The Metro45 food truck recently visited the Greater Cleveland Food Bank for their annual Staff Appreciation event, serving up some delicious lunch to GCFB staff and board!

Keep an eye out for coverage of Metro45 and the event from Spectrum News 1. In the meantime, click the links below to learn more and support Metro45!

LMM recognizes poverty as a prominent barrier to exiting homelessness. In 2021, LMM piloted a Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) program to assist individuals experiencing housing insecurity in successfully reuniting with friends and family or finding their own housing. Check out the fact sheet below to learn more about LMM’s DCT program and how it has positively impacted the lives of individuals facing homelessness.

As a Greater Cleveland Food Bank redistribution center, LMM recognizes the need for food security in Cleveland. We’ll be watching this forum from The City Club of Cleveland next week, and we hope you will too!

Food Justice in Cleveland: Nourishing and Harvesting Equality, November 29th at 5:30 PM, tune in or attend in-person at Morning Star Baptist Church for a conversation on food insecurity. Speakers include; Shirley Bell-Wheeler, Urban Farmer, Revolutionary Love Urban Farm and Kim Foreman, Executive Director, Environmental Health Watch and Marlene Harris-Taylor, moderating.

Compudopt, AT&T, the Cleveland Foundation, and the City of Cleveland are partnering to offer free laptops to those without a working computer. If you believe your household qualifies, please register between now and Friday November 24 at http://wwww.compudopt.org/cleveland. The first 500 families that register will be given a free computer at an in-person event on Saturday, December 2 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Neighborhood Connections at 6601 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103. Questions? Email Tony Costanzo at anthony.costanzo@att.com. 

We’ll be passing this great opportunity on to our clients who are restored citizens. Please share with your networks if it could help someone you know.

Interested in a BA or MA Degree? The Charles W. Colson Scholarship provides formerly incarcerated individuals with a Wheaton College education. To learn more, contact the Correctional Ministries Institute at correctionalministries.org.  

Because of you, LMM is able to make a profound impact on the lives of individuals in need, by providing not only essential services of food and shelter, but also creating opportunities. Opportunities to achieve stable housing, employment, and overall well-being for those striving to break free from the cycle of poverty. Your generosity empowers us to offer hope, and a chance for a better future.

With your continued support, we can do even more, reaching higher and aiming to lift up those who need it most. Your contributions matter, and because of you, the possibilities are endless.

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To support the mission and programs of LMM, donate today!