The Community West Foundation Board of Directors approved $783,000 in first quarter grants to nonprofit agencies that provide basic needs services to the community in Cleveland, Western Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties. The recipient organizations include:
Beck Center for the Arts
Blessing House
Edwin’s Leadership Institute
Far West Center
Front Steps
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Humility of Mary Housing
Journey Center for Safety and Healing
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
Neighborhood Alliance
North Ridgeville Community Care
Providence House
The Lantern Center for Recovery
The Refugee Response
The Salvation Army
Trials for Hope
Urban Community School
Youth Bee Works
YWCA Greater Cleveland - Norma Herr Center
Several members of the Board of Directors Grants Committee, along with Community West staff, personally delivered grant checks to these agencies. “We’ve really missed the in-person connection with our partners. This gave us an opportunity to see one another outside of Zoom for the first time in over a year,” commented Marty Uhle, President and CEO of Community West Foundation. In 2020, Community West Foundation provided 70 grants to nonprofit agencies, the most in the foundation’s history, totaling $2.4 million.
Front Steps Housing & Services Matthew Anderson, Development Director, and Sherri Brandon, CEO, with members of Community West Foundation Board of Directors and Staff.