Social Change
Dave Ocker and Kyah Fernandez lost their restaurant jobs after COVID-19 hit. But saw it as an opportunity to start a nonprofit cocktail delivery company that benefits first responders on the frontline.
Craven Smith’s Live2Love Project aims to open lines of communication to shut down bullies.
Valerie Mayen is used to taking on challenges—after all, the Gordon Square resident has seen her fair share as a two-time “Project Runway” contestant. But Mayen is taking on her biggest challenge yet: producing 2,000 masks to help combat the COVID-19 crisis.
Events are being canceled or rescheduled left and right. Offices are closing, and people are working from home and sheltering in place. We caught up with five Cleveland organizations to see how the coronavirus crisis is affecting their efforts to serve the public.
Though Cleveland schools are closed for now, school lunches are still available. But if you're working and your kids are staying indoors, how are you supposed to pick up the food? Babies and Brunch, a newly formed neighborhood volunteer effort, is stepping up to the plate.
A new law guaranteeing right to legal counsel for low-income Cleveland families facing eviction is the first of its kind in Ohio.
FreshWater Cleveland's contributing editor Jen Jones Donatelli shares her experience as one of 30 finalists in this year's round of Accelerate: Citizens Make Change.
Cleveland is facing a poverty crisis, something that the United Way of Greater Cleveland and a network of its partners are tackling with a new strategy of focused investments.
Two technology-driven projects that were pitched last year at the Cleveland Leadership Center’s Accelerate: Citizens Make Change civic pitch competition are well on their way to fruition.
All are welcome at the Manna House, which offers a safe place for those in need in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood.
Like the millions of moviegoers who saw "Black Panther" on its opening weekend in February 2018, Dawn Arrington was captivated by the film’s superhero story brought to life by a predominantly black cast. But unlike most of those moviegoers, Arrington took it a step further to become a hero in her own right.
Brad Masi uses the art of filmmaking to show how local actions in Northeast Ohio can address environmental issues such as transportation, urban agriculture and climate change.
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What happens when you mix a dazzling six-figure gem, a mysterious benefactor, and a high-stakes situation for a global nonprofit? No, it’s not the plot for the next James Bond movie — it’s the unfolding storyline for local nonprofit Because I Said I Would.
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The City Mission's New Horizons program is helping deserving families avoid homelessness, with assistance from a lot of donations and volunteers.
Fred Wilson knows boxing. He also knows youngsters in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood often lack self-esteem. To help give them the confidence they need, he runs a free boxing program at the Fairfax Recreation Center.
Seven retail businesses are coming to Glenville Circle North in early 2020, bringing new shopping options and hope to a neighborhood that has suffered from decades of disinvestment.
When it comes making an impact via philanthropy, a little bit can go a long way. Just ask Stephen Jones, the inspiration behind The Stephen Project—a brand-new fundraising campaign spearheaded by Liner Legal that will benefit 18 local causes.
Not enough heroin addiction stories end in recovery, but Sara Szelagowski’s experience shows that not only can it happen, but that one person can spark hope and the will for sobriety in others going through the struggle.
It’s not exactly common for grocery store owners to be on a first-name basis with their customers, but Simon Hussain isn’t just any store owner.