The Haven homeless shelter is set to open after years of delays

Anne Marie Noble sits with Mark Minadeo at the Haven’s warming center in the Immaculate Conception Parish Hall in February 2021. Minadeo, who currently does not have access to stable housing, said he’d be sleeping on the street if it weren’t for the warming center. Michael Indriolo/The Portager

The Haven homeless shelter is set to open after years of delays

- Wyatt Loy

For years, Portage County residents suddenly experiencing homelessness had only one place to go for emergency shelter. On Monday, a Ravenna nonprofit will open its doors to offer 64 more beds to those in need. 

The upcoming ribbon cutting at The Haven of Portage County, located at 2645 state Route 59, between Kent and Ravenna, is the culmination of three years of work for Anne Marie Noble, the executive director, who is a former director of emergency outreach services at Family and Community Services.

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