In broad terms, the plan includes reducing reliance on emergency shelters; increasing rapid-rehousing and permanent housing capacity; connecting residents at risk of homelessness to income and support services and improving equity in housing.
A homeless camp under the Detroit-Superior bridge photographed in 2019, before it was cleared out by Cleveland Metroparks Rangers. CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County officials on Wednesday pledged a 25% decrease in homelessness by 2027 and unveiled an ambitious – and currently underfunded – Strategic Action Plan for how to accomplish that goal.
But this broader plan will guide changes to the county’s continuum of care to create more pathways to permanent housing and ensure that homelessness in Cuyahoga “is rare, brief when we can’t prevent it, and results in a quick, successful return to permanent housing for everyone,” Sirak said. “The fact that Cleveland has seen, at best, a very limited decrease in homelessness indicates that the local homeless response system requires modifications to achieve improved outcomes,” the report says. “Managing homelessness is no longer sufficient because it leaves behind...some of our most vulnerable citizens and those who have experienced the greatest levels of discrimination.”
that would prohibit landlords from refusing housing to renters based on their source of income and incentivize more of them to accept the vouchers, but it never materialized.Building rapid and permanent housing capacity to divert more people away from extended emergency shelter. The report estimates the county needs 1,000 additional supportive housing placements
“The ultimate answer to homelessness is more housing; housing that is decent, accessible, safe and affordable,” the report says.new Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentIt also follows significant county investments in homeless services, including $25 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars, some of which has gone to renovating the men’s and women’s homeless shelters to move away from traditional congregate care and provide more specialized, private housing.
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