A group of young people committed to action over talk, to addressing and solving the profound problems they and others face every day, this elite wing of Cleveland’s social justice nonprofit may be the region’s own “greatest generation” in the making.
On a crisp fall day, a small group of masked community researchers fanned out on the streets of Slavic Village to ask residents a few questions about their sex lives. The effort was one part of a plan to understand why the Cleveland neighborhood has seen higher levels of new HIV cases diagnosed over the past five years, despite an overall downward trend in Cuyahoga County.
On January 15, 2021, the actual birthday of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., The Urban League of Greater Cleveland launched My Brother’s Keeper Greater Cleveland Chapter, a program to support boys and young men of color from this community.
The disconnect between Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) students and the surrounding Cleveland community led Delaney Jones to start Know Your Neighbors, a student-led initiative at CWRU striving to create connections between Case students and their neighbors.
Mentorship and networking are key aspects of any career field and can be especially helpful when relocating to another city. Relocating to another country is a lot more daunting. Global Cleveland’s new Global Rising program is designed to help immigrants create a solid foundation in their career trajectory through networking.
What’s in a voice? For participants in Baldwin Wallace University’s (BW) transgender voice clinic, a voice means feeling like themselves. And for many trans people, security in their voice presentation is nothing less than a matter of basic safety.
When our 11th grade son told us he was ready to quit and be a high school dropout, our hearts sank. He was done after trying two different schools, remote learning, and talking to counselors and therapists, only to see himself fail time after time. The we discovered a new school, and decided to give it a try.
The nonprofit organization led by Daniel Gray-Kontar has worked with adult and youth residents in Midtown and Hough to create a vision for a Black Avenue in Cleveland.
Horizon Education Centers aims to open a new, high-quality child care center in an area that needs one, but some neighbors oppose replacing a neglected orchard.
As students continue to be stuck at home for long periods of time, LGBTQ+ youth and young adults are especially vulnerable to being trapped in unsupportive environments. Advocates say more proactive forms of outreach could help.
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