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  • Hispanic UMADAOP teaches Cleveland youths’ skills to help prevent drug and alcohol abuse

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2014) Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (Hispanic UMADAOP) provides an excellent example of how a community organization can have a positive influence on students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD). Hispanic UMADAOP has been offering an alcoholism and drug abuse prevention program in Cleveland…

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  • Community Board

    ADVOCACY NORTHERN OHIOANS FOR BUDGET LEGISLATION EQUALITY (NOBLE) fights for an equitable revenue system in Ohio that protects and strengthens all residents of the state and makes Ohio a productive, competitive and compassionate place to live. NOBLE is a community-based coalition whose mission and purpose is to raise the community’s voice in the State of…

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  • Near West Theatre

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  • COMMUNITY BOARD

    AUGUST 2014 A listing of a variety of free activities and resources for the Near West Side. ARTS AND CULTURE 2 artists + 2 spaces / 4 weeks = TAG: Round 2 Like a game of tag, there is no real competition or winner, just a playful framework through which the artists’ unscripted dialogue changes…

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  • PLAIN PRESS CLASSIFIED:

    (Plain Press, August 2014) $10 for 12 words and 30¢ for each additional word. To advertise count the words and mail a check or money order with your ad to the Plain Press, 2012 W. 25th #500 Cleveland, OH 44113. For more information call Tom Sheehan at (216) 621-3060 or email plainpressads@yahoo.com. BLOG WHO HAS…

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  • Recent moves by area organizations

    Recovery Resources (Plain Press, August 2014) Recovery Resources, an addiction, substance abuse and mental health program, has moved from W. 29th and Detroit Avenue to a building in the former Deaconess Hospital complex on Pearl Road near just north of State. La Providencia Hispanic Services Office (Plain Press, August 2014) La Providencia Hispanic Services Office,…

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  • Volunteer tutor sings praises to Seeds of Literacy

    To the editor: (Plain Press, April 2014)This letter is in response to the article in the March issue of the Plain Press “2013 Seeds of Literacy graduates make history: Largest Class Ever To Graduate From Program”. I spent a brief time with Seeds of Literacy as a volunteer tutor back in the Summer/Fall of 2009. …

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  • Lack of parking at the West Side Market

    Open letter to Steve Bitto, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications  at GCRTA: Suggestion to alleviate parking problem at the West Side Market To the editor: One of the biggest issues there is lack of parking – all the merchants will tell you. And what about a shuttle between market and red line? And sell…

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  • Food and Water Watch urges limits on use of antibiotics

      (Plain Press, March 2014) Food and Water Watch held a press conference on Saturday, February 15th at the rear entrance of the West Side Market to announce the launch of a local campaign to raise awareness of the misuse of antibiotics on factory farms. Protester Brandon Bish dressed in a cow costume and other…

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  • Redeemer Crisis Center receives “Matthew 25: Neighbors in Need” Grant

    (Plain Press, February 2014) Redeemer Crisis Center, 2970 W. 30th St., Cleveland, OH, 44113, recently received a $5,000 “Lutheran Community Matthew 25: Neighbors in Need” grant from the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation. The funding was awarded to Redeemer based on its effectiveness in addressing physical, emotional and /or spiritual needs in the local community…

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