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Katie Connell
Cleveland Scholar House to Bear Honorary Name of Louise C. Stokes
News Release Contacts: For CHN Housing Partners: Laura Boustani / lboustani@chnhousingpartners.org / (216) 789-3626 or Kirsten Pianka / kpianka@chnhousingpartners.org / (216) 574-7103 For United Way of Greater Cleveland: Katie Connell (404) 895-5513 / kconnell@unitedwaycleveland.org Community Collaboration Aims to Break the Generational Cycle of Poverty for Single Parents and Their Children Cleveland, June. 15, 2022 – CHN Housing Partners
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND RECEIVES A $100,000 GRANT FROM PNC FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT AUGUST NAPOLI FUND FOR ANTI-POVERTY INNOVATION
Media contacts: Katie Connell, United Way of Greater Cleveland: 404.895.5513 (m) and kconnell@unitedwaycleveland.org Craig Friedman, PNC Bank: 614.463-6647 and craig.friedman@pnc.com Grant will support innovative, early-stage initiatives with the potential to address poverty issues most deeply affecting Greater Clevelanders CLEVELAND – June 14, 2022 – The United Way of Greater Cleveland announced it received a $100,000 grant
Joint Statement from United Way of Greater Cleveland and The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
RE: Cleveland City Council’s Increased Investment in the Right to Counsel Program We commend and thank Cleveland City Council, Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin, and Mayor Justin Bibb for electing to increase this year’s funding allocation for the Right to Counsel program led by Legal Aid and United Way to $500,000. Earlier this year,
United Way of Greater Cleveland Appoints Michael Brown as Senior Director of Human Resources
CLEVELAND (March 1, 2022) – United Way of Greater Cleveland today announced the appointment of Michael Brown as senior director of Human Resources. In this role, he will have broad responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the organization’s Human Resources strategy, planning, and initiatives, including talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, organizational learning and succession
United Way of Greater Cleveland’s 211 Navigators Serve as Lifelines to the Community on National 211 Day and Every Day
Last year, United Way’s 211 connected more than 213,000 callers with the resources they need from COVID-19 vaccination assistance to food and shelter Residents across Cuyahoga and Geauga counties receive 24/7 access to free confidential counsel and resources CLEVELAND: (February 11, 2022) – Today, United Way of Greater Cleveland marked National 211 Day, celebrating the organization’s 29
Independent Evaluation of The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and United Way of Greater Cleveland’s Right to Counsel Program Highlights Benefits, Preliminary Return on Community Investment
93% OF CLEVELAND FAMILIES SEEKING TO AVOID AN EVICTION OR INVOLUNTARY MOVE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING THIS Independent Firm Stout Preliminarily Estimates Eviction Right to Counsel may have saved the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County $4.7 million in social safety net costs in 2021 CLEVELAND: This week, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and
