Counties Served
Cuyahoga County
In Cuyahoga County, approximately 416,000 people live in or near poverty. Local poverty rates are highest in neighborhoods that were redlined. This federal policy denied residents of ethnic and racial minority neighborhoods access to credit from 1935 until the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968. Its ramifications are seen today in redlined neighborhoods’ high rates of food insecurity, housing instability, poor health outcomes, low educational attainment, and subpar wages.
United Way of Greater Cleveland aims to improve our community through United Way 211, grantmaking, and convening innovative initiatives.
Learn more about initiatives in Cuyahoga County:
Collaborative Investments + Health
FamilySpace
Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition
Siemer Family Stability Initiative
Workforce Connect
View our 2023 Community Needs Assessment to learn more about the challenges faced by Cuyahoga County residents.
Geauga County
Geauga County has lower overall poverty rates than the state of Ohio. The highest rates are among older Geaugans on fixed incomes who struggle with the rising costs of rent, property tax, utilities, and food. Geauga also has a significant population of Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) families whose income is above the Federal Poverty level but not high enough to make ends meet.
United Way Services of Geauga County aims to improve our community through United Way 211, grantmaking, and convening innovative initiatives.
Learn more about initiatives in Geauga County:
Aging & Disability Resource Center
Bridges@Work
Geauga Unites
View our 2023 Community Needs Assessment to learn more about the challenges faced by Geauga County residents.
211 Service Area
United Way 211 is available to connect residents to resources 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. United Way of Greater Cleveland operates 211 in Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Ross counties.
United Way of Greater 211 also operates the City of Cleveland 311 Call Center after hours, the Ohio State Problem Gambling hotline, and the Help2Veterans program.
Learn more about United Way 211
