[Westlake, Ohio] – Community West Foundation has awarded $1.37 million in third-quarter grants to nonprofit organizations across Cleveland, western Cuyahoga County and Lorain County, strategically investing in areas where gaps in services, access and resources continue to affect community health and well-being. The funding supports critical work in health care access, services for people with disabilities, addiction treatment and recovery, and other programs that help individuals and families thrive.
The total includes $1,110,000 approved by the Foundation’s Board of Directors and an additional $256,000 distributed through the Community Impact Fund, a collective giving initiative that allows donors to respond to emerging and ongoing community needs. Because every dollar contributed is granted directly to nonprofit partners, donors can maximize their impact while supporting the organizations closest to the work.
“What we learn should shape where we invest,” said President and CEO, Marty Uhle. “As we listened to nonprofit partners and assessed community needs, we recognized opportunities to strengthen access to care and support, particularly in Lorain County. These grants help fill critical gaps and advance a more comprehensive approach to community health.”
Four organizations received Community West Foundation funding for the first time this quarter. Together, they expand access to maternal health services, primary and behavioral health care, reproductive health services and community-based care navigation, helping address unmet health needs across the region.
First-time grant recipients include:
• Birthing Beautiful Communities – holistically supports pregnant women to deliver full-term, healthy babies, and in achieving equitable birth outcomes
• Family Planning Services of Lorain County – provides accessible reproductive health care and education services, including a mobile unit to serve those with transportation barriers
• Ohio Guidestone’s Lorain Health Center – provides physical and mental health care services regardless of a patient’s ability to pay
• Navigator support for Partnership for Good Health – act as trusted local guides who share the language and culture of the people they serve, focusing on care coordination, health education and resource connection
Additional Organizations Receiving Funding:
Cuyahoga County
• B. Riley – LGBTQ+ treatment center providing substance abuse, mental health, and psychotherapy services
• Beck Center for the Arts – Creative arts therapies for adults with disabilities
• Blossom Hill, Inc. – Provides residential, respite, and supportive living centers for adults with developmental disabilities
• Canopy Child Advocacy Center – Enables coordinated child abuse investigations to reduce trauma and provide immediate services that promote justice and healing
• Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center – Serves children and adults with special communications needs
• Cleveland Rape Crisis Center – Provides short-term intensive crisis intervention for survivors of sexual trauma
• Connecting for Kids – Provides education and support for families with concern about their child
• Cornerstone of Hope – Provides support, education, and hope for grieving adults, youth, and families
• Ed Keating Center – Sober living housing for men in addiction recovery
• Empower Sports – Provides sports and exercise programs for children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities
• Far West Center – community mental health center providing behavioral health services for residents of western Cuyahoga County and Lorain County
• Goods Bank NEO – provides surplus goods to the community to enrich the lives of those they serve, all while reducing waste and protecting the environment
• Journey Center for Safety and Healing – empowers individuals, educates the community, and advocates to end domestic violence and child abuse
• Life Act – Provides suicide prevention programs for middle school and high school students
• Malachi House, Inc. – Residential home that preserves human dignity for terminally ill individuals
• MedWish Medworks for Local Giving Program – provides essential care, redistributing surplus medical supplies, and connecting medically underserved communities with vital resources
• Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition – Advocates to increase awareness of issues impacting people with mental illnesses and addiction disorders and advance policies for Ohioans affected by mental illnesses and addiction disorders
• NAMI Greater Cleveland – Empowers those living with mental illness and their family members to achieve a better quality of life by providing education, support, information and referral, and advocacy
• Neighborhood Family Practice – Provides health care, including midwifery, to refugees and low-income residents of Cleveland
• Providence House – Crisis nursery committed to child abuse prevention and family preservation
• Safe Families for Children – Cleveland Chapter – supports families in crisis with compassionate support to keep children safe, prevent abuse and neglect, and help families stay together
• Stella Maris, Inc. – Provides addiction recovery and management services, including supportive housing
• The Edna House for Women – Residential addiction recovery and management center for women
• The Lantern Center for Recovery – Residential addiction recovery center for men
• Urban Community School – Grant provides funding for a student and family social worker
• Welcome House Inc. – provides comprehensive support services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Youth Challenge – Provides free adapted sports and recreational activities for young people with disabilities
Lorain County
• Lorain County Free Clinic – Provides health care services to uninsured and underinsured individuals
• Lorain County Safe Harbor-Genesis House – Offers resources and support for women, men, families, and children struggling with domestic violence
• The Road to Hope – Provides housing to people in addiction recovery