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From 2013 to 2019, demand for behavioral health services rose 353% statewide

Help Wanted: Shortage of mental health workers stresses agencies, patients

Tiffany AlexanderThursday, August 4, 2022

Tesia McDonald, a Central neighborhood resident, must walk at least 30 minutes to the nearest grocery store, a difficult task considering she’s shopping for her four children. She’s seen here with a kitten she’s raising.

Food desert: Central residents long for a grocery store as negotiations drag on

Conor MorrisTuesday, July 26, 2022

Students at the School of One at the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland with Johnny Stanton of the Cleveland Browns

Two Ohio House bills threaten Cleveland’s only LGBTQ+ public school

James Bigley IIWednesday, July 20, 2022

Marvetta Rutherford, a spokesperson for the advocacy group Clevelanders for Public Transit, boards the #15 bus to get to her temp job.

Stuck in Cleveland: Riders struggle to use public transit to get to work

Conor MorrisThursday, June 9, 2022

There’s only so much that traditional fixed routes can do to get people to every single job center out there.

How area communities are building small transit solutions to solve big issue of sprawl

Conor MorrisThursday, June 9, 2022

Cuyahoga County Land Bank—finished two modular houses on three vacant Jefferson Avenue lots last year in Maple Heights

In the zone: Archaic zoning regulations can hamper construction of new infill housing

Douglas J. GuthThursday, May 26, 2022

water bills

Join us for a conversation with Cleveland, Philadelphia, and San Antonio about rising water bills

Conor MorrisWednesday, May 25, 2022

the San Antonio Water System’s external affairs team, who help customers apply for that city’s water discount programs.

What Cleveland can learn from how San Antonio helps low-income residents with water bills

Conor MorrisMonday, May 9, 2022

The Tiered Assistance Program from the Philadelphia Water Department will allow Marguerite Penn to eliminate her water debt that ballooned to $6000 over time.

What can Philadelphia learn from Cleveland’s water department?

Conor MorrisWednesday, May 4, 2022

Kevina Chapolini accumulated $15,000 in water debt from her in-laws, the previous owners of her home in Philadelphia.

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

Conor MorrisTuesday, May 3, 2022

Shaker Square Farmers Market

Cuyahoga County’s environmental toolkit sets forth planet-changing sustainability practices

Douglas J. GuthThursday, April 14, 2022

Although lead paint was banned decades ago, it’s still likely found in Cleveland’s old housing stock.

The lead hunters: Agents, inspectors working to ensure rental properties are lead-safe

Nick Castele, Ideastream Public MediaThursday, March 17, 2022

Barber Ariana Perez, owner of Barbercult, cuts the hair of patron Kerstynne Wolchanski at her shop in Lakewood

Weathering the storm: How some LGBTQ+ businesses survived the pandemic

Grant SegallThursday, March 10, 2022

Robin Turner opens up a past-due notices she received from the Illuminating Company.

Utility bill struggles: Federal programs exist, but how easy are they to access?

Conor Morris and Michael IndrioloWednesday, March 9, 2022

Rolando Alvarez installing radios atop Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Scranton Castle building in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood.

Can Cleveland finally close its digital divide? A local nonprofit says it has a plan.

Afi ScruggsWednesday, January 26, 2022

Cleveland Water Department building on Lakeside Avenue in Cleveland

Eligible low-income renters aren’t aware of, or tapping into, sewer bill relief programs

Conor MorrisTuesday, January 25, 2022

A Cleveland-area resident’s sewer bill

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

Conor MorrisMonday, January 24, 2022

Housing rights activists and community groups in Cleveland are hoping to convince Mayor Justin Bibb and city council to endorse legislation to adopt a series of renters’ protections.

How renters' rights are protected in some Ohio cities outside of Cleveland

Dan PollettaWednesday, January 19, 2022

Breaking Ground

vaccination

Healthy Communities

Map shows Cuyahoga County’s vaccination rates align with region's health disparities

Michael IndrioloThursday, January 13, 2022

The pandemic raised the number of renters at risk of losing their homes to as many as 40 million people nationwide, according to a study by the Aspen Institute.

Housing rights: Northeast Ohio renters with vouchers struggle to find housing

Daniel PollettaWednesday, January 12, 2022

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