Cuyahoga County funds winter shelter beds but big cuts loom

Driving the news: The Metanoia Project and the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) will each receive $75,000 to operate overnight sites in the coming months.

• Metanoia, partnering with Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, opened its shelter Sunday on Kinsman Road. It'll be open nightly from 6pm–8am through April.
• NEOCH will open its East 19th Street location in December, serving guests from 7pm–7am.
• Both sites can host up to 40 people and offer meals, clothing, showers and laundry.

What they're saying: "Every person in Cuyahoga County deserves the dignity of shelter from the cold," Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne said in a statement.

Zoom out: Despite the current contribution, the county is proposing to slash more than $1.5 million from homeless services next year to close a budget deficit, Cleveland.com reports.

• Providers warn these cuts could shutter overflow facilities and strain an already overburdened system.