In case you missed it: More than a year after Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish forced homeless men out of an Independence hotel and onto the streets, his promise to increase bedspace at the county’s men’s shelter is coming to fruition.
Photos shared at Cuyahoga County Council's Sept. 21, 2022, Public Works committee meeting show what the semi-private pods in Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry's men's shelter may look like as part of a $4 million expansion. CLEVELAND, Ohio – More than a year after Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish forced homeless men out of an Independence hotel and onto the streets, his promise to increase bedspace at the county’s men’s shelter is coming to fruition.
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, which runs the shelter for the county, will be spreading out into the 14,000-square-foot building next door. “I’m just really excited about this project,” Turner said. “This is hopeful that we can provide care for those in our society who need it in a very humane and safe way.”
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