Owner Rakefet Landes, who was a real estate agent and property manager in New York before moving to Cleveland three years ago, plans to move forward with renovations after receiving a $250,000 state historic tax credit last month.
“People were struggling, and now they’re struggling even more,” said Tamika Compton of her neighbors. Since their launch, the Community Yahoos have given out toys at Christmas, helped families avoid eviction or pay utility bills, and handed out masks and PPE.
CareSource, the state’s largest Medicaid managed care organization, will invest $5 million to help Cleveland families and property owners protect children from lead hazards in their homes.
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.
On Monday, Jan. 11 three Cleveland organizations announced a joint initiative designed to inspire residents to support local businesses while practicing social distancing. “Roam the Winter Wonderland” intends to help various Cleveland neighborhoods through the winter months of the pandemic with events and promotions through April.
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.
For low-income older adults and those with disabilities, the challenges of staying healthy and avoiding isolation during the pandemic have been particularly hard. Many of the most vulnerable are now even more dependent on nonprofit, government and social service agencies to help them stay both mentally and physically healthy.
Hoping to educate candidates and voters in advance of the 2021 Cleveland mayoral and council elections, a coalition of more than a dozen groups have released a platform calling for environmental equity and more grassroots participation in decision making.
Soon after they retired from the military, Anthony Duvall and his business partner Lenny Carnegie began looking for a real estate investment opportunity. They were quickly drawn to Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood, which has added a number of new businesses in recent years.
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.
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