Happy New Year from LMM!

Join us for this edition of the LMM Year in Review as we reflect on ways the agency fulfilled its mission to empower, value and heal individuals who are oppressed, forgotten and hurting throughout 2023.

We’re proud of the year Metro45 Café & Catering has had offering students work experience, job readiness, and food education, while creating revenue to help fund LMM’s Workforce Development program. With appearances at the Forbes Under 30 Summit, Taste of the Browns, and more, Metro45 has been making a positive impact on the lives of many. 

LMM is proud to have advocated throughout 2023 for Cuyahoga County’s first Youth Drop-In Center, an initiative of A Place 4 Me, operated by LMM, and in partnership with the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and the REACH Youth Action Board, aiming to meet the basic needs of youth facing housing instability and adversity. 

For the latest YDIC update, click the button below.  

Earlier this year, LMM celebrated meeting the fundraising goal for the Breaking New Ground affordable housing initiative! This innovative project supports families exiting homelessness with affordable rents in redeveloped rental units and connections to supportive services. 

LMM Guardianship Services continued to play an essential role in Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties by continuing to support, provide legal guardianship, and advocate for adults who cannot otherwise care for themselves.

With over 20,000 hours of guardianship decision-making, LMM Guardianship provides life-changing services for Ohio's aging population.

Each year, the last week of April marks “National Reentry Week,” a time dedicated to uplifting the opportunities – and challenges – returning citizens encounter. In April 2023, LMM supported the Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry’s programming by planning and hosting a two-part People’s Reentry Assembly, a Chopped4Change cooking competition and the third annual Charles R. See Forum on Reentry. 

Learn more about Cleveland Reentry Week 2023 and LMM’s efforts to continue to contribute to paving a new way for individuals with backgrounds and breaking down barriers to reentry:

Earlier this year, LMM launched its Immersion Experiences, a series of engaging walk-throughs of the agency’s sites led by Maria Foschia, President & CEO, that offer a firsthand look into LMM's community impact. 

Stay tuned for the Immersion Experience series to continue in 2024! In the meantime, check out a virtual version of the site visits by clicking the play button above.

LMM is proud to have hosted Dr. Richard Cho, Senior Advisor for Housing and Services at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in October for the release of Cuyahoga County's Justice Housing Plan. More than 80 individuals attended the release to recognize housing as a human right, including Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne! 

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