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My Grow Connect wants Clevelanders to reconnect with the land

By Christopher Johnston ● Sustainability ● January 22, 2026

A Cleveland-based, BIPOC-owned civic and social organization focused on community engagement and urban agriculture, MGC’s mission is to support the development of sustainable communities through creative relationship building and mindful resource connections.

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Crowdsourcing ARPA: Here’s how participatory budgeting could work in Cleveland

By Lee Chilcote ● Civic Engagement ● March 28, 2022

Participatory Budgeting Cleveland, or PB CLE, released an action plan today for how they’d engage residents in coming up with ideas for how to spend $30.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

Got ideas for spending federal COVID-19 stimulus funds? Cleveland activists are listening

By Taylor Haggerty ● Economy ● May 4, 2021

Cleveland is receiving more than half a billion dollars as part of a federal stimulus package to combat the economic impact of the pandemic. How should that money be spent and who will have input into that decision?