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Measles update: The US has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states, including Ohio, have active outbreaks

By The Associated Press ● Government ● May 13, 2025

There are also outbreaks in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Three people, including two school-aged children, have died from measles this year.

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Cuyahoga County hopes a forensic liaison will help youth with disabilities caught in the justice system

By Mike McGraw ● Government ● May 12, 2025

Research shows that 65-70% of youth who become subjects of the juvenile court also have a disability.

Free summer food sites announced by Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio

By Chris Mosby ● Education ● May 7, 2025

Kids who are members of a Club can get free breakfast and lunch through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio this summer.

Cuyahoga County looks for new ways to guide youth out of foster care, juvenile-court system

By Bob Sandrick ● Government ● May 5, 2025

Cuyahoga County, with help from a $300,000 grant, plans to improve the ways it guides young people out of foster care and the juvenile-court system and into adulthood.

The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and Ohio has an active outbreak. Here’s what to know

By The Associated Press ● Health ● April 30, 2025

A federal health agency says the U.S. has 884 confirmed measles cases this year as of Friday. That’s triple the amount seen in all of 2024. Two children and an adult have died from measles-related illnesses this year.

A lifeline for Cleveland: Neighborhood Family Practice (NFP) addresses health care access in “pharmacy desert”

By Dahlia Fisher ● Health ● April 21, 2025

The 10,000 square-foot building at the corner of Lorain Avenue and 130th Street is outfitted to provide more than medicine. NFP offers comprehensive care including medical, dental and behavioral health services. A drive-through pharmacy is set to be added in early 2026.

How ‘All Our Babies: Birthing in the Afrofuture’ tries to improve the health of Cleveland’s Black mothers, children

By Unity Powell ● Arts & Culture ● April 18, 2025

The project combines art, healing, ancestral traditions, and community action to address Black maternal health disparities and reimagine what Black birth can look like using the cultural power of Afrofuturism. It’s more than an exhibit — it’s a space of love, tools, story-sharing and hope.

Enhancing accessibility: East Cleveland Public Library receives $10,000 grant from Cuyahoga DD

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Social Equity ● April 15, 2025

The grant will fund upgrades to two workstations including adjustable tables, large-print (white text, black keys) or low-vision (black text, yellow keys) keyboards, optical trackball mice, and software accommodations for literacy and learning skills.

HELP Foundation cuts ribbon on Lakewood facility’s $2 million renovation

By Susan Eyerman ● Development ● April 7, 2025

The expanded and renovated facility will serve people with developmental disabilities.

New Crisis Receiving Center to open in Central neighborhood in fall 2026

By Kirsten Kimbler ● Health ● March 28, 2025

Nearly three years after St. Vincent Charity Community Hospital closed its emergency room doors, a new Crisis Receiving Center (CRC) will initiate development this spring.