2017 Proactive Grants

Beech Brook – $73,000 to expand the S.T.E.P.S. program
Cleveland Public Library – $300,000 over 2 years for the early literacy training initiative
Cuyahoga County Public Library – $49,700 for Family Place Libraries training
Cuyahoga County Public Library – $25,000 to pilot the Play, Learn & Grow Baby Club
GroundWork Ohio – $25,000 to provide advocacy leadership on early childhood mental health
MetroHealth Foundation – $300,000 to expand the Nurse-Family Partnership home visiting program

2017 Responsive Grants

Learning

America SCORES Cleveland – $20,000 for literacy and fitness programming in CMSD
Art House. Inc. – $10,000 for the Urban Bright arts residency program in CMSD schools
Bard Early Colleges – $50,000 for start-up of Bard Early College Cleveland-East
Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland – $10,000 for workforce development programming
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeastern Ohio – $20,000 for the Academy Program, providing academic enrichment and college preparatory support
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning – $10,000 for ArtWorks, an arts-based youth development and college readiness program
City Year, Inc – $35,000 for programming in 8 CMSD schools
Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center – $10,000 for literacy and language programming in Head Start preschool classes
Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank- $7,500 for program support
Cleveland Museum of Natural History – $15,000 for the CLE4SCI program for 2nd grade students in CMSD
Cleveland Play House – $15,000 for arts residencies in CMSD schools
Cleveland Public Theatre – $10,000 for Brick City after-school/summer arts programming
College Now Greater Cleveland – $35,000 to provide college access services for low-income adults
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation – $18,000 for CMSD students to participate in the Youth Technology Program
Cuyahoga County Public Library – $20,000 for adult basic literary services
DanceCleveland – $10,000 for early childhood literacy and movement programming in CMSD schools
Dancing Classrooms – $10,500 for dance residency programming in CMSD schools
Daily Dose of Reading – $10,000 to provide pre-literacy education
East Cleveland Neighborhood Center – $12,000 to operate a Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School literacy-based summer program
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County – $ 75,000 for PRE4CLE family recruitment and evaluation
Esperanza, Inc. – $20,000 for the mentoring program
Family Connections of Northeast Ohio – $10,000 for Family School Connection, a kindergarten family reading readiness program
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio – $10,000 for after-school programming for low-income girls, ages 5-11
Great Lakes Museum of Science, Environment and Technology – $15,000 for the Cleveland Learning Experience for Science Collaborative in the CMSD
Great Lakes Theater – $10,000 for the School Residency program for CMSD students
ideastream – $50,000 to provide professional development and coaching
Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland – $12,000 for economic education programming for youth in after-school programs
Lake Erie Ink: a writing space for youth – $2,500 for a creative writing Residency for St. Rocco School
LifeAct – $7,500 for suicide prevention programming for CMSD middle school students
Malachi Center – $10,000 for after-school programming
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage – $10,000 for Stop the Hate: Youth Sing Out, an interdisciplinary learning program for youth from 4 school districts
May Dugan Center – $20,000 for the Education Resource Center
Minds Matter of Cleveland – $15,000 for academic and mentorship programming
Montessori Development Partnerships – $7,000 for home-based programming for families of young children
Musical Arts Association – $10,000 for Musical Neighborhoods, an early childhood learning and teacher training program
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes – $10,000 for the CLE4SCI program for preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade students in the CMSD
Near West Theatre – $10,000 for youth theatre programs
Open Doors Academy – $20,000 for afterschool programming for highschool students
Playhouse Square Foundation – $20,000 for Disney Musicals in Schools arts residencies
Positive Education Program – $10,000 for the Early Childhood Plus consultation
Rainey Institute – $10,000 for early childhood enrichment programming
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – $10,000 for the Toddler Rock program for Head Start classrooms
Saint Ignatius High School – $10,000 for the Arrupe Summer program, a free academic and social-enrichment program for youth
Seeds of Literacy – $35,000 to design new literacy curricula and workforce programming
Starting Point – $35,000 for professional development on child resilience for infant-toddler professionals
Teach for America – $20,000 to provide intensive coaching support to teachers
Veggie U – $10,500 for new supplies for the garden kits for CMSD 2nd grade classrooms
Western Reserve Historical Society – $10,000 to develop Cleveland Starts Here Discovery Guide
Youth Opportunities Unlimited – $40,000 for Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates

Safety Net

Achievement Centers for Children – $10,000 to provide services for children with disabilities in childcare programs
Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau – $50,000 for inpatient pediatric psychiatric unit
Catholic Charities Corporation – $20,000 for the 2017 annual appeal
Care Alliance – $25,000 for school-based health services in the CMSD
Cleveland Rape and Crisis Center – $25,000 for the Childhood Sexual Trauma program
Cleveland Sight Center – $10,000 for earl intervention services for children with visual impairments
Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center – $20,000 for emergency shelter services for families
East Side Organizing Project d/b/a Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People – $10,000 for the Senior Financial Empowerment Initiative
Family Promise of Greater Cleveland – $20,000 to support homeless families
Far West Center – $25,000 to provide recovery support for moms with postpartum depression
FrontLine Service – $24,000 for family reunification services for homeless youth
Greater Cleveland Food Bank – $40,000 for operating support
HELP Foundation – $20,000 for the summer program for children and young adults with disabilities
Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland – $15,000 to provide health programming for those receiving emergency food assistance
Legal Aid Society – $35,000 for the Housing Advocacy and Homelessness Prevention Program
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry – $15,000 for guardianship services for older adults
MedWish International – $10,000 for Skill Building, a workforce training program for individuals with disabilities
MedWorks – $20,000 to operate healthcare clinics for the uninsured and underinsured
Musical Theater Project – $7,500 for arts education residencies for CMSD students with special education needs
OhioGuidestone – $20,000 to expand trauma-informed services for young children
Providence House – $20,000 for the Family Center
Salvation Army – $20,000 for programming for homeless families at Zelma George Emergency Family shelter
Scranton Road Ministries CDC – $30,000 for the Youth Jobs Partnership
Senior Transportation Connection of Cuyahoga County – $20,000 for new vehicles to transport seniors and disabled adults
Towards Employment – $15,000 for job preparation, placement, retention and advancement services for individuals with criminal backgrounds
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland – $10,000 for therapy and case management services for children with disabilities
University Settlement – $20,000 for the Transition-in-Place housing program
West Side Catholic Center – $20,000 to provide housing stability services for homeless families
Women’s Recovery Center – $35,000 to reconfigure the facility to expand capacity

Community-Wide Impact

Foundation Center-Cleveland – $5,000 for program support
Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland – $100,000 to raise awareness, provide leadership and manage collective impact for literacy initiatives
Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition – $15,000 for operating support
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland – $50,000