Grant Recipients

Community Resource Services is a responsive, community-based organization whose mission is to diminish the effects of poverty in Avon and Avon Lake. They provide basic needs assistance and individualized resource and referral services compassionately and confidentially.

Beck Center for the Arts is a non-profit, performing arts and arts education organization dedicated to inspiring and enriching Northeastern Ohioans' quality of life. They combine professional theatrical productions with comprehensive curriculum-based arts education in Creative Arts Therapies, dance, music, theater, and visual arts, serving over 60,000 annually in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Medina, and Summit Counties.

Beyond the Walls provides food, clothing, and other needed essentials to homeless and other impoverished individuals.

Blossom Hill’s mission is to provide loving homes and personalized care to adults with developmental disabilities who are incapable of living unassisted.

The mission of the Carolyn L. Farrell Foundation is to empower, engage, and educate individuals, care partners, and families living with dementia or other brain health issues to live a more fulfilling life through the arts, social interaction, and community outreach.

As the largest resettlement office in Northern Ohio, Catholic Charities Migration & Refugee Services resettles approximately 230 refugees each year in communities throughout Cuyahoga County. They provide services to recently arrived refugees to help them resettle in local communities and extend those services for five years after arrival to assist with adjustment. Program offered include employment services, English language training, health and wellness support, immigration legal services, and the Ohio Center for Survivors of Torture.

CHN is a highly seasoned, nonprofit affordable housing developer and housing service provider that works with its partners to solve major housing challenges for low-income people and underserved communities. We partner with cities and organizations to deliver housing solutions for their constituents. We partner with utility companies, financial institutions, and public agencies to manage and deliver large-scale housing resources to the community. We partner with people—low-income individuals, families, seniors, the disabled and the homeless—to improve their housing stability. Through our partnerships we have developed over 6,500 affordable homes, and each year serve over 40,000 families through a wide array of housing services.

Cleveland Angels walks alongside children, youth, and families in the foster care community by offering consistent support through intentional giving, relationship building, and mentorship.

The Generation House is a Christ-Centered home for families in transition. Generation House can host three to four families at a time. The goal is to help families gain independence by teaching a variety of life skills such as meal planning, cooking, and financial planning.

Connecting for Kids provides education and support to families with concerns about their child ages birth to 12 in Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties. They serve all families, including children with and without formal diagnoses. Resources are available for many concerns including anxiety, attention issues, autism, developmental delays, epilepsy, and sensory issues. 

Cornerstone of Hope is a nonprofit comprehensive bereavement center serving grieving children, teens, and adults who have experienced the death of a loved one.  Cornerstone's counseling services are conducted by licensed clinicians and Master's level interns under the supervision of professional staff. Principal services include individual counseling, bereavement support groups, summer camps, in-school support groups, memorial events, workshops, retreats, and a bereavement training institute.

Drink Local Drink Tap improves water equity through projects, programming, and partnerships because water is a human right. They have been creatively reconnecting people to water through video, photography, and art to educate and engage youth, communities, and people of all socio-economic backgrounds about the importance of caring for water. The Wavemaker Program in schools, monthly beach cleanups, 4 Miles 4 Water event, Annual Splash Party, safe water access projects in east Africa, and multimedia projects aim to educate and inspire and help those who suffer from a lack of access to safe water.

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The Edna House gives women an opportunity to recover from alcohol and drug addiction by providing a safe, sober place to live. Edna House provides long-term, structured sober living and education to women regardless of their ability to pay.

El Centro is a Latino non-profit advocacy organization whose mission is to enhance the socio-economic status of the Greater Lorain County community by providing essential social, educational, cultural, and community development services.

EDEN's mission is to provide housing solutions to people facing the challenges of housing insecurities and homelessness. 

EDEN is a nationally recognized housing provider through scattered site properties, Permanent Supportive Housing buildings, and rental voucher programs.  

The Far West Center is a community mental health center serving adults and young adults of western Cuyahoga County and Lorain County. The Far West Center offers assessment, counseling, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and case management for persons struggling with severe mental health problems. Services are available for low-income individuals who need care but cannot find it, pay for it, or wait for it.

Fostering Hope connects and enriches youth who live in residential treatment and foster care with unique experiences of hope and healing. Established in 2013, Fostering Hope raises awareness of the challenges faced by children within the foster care system and provides opportunities while engaging the community in which they reside.

FrontLine Service reaches out to adults and children in Northeast Ohio to end homelessness, prevent suicide, resolve behavioral health crises, and overcome trauma. FrontLine Service answers calls for the 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in Cuyahoga County. In January 2022, FrontLine Service launched a specialized shelter diversion and case management program for individuals who identify as LGBTQI+ and are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is the largest provider of emergency food in Northeast Ohio. It serves Cuyahoga, Ashland, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, and Richland counties. The Food Bank provides food and non-food items to more than 1,000 programmatic partner agencies. These programs include pantries, on-site meal providers, shelters, and other nonprofit organizations including children's afterschool and summer programs, senior programs, and rehabilitation programs.

Hispanic UMADAOP (Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program) has a genuine commitment with the Hispanic/Latinx community in the Greater Cleveland area to promote awareness, educate, and to prevent and treat the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

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Since 1854, the Sisters of the Humility of Mary have provided housing, education, and health care services for children, immigrants, refugees, and the elderly. The Caring Compass program focuses on avoiding a return to homelessness, educational and job training skills necessary to achieve and maintain independence, employment opportunities that lead to enhanced financial well-being, and better physical and mental health.

The Hunger Network is the largest and most efficient provider of emergency food in Greater Cleveland. With a network of food pantries and hot meal sites, or “hunger centers,” across Cuyahoga County, they have a strong and proven model for meeting the nutritional needs of Northeast Ohio’s most underserved communities. Programs include emergency food distribution, hot meals, food rescue, and nutrition education. 

The ID Crisis Collaborative consists of churches, community groups, and agencies in Cuyahoga County serving the needs of people with low income and who are homeless. They assist in obtaining personal identification documents such as certified birth and marriage certificates, residency documents, Social Security Number proof as well as state IDs and and renewal drivers licenses in order to access housing, medical care, education, employment, register to vote, and other vital services and programs.  

A ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System, Joseph & Mary’s Home provides medical respite to medically-fragile adults without housing who are ready to discharge from a hospital but have nowhere to rest and heal. Joseph & Mary's Home provides a nurturing, caring environment with temporary shelter in a secure building, nutritious meals and snacks, nursing, care coordination, and case management services. Their approach results in medical stability, exits to permanent housing, and lasting connections to ongoing primary care and community-based services.

Koinonia is Northeast Ohio’s leading agency dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other complex conditions. Founded in 1974, Koinonia provides residential, adult day, and career services. Koinonia serves as a lifeline to true independence, health, meaningful employment, self-esteem, and appreciation.

Lakewood Community Services Center provides basic needs assistance and personalized resources to empower individuals to move toward greater self-sufficiency. Services include food assistance, housing assistance, youth programs, and senior services.

LEAP (Linking Employment, Abilities, and Potential) is an agent of positive change, working to advance participation and equality in society for people with disabilities in Northeast Ohio. Founded more than 40 years ago by people with disabilities, LEAP serves over 1,500 individuals annually and works to promote social change to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities. LEAP assists people achieve economic self-sufficiency, live independently in their own homes, participate in community life, and find and maintain employment commensurate with their interests and talents. 

Let's Get Real provides information, education, and resource assistance to families and loved ones in their journey from addiction to recovery.

With the support of volunteer doctors, nurses, and other caregivers, the Lorain County Free Clinic provides primary health care, preventative care, chronic disease management, medical tests, specialty referrals, prescription assistance, and health education to low-income individuals and families in Lorain County.

The mission of Genesis House is to provide a comprehensive range of family-focused services for Lorain County victims of domestic violence. They strive to provide tools to survivors and loved ones affected by domestic violence to maximize the victim's opportunity to survive and families to heal, obtain physical and mental well-being while helping them to gain independence, and minimize trauma involved in coping with family violence.

Love In the Name of Christ (Love, Inc.) is a partnership of local Christian churches working in a coordinated way to address and respond to the needs of their neighbors. Love, Inc. connects local churches to the struggles of the community to provide social needs support and improve lives.

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry's Men's Shelter at 2100 Lakeside is the largest shelter in Ohio, serving up to 365 men per night with more beds available at partner sites. LMM staff and social service partners provide services to increase resident self-sufficiency and work with individuals to end their homelessness by finding appropriate housing as soon as possible. 

Malachi Center is a community and family resource center serving the Near West Side of Cleveland since 1985. The Center strives to empower individuals to overcome the challenges they face through educational support, social programs, and direct service. The Malachi Center Shower Program provides free showers, toiletry supplies, and clothing. They also operate an after school program for youth that provides tutoring, homework assistance, literacy development, and career exploration.

Malachi House maintains a pure mission -- to meet residents' immediate and basic human needs of food, shelter, clothing, and comfort. Loving care is supplemented with pet, music, and art therapists to enhance the quality of life for residents. Care at Malachi House is designed to ensure that an individual's final days are as comfortable as possible, emphasizing dignity and respect.

The Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition is a statewide member organization that unifies diverse local voices to advocate with the goals of increasing awareness of issues impacting people with mental illnesses and addiction disorders and advancing policies that positively impact Ohioan affected by mental illnesses and addiction disorders.

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is dedicated to empowering those living with mental illness and their family members to achieve a better quality of life by providing education, support, information, and referrals.  

Neighborhood Alliance helps communities grow stronger by meeting critical needs and empowering individuals and families. Neighborhood Alliance provides emergency shelter, homeless outreach, daily meal delivery, nutrition services, socialization activities for seniors, childcare, child enrichment programs, and access to family support programs such as Help Me Grow for those in need.

Neighborhood Family Practice’s mission is to partner with the community for everyone’s health by providing health care services regardless of ability to pay; treating patients with compassion, dignity and respect; protecting confidentiality; and offering culturally sensitive services and community outreach.  

North Ridgeville Community Care provides basic needs programs such as a food pantry, clothing and household items, utility and housing assistance, summer lunches, school supplies, Easter baskets, Thanksgiving baskets, a Christmas store, and an Adopt-a-Child program to a range of clients including singles, families and seniors. 

Since 1988, the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) has sought to break the cycle of homelessness in Northeast Ohio. NEOCH exists to eliminate the root causes of homelessness while loving our diverse community through organizing, advocacy, education, and street outreach. NEOCH is a non-profit coalition of service providers, housing activists, members, and people experiencing homelessness.  

Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center is proud to provide people living with HIV/AIDS the resources needed to receive primary medical care, as well as housing, nutrition, recovery, and legal resources. 

Nueva Luz operates centers in both Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties.

Oberlin Community Services Center is a dynamic organization that seeks to nourish the community in a variety of ways, especially in providing assistant to those among us who are most vulnerable. They provide extensive food programs, direct emergency assistance and casework, education outreach and community building projects.  

P2R (Place to Recover Training and Resource Center Inc.) collaborates with community providers, recovering communities, and faith-based leaders to support those in recovery and reentering society after incarceration, substance abuse treatment, and other instances arising out of life circumstances.  

Providence House protects at-risk children and supports families through crisis, strengthening communities to end child abuse and neglect.

Radical Hospitality supports seasonal shelter for people experiencing homelessness.

Reach Success Inc. prepares returning citizens for release and supports them upon reentry.  

Scranton Road Ministries Community Development Corporation is a faith-based, vision-driven non-profit organization, focused on representing and investing in Cleveland’s youth and families, and promoting community-based economic development Scranton Road Promotional.

Second Harvest works in partnership with 112 partner charities to help those at risk for hunger in our community. Some operate soup kitchens or food pantries. Others include shelters and nonprofit organizations that serve meals or distribute food package. Member programs include food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and supplemental programs throughout a four-county region including Crawford, Erie, Huron, and Lorain.
 

Seeds of Literacy provides free, personalized education to empower adults to thrive in our community.

Since 1865, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Cleveland has provided person-to-person basic needs emergency assistance to Northeast Ohio's most vulnerable populations – low-income children and adults, the elderly, the sick and the homeless--throughout the Diocese of Cleveland's eight-county service area of Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, and Wayne counties.  

St. Herman House – Focus Cleveland shelters and supports homeless men on the path to well-being and independence and meets the basic needs of people in our community.  

St. Paul U.C. C. Community Outreach assists and encourages individuals in need by providing safe space to identify and make positive life choices. Their vision is to provide energy, direction, and resources to ensure that all people in our neighborhood can realize their full potential.

Stella Maris’ mission is to provide quality chemical dependency treatment and mental health services to our community regardless of race, gender, religion, or ability to pay.

The City Club serves Greater Cleveland, the State of Ohio, and the nation with programs that convene leaders, engage citizens, and provide all of our communities with opportunities to learn and participate in spirited dialogue on the issues that shape our future.

The City Mission empowers men, women, and children in crisis to overcome their unique, complex paths to homelessness. Because no one person’s needs are the same, they create individualized, comprehensive programs to assist clients in building their stabilized and independent future. The City Mission provides basic needs assistance, critical recovery resources, and practical paths to a sustainable future to all seeking help and hope.

The Ed Keating Center provides a chance for sober living to recovering alcoholic and drug-addicted men and women. Sober living services are made available to anyone without regard to their ability to pay for the help they require. 

The Journey Center for Safety and Healing empowers individuals, educates the community, and advocates for justice to end domestic violence and child abuse. They envision a community in which all people enjoy lives free from violence and abuse and feel safe and secure in their relationships.

The Lantern Center for Recovery provides quality sober living to the chemically dependent person and educates and assists people with recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The Lantern offers a 12-step based residential recovery program at no charge to residents.

The Nord Center provides industry-leading behavioral health programs, prevention, education, and client advocacy that focuses on individual recovery and well-being. 

The Refugee Response empowers resettled families to grow roots and supports them in becoming engaged, self-sufficient, and contributing members of their new communities.

The Turn inspires hope and enhances the health and well-being of people living with physical disabilities in Northeast Ohio.

Trials for Hope distributes food and basic needs with dignity to individuals struggling due to food or financial insecurity.

True Freedom Ministries is dedicated to reaching those in prison, the homeless, and those trapped in addiction.

Urban Community School strives to break social and economic barriers to success for Cleveland's near west side children by providing an individualized, innovative, and challenging education. Rooted in the Ursuline Sisters’ tradition of faith, character, and educational excellence, UCS engages faculty, families, and community partners in the successful whole child development of their students.

Ursuline Piazza addresses gaps for people living with HIV, targeting those who are low-income and struggling with substance abuse and/or mental illness.  Their mission is educating and supporting HIV positive people to live better, healthier lives.  

The mission of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants is to protect the rights and address the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide and support their transition to a dignified life.

The mission of Village Project is to come together as a community of all ages to provide nourishing meals and extended care and service to our neighbors experiencing cancer.

West Shore Meals On Wheels is a community-based nonprofit organization that prepares and delivers nutritious meals to residents of Fairview Park, Lakewood, and Rocky River, Ohio.

Grounded in faith, hope, love and respect for those they serve, the West Side Catholic Center assists all who come in need of feed, clothing, shelter, advocacy, and a path to self-sufficiency.  

Westlake United Methodist Church Westside Food Ministries distributes food in the Cleveland area through a community meal drive thru, food delivery service, and food pantries.

Spreading the wonder of honey bees.  Youth Bee Works seeks to educate, train and bring awareness to people of all ages, especially youth, on the importance of honey bees and how they are essential to our environment and food industry.  

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Youth Challenge brings together young people with physical disabilities and teen volunteers who inspire each other through adapted sports, recreation, and social growth activities.

A Place 4 Me coordinates the planning and implementation of local efforts to improve outcomes for transition-age youth. They prevent homelessness by quickly identifying youth at risk of experiencing homelessness and connect them to resources, provide an array of stable housing options by leveraging federal, state, and local resources, and coordinate supportive services to help young people maintain stable housing, including employment assistance, mentoring, financial capability, and a flexible pool of emergency assistance resources.