With its Breaking New Ground campaign in full gear, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry plans to place seven families in permanent homes this year—well on its way to the goal of securing 20 units by 2024.
Taylor Haggerty and Conor MorrisMonday, February 15, 2021
Hard-off tenants currently have little time before landlords can file eviction notices. Eviction prevention laws could buy tenants some extra time to find help.
A friend's heart attack last year led Lisa Kay to embark on some lifestyle changes. She and her husband have discovered the benefits of going, for the most part, vegan and vegetarian.
Community Development Corporations may be going virtual for much of their programming, but the pandemic isn't stopping these organizations from celebrating Black History Month through the entire month of February.
Artist Erik Neff's sculpture at the gateway to the All People's Trail in the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes is an example of fine art meeting nature—exemplifying the beauty in both forms.
MAGNET is leading a national manufacturing network to develop a country-wide coalition to engage youth in manufacturing and connect underrepresented populations to potentially lucrative manufacturing careers.
Sydney Kornegay and Afi ScruggsThursday, February 04, 2021
The growing shortage in nurse assistants has given new urgency to Cleveland-area healthcare workforce groups to recruit and inspire a sense of duty in future healthcare workers, as well as find ways to better incentivize, support, and compensate entry-level workers.
In one of the most difficult years in memory, Cleveland nonprofits helped more people off the streets and into hotels or stable housing than usual. NEOCH executive director Chris Knestrick discusses how the pandemic changed funding priorities for homeless prevention, and what’s next.
The Urban League of Greater Cleveland's recent launch of a local chapter of My Brother's Keeper helps underserved Black youth reach their full potential with a web of resources designed to strengthen their careers and skill sets.
A steering committee in Euclid is exploring the potential formation of a new, independent community development corporation to empower residents to help develop their surroundings.
Like so many others, Slavic Village residents face mounds of paperwork and uncooperative landlords as they try to stave off eviction. But housing advocates are trying to keep these residents from slipping through the cracks.
Designed for enthusiastic individuals who are not content with sitting on the sidelines, Bridge Builders is a group of professionals who are keen on becoming community leaders.
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, home healthcare workers had to make some changes to protect themselves, and their patients, while caring for some of the most vulnerable.
Learning pods at Esperanza and the Boys and Girls Clubs are helping some Spanish-speaking CMSD students keep up with their school work in a remote learning environment.
Welcoming people to Cleveland Heights, the Barton Deming Mansion was once the cornerstone of the Euclid Golf development along Fairmount Boulevard—also known as "The Euclid Avenue of the Heights."
Oswald Kamm was an influential and popular figure in the early history of West Park, with a legacy that honors his name with Kamm's Corners—though few know his entire story.
For participants in Baldwin Wallace University's transgender voice clinic, a voice means feeling like themselves. And for many trans people, security in their voice presentation is a matter of basic safety.