Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement News from Your Community Foundation
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Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and City of Cleveland receive $35M Choice Neighborhoods grant
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $35 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant to the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and the City of Cleveland for its Buckeye/Woodhill Transformation Plan. CMHA together with the City of Cleveland; The Community Builders (TCB); City Architecture; Case Western Reserve University; Burten, Bell, Carr Development; and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, is leading a major transformation of Woodhill Homes and the surrounding Buckeye-Woodhill community. |
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Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary in Cleveland addresses playspace inequity with a new multi-sport court
Youth at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary in Cleveland have a new place to play. The Famicos Foundation, the Cleveland Foundation, MyCom, the City of Cleveland, Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary, General Motors and KABOOM!, the nonprofit organization focused on ending playspace inequity, collaborated to increase access to playspaces for local kids with the creation of a new, multi-sport court that was installed this summer. The new multi-sport court will provide an opportunity for older kids and teens to be active with their peers, play a variety of sports and have a quality, safe place to play that is close to where they live and learn. |
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Dunham Tavern Museum shares exciting plans for its MidTown campus
Dunham Tavern Museum's efforts to transform its campus into a welcoming, vibrant community green space are the focus of this story from Steve Litt for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Cleveland Foundation is excited to be part of this historic project as we plan our move to the MidTown neighborhood in 2022!
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Discussing building and sharing power in Greater Cleveland
How can we ensure more people have a say in the decisions that affect them? Nelson Beckford, Cleveland Foundation program director for neighborhood revitalization and community engagement, moderated a panel discussion among Erika Anthony, executive director, Ohio Transformation Fund and co-founder, Cleveland VOTES; Keith Benford, parent, Hough Youth Advisory Board; and Michelle Tomallo, member, board of directors, Plexus LGBT and Allied Chamber of Commerce, around building and sharing power in Greater Cleveland during Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Week Presented by KeyBank. Catch the full conversation on our YouTube channel.
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Stories of Impact: Hough Youth Advisory Board
In Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood, young leaders have a seat at the table where key decisions are being made, and their influence is making a difference. Convened by Daniel Gray-Kontar and Lexy Lattimore, the Hough Youth Advisory Board – part of Twelve Literary Arts – is a group of young people between the ages of 14 and 24 who live in Hough and care deeply about their neighborhood’s future.
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Apply for Neighbor Up Action Grants by Oct. 4
Neighborhood Connections’ Neighbor Up Action Grants are open for applications until Oct. 4. Grants range from $500 to $5,000 and are meant to spur small, grassroots community projects. Grants may be used for a wide variety of projects, and groups are encouraged to think in new ways about what will work in their communities and with whom they might partner.
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Match funding opportunity available through ioby for Cuyahoga County arts & culture projects
The Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match Fund supports organizations and residents as they make our county more vibrant and creative. Individuals, artists, informal groups of residents, and nonprofits can all receive one-on-one fundraising coaching and dollar-for-dollar matching funds up to $3,000 on their ioby crowdfunding campaign in support of projects that bring arts and culture to Cuyahoga County residents.
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Discuss Deep Roots projects in Northeast Ohio on Oct. 14
Join Cleveland Foundation Program Director of Neighborhood Revitalization and Engagement Nelson Beckford virtually from 10:30 a.m. - noon on Thursday, Oct. 14, as he talks with Dawn Arrington of ioby Cleveland and the passionate individuals creating Deep Roots projects in Northeast Ohio and beyond.
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Join Cleveland Documenters
Informed communities are strong communities. Cleveland Documenters is a one-year pilot program to recruit, train and pay Greater Clevelanders to document official meetings of the Cuyahoga County and City of Cleveland governments in an effort to promote accountability and transparency and to expand the toolbox for residents to take action in their communities.
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Recent Neighborhood Revitalization grants
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Global Cleveland ($200,000) – In a recent study released by Rust Belt Advisors that analyzed thousands of variables related to the economic success of a region, educational attainment and migration were identified as significant contributing factors to gross domestic product. This grant will allow the organization to continue to build the capacity of our region and neighborhoods to attract and retain skilled immigrants and newcomers, facilitate the integration of immigrants and refugees arriving in Cleveland, and deepen engagement within the economic and workforce development sectors.
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HOLA Ohio ($200,000) – Latinx members of our community are often excluded from safety nets and contend with disparities in health, education, employment, the justice system, and economic mobility. This two-year grant will help the organization establish a Hispanic Community Center in Painesville, where exponential growth in the Latinx and undocumented populations has created systemic stresses. Areas of impact that the center will address include improving educational outcomes, advancing healthcare and mental health, fostering economic opportunity through small business development and access to employment, and building bridges in the community.
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LakewoodAlive ($25,000) – According to the 2020 census, Lakewood is the third largest city in Cuyahoga County and one of the top 20 in the entire state. Many seniors in the city are aging in place, and funding for Project Safe Senior will allow the organization to expand its outreach by identifying seniors in need of support. The effort focuses on ensuring aging residents are living in the most safe and healthy environment possible by providing educational and financial resources, and, more importantly, dignity to residents 60 years and older. The grant will also allow the organization to work with a consultant to help the board, staff and committees build and implement a diversity, equity and inclusion plan.
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