EMERALD DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC

EDEN develops, owns and manages housing, administers rental assistance programs, and provides homeless prevention funding mainly to residents of NE Ohio.

We provide housing assistance to at-risk individuals and families—including children, young adults, seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, households fleeing domestic violence/human trafficking, individuals who have been involved with the justice system, and more.

In 2025, we served 4,083 households (7,349 individuals) with supportive housing, rental assistance, housing location and stabilization services, and more. Another 1,076 households (2,410 individuals) received homeless/eviction prevention assistance. EDEN owns the Norma Herr Women's Center, which is the primary shelter in Cuyahoga County for adult women. 1,151 received emergency shelter at Norma Herr in 2025. In total, EDEN assisted 10,913 people with housing, homeless prevention assistance, and shelter in 2025.

When you support EDEN's work, you are investing in the well-being of our community. Because of you, individuals and families facing housing instability can find safety, dignity, and a path forward. Thank you for being part of the solution to homelessness and housing instability.

EDEN has a wide variety of programs to meet the ongoing needs of those experiencing housing insecurities and homelessness:

- Permanent Supportive Housing — EDEN’s 14 PSH buildings (850 total units) enable people experiencing long term homelessness to find a permanent place to call home. Residents are given the opportunity to participate in supportive services, although housing is not contingent upon participation. EDEN is working with its partners to develop 2 additional PSH buildings: one to serve unhoused seniors, including senior veterans; and one to serve unhoused individuals in Lorain County.

- Rental Assistance Programs — EDEN administers rental subsidy programs to more than 4,700 households each month to provide quality, safe, and affordable housing.
- Scattered Site Properties — EDEN now owns and operates approximately 80 properties with more than 250 units—including single family homes, condominium units, & small apartment buildings—to house both individual and family households.

- Rapid Re-Housing — EDEN administers Continuum of Care & Emergency Solutions Grant funds to assist with time-limited rent and utility assistance as well as housing location services.

- Homeless Prevention Funding — EDEN administers ARPA funds for the Continuum of Care to assist with rent and utility arrears, security deposits, hotel stays, cleaning fees and household items.

- Safe Havens — EDEN owns and operates two Safe Haven properties. All residents must meet HUD's criteria of homelessness and must be severely mentally disabled.

- Norma Herr Women's Center — NHWC is an emergency women's shelter that is owned by EDEN and operated by YWCA. In 2023, 1,109 women received shelter at the Center.

- Housing Stabilization — EDEN's Stability Specialists collaborate with our participants to help orient clients about their housing programs, locate a unit, and then assist them in maintaining their housing. We are now providing this service to clients of Legal Aid, NEOCH, & Cuyahoga County Dept of Children & Family Services.

- Inspections — Certified inspectors conduct initial and annual HQS inspections to ensure the safety and security of participants.