When Jon Kozesky and Amber Toth say “I do” at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo this Saturday, they’ll also be celebrating the nonprofit they work together to support. Instead of a traditional wedding registry, the Fairview Park couple is asking friends, family, and the community to support The Littlest Heroes Pediatric Cancer Foundation, with a goal of raising more than $100,000 for Northeast Ohio families battling childhood cancer.

Engage! Cleveland will honor 21 individuals and companies at its fifth annual Generation NEXT Awards on Sept. 23, recognizing emerging talent, mentors, employers and organizations helping make Greater Cleveland a destination for the next generation.

Applications are now open to local residents and CDC leaders for two free Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation programs. The NLDP and  CDCLDP offer training, coaching, and networking to emerging neighborhood champions.

Twenty-two Northeast Ohio businesses have advanced to the semifinals of Cleveland Chain Reaction's ninth season. The entrepreneurs will participate in a JumpStart bootcamp before competing for growth capital and business development support in the small business pitch competition.

Spectrum awarded the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority a $25,000 grant to support workforce development programs. More than 2,000 residents have received job training since 2022 through the Spectrum Community Center Assist initiative, with over 600 job seekers advancing their employment goals in 2025 alone at the Spectrum Training & Technology Center at Lakeview Community Center.

The Saint Luke's Foundation has plans to relocate its headquarters from its current sixth-floor offices to a new 21,000-square-foot, ground-level space in the Woodland neighborhood. Officials hope the move, will make the foundation more accessible and visible to the community it serves, with 65% of the new space dedicated to community use.

The MidTown Collaboration Center, a new 98,000-square-foot innovation hub in the Hough neighborhood, is celebrating its grand opening with a community block party on May 16. The center, developed by the Cleveland Foundation, JumpStart, KeyBank, and other partners, aims to boost economic activity and create jobs while bringing together multiple organizations focused on community-centered research and programming initiatives.