Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry wishes you and yours a wonderful holiday season!

Winter weather can cause many challenges, especially for individuals in our community experiencing homelessness. One of the ways the Men's Shelter at 2100 Lakeside Ave. addresses these challenges is by opening the shelter for 24 hours once the weather reaches single digits or if there is a wind chill of -15 degrees.

In addition to the Men's Shelter at 2100 Lakeside, the City Mission Men's Crisis Center, Salvation Army Harbor Light, the West Side Catholic Center for Women, Family Promise of Greater Cleveland, and the Metanoia Project are also options for individuals experiencing homelessness to find shelter during this cold front.

Click the button below to learn more about how LMM and community partners are meeting the needs of individuals experiencing homelessness as cold weather arrives this holiday season.

Congratulations to LMM's Community Engagement Coordinator, Gloria Craig, and to LMM's Academic Program Manager, Elizabeth Stiles, who were both awarded Emerging Leader Grants from the We Raise Foundation!

Emerging Leader Grants are an investment in the development of leaders between the ages of 20-35 at Christian organizations who are leading new programs at the intersection of poverty, violence, and inequality. Each Emerging Leader Grantee receives $15,000 over two years with $10,000 supporting the program and $5,000 supporting leadership development.

LMM Workforce Development Program Director, Malika Kidd, pictured top left speaking on the Hiring Practices and Barriers to Employment Panel for Dolby and Visit.org

LMM Workforce Development Program Director, Malika Kidd, recently had the opportunity to speak with employees at Dolby on the Hiring Practices and Barriers to Employment panel through Visit.org, a company dedicated to social impact and connecting businesses with issues that they care about.

LMM is grateful to have experts like Malika and our Workforce Development team on staff who are knowledgeable on issues such as fair chance hiring and barriers to employment, and who can educate others on the importance of hiring individuals with criminal backgrounds.

Browns front office volunteers serving lunch at Men's Shelter at 2100 Lakeside

Cleveland Browns' Assistant GM and VP of Player Personnel, Glen Cook, hosting "Sports Talk" roundtable with shelter residents

Thank you to the over a dozen volunteers from the Cleveland Browns front office that served lunch, made holiday greeting cards with shelter residents, and participated in a "Sports Talk" roundtable with shelter residents earlier this month.

Our residents and staff love having engaged volunteers that leave a lasting impact! Want to get involved with volunteering with LMM? Click the button below.

To round out the year, LMM is taking to social media to highlight the generosity and commitment of a few of the amazing volunteers and donors we’ve had the opportunity to work with throughout 2022. 

Click here to view a video from a volunteer guardian, Marty, on his experience volunteering through LMM's Guardianship Services program.

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