One year in, Say Yes Cleveland is already making a difference in the lives of local students. Say Yes is a program designed to remove the barriers that hold students back from successfully pursuing postsecondary education – either college or career training...
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Launched in 2015, True2U is an innovative in-school group mentoring program serving every 8th grade student in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD). Thanks to the commitment of hundreds of volunteer mentors, True2U is helping students develop good...
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Baby boomers are reported to have the largest retirement savings of any American generation, and IRAs – or Individual Retirement Accounts – are one of the most common retirement savings vehicles. These taxwise tools come in many forms and grow either tax-free or tax-deferred. Whether Traditional, Roth, Simple or SEP, IRAs are also inheritable assets that owners can leave behind to their spouses, children and other beneficiaries.
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We’re excited to share a few highlights from our recent grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. These January grants focus on arts & culture, health & human services, and organizations that provide...
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Did you know? In most parts of Ohio, it's still legal to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. The Ohio Fairness Act, House Bill 369, adds sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to the...
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Census 2020 kicks off April 1, and it's vital that our community gets a fair and complete census count. Census data informs the amount of federal funding our community receives, and it influences and informs decision making across a variety of sectors and...
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#OurCGStories blog series highlights Cleveland Foundation staff who participated in our 2019 Common Ground day of community conversation on June 30. In today's blog, we hear from Rosanne Potter, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who attended...
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Americans throw away nearly half of the food they buy. It’s a staggering statistic considering one in five Cuyahoga County residents are going hungry, according to Stacy Soulimiotis, Program Director of the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland. “It...
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#OurCGStories blog series highlights Cleveland Foundation staff and interns who participated in our Common Ground day of community conversation on June 30. In today's blog, we hear from Jason Guo, 2019 Cleveland Foundation Summer Intern, who attended a Common...
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With the count kicking off on April 1, the 2020 United States census will be the twenty-fourth census in our nation's history. Why does the census matter? Census data directs the flow of federal funding, and it influences and informs decision making, planning...
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