Advocates on Friday celebrated the opening of a new seasonal shelter in downtown Cleveland, meant to bridge gaps for people experiencing homelessness who normally sleep outside during the cold winter months.
The new shelter at 1530 E. 19th Street, operated by the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, will provide overnight shelter from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. There’s space for up to 45 people who normally brave the cold in tents or in cars, bus shelters or elsewhere outside the current shelter system, officials said.
Chelsea Black, director of street outreach for NEOCH, said the seasonal shelter will serve those who might eschew other year-round shelters for a variety of reasons…