Weekly News from LMM

Making an Impact in Cleveland with Metro45 🤝🏽

“The smiles. The success. It’s real. You see something that actually happens.” - LMM Executive Chef, Scott Teaman


The Metro45 food truck is a social enterprise on wheels that provides people experiencing barriers to employment with job readiness and workforce experience.


Whether they are catering an event or providing meals to local shelters, all of the revenue earned through Metro45 and the food truck is put right back into LMM Workforce Development to further the program's mission of breaking down barriers to employment.


Want to help Metro45 deliver on its mission this holiday season? Click the 'Support Metro45' button below to support our initiative to acquire a second food truck!

WKYC's Austin Love visiting the Metro45 food truck alongside LMM Executive Chef, Scott Teaman

WKYC COVERAGE
SUPPORT METRO45
NEWS 5 COVERAGE

Supporting Individuals Experiencing Homelessness During Cold Weather Season

"The storm of poverty is year-round." - Michael Sering, LMM VP of Housing & Shelter.


WKYC recently covered LMM's work in supporting individuals experiencing homelessness with the winter months underway in Cleveland. Michael Sering, LMM VP of Housing & Shelter, highlighted prominent barriers individuals face when finding housing, including a lack of affordable housing, housing voucher discrimination, and low minimum wage. Watch the full interview below.


Want to support individuals experiencing homelessness this winter? Click the 'Support' button to donate socks, gloves, hats, and additional cold-weather gear to the Men's Shelter at 2100 Lakeside.

SUPPORT LMM HOUSING & SHELTER
WKYC INTERVIEW W/ MICHAEL SERING

Celebrate the Holidays with the Men's Shelter

The Men's Shelter at 2100 Lakeside invites you to join them in sharing a meal and holiday spirit!


Volunteers are encouraged to bring a dish, give a hug, serve a meal, get to know a resident, help decorate, or just give a little of your time. Volunteers are welcome to arrive at the shelter by 10:00 AM on Monday, December 25, to help decorate and set up the banquet, which begins at 12:00 PM.


To RSVP or learn more, contact:

Terry Vaughn (216) 333-2430 tvaughn@lutheranmetro.org

Lydia Bailey (216) 649-7723 lbailey@lutheranmetro.org

Carl Cook (216) 376-0369 carlcook2100@gmail.com

Giving Happy with the Combined Federal Campaign

LMM Director of Individual Giving, Brian Sturgeon, speaking at the NASA CFC event

Thanks to our friends from the NASA Glenn Research Center for hosting the Combined Federal Campaign's recent event. NASA staff had the opportunity to participate in a chili cook-off while learning about local C4C affiliates like LMM, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Providence House, and more!


The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the official workplace giving campaign for the federal community, offering federal employees and retirees the opportunity to support the causes they care about by giving to their charity (or charities) of choice from the thousands that participate.


The theme of this year’s campaign is GIVE HAPPY. Are you a Federal employee or retiree? Then GIVE HAPPY to LMM by visiting GiveCFC.org and using charity code 14047.

GIVE HAPPY WITH CFC

Thank You, Holiday Volunteers!

LMM is grateful to our volunteers from Order of the Eastern Star, Lakeisha Smith, St. Ambrose Catholic, and Olivet Institutional for providing meals at the Men's Shelter this Thanksgiving week! We'd also like to thank our friends from Oswald Companies who helped us prep for the holidays.


Volunteers play a vital role in carrying out LMM's mission. Click the button to learn more and get involved!

VOLUNTEER WITH LMM

Oswald Company volunteers helping with shelter holiday prep

Host Your Next Meeting at LMM

Looking for a place to host a community meeting or your next event? Check out LMM's space rental offerings!

LMM SPACE RENTAL

What We're Reading 📚

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

SUPPORT LMM
Instagram  Twitter  Facebook  LinkedIn  YouTube