Fair Housing Month is dedicated to raising awareness around fair housing rights and increasing efforts to end housing discrimination.  

LMM is proud to be an advocate in ensuring that housing is safe and accessible for all.

Want to celebrate Fair Housing Month with LMM? Here are some ways to get involved:

• Donate to LMM Housing & Shelter
• Volunteer with LMM Housing & Shelter
• Learn more about LMM's advocacy efforts to end homelessness
• Read our Fair Housing Month edition of Seeds of Change
• Learn more about LMM's Solar-Powered Housing initiative
• Read about LMM's Fair Chance Housing project
• Follow us on social media for the latest #FairHousingMonth updates

Housing is a human right, but what happens when the safe, affordable housing stock is limited for individuals experiencing housing instability in Cleveland?

LMM is piloting a solar-powered house as an innovative solution to homelessness. Click the button below to view coverage of the initiative and click here to view the press release for the Solar Homes project.

Join us for the Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry’s #CLEReentryWeek2023, April 23 – April 29, as we amplify voices of the reentry community and continue breaking down barriers.

Take a look at LMM's Reentry Week activities and scroll down to register for a couple of the upcoming Reentry Week events LMM is hosting.

Join LMM & community partners for the People's Reentry Assembly on Saturday, April 15!

This year’s program will focus on the power of storytelling as a tool to change perceptions & policy and is open to individuals impacted by the criminal legal system.

Tickets are now available for the third annual Charles R. See Forum on Reentry! Don’t miss this year’s conversation with Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy at The Fortune Society. The Friday, April 28, 2023 lunchtime forum will highlight the importance of lessening institutional and legal barriers to employment for returning citizens and how such changes can create stronger and more equitable communities.  

Want to learn more about The Fortune Society? Read this article in the New York Times written by a currently incarcerated individual about the housing barriers facing returning citizens and some of the solutions provided by the Fortune Society: How Do People Released from Prison Find Housing?

Photo by Sisters of Charity Foundation

Congratulations are in order for the amazing team of young advocates who have led the efforts to build a youth drop-in center in the Ohio City neighborhood!

This group of leaders was recently recognized at Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless' Annual Meeting as their Advocates of the Year for their ceaseless and tenacious commitment to the work. They received the recognition among neighbors and friends at St. Paul’s Community Church.

Read the latest on the youth drop-in center here:

As we continue on our journey with collaborative partners to open the Youth Drop-In Center in Ohio City, we thank the community advocates who openly voice support as we face the opposition of a small group of neighbors. View this recent Letter to the Editor from one of the many supporters of the initiative.

A youth drop-in center in my Ohio City neighborhood is needed - and I support it.

"Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry and its predecessor organizations have pursued their charitable mission at the site of the proposed youth drop-in center for decades. As a homeowner and a neighborhood resident for over 30 years, I welcome the opportunity for this mission to now focus on serving a highly vulnerable population in great need of our care. Yes, in my backyard."

In his second State of the City address, Mayor Justin M. Bibb will discuss foundational work and progress made during his first year in office and look to the year ahead with a focus on public safety, modernizing city government, economic development, and breaking down barriers to progress for the city and its people.

Tune in for a live stream of the event at cityclub.org on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 7:00pm!

We cannot ignore the impact of racism as a public health crisis and its direct influence on individuals and communities.

Check out the Center for Community Solutions Racism as a Public Health Crisis Toolkit to learn from experts about actionable steps that can be taken to organize and act to combat racism.