Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry

Youth Resiliency Services takes a holistic approach to meeting the basic needs of youth facing housing instability and adversity through providing emergency shelter, independent living and navigation services. In 2024, 149 youth were served with an average length of stay of 23 days in shelter.

Guardianship Services focus on guardian of person for vulnerable adults. Staff and volunteers are appointed as legal guardians by the probate court to serve as concerned, caring champions and surrogate decision-makers for indigent, incompetent adults who cannot care for themselves and have often encountered abuse or exploitation. Over the course of 2024, 20,839 hours of decision making was provided to 615 people under guardianship.

Workforce Development provides vocational training and career services to individuals experiencing homelessness, reentry, current incarceration, and persons unemployed or underemployed. Culinary Training Programming is recognized by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges & Schools to award certificated and diplomas in the culinary arts and hospitality as well as shorter term credentials to aid with attaining employment and advancing career paths. 72 students were served in 2024. Students also supplort the Central Kitchen which produced 237,250 meals for area shelters.