For the remainder of the meeting the YWCA was in charge. Nicole Evans of the YWCA, who as of May 1, 2018, will take over as the Executive Director at the Norma Herr Shelter as the YWCA takes the reign from Frontline
- What can we do to help make your homeless experience be as brief as possible?
- To empower women to receive the institutional services that they are entitled to overcome the homeless experience, trauma, physical abuse, substance abuse, and self-suffering.
- Encourage women to make Informed decisions for themselves
- To increase resources that are available to women in the shelter to establish independence in the community.
Before SocksPlus, it was common to see homeless individuals with bags tied over their tennis shoes to serve as boots. It was normal to find individuals with holes in their shoes and wet socks and feet. It was typical to find people suffering without gloves, hats and warm socks. It was never easy knowing that people were suffering in the cold and you have no hats or gloves or socks to give them to provide some warmth. Before the SocksPlus campaign outreach workers would have to call on churches and put out notices of what was needed for an individual and what sizes was needed and then wait. It could take days or a week to get an individual geared up with warm socks, boots, gloves and a hat. They were definitely hard to come by because there were so many who were sleeping outside and they all needed winter gear once the weather started changing
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We released our 2017 Annual Report. Please take a look if you have not yet seen it. The report highlights our work, demonstrates the facts of homelessness in our community, discusses our financial health, and thanks our supporters.
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The Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance Program (CHLAP) is a program of the CMBA. It works with the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) and homeless shelters in the area to focus on the legal issues that are of concern to those in Cleveland who are experiencing homelessness or are at-risk of becoming homeless. The program offers an important service to the individuals in need by providing access to justice through brief advice and counseling clinics at regularly scheduled times in shelters and social service sites where they reside or gather for meals and other services.
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Just the Facts: Homeless and Poverty in our community. This is 2017 year data and speaks to the reality of poverty and homelessness in our community. Looking at who is impacted by homelessness, we see that 70% of the people in shelter identify as black and that family homelessness has increased by 24% since 2015.
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THE RIGHT TO SPEAK: FROM VOTING BOOTHS TO SHELTERS AND STREET CORNERS
NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS - ANNUAL MEETING
THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH, 2018.
ST. PAUL’S COMMUNITY CHURCH
(4427 FRANKLIN AVE, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44113)
6PM TO 8PM ( FOOD PROVIDED)
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Music is a bridge that can bring awareness and spur action. Emerging from Phil Collins's installation, my heart's in my hand..., currently on view at MOCA Cleveland, this special concert seeks to generate attention and support to help improve the conditions for homeless people in Cleveland. Benefitting Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH), the concert will feature musicians and bands from here and beyond who address social issues in their music and practice. The event will be held at Beachland Ballroom, a venue that has long provided a stage for musicians who inspire change.
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Last night I ate chicken wings from the garbage can on 4th street it’s a good place to find doggie bags from the restaurants on that street. I walked over to the alley next to May Company, got in the corner and slept.
Read MoreThe Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless announced the publication of the Homeless Street Card for 2018. We are so thankful to University Hospitals for sponsoring this years printing. The Homeless Street Card is a front and back piece of paper updated every year that contains extensive information on resources such as shelters, meal sites, job training agencies, health clinics, chemical dependency services and drop in centers. This valuable and convenient resource makes it easy for homeless individuals to find the assistance they need to get out of their situation
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