/news/tags/homeless-shelter Homeless shelter en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:49:55 GMT /community/2025-01-28/akron-advocates-conduct-point-in-time-survey-expect-homelessness-to-continue-to-rise Homeless outreach groups across the country are conducting the annual Point-In-Time Count. Although official numbers won't be in for months, advocates expect the number of people experiencing homelessness to continue to increase. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:49:55 GMT /community/2025-01-28/akron-advocates-conduct-point-in-time-survey-expect-homelessness-to-continue-to-rise Abigail Bottar /community/2023-11-16/cleveland-shelter-for-women-and-kids-breaks-ground-on-new-transitional-housing The City Mission, the nonprofit that runs Laura’s Home, says it’s the first “transitional housing” project of its kind in the city. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:48:06 GMT /community/2023-11-16/cleveland-shelter-for-women-and-kids-breaks-ground-on-new-transitional-housing Conor Morris /government-politics/2023-03-20/ohio-city-residents-file-to-block-drop-in-center-for-youth-who-are-homeless A group of concerned neighbors on Franklin Avenue in Ohio City has filed an appeal in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court against the Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals, attempting to nullify two variances granted last month allowing the center. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:59:11 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-20/ohio-city-residents-file-to-block-drop-in-center-for-youth-who-are-homeless Conor Morris /government-politics/2023-03-16/new-philadelphia-homeless-shelter-location-rejected-due-to-zoning-code The Friends of the Homeless will need to find a new location for its homeless shelter after its proposal was rejected by the New Philadelphia City Council Zoning and Annexation Committee. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:25:38 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-16/new-philadelphia-homeless-shelter-location-rejected-due-to-zoning-code Grace Springer /community/2022-12-22/northeast-ohio-homeless-outreach-groups-prepare-shelters-meals-ahead-of-bitterly-cold-weather Several overnight shelters are open for individuals experiencing homelessness in the greater Cleveland and Akron areas. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 20:42:31 GMT /community/2022-12-22/northeast-ohio-homeless-outreach-groups-prepare-shelters-meals-ahead-of-bitterly-cold-weather Anna Huntsman /news/health-science/2021-07-16/homeless-forced-out-of-emergency-covid-shelter-at-independence-ramada-inn The Northeast Ohio Coalition for Homeless is urging the Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry to allow the men, who have been housed at the hotel since April, to stay through August as originally planned. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:03:35 GMT /news/health-science/2021-07-16/homeless-forced-out-of-emergency-covid-shelter-at-independence-ramada-inn Jenny Hamel /news/economy/2021-03-11/2020-didnt-stunt-the-big-business-of-renting-in-akron Despite the economic turmoil caused by the pandemic, Akron's rental market continues to grow. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:00:56 GMT /news/economy/2021-03-11/2020-didnt-stunt-the-big-business-of-renting-in-akron Doug Livingston/The Akron Beacon Journal /news/community/2020-12-07/access-closes-transitional-housing-in-akron The federal funds that have been used for Step II could be refocused on permanent housing programs. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 10:15:50 GMT /news/community/2020-12-07/access-closes-transitional-housing-in-akron Abigail Bottar /news/community/2019-11-12/local-homeless-shelters-struggling-to-meet-winter-demand Local homeless shelters are preparing for winter as temperatures drop across Northeast Ohio. While many Cleveland shelters already operate at capacity, staffers say there are still people without shelter in the harsh weather. The first winter storm of the season already blew through Cleveland, bringing a temperature drop of more than 10 degrees and mixed precipitation. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:32:39 GMT /news/community/2019-11-12/local-homeless-shelters-struggling-to-meet-winter-demand /news/community/2019-01-04/akrons-second-chance-village-is-closing-with-a-flurry-of-acitivity Second Chance Village is all but gone. The last tents of the homeless camp on the back lot of a commercial property in Akron’s Middlebury neighborhood… Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:55:58 GMT /news/community/2019-01-04/akrons-second-chance-village-is-closing-with-a-flurry-of-acitivity