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  • Political leaders called upon to fund permanent seasonal shelters for the homeless

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, January 17, 2025; Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless Emergency Press Conference: Yvonka Hall, Executive Director of the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition, lends her support to efforts to secure funding for a permanent seasonal shelter for Clevelanders living outside to have as an option during severe weather. PHOTO BY…

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  • Author speaks of impact of urban development on homelessness in Cleveland

       (Plain Press July 2024) Daniel Kerr, associate professor of history at American University and author of Derelict Paradise: Homelessness and Urban Development in Cleveland, Ohio, gave the keynote address at the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) Housing Justice Summit on June 8th. He also was interviewed by Axios reporter Sam Allard the…

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  • Advocates rally to oppose criminalization of homelessness

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, April 22, 2024; Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless response to Supreme Court Case on homelessness, Franklin Circle Church, 1688 Fulton Road: Josiah Quarles, Director of Organizing and Advocacy for the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, explains why advocates for the homeless are concerned about the Grants Pass vs.…

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  • Protesters walk out of Sustainability Summit

    (Plain Press February 2024) Fifty people walked out of Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Sustainability Summit on January 24, 2024, to protest the organization’s choice of a keynote speaker from a global investment firm called BlackRock. A company, which the protesters said, invests in firms that harm the environment. Groups involved in organizing the walk-out included Cleveland…

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  • In Memory – George Hrbek

    We’ll See You on The Frontlines, George PHOTO FROM PLAIN PRESS ARCHIVES In Memory of George Hrbek: June 20, 1931- February 19, 2023. by Molly Martin      (April 2023, Plain Press) I can hardly believe that George Hrbek is gone, but if I find him somewhere, I know it’ll be on the frontlines of social…

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  • Housing experts work to address Cleveland’s housing issues

    Kevin J. Nowak, Executive Director of CHN Housing Network, was one of the panelists at a Brown Bag Forum held at Cleveland State University’s College of Urban Affairs on September 27th titled “How should American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds address housing issues in Cleveland.” The forum was sponsored by the Ohio Fair Lending Coalition…

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  • National Coalition for the Homeless plans to open a regional office in City of Cleveland

    National Coalition for the Homeless plans to open a regional office in City of Cleveland by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, January 2022)                 The National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) plans to open its first field office in its 40-year history in Cleveland, Ohio this coming summer. Brian Davis, who served for many years as the director of the Northeast Ohio…

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  • Coalition of community groups rally to “Stop Evictions Now!”

    Coalition of community groups rally to “Stop Evictions Now!” by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2021)                 A coalition of groups of community activists from throughout Northeast Ohio converged on Public Square on October 20th for a “Stop Evictions Now!” rally as part of a coordinated national effort to speed the distribution of already allocated federal dollars designed…

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