Stay at Home. That was the order from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s office that went into effect in mid-March 2020. No one is immune to the effects of that crucial order or the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the shelter-in-place restrictions – including people experiencing homelessness. Already vulnerable to a number of health risks, the homeless […]
From living in a tent to helping recovering addicts, life comes full circle Rhonda grew up in a pleasant, white, middle-class suburban neighborhood in the 1960s, but her childhood was far from the American Dream. When she was only 3, her father was killed in the Vietnam War, leaving her mother to work long hours
To Our Faithful Community, The City Mission remains fully dedicated to providing help and hope to all people, and will remain open to our neighbors in crisis. However, with confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus in Cuyahoga County, we are ensuring the safety of our clients, volunteers, and staff by taking a series of precautionary
From living in a tent to helping recovering addicts, life comes full circle James* never expected to be homeless. Before he found himself on the streets, the 60-year-old family man dedicated decades of his life to a local company and spent his weekends volunteering with the very group he would eventually become a part of.
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 nonprofit serving men, women, and children in crisis, hosted a June event called the Stand
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 from her apartment after missing one month’s rent, and she then bounced from house
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 from so many different walks of life—which is something that I never thought to be
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 History Month, “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence.” Unfortunately, Cleveland has a long way
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 her bills, but her landlord soon started giving her strange instructions on how to use
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 week programs be aired on 1220AM The Word radio. The purpose was to share about
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