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Next Step Up shelter reports 141 guests since opening; officials warn of 2026 funding gap
Summary
Metro Housing presented operational and financial numbers for Next Step Up, the county emergency shelter. Shelter officials reported 141 guests since Feb. 28, 27 beds and 2 cribs, 19 households who executed leases, and an uncertain funding outlook after the state said it will not fund new shelters in calendar year 2026.
Skip Sypos of Metro Housing and program staff updated Medina County commissioners on operations at Next Step Up, the county emergency housing shelter, reporting client counts, exits to permanent housing and a funding shortfall risk for 2026.
The presentation said 141 guests entered shelter since Feb. 28; among them were 15 children, seven veterans and several households with companion animals. Metro Housing reported 19 households executed lease agreements and 35 households self-resolved (for example, by moving in with family). Shelter capacity was described as 27 beds and two cribs.
Skip Sypos said the…
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