Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

THE UNITED STATES IS THE WORLD'S LEADER IN INCARCERATION. THERE ARE 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE NATION'S PRISONS AND JAILS—A 500% INCREASE OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS.  OHIO HOUSES NEARLY 45,000 INDIVIDUALS  WHO RECIDIVATE AT A RATE OF OVER 35%.  LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY (LMM) IS COMMITTED TO ENDING RECIDIVISM FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN OHIO THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON REDUCING RECIDIVISM. LMM HAS A STRONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH THE REENTRY COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OUR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED  CHOPPING FOR CHANGE (C4C) PROGRAM.  C4C IS A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT ENABLES PARTICIPATES TO ENGAGE IN CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY TRAINING FIVE DAYS A WEEK, WITH  COUNSELING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP THE PARTICIPANTS OVERCOME PERSONAL CHALLENGES THAT MAY LIMIT THEIR SUCCESS.  PARTICIPANTS INCARCERATED AT THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION (ODRC) FACILITIES IN CLEVELAND AND GRAFTON, OHIO WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN  PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO RETURN HOME EQUIPPED WITH VALUABLE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, POSITION THEM FOR SUCCESSFUL ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE, AND EMPOWER THEM TO AVOID RECIDIVISM. C4C IS ONE OF ONLY A FEW PROGRAMS IN OHIO THAT TAKES INMATES OUT OF PRISON AND INTO CIVILIAN CUSTODY FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING. PARTICIPANTS IN LMM’S C4C PROGRAM HAVE LESS THAN A 4% RECIDIVISM RATE. FOCUSING ON COMPLETION, PLACEMENT, LICENSURE, AND REDUCED RECIDIVISM, C4C  WILL HAVE A LASTING AND PROFOUND IMPACT ON PARTICIPANTS RETURNING TO NORTHEAST OHIO BY PROVIDING VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS TO REHABILITATION. COMPLETION WILL DIRECTLY CONNECT TO  FORMALIZED EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES INCLUDING CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND DEGREES. PLACEMENT TRANSLATES DIRECTLY TO SUSTAINABLE LIVING WAGE EMPLOYMENT.  LICENSURE PROVIDES A THIRD-PARTY VALIDATION OF THE SCOPE AND VALUE OF SERVICES. FINALLY, RECIDIVISM IS THE ESSENTIAL OUTCOME TO DRAMATICALLY UNDERSCORE THE POWER OF QUALITY THERAPEUTIC AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMING TO INFLUENCE FUTURE BEHAVIORS TO A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF POSITIVE OUTCOMES.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

BASIC CENTER PROGRAM PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES FOR YOUTH AGES 13 - 17 WHO HAVE RUNAWAY FROM HOME,UNABLE TO RETURN HOME OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

BASIC CENTERS

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS IN SERVICE TO ELIMINATE POVERTY AND POVERTY-RELATED PROBLEMS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES

LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SHALOM (PEACE, WELL-BEING) AND JUSTICE (RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS) THROUGH A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY OF SERVICE AND ADVOCACY WITH THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED, FORGOTTEN AND HURTING. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO BUILD CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR PROGRAMMING TO HELP PREVENT RECIDIVISM FOR CURRENTLY AND PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. THE PROJECT WITH FOCUS ON CHOPPING FOR CHANGE, CENTRAL KITCHEN, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS, AND IMPROVING OR CREATING PROGRAMS WITHIN THE NORTHEAST REINTEGRATION CENTER (NERC) AND THE GRAFTON REINTEGRATION CENTER WITH THE GRAFTON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. NINE VISTA MEMBERS AND A VISTA LEADER WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DEVELOPING AND UPDATING CURRICULA, RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS, RESEARCH AND DETERMINE FEASIBILITY OF EXPANSION PROJECTS, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE BOARD OF PROGRAMS.

VA IS PROVIDING CAPITAL FUNDING TO REDUCE CONGREGRATE LIVING AND CREATE INDIVIDUAL LIVING UNITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.