In Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood, young leaders have a seat at the table where key decisions are being made, and their influence is making a difference. Convened by Daniel Gray-Kontar and Lexy Lattimore, the Hough Youth Advisory Board – part of Twelve...
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By Bri Oldham, Cleveland Foundation Equity Communications and Engagement Fellow What does it mean to build Common Ground? One Cleveland multi-media artist answers this question by highlighting the issue of plastic pollution and putting words into action...
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The Minority Arts and Education Fund (MAEF) is a supporting organization of the Cleveland Foundation that seeks to strengthen and build the capacity of organizations that promote the arts and cultures of communities of color, and to provide meaningful creative...
Read MoreA statement from Cleveland Foundation President & CEO Ronn Richard: The Cleveland Foundation condemns, in the strongest of terms, the recent spate of racist, violent attacks and murders of innocent African Americans and other persons of color. Our hearts...
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Each spring, we celebrate a new class of writers joining the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards canon. This year, in the midst of a global pandemic, the announcement has moved online while the works being honored take on a new kind of importance. "The new books...
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In 2018, Shaker Heights-based dance company Verb Ballets began a transnational collaboration with Havana, Cuba-based company ProDanza when both groups participated in our Creative Fusion: Cuba Edition international artist residency. Since then, Verb and...
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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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By Tara Jefferson, originally published June 4, 2019 on www.anisfield-wolf.org Anisfield-Wolf Fellow Zachary Thomas has sparked an idea that is igniting across Northeast Ohio. In 2016, as a sophomore at John Carroll University, Thomas pioneered a...
Read MoreThe Minority Arts and Education Fund (MAEF) is a supporting organization of the Cleveland Foundation that seeks to strengthen and build the capacity of organizations that promote the arts and cultures of communities of color, and to provide meaningful...
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EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute not only holds itself to a high standard for hospitality and French cuisine, but a momentous goal to solve the problem of re-entry through food. Founded in 2007, the program receives anyone for interviews, without...
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