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Forum seeks to shape vision for La Villa Hispana
Forum seeks to shape vision for La Villa Hispana (Plain Press, January 2016) Over 60 people filled the conference room in the basement of the bank building at W. 25th and Clark Avenue on December 1, 2015 to attend the La Villa Hispana Community Forum. They came to discuss the wants and needs of residents…
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La Villa Hispana, Dream Neighborhood and W. 25th Corridor projects outlined at neighborhood meeting
Plain Press, December 2015 Over 140 people gathered at Lincoln West High School on November 4th to learn more about three catalytic community projects: La Villa Hispana, the Dream Neighborhood and the West 25th Street Corridor. Ward 14 Councilman Brian Cummins stressed that all three projects involved building on existing resources and assets. He said…
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College Now program aims to help CMSD students increase scores on ACT tests
by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, December 2015 College Now Greater Cleveland’s ImpACT the 216 program is working to help Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) high school students be better prepared to take the ACT test. The test measures college readiness and is used by colleges to select students for admission. ImpACT the 216 offers an…
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West Side Boys and Girls Club to open two new locations and close facility on Trowbridge
Plain Press, December 2015 The West Side Boys and Girls Club plans to have two new locations open at area schools when students return to school from their break on January 5th. One new location will be in the basement of Lincoln West High School on W. 30th just South of Clark. The other…
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New program hopes to engage community in new approaches to healthy housing
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2015) Residents and stakeholders in the Stockyard, Clark Fulton, and Brooklyn Centre (SCFBC) neighborhoods will soon have an opportunity to participate in a pilot program called Engaging the Community in New Approaches to Healthy Housing (ECNAHH). The program, which just received a BUILD Health Challenge Grant from a group…
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MetroHealth opens Cleveland students’ eyes to health careers
(Plain Press, October 2015) CMSD NEWS BUREAU New vistas opened on September 15th for some Cleveland Metropolitan School District high school students – all they had to do was cut through the MetroHealth System cafeteria, pass the cash registers and turn right. Nearly 50 ninth-graders from Lincoln-West and James F. Rhodes high schools gathered in a…