• May Dugan Center offers caring assistance to neighbors in need

    PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Wednesday, November 5, 2025; May Dugan Center, 4115 Bridge Avenue: May Dugan Executive Director Andy Trares. by Edie Le Bouton    (Plain Press December 2025) The May Dugan Center, 4115 Bridge Ave, was named in honor of the memory of May Dugan, a neighborhood lady who was a one-person advocate…


  • St. Paul’s Community Church throws Harvesting Hope fundraiser (photo)

    PHOTO BY ROB KAZAR Saturday, September 13, 2025; Harvesting Hope, St. Paul’s Community Church, 4427 Franklin Blvd: (L-R): Tom Wolf, Deb Kazar and Tim Walters. Deb Kazar, Coordinator of St. Paul’s Community Outreach, reads off raffle prize winners all in support of the Harvesting Hope event to support the St. Paul’s Community Outreach program that provides…


  • West Side Catholic Center offers circle of care for those in need

    PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Monday, April 14, 2025; West Side Catholic Center, 3135 Lorain Avenue: West Side Catholic Center Executive Director Michael Bernot. by Edie Le Bouton      West Side Catholic Center (WSCC), 3135 Lorain Avenue, is a place where any individual can get free clothes, free shoes, free meals, day shelter and care.…


  • Ohio House bill aims to combat college hunger

    (Plain Press October 2024) House Bill (HB) 590, also known as the Hunger Free Campus bill, will ensure that no college student will go hungry by providing free meals to those students who are eligible. HB 590 has been introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives. Its primary sponsors are House District 14 Democrat Sean…


  • Community share-a-meal at St. Ignatius of Antioch

    PHOTO BY ABE KURP Wednesday, November 1, 2023; Community Share-a-Meal, St Ignatius of Antioch cafeteria, 10205 Lorain Ave: Bob Bernath of St Ladislas in Westlake helps to serve drinks to guests. The free meals are served on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.


  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) interim reports are back!

    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) interim reports are back! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Plain Press, August 2022        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Interim Reports are required for many households six months after an application or recertification. Interim Reports have been waived during the pandemic until now.      SNAP assistance groups that received an interim…


  • Education Forward’s report indicates severe impact of COVID-19 on education in Cleveland

    Education Forward’s report indicates severe impact of COVID-19 on education in Cleveland by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, August 2022        At the June 28th business meeting of the Cleveland Municipal School District Board, Cleveland Metropolitan School District Chief Executive Officer Eric Gordon shared some of the findings of a recently completed report by Education Forward titled…



  • Renee Jones Empowerment Center