Founded in 1991,
EDEN, Inc. is a non-profit
housing agency devoted to increasing the number of
decent and affordable housing units for
homeless and/or low-income persons with disabilities. EDEN
has continuously promoted fair housing and reasonable
accommodations in our community. We provide housing
services for approximately 3,000 people monthly
throughout Cleveland, Ohio and the surrounding suburbs.
EDEN's motto, The Porch Light is Always On,
reflectsour
agency's
efforts to help persons
with disabilities reach
their full potential. To fulfill this goal, EDEN
purchases, renovates, and leases housing
units throughout Cleveland, Ohio and the surrounding
suburbs. EDEN
also administers emergency housing assistance funds,
housing voucher programs, and Permanent-Supportive Housing projects.
ADVOCACY UPDATE!!!
For an update on the
Mental Health Budgetary Cuts in Ohio and how you can help, please click
the links below. Thank you in advance for taking the time to
weigh in on this critical issue!
COMMUNITY NEWS:
HUD
unveiled an enhanced website to promote equal access to housing programs
by providing important HUD documents in 12 different languages.
HUD is
approving plans to jump start affordable housing programs in states that
are currently stalled due to the economic recession.
HUD
announced that it will offer rental assistance to families with
disabilities, including 1,000 vouchers specifically targeted to those
transitioning out of nursing homes and other care facilities
Rick Elberts volunteers to teach a class at a downtown
shelter. This class teaches homeless men how to get an apartment
and keep it.
CONGRATULATIONS MARRIO!
July 2009 Employee of the Month was presented to:
Marrio Hart
Edgewood Park
For more info, click the picture
above.
This living wage calculator shows the
amount an individual must make to support themselves as well as their
families in Cuyahoga County.
The National Alliance to End
Homelessness introduced numerous interactive tools intended
to provide quick access to data on homelessness.
