing a Student Homelessness Crisis Being a teenager is hard. In those formative years you learn about ideas, people, the world and yourself. You start to ask questions about what your life should look like, and you’re…