Human Services
The Foundation primarily sought opportunities to invest in innovative public policy formation resulting from the evolving government landscape in Cuyahoga County, Columbus and Washington, D.C. Support for identifying and developing evidence-based interventions for at-risk children was also a priority. Grants funded advocacy efforts aimed at strengthening public policy and investment in early childhood development and access to primary health care and other basic needs for low-income families. Grant highlights included supporting reforms in the juvenile justice, community re-entry, adolescent reproductive health and adoption systems. Human services grantmaking totaled $2,272,875.
Child and Family Welfare
ACTION AGAINST CRIME AND VIOLENCE EDUCATION FUND
Washington, D.C.
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Ohio office.
$25,000
ADOPTION NETWORK CLEVELAND
Cleveland, Ohio
Adopt Cuyahoga’s Kids initiative.
$75,000
THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
Cleveland, Ohio
Early childhood and public policy support.
$150,000
THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
Cleveland, Ohio
Consultant support for public policy work.
$6,000
CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
Cleveland, Ohio
Greater Cleveland Integrated Re-entry Project.
$50,000 over 6 months
CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
Cleveland, Ohio
Mental Health Advocacy Coalition.
$25,000
THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND
Cleveland, Ohio
Resource development and capacity-building initiatives.
$16,875
CLEVELAND BASEBALL FEDERATION
Cleveland, Ohio
Program support.
$5,000
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
Cleveland, Ohio
Changing the Odds conference attendance.
$5,500
CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER
Cleveland, Ohio
Sexual assault public policy project.
$50,000 over 2 years
COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK, INC.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cudell Summer Basketball League.
$9,000
COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY, INC.
Cleveland, Ohio
Women’s Re-Entry Network.
$25,000
CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Cleveland, Ohio
Invest in Children.
$300,000
GRANTMAKERS FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES, INC.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Building Early Learning Systems in the States initiative.
$100,000
HEIGHTS PARENT CENTER
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Operating support.
$10,000
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.
Kent, Ohio
Center for Innovative Practices’ Evidence-Based Practices Academy.
$50,000
MDRC
New York, New York
Foundations of Learning study.
$50,000
MEDIA IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC.
Boulder, Colorado
Ohio News Connection.
$5,000
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER
Washington, D.C.
Advocacy for policies to improve family economic security.
$40,000
NORTHERN KENTUCKY CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER, INC.
Covington, Kentucky
Ohio juvenile justice reform initiative.
$100,000
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Partnership for America's Economic Success.
$50,000
TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT, INCORPORATED
Cleveland, Ohio
Advocacy capacity building.
$35,000
VOICES FOR OHIO'S CHILDREN
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$125,000
VOICES FOR OHIO’S CHILDREN
Cleveland, Ohio
Champion for Children award celebration.
$1,000
ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND FAMILIES
Washington, D.C.
Zero to Three Policy Center.
$25,000
Meeting Basic Needs
CARE ALLIANCE
Cleveland, Ohio
Street Medical Outreach program expansion.
$40,000 over 2 years
CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES
Washington, D.C.
Operating support.
$125,000
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
Cleveland, Ohio
Analysis of Cleveland’s hunger relief initiative.
$4,000
COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING IN OHIO
Columbus, Ohio
Operating support.
$120,000 over 2 years
HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE OF OHIO
Columbus, Ohio
Operating support.
$50,000
INTERRELIGIOUS PARTNERS IN ACTION OF GREATER CLEVELAND
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$6,000
INTERRELIGIOUS PARTNERS IN ACTION OF GREATER CLEVELAND
Cleveland, Ohio
Homeless Stand Down program.
$4,000
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND
Cleveland, Ohio
Community Advocacy Program and Ohio Medical-Legal Partnership.
$30,000
LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY
Cleveland, Ohio
Men’s emergency homeless shelter volunteer and legal programs.
$35,000
LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY
Cleveland, Ohio
Advocacy staffing.
$25,000
MERRICK HOUSE
Cleveland, Ohio
Advocates for Budget Legislation Equality.
$500
NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland homeless legal assistance program.
$10,000
OHIO ASSOCIATION OF SECOND HARVEST FOODBANKS
Columbus, Ohio
Public policy advocacy and Ohio Benefit Bank.
Up to $125,000
OHIO COMMUNITY ACTION TRAINING ORGANIZATION
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Anti-Poverty Task Force regional convenings.
$6,000
OHIO GRANTMAKERS FORUM
Columbus, Ohio
Funders’ collaborative to support strategic restructuring among human services organizations in Cuyahoga County.
$50,000
SHOES AND CLOTHES FOR KIDS INC.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$10,000
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ACTION NETWORK OF OHIO
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage coalition.
$40,000
Reproductive Health
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
Washington, D.C.
Federal advocacy and Future of Sex Education project.
$50,000
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, INC.
New York, New York
Advancing Healthy Sexuality Education initiative.
$30,000
THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
Cleveland, Ohio
AIDS Funding Collaborative.
$50,000
CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Cleveland, Ohio
Responsible Sexual Behavior program.
$40,000
FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST OHIO, INC.
Painesville, Ohio
Teen reproductive health clinics.
$50,000 over 2 years
OHIO RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE
Columbus, Ohio
Faith Matters project.
$9,000
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
Piscataway, New Jersey
ANSWER: Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project.
$30,000
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