Housing & Shelter
Ending Homelessness & Providing Affordable Housing
Men’s Shelter on Lakeside Ave.
LMM’s Men’s Shelter on Lakeside Ave. is the largest shelter in the state of Ohio, serving up to 365 men per night with an additional 30-60 beds available at partner overflow sites. At the shelter, LMM staff and social service partners provide on and off-site services to increase resident self-sufficiency. We work with individuals to end their homelessness by finding appropriate housing as soon as possible. The shelter has six communities to meet the specific needs of those men in crisis. There are three community gardens, a Neighborhood Partnership Program, and more.
Cuyahoga County’s shelter intake is managed by United Way’s 211 First Call for Help and FrontLine Service Coordinated Intake. If you are homeless and need shelter, please call 211.
If you are an adult who wishes to be served at the single-sex men’s shelter, you can come directly to Men’s Shelter at 2100 Lakeside Ave. for immediate shelter. No appointment is needed at the shelter.
Housing
Shelter is an intermediate solution to a broader housing problem. The most obvious obstacle to sustainable, permanent housing is prohibitive cost. We’re closing the gap between voucher-eligible would-be renters and homes that would otherwise be unavailable to them.
Our promise is to be the landlord we wish to see. LMM is producing innovative rental models and advancing existing efforts to end family homelessness in Greater Cleveland by restoring hope and homes for our city’s most underserved.
The purchase and renovation of 20 units in the St. Clair Superior neighborhood is underway as a result of the more than $3.5 million raised as part of the Breaking New Ground Affordable Housing Initiative, which exceeded its goal in 2022. The project will be sustained through the Family Stability Fund.
Additional housing projects for men who are homeless are in progress and others are on the horizon.
Haven Home Family Overflow Shelter
The Haven Home was established as the “family overflow shelter” in 2017 to serve homeless women and their children in Cuyahoga County. The Family Overflow Shelter exists to provide temporary emergency shelter until a bed becomes available at a traditional family shelter. Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry is the operating partner.
Volunteer
Many volunteer opportunities with Housing & Shelter are available and fit the interests of individuals and groups seeking to engage with our residents and make a difference.
Additional Information
Phone
216.566.0047
Address
Men’s Shelter
2100 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Directions
Housing & Shelter Operating Board
- Bill Barnett
- Trisha Brown
- Alonda Bush
- James DeRosa
- Reza Khoramshahi
- Fatima Warren
- Dean Willmer
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