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Parents get ahead of lead with new supports
Families of preschool age children minimize the legacy of lead with Bright Beginnings Parents of preschool age children with elevated blood lead levels do not have to face the challenge alone. Bright Beginnings’ new Parent Support Lead Program empowers parents of children 3 to 5 years old with education, cleaning supplies, nutrition aids, developmental…
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Changes to SNAP and Medicaid call for urgent action now
by Brittney Madison There have been changes made to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that will impact every food assistance recipient in Cuyahoga County. What’s Happening? In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress approved the issuance of an emergency SNAP allotment. For nearly three years, Cuyahoga County SNAP customers received two payments. One payment…
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Letters to the Editor
Variance for Youth Drop-In Center applauded To the Editor: I have been a resident of the Near West Side for over 25 years, and I am grateful that the City of Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals granted the variance needed for the Youth Drop-In Center project on Franklin Blvd. Finally, a new project…
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Plain Press 2023 Community Guide
2023 Plain Press Community Guide EMERGENCY NUMBERS Addiction Crisis Information & Referral Hotline .. 623-6888 Crisis Text: 4HOPE to 7417 Bellefaire JBC Homeless & Missing Youth 24/7 Hotline http://www.saveCLEkids.com……………….. 570-8010 Fire • Police • Medical…………………………………………………911 Frontline Service ……………………….………….. 623-6555 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline …………………………..…
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February 2023 Community Board
ARTS/MUSIC ST. PAUL’S STREET STUDIO: Missing a chance to play live music or share poetry in person? Check out the St. Paul’s Street Studio and join us to share music/spoken word in a peaceful atmosphere of respect. We provide a piano, drums, acoustic guitars, and microphones…and an encouraging circle of listeners. All are welcome! Every…
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PB Cle plan postponed
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, January 9, 2023; Participatory Budgeting Cleveland’s (PB CLE) People’s Budget Press Conference, Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue: Robin Brown, a PB CLE founding member and the founder of Concerned Citizens Organized Against Lead, would like to see a People’s Budget provide additional resources to address Cleveland’s long standing lead…
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Cleveland Cat Show
PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Sunday, January 22, 2023; Cat Fanciers’ Association All-Breed Cat Show, I-X Center, 1 I-X Center Drive: Ladiluck’s Shoresy, a two-year-old Red Tabby & White, waits to be judged against the other Premiership Longhairs at the 105th cat show sponsored by the Cleveland Persian Society. PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Sunday, January 22,…
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Mayor Justin Bibb visits Clark School to promote education and literacy
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, January 23, 2023; Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Clark School, 5550 Clark Avenue: Mayor Justin Bibb reads from the book Thank You OMU by Oge Mora, while second grade students in teacher Damaris Sanchez’s class listen attentively. At a January 23rd visit to Clark School, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb read a…
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Legal Aid Can Help with Rental Housing Questions
by Tonya Sams There are a number of questions that may come up when you are tenant of a rental property. Renters may feel that they have very few rights because they do that own the property that they dwell in. If tenants are unaware of their rights, they can be taken advantage of…
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