Social Change

NEOCH's Annual Homeless Memorial and Candlelight Vigil

Annual candlelight memorial honors those who died with lived experience of homelessness

FreshWater StaffTuesday, December 20, 2022

Sai Sinbondit

Building on hope: I_You Design Lab aims to give the displaced a sense of home

Karin Connelly RiceThursday, December 8, 2022

Breaking Ground

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Greater Cleveland Food Bank completes first phase of its expansion plan

Karin Connelly RiceThursday, November 3, 2022

Community Partners - NCJW Cleveland, Krylon, CleveHome at FDR Academy

For the love of literacy: Groups work together to overhaul, restock Little Free Libraries

Karin Connelly RiceTuesday, November 1, 2022

On a typical Thursday, cars line up at Muny Lot for about a mile and an hour to get the Food Bank’s potatoes, watermelons, English muffins, and more.

Food Justice: Many Clevelanders struggle for healthy, affordable food

Grant SegallThursday, October 6, 2022

Breaking Ground

Bonna House Bedroom

Completed! First house purchased in LMM’s Breaking New Ground project ready for tenants

Karin Connelly RiceWednesday, August 10, 2022

Breaking Ground

Carl B. Stokes

Marching on: Newest Civil Rights Trail marker honors Carl B. Stokes, Cleveland’s first Black mayor

Karin Connelly RiceTuesday, June 7, 2022

Breaking Ground

World Central Kitchen prep hall in Poland

Answering the call for help: EDWINS founder travels to Poland to cook for Ukrainian refugees

Evan GallagherThursday, April 28, 2022

The house on Norwood Avenue makes the fourth structure (three duplexes and one single-family home) LMM has purchased through Breaking New Ground.

We Have to Buy a House: Church raises funds to house the homeless through LMM’s Breaking New Ground

Karin Connelly RiceThursday, February 17, 2022

Breaking Ground

Giving the gift of play to children experiencing homelessness

Play time: Laura’s Home for women and kids in crisis expands, gets new playground

Karin Connelly RiceThursday, January 20, 2022

United Way of Greater Cleveland’s ambassador, Cleveland Browns’ All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett, hosted the Home for the Holidays community event in Downtown Cleveland.

Home for the Holidays: Browns All-Pro Myles Garrett helps United Way celebrate the season

Monday, November 29, 2021

5115 The Rising apartment homes under construction

Building community: University Settlement continues its Broadway Rising vision

Karin Connelly RiceThursday, October 28, 2021

Cleveland Mayoral Town Hall event hosted at Cleveland Metropolitan Conference Center

Rocking the vote: CLE's mayoral candidates are working hard to win over young professionals

Kyeisha MuhammadMonday, September 27, 2021

Mary Evans WYSO

Healthy Communities

Ohio women credit second chance education and support for successful reentry to society

Bob SandrickWednesday, July 28, 2021

HELP Harvest Greenhouse rendering

Healthy Communities

HELP is planting the seed for a hydroponic greenhouse in downtown Euclid

Jen Jones DonatelliWednesday, July 14, 2021

Cleveland Pet Outreach Center

Healthy Communities

Neighborhood Pets set to double in size after COVID-19 unleashes need for affordable pet care

Jen Jones DonatelliWednesday, June 16, 2021

Getting to Yes: Ohio has been a leader in the development of Alternative Dispute Resolution

Bob SandrickThursday, May 27, 2021

Panelists l. to r. Vanessa Perkins, CATCH court program, Franklin County; Rick Massatti, Ohio Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services; and Robin Bozian, project managing attorney with SE Ohio Legal Services in Athens

Test your civics knowledge: virtual events are back

Brittany YorkTuesday, May 25, 2021

Breaking Ground

Students in JCU’s entrepreneurial class have developed and are now implementing The Food For Thought food buggy with a social service spin of feeding the homeless.

Entrepreneurship

Food for Thought: JCU student entrepreneurs create food buggy to feed the homeless

Karin Connelly RiceTuesday, April 13, 2021

Criminal justice reform: What is it and why is it important?

Bob SandrickThursday, April 1, 2021

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Social Change

lynde vespoli

lynde vespoli

City: Cleveland

Meet Lynde Vespoli, founder of Discover My Cleveland, a destination management company with nine part-time tour directors and one fulltime employee.

jennifer coleman

jennifer coleman

City: Campus District

Meet Jennifer Coleman, founder of CityProwl, which produces urban walking tours

lauren steiner

lauren steiner

City: Downtown

Meet Lauren Steiner, founder of Grants Plus, a fundraising consulting firm with 14 employees.

doug bell

doug bell

City: Ohio City

Meet Doug Bell, co-founder of Global Prairie, an organization with 20 employees in Cleveland.that has a simple idea: Do great work for clients so that Global Prairie can do good work in the world.

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