Amid COVID-19 restrictions, sheltering the Cleveland area homeless population a concern as frigid temps approach
Amid COVID-19 restrictions, sheltering the Cleveland homeless a concern as frigid temps approach By Jim Nelson | February 3, 2021 at 8:54 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 8:54 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - With temperatures set to plummet into the teens and single digits throughout greater Cleveland, local homeless shelters are likely to face some of their most difficult challenges since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place.
“I’m confident,” said Melissa Sirak with Cuyahoga County’s Office of Homeless Services, pointing to the work of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless. “They’ve increased their outreach. Really trying to encourage [people] to come in if they’re willing.”