[Westlake, Ohio] – Community West Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 million in second-quarter grants to nonprofit organizations across Cleveland, western Cuyahoga County, and Lorain County—marking the largest quarterly grantmaking total in the Foundation’s history. The funding supports critical work in housing stability, homelessness prevention, and reentry services.
This record-setting investment reflects a continued commitment to addressing some of the region’s most urgent challenges, including helping individuals and families secure safe housing while supporting those transitioning from incarceration to build stable, independent lives.
“Stable housing is foundational to health, opportunity, and dignity,” said Marty Uhle, President & CEO of Community West Foundation. “This milestone quarter reflects our deepened commitment to investing in organizations that meet people where they are and help them take meaningful steps toward long-term stability.”
The total includes $1,235,000 approved by the Foundation’s Board of Directors and an additional $280,300 distributed through the Community Impact Fund, a collaborative giving initiative that allows donors to respond directly to pressing community needs. Every dollar contributed to the Community Impact Fund is granted to nonprofit partners.
Through these grants, Community West Foundation continues to partner with organizations delivering both immediate relief and long-term solutions, from emergency shelter and supportive housing to workforce development and reentry programming.
Organizations Receiving Funding
Cuyahoga County
• A Place 4 Me – Provides programming for homeless youth, young adults experiencing housing instability, and those aging out of the foster care system.
• Chair-ity, Inc. – Provides furniture and home goods to youth aging out of the foster care system.
• CHN Housing Partners (Financial Mobility Program) – Provides affordable housing, financial mobility education, and housing-related services to low-income individuals and families.
• Community Housing Solutions – supports low- to moderate-income households in maintaining a safe and healthy home environment by providing home repairs and maintenance
• Cleveland Mediation Center – Works to prevent homelessness by diverting individuals seeking shelter to alternative housing options, mediating landlord-tenant conflicts, and connecting individuals to resources.
• Community Service Alliance – Provides shelter and supportive services to men experiencing homelessness, including those re-entering society or facing addiction.
• EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute – Offers formerly incarcerated adults training in the culinary and hospitality industries, along with support for long-term success.
• Emerald Development & Economic Network (EDEN), Inc. – Provides permanent supportive housing for extremely low-income individuals, including those with mental illness, substance use disorders, and physical disabilities.
• Family Promise of Greater Cleveland – Provides shelter, basic needs, and supportive services for families experiencing homelessness.
• FOCUS North America – St. Herman House – Provides shelter and social services for unhoused men.
• Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity – Supports individuals in transitioning from homelessness to homeownership.
• I’m In Ministry – Collects, refurbishes, and distributes essential items such as furniture, clothing, bedding, and food to individuals and families in need.
• Joseph & Mary’s Home – Provides medical respite care and supportive services to help medically fragile individuals experiencing homelessness recover and transition to stable housing.
• Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry – Provides shelter and housing services, workforce development programs, and leads advocacy efforts to address pressing community needs around housing.
• Motogo – Engages justice-impacted youth through hands-on learning that builds problem-solving skills and pathways to employment.
• North Coast Community Homes – Provides housing for individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health needs.
• Reach Success Inc. – Supports individuals transitioning from incarceration to successful community reintegration.
• Sisters Haven – Provides safe housing and a supportive community for pregnant women experiencing homelessness and financial hardship.
• St. Paul’s Community Outreach – Assists individuals and families experiencing food and housing insecurity.
• The Centers for Families and Children (H.O.P.E. Campus/Workforce Stabilization) – Provides housing and wraparound behavioral health services for youth with complex needs.
• The City Mission – Laura’s Home – Provides shelter and support for women and children experiencing homelessness or crisis.
• Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless – Conducts street outreach to individuals who are unsheltered and supports pathways to housing stability through building relationships and trust.
• The Salvation Army (Zelma George Emergency Family Shelter) – Provides housing and supportive services for families experiencing homelessness.
• True Freedom Ministries – Provides programming for individuals who are incarcerated, re-entering society, or facing homelessness and addiction.
• Ursuline Piazza – Provides housing and supportive services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
• We Care We Share Ministries, Inc. – Provides housing and support for unhoused youth and those transitioning from foster care.
• YWCA of Greater Cleveland (Norma Herr Women’s Shelter) – Provides low-barrier emergency shelter for women in need.
• Zelie’s Home – Provides housing and wraparound support for pregnant and parenting women through the first year after childbirth.
Lorain County
• Beyond the Walls Church, Inc. – Provides food distribution and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing poverty and homelessness.
• Blessing House – Provides emergency shelter for children whose families are in crisis.
• Good Knights – Builds and distributes safe beds to children in need.
• Humility of Mary Housing – Operates supportive housing programs for chronically unhoused single parents.
• Neighborhood Alliance – Provides shelter and crisis services for individuals and families; also operates the largest home-delivered meal program for seniors in Lorain County.
• P2R (Place to Recover) – Supports individuals in recovery and those reentering society following incarceration or substance use treatment.
• St. Elizabeth Center (Catholic Charities) – Serves adult men in Lorain County who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
• The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland – Provides free legal assistance to individuals and families in Greater Cleveland and Lorain County.
• United Way of Greater Lorain County (United Community Assistance Network – UCAN) – Helps stabilize households at risk of eviction or utility disconnection due to financial hardship.