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The Believe Mortgage program is built to increase homeownership in Northeast Ohio

By Christina Easter ● Social Equity ● December 5, 2023

The Believe Mortgage program helps Northeast Ohioans become homeowners and find financing for houses, despite barriers like lower credit scores or less savings. Since launching two years ago, the program has helped nearly 200 people purchase homes.

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Dreaming of affordable home ownership in Central, and figuring out where to begin

By La Queta Worley & Sharon Holbrook ● Social Equity ● September 29, 2023

Community journalist La Queta Worley wants to own a home in the Central neighborhood, but is facing both neighborhood and personal barriers.

Larchmere Homes: 30 new affordable lease-purchase homes near completion

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● July 11, 2023

Residents will build equity through rental payments over 15 years, after which they are eligible to buy their home.

1400 miles, on foot. How Cleveland surveyed 162,000 properties in 6 months

By Collin Cunningham ● Government ● June 29, 2023

The results of the 2023 survey will help the city and nonprofits determine where to allocate resources to improve the city’s housing stock. The survey was last done in 2015.

Slavic Village residents spearhead community resource center on Fleet Avenue

By Lee Chilcote ● Civic Engagement ● January 25, 2023

Slavic Village resident Odetta Fields saw that people in her neighborhood were struggling, and she founded the Southeast Cleveland Resource Center to connect people with programs and resources that can help them.

What can Cleveland learn from Philadelphia’s ambitious experiment in water billing?

By Conor Morris ● Government ● May 2, 2022

Water has increasingly become more expensive for the people struggling to make ends meet.

Clevelanders struggle to get help with utility bills

By Conor Morris & Michael Indriolo ● Social Equity ● March 7, 2022

Federal programs exist, but how easy are they to access?

Relief for Northeast Ohio sewer bills is here for renters, but will they access it?

By Conor Morris ● Economy ● January 20, 2022

Most eligible low-income residents aren’t tapping into the affordability program; meanwhile, Cleveland water discounts still only apply to property owners.

Federal aid arrives for low-income Cuyahoga County residents’ water and sewer bills

By Conor Morris ● Economy ● January 20, 2022

Cuyahoga County residents who need help with their water and sewer bills may benefit from a new emergency program, but barriers abound for assistance programs like this.

One in every five Cleveland water accounts fall behind as shutoffs resume

By Conor Morris ● Government ● December 7, 2021

The number of people behind on their water bills in the Cleveland area has tripled during the pandemic. Now, almost one in every four water accounts are behind by at least one bill, as the city has resumed water shutoffs for nonpayment. Everyday people like 63-year-old Janet Gill-Cooks are struggling to pay their utility bills, and to navigate the systems of assistance that are available for utility bills. What can be done about this problem?