So that our staff can enjoy the holidays, EDEN will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28.
• If you experience a housing emergency and need immediate assistance, please contact your case manager/housing provider or call 2-1-1.
• EDEN’s answering service will take messages for EDEN-owned properties only.
• If you have paperwork to drop off, please leave it in our dropbox at 7812 Madison Ave, Cleveland. Be sure to include your name and your Specialist’s or Property Manager’s name.
We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
EDEN’s mission is to provide housing solutions to people facing the challenges of housing insecurities and homelessness.
Make a Meaningful Difference Today
Data shows that 233,000 households in Cuyahoga County—42% of our community—are living paycheck to paycheck. These are people who may be working beside us every day. They are one unexpected illness, one car repair, or one rent increase away from becoming unhoused. Anyone can be the face of homelessness.
In 2024, EDEN supported more than 10,000 people through housing, rental assistance, shelter access, and homelessness prevention programs. And in 2025, the need is only increasing—just as federal funding that sustains this vital safety net is under serious threat.
As uncertainty grows, EDEN remains fiercely committed to keeping the door to stability open for those who need it most. But we cannot do it alone.
Act now!
1. Contact Congress: Urge your federal legislators to maintain 12 months of Continuum of Care (CoC) funding at current levels and protect homelessness programs in the THUD bill. These funds are essential to keeping our most vulnerable neighbors housed. You can find your legislators here.
2. Raise Awareness: Share with your networks how deeply our community relies on this safety net—and how devastating funding cuts would be. Your voice helps ensure that housing stability remains a priority.
3. Partner with EDEN: Please donate to EDEN. Your partnership allows EDEN to continue providing the housing solutions our community urgently needs.
This moment calls for action, compassion, and unity. Together, we can ensure that thousands of our neighbors do not have to combat homelessness alone.
Because they have a safe, secure home with access to resources to help them succeed, they are able to reach their goals. They can improve their health, reconnect with family and friends, learn new skills, secure employment, volunteer to help others, and take pride in their progress. There are no limits to what they can hope to achieve. 
We have done all of this in spite of difficulties like staffing challenges, construction delays, and economic turbulence. Most of our funding comes from public sources which have very strict limitations on use and do not allocate the amount we actually need to meet our administrative costs and infrastructure. Your support will provide the core operating support that will enable EDEN to move more people into our housing programs … next week, next month, and next year. 
Earlier this year, we completed the renovation of a property which is now being used as a temporary shelter for half of the residents of Norma Herr Women’s Center so that we can renovate the original Center and create a new, non-congregant, gender-neutral shelter that will be adjacent to this building. Together, these properties will serve as a welcoming campus offering dignified shelter and a safe and supportive environment for people to access vital services and move toward independent living.
In November, residents will begin moving into The Lotus, a 50-unit supportive housing development designed to housing for young adults ages 18-24 who are experiencing homelessness. It includes both 1- and 2-bedroom units to ensure adequate space for the roughly 25% of young adults who are parenting while being unhoused. It will provide space for recovery from the trauma of homelessness and the events that may have led to it. Providing a range of skill development opportunities, The Lotus is a stepping-stone for the next phase of life that meets young people where they are and provides them with the support and relationships they need to succeed.
We also finished construction and renovations on our Expansion Phase II Scattered Site Portfolio, which included a new fully accessible single-family home, a new 2-family duplex, and the rehab of a 4-unit building in Lakewood. Because of the unique architecture of the Lakewood property, we were able to add another 2-bedroom unit on the top of the building. The rehab included a completely reconfigured layout to open the kitchen up to a contemporary design, new bathrooms, new flooring, new LED lighting, new HVAC, and new windows. With energy upgrades and water-sense plumbing, the renovated property is now certified under LEED NGBS standards for energy efficiency and design.
EDEN partnered with First Year Cleveland and The Centers to implement Healthy Beginnings at Home, providing housing and services to pregnant women experiencing homelessness with the goal to reduce infant mortality rates. 
We began administering property owner incentive funds (OHMAS) for the MHARS Board in Lorain and ADMAHS Board in Cuyahoga County to encourage landlords to accept EDEN vouchers. HUD has determined that monetary incentives are most effective for recruiting participating landlords. 
EDEN recognizes that housing is a basic right of all people and is the first step in helping them transform their lives. We believe housing serves as a foundation to build stable lives, advance independence, and fulfill aspirations. We envision that, through our efforts, homelessness will be brief and rare; and every family will have a safe, secure place to call home. 
