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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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Labor Education and Arts Project honors memory of Max Hayes
Plain Press, November 2015 In honor of Max Hayes, a 20th Century champion of labor, democracy and social welfare, the Labor Education and Arts Project sponsored a commemoration in his memory on October 17th at the newly opened Max Hayes High School. North Shore Federation of Labor endorsed the event, the 2nd Northeast Ohio LaborFest…
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Max Hayes students get a taste of teaching as cub scouts visit Building Construction Program
by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, November 2015 Max Hayes High School’s Building Construction Program served as host to some young guests from Cub Scout Pack 102 from Olmsted Falls on October 16th. The Cub Scouts were put right to work making toolboxes in the Max Hayes Construction Programs new state of the art facility. Max…
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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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Max Hayes High School offers pre-apprenticeship program in building and construction trades
(Plain Press, October 2015) (CMSD News Bureau) Max S. Hayes High School will offer a pre-apprenticeship program that puts students on a fast track to jobs in the construction trades. State approval of the Building and Property Maintenance and Construction Technologies program was announced Aug. 31 at a grand-opening celebration for the career and technical…
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Neighborhood Family Practice to expand services with new funding from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(Plain Press, October 2015) Neighborhood Family Practice (NFP), a federally qualified non-profit community health center serving patients from five office locations on Cleveland’s near west side, was recently awarded more than $1 million in Affordable Care Act funding from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HSS). “The HHS funds go hand in hand…
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Aetna Foundation seeks community partners to address health disparities in Cleveland neighborhoods
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2015) The Aetna Foundation is looking for community partners to work with in addressing health disparities in some areas and to help improve nutrition and healthy lifestyle opportunities in those neighborhoods. Dr. Garth Graham, president of the Aetna Foundation, says research indicates “your zip code matters more than your…
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Park and multipurpose trail proposed for Big Creek Valley in Stockyard neighborhood
(Plain Press, September 2015) In hopes of creating a new park, just south of Denison in the Stockyard neighborhood, Big Creek Connects, a non profit organization dedicated to the stewardship of the Big Creek Valley, hopes to seek funding this fall from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency’s (NOACA) Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative (TLCI).…
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