Resources

Cleveland Pandemic Response focuses on mobilizing pandemic-related donations and resources with an emphasis on food, masks, hygiene products, and cleaning supplies. Below are non-exhaustive lists of resources to address other requested items that we are not able to easily match.

Black Spring Harvest

Phone: 216-309-2798

Email: blackspringharvest@gmail.com

Info: Black Spring Harvest specializes in providing food to people of color. No one will be turned away from receiving food based on the group’s capacity.

Cleveland Area Black-Owned Restaurants

Info: This Google Map features Black-owned restaurants in the greater Cleveland area. If you have additions to the map please email jnbobel@gmail.com with details.

Cleveland Buy Nothing Pages

Info: A list of Facebook “Buy Nothing” greater Cleveland neighborhood pages. These pages offer members a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of hyper-local gift economies in which the true wealth is the web of connections formed between people who are real-life neighbors. Post anything you’d like to give away, lend, or share in this Buy Nothing community group. Ask for anything you’d like to receive for free or borrow.

Cleveland Pandemic Response

Info: Contactless home drop offs in Cleveland and surrounding suburbs.

Community Fridge Cleveland

Email: communityfridgecle@gmail.com

Info: A take what you need, leave what you don’t community fridge and pantry located in The Root Café in Lakewood. The fridge features vegetarian and vegan offerings exclusively.

CPR Food Map

Info: This Google Map may help identify food pantries close to your location. When you click on a location, you can see their schedule and how to get there.

Euclid Neighborhood Pantry

Phone: 216-738-2067

Info: A client-choice pantry located in Euclid. Experience a grocery shopping trip where you get to choose what you do and don’t want.

The pantry offers a number of additional services, such as cell phone assistance through SafeLink, nutrition education, healthcare-related services, free books for children, and a community resource board. Metro Health’s mobile unit is also on-site each Wednesday.

Hours are subject to vary.

Feed Asiatown

Info: A community effort to mimic community-style meals during this time where we must stay separated. Feed AsiaTown will provide 100 meals to individuals who need extra assistance. They are transitioning to delivering meals and can only deliver meals to families in AsiaTown (E. 30th to E. 55, Perkins to St. Clair). Max 2 per household. Must sign up by Tuesday at 12pm.

Feed the Soul

Phone: 216-309-1058

Resident Service Intake Form

Info: Feed the Soul’s mission is to deliver food and developmental services to communities that experience economic deficits. They deliver FREE produce to the door steps of requesters’ homes. While all food remains FREE Deliveries include a $2.00 delivery fee per delivery.

Flashfood

Info: A downloadable phone app that supports finding massive savings on fresh food items like meat and produce that are nearing their best before date at grocery stores in your area. The app includes same-day grocery sales with a feature to pay ahead and pick up at the location of your choosing.

Free Pantry Cleveland

Info: Located in Detroit-Shoreway. Give what you can, take what you need.

Locations: 6023 Madison Ave.; 6516 Guthrie Ave.; 2082 West 73rd St. (COMING SOON!)

Food Not Bombs- CLE East

Phone: 440-340- 3663

Email: FNBeastCLE@gmail.com

Instagram Page

Info: Food Not Bombs is a no questions asked organization and believe food is a human right. They provide fruits, vegetables and sometimes bread at no cost during their weekly food shares that alternate between East Cleveland and Willoughby.

Daniels Park, Willoughby: 1st & 3rd Sun, 3-4pm

6321 St. Clair, CLE: 2nd & 4th Sun, 3-4pm

Food Not Bombs- CLE West

Info: Food Not Bombs is a no questions asked organization and believe food is a human right. They provide fruits, vegetables and sometimes bread at no cost during their weekly food shares

Sundays: W. 89th St. and Madison Ave. 5pm – 6pm

Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Phone: 216-738-2067

Facebook Page

Partner Agencies Website

Info: The Greater Cleveland Food Bank provides everything from food distribution drives, to grocery delivery, to mobile pantries, to hot meals at no cost.

Project Save Cleveland

Phone: 216-376-0396

Email: projectsave80@gmail.com

Info: Serving families living in poverty and homeless families with meals, education, hot shower mobile unit, procuring birth certificates and ID, school supplies, resources and support in Cleveland Ohio.

West Side Catholic Center

Phone: 216-631-4741

Info: Grounded in faith, hope, love and respect for those they serve, the West Side Catholic Center assists all who come in need of food, clothing, shelter, advocacy and a path to self-sufficiency. They provide breakfast and lunch six days a week, a monthly mobile food pantry, clothing and household item distribution by appointment, street survival services, outreach and advocacy, drug & alcohol assessments, and expressive arts programming.

Food Resources

Cuyahoga County Health & Human Services

Info: Check this list to see if you might be eligible to receive free clothing from any of the listed organizations.

Franklin Circle Church

Phone: 216-781-8232

Info: Franklin Circle Church provide free resources like clothing, household items, and more to the community, and they’re located on Fulton Rd.

Needs Cleveland

Phone: 216-631-0664

Info: Needs Cleveland provides free resources like clothing, household items, and more to those who need them. They’re located on Lorain Ave.

St. Herman’s House

Phone: 216-961-3806

Info: St. Herman’s House provides free resources like clothing, temporary housing, and more to the men-identifying community, and they’re located on W. 44th and Franklin Blvd.

St. Paul’s Thrift Shop

Phone: 216-651-6250

Info: St. Paul’s Thrift shop offers up to four items of clothing per person for free, and they’re located in St. Paul’s Community Church on W. 45th and Franklin Blvd.

Twice Blessed Free Store

Phone: 440-331-7676

Info: Twice Blessed provides free resources like clothing to the community, and they’re located on W. 65th and Bridge Ave.

United Way

Phone: 211

Info: United Way may be able to connect you with more organizations that can provide vouchers for free clothing.

Clothing Resources

Rental Assistance

Cleveland Housing Network’s Housing Assistance Program

Phone: 216-881-8443

Info: They provide affordable housing opportunities for people that live in Cleveland. They are currently providing rental assistance for homeowners and renters due to COVID-19.

Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Public Housing Application

Phone: 216-348-5000

Info: CMHA aims to provide safe, quality and affordable housing. Please review eligibility requirements on their website before applying.

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)

Info: This is for rent with a minor. Their PRC program may help with rent or a deposit. ODJFS asks everyone to call United Way first to see what other programs are available. Call United Way at 211 via phone.

United Way of Summit & Medina County

Phone: 330-762-7601

Email: info@uwsummitmedina.org

Info: United Way coordinates access to homeless shelters, permanent supportive housing and rent assistance for individuals and families living in Summit or Medina counties who are homeless or facing eviction.

Evictions

Cleveland Senior Eviction Assistance

Phone: 216-664-2833

Info: Workers in the City’s department of aging are available to assist and relocate Seniors facing eviction. Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm

COVID-19 Tenant Hardship Affidavit

Info: The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Community Advocacy Clinic has prepared the COVID-19 TENANT HARDSHIP AFFIDAVIT. This form may assist you to better document and more easily apply for any assistance programs available now or in the future from your local, State, or Federal Government, as well as any private assistance programs that may be available in your community

No Evictions – Ohio Poverty Law

Email: noevictions@ohiopovertylaw.org

Info: They will be helpful to anyone currently facing evictions, and may be able to put them into contact with legal resources.

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

Phone: 216-687-1900

Request help form

Info: This nonprofit provides free legal assistance to anyone, regardless of their income. They provide services in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain counties. For help fighting an eviction, reach out to the Legal Aid Society regarding their Right to Counsel program.

Homelessness

Coordinated Intake

Phone: 216-674-6700

Info: Coordinated Intake is available by phone from 8am to 8pm Monday through Friday. After hours and on the weekends, they can be accessed by calling 211 first. Shelters are “Open Access” meaning that the gender on your ID card or birth certificate does not have to match your gender.

Immediate Intake

  • Go to: 1736 Superior Ave. 2nd floor; 8 am – 8 pm

  • No need to call ahead or stay at a shelter.

Veterans

  • Call: 216-391-0264

  • 7000 Euclid Ave. Suite 202; 8 am – 6 pm

After 8 P.M.

  • Men go to: 2100 Lakeside Shelter

  • Women go to: 2227 Payne Ave.

  • Families call 2-1-1 for a shelter referral.

Homeless Hotline (Summit & Medina Counties)

Phone: 330-615-0577

Info: Call between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays. The Homeless Hotline conducts screening and intakes for most homeless shelters, permanent supportive housing programs and rent payment assistance programs in Summit and Medina counties.

Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless

Phone: 216-674-6700

Resource Guide

Info: NEOCH is aims to “organize and empower homeless and at-risk men, women, and children to break the cycle of poverty through public education, advocacy, and the creation of nurturing environments.”

Home Repair

Cleveland Housing Network’s HWAP program

Phone: 216-574-7100

Info: Grants are available for homeowners to repair and renovate their properties The Cleveland Housing Network’s rental assistance program is open to citizens of Cuyahoga county. You can apply here.

Home Repair Resource Center

Phone: 216-381-6100

Email: hrrc@hrrc-ch.org

Info: This organization can help you with a wide variety of home assistance resources such as tool libraries and financial assistance. They strive to empower residents with the knowledge and skills they need to maintain their homes for sustainable & diverse communities.

NHS of Greater Cleveland Home Repair Loan Program

Phone: 216-574-7100

Info: This organization offers loans to assist with home repairs. Call to see if you qualify for their services. Contact Mary Nighswander at 216-458-4663 or mnighswander@nhscleveland.org

Miscellaneous Home Resources

COVID-19 Resources For Communities – Greater Ohio Policy Center

Info: A hub for various resources including rental assistance, find shelter toolkits, and utility assistance.

Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People (ESOP)

Phone: 216-361-0718

Info: ESOP helps adults in all stages of life achieve and maintain financial wellness and housing stability. Their services include free financial coaching and counseling, housing and home ownership guidance, financial security for older adults, and zero interest small dollar loans.

Housing Enhancement Loan Program (HELP)

Phone: 216-443-2149

Info: This loan is available to Cuyahoga County owner-occupants and can be used to enhance properties with market values below $250,000.

Senior Home Maintenance Assistance

Phone: 216-664-2833

Info: This organization has a variety of services available to seniors who live in Cleveland. Their services include chore services, weatherization assistance, grants, and more.

Supportive Housing

Phone: 216-431-4131

Info: For individuals who are receiving treatment for mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders.

Housing Resources

Cleveland Furniture Bank

Email: tom@clevelandfurniturebank.org

Phone Number: 216-459-2265

Info: They provide free cribs and beds for kids. They also offer a variety of second hand items “furniture, mattresses, household items, clothing, shoes, books, electronics, appliances, and seasonal items.” Their partner agencies provide vouchers for furniture.

Partner Agencies Website

Cleveland Habitat for Humanity ReStore

East Side Phone Number: 216-413-3035

West Side Phone Number: 216-429-1299

Info: This is a discount home improvement store with locations on the west and east side. They may be able to help you out with your tool and yard tool requests.

The Plug Appliances

Phone Number: 216-417-3634

Info: Cleveland’s appliance warehouse for scratch-dent and used appliances. All appliances have a minimum 90 day warranty, and The Plug team offers delivery and appliance servicing.

Household Items Resources

Cleveland Housing Network

HEAP & PIPP Plus: 216-518-4014

Walk-In Hotline (6-8pm) for next day appointment: 216-518-4014

Seniors & Physically Disabled In-Home Appointments: 216-774-2351

Discounts on Sewer and Water Bills: 888-901-1222

Info: They provide Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Percentage of Income Payment Plans (PIPP), and Winter Crisis Program (WCP).

Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland (CEOGC)

Phone: 216-696-9077

Info: They provide assistance with Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP).

Cuyahoga County Jobs and Family Services

Phone: 216-987-7000

Info: They provide assistance with Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP), Winter Crisis Program (WCP), Summer Crisis Program (SCP), Percentage of Income Payment Plans (PIPP).

Electricity Plans

Info: They have resources for paying your electricity bill. Specifically, there are special programs to contact for assistance lowering utility bills.

United Way

Phone Number: 211

Info: They may be able to connect you further with more resources.

USA.gov

Info: Links with information on getting help with utility bills and medical bills, as well as for applying for temporary financial assistance.

Utility Resources

Physical and Mental Health

Care Alliance Health Center

General Phone: 216-535-9100

Info: Care Alliance provides high quality, comprehensive medical and dental care, patient advocacy and related services to people who need them most, regardless of their ability to pay.

Circle Health Services

Phone: 216-325-WELL (9355)

Info: Full circle care for all. They provide high-quality health care to everyone who walks in the door. From general family check-ups to counseling and trauma therapy, we’re here to help. Their services include integrated health & wellness programs, early learning & family support, and workforce development.

Frontline Service

General Phone: 216-623-6555

24/7 Crisis Hotline: 216-623-6888

Info: A Cleveland-based non-profit organization that reaches out to adults and children in Northeast Ohio to end homelessness, prevent suicide, resolve behavioral health crises, and overcome trauma.

Ibn Sina Clinic

Phone: 440-644-0511

Info: The Cleveland Ibn Sina Clinic provides high-quality, free healthcare services to those in need who are un/underinsured. They also provide free medications to those who qualify. CISC welcomes patients from all backgrounds and locations. All services are provided through volunteer physicians, nurses, and support staff who offer their time and skills.

Jewish Family Services Association of Cleveland

24/7 Phone: 216-292-3999

Alyson’s Place Medical Clinic: 216-755-1116

Email: info@jfsa-cleveland.org

Info: JFSA offers comprehensive wraparound services to the those within and outside of the Jewish communities in Cleveland and Akron. Their primary care medical clinic, Alyson’s Place, provides access to primary, gynecological, specialty, and dental care. Their services extend to homeless prevention, domestic violence response, financial stability, home care guidance, disability programming, and youth empowerment programming.

May Dugan Center

Phone: 216-631-5800

Email: amorgan@maydugancenter.org

Info: The May Dugan Center provides comprehensive services and programs to individuals and families throughout the Cleveland area. Their team members can help with an array of services including: food, clothing, behavioral health counseling, adult education services, job searches, victim services, trauma counseling and more.

NAMI Greater Cleveland

Phone: 216-875-7776

Info: National Alliance for Mental Health offers recommendations for COVID-related mental health contingency plans, resources to meet the needs of individuals and families, and multilingual accessibility. Their HelpLine is a free peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public Monday through Friday 9 AM-5 PM.

Neighborhood Family Practice

Phone: 855-NFP-MED1 (855-637-6331)

Info: Their mission “is to partner with the community for everyone’s health by providing health care services regardless of ability to pay; treating patients with compassion, dignity and respect; protecting confidentiality; and offering culturally sensitive services and community outreach.” You can call them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 855-NFP-MED1 (855-637-6331)

The Nord Center

General Phone: 440-204-4161

24/7 Crisis Hotline: 800-888-6161

Sexual Assault Hotline: 440-204-4359

Warmline: 800-888-6161 (M-F, 1:00-10:00 pm)

Info: The Nord Center, located in Lorain, OH, provides industry-leading behavioral health programs, prevention, education and client advocacy that focuses on individual recovery and well-being. They focus on creating positive outcomes that lead to healthier lives and a stronger community.

Signature Health

Phone: 440-578-8200

Info: Signature Health offers three main types of services, including mental health services, addiction recovery services, & primary health care. They treat the mind and body with an integrated approach to healthcare, for all ages and income levels. Medicaid and Medicare insurance is accepted. By appointment or location walk in hours available here.

Reproductive & Sexual Health

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio

Find your location: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center

Info: Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to Ohioans both in-person and online. A full list of their services can be found here.

Preterm

Phone: 216-991-4000

Info: Preterm’s mission is to advance reproductive health and justice by providing safe, respectful, and accessible abortion and sexual healthcare. Preterm is Ohio’s only independent, nonprofit abortion clinic.

WomanKind

Phone: 216-662-5700

Info: This organization provides free pregnancy tests, integrative and high quality prenatal care, Maternity and baby items (as available), and more!

Women Have Options Ohio

Info: Women Have Options (WHO/O) is Ohio’s statewide abortion fund. Founded in 1992, they are an organization dedicated to helping Ohioans afford their reproductive choices. They believe that everyone should be able to make their own reproductive decisions—and they work to make that a reality in Ohio by providing financial assistance and practical support (transportation, housing, and more) to help patients throughout Ohio afford contraception, emergency contraception, and abortion services. Click here for more information about receiving support.

Crisis Services

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Hotline

Phone: Call or text 216-619-6192 or chat online

Info: Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s Crisis & Support Hotline provides 24/7, free and confidential support and information for survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones, as well as others seeking information or resources.

Find a Rape Crisis Center Near You

Info: An interactive online map of Ohio’s 88 counties and the rape crisis centers that serve those counties. Click on your county to access contact information to a rape crisis center nearest you.

Emergency Assistance from Cuyahoga County

For immediate assistance dial 211.

To report abuse or neglect of children, call 216-696-KIDS.

To report abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation of older adults and adults with disabilities, call 216-420-6700.

Domestic violence victims, call 216-391-HELP.

Info: Cuyahoga County provides emergency assistance for those in need of food, shelter, security, and more. They are available 24 hours a day, every day. Operators will discuss your options for emergency housing, food, income assistance, utility assistance and more. Operators will work with you to make sure you get what you need.

Journey Center for Safety and Healing

Phone: 216-391-HELP (4357)

Info: Journey Center operates the only dedicated domestic violence emergency shelter in Cuyahoga County; providing 24-hour a day refuge for individuals and their children who are in need of immediate relief from violence and abuse. If you are in need of emergency shelter for you and/or your family please call our 24-Hour Helpline.

National Suicide Hotline

Phone available 24/7: 1-800-273-8255

Call United Way at 211 to be connected to local resources.

Ohio Guidestone’s Crisis Line

Phone: 440-260-8595

Info: The crisis line is available 24/7 through the entire year to help support and connect clients with the resources needed to resolve their problems, access immediate safety, and achieve physical and emotional comfort.

Providence House

Phone: 216-651-5982

Info: Providence House provides emergency shelter and crisis care to children newborn through twelve-years-old.

Culturally Specific Services

Asia (Asian Services in Action)

Phone: 216-881-0330

Info: ASIA is the largest health and human services agency serving the AAPI community of Northeast Ohio. They run two federally qualified health centers and offer comprehensive social service programming that provides linguistically and culturally competent support for local immigrants and refugees.

B. Riley House

Phone: 216-417-4831

Info: An LGBTQ+ sober living facility in Cleveland, Ohio. They provide all members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies a temporary, safe, affirming, recovery-oriented living space. Their offerings include alcohol and drug treatment services, mental health assessment and treatment as well as psychotherapy through outside partnerships to help each individual along their journey into long term recovery from substance abuse challenges.

Medical & Health Resources

America Is Grappling With a Baby Formula Shortage. Here’s How to Navigate It.

Info: New York Times Wirecutter article with guidance and resources for finding formula during the nationwide shortage.

A Mother’s Village – Ohio Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Postpartum Support

Info: An online support group for pregnant , postpartum, and breastfeeding mothers in Ohio. The group provides evidenced-based information for mothers, resources, and overall support.

BrickSeek

Info: A downloadable app that allows users to check chain store inventory. Can be used to track inventory of baby formula nationwide.

Cleveland Baby Formula Exchange

Info: Primrose Newborn Care is a group of pediatricians, nurses, doulas, birth workers, and parents in Northeast Ohio who are committed to making sure that all babies are nourished during the nationwide infant formula shortage. Complete the Receive Baby Formula Form or Give Formula Form to engage with the Northeast Ohio exchange.

CLE Moms

Info: An online space to meet new moms, make new friends and enjoying motherhood together. Topics of discussion include postpartum support, pregnancy support, labor & delivery, ideas, recipes, get togethers, questions, comments, babies, toddlers, older kids, breastfeeding, etc.

Free Formula Exchange

Info: The Free Formula Exchange is a nationwide mutual aid network connecting families who need baby formula to people who have formula to donate. Request here. Give here.

Free To Feed

Email: info@freetofeed.com

Info: Helping parents navigate food allergies. Science based consults, app, content, & products. Due to the recent formula crisis, Free to Feed and its community is offering a free formula and milk sharing service for those in need. Free to Feed will work hard to provide this platform, match families according to their needs, and coordinate shipping with discounted business rates.

Human Milk for Human Babies- Ohio

Website: http://www.hm4hb.net/

Info: Human Milk 4 Human Babies (HM4HB) is a global network represented by community pages for each state/province/country. These pages provide a space where families in need can connect with women who have milk to share. HM4HB affirms that human milk is the biological norm for human infants and children. HM4HB does not support the sale of human milk.

Lakewood Moms Information & Advice Group

Info: A group specifically for moms of Lakewood, Ohio to make friends, ask advice, advertise small businesses, and get community information.

Lakewood Nursing Moms (Wednesday Family Room)

Info: An online space for moms to continue to ask questions about nursing/pumping and discuss all of the experiences of being a mom! In-person group meets every Wednesday 9:30am-11am at the Lakewood Family Room (15700 Detroit Rd, Lakewood – United Methodist Church). Lactation Consultant, Scales, support pillows, and mom friends included!

Ohio Milksharing for Babies

Info: This group is open to Ohio mom’s who are in need of finding another mom to either donate to or get donations from!

This group welcomes any forms of breastmilk donating. Free, compensated, bag replacement etc.

Parents of Lakewood, OH

Info: A place for parents of Lakewood, OH to gather, chat and support one another. Make friendships, playdates and social events. Not limited to wine, coffee and snacks!

Strategies to Find Baby Formula

Info: A thread of recommendations and approaches to finding formula during the nationwide shortage and guidance to minimize harm and misinformation about feeding infants.

Pregnant & Parenting Resources

Pets

Neighborhood Pets Outreach & Resource Center

Phone: 216-505-5853

Email: info@neighborhoodpetscle.org

Info: They provide a wide range of services including affordable pet supplies, low cost vaccine & microchip clinics, free ID tags and gently used collars/leashes, free spay/neuter for dogs & cats living in qualifying zip codes, medical assistance funding for emergency medical cases, euthanasia services for clients who are unable to afford the cost. To qualify for their services you must live in the City of Cleveland or East Cleveland and have total household income less than 150% of the federal poverty guideline.

ProjectCARE at the Cleveland APL

Phone: 216-771-4616

Info: Services currently offered to project CARE area residents include low cost spay/neuter, one time emergency medical assistance through our Peticaid program (restrictions apply), low-cost flea treatment/preventative, counseling help with behavioral and medical needs and general care guidance, resource referrals to other programs, and dog/cat food on an emergency, as needed basis.

Employment Resources

Cuyahoga County Headquarters

Phone: 216-443-7000

Info: Job boards and resource centers, job openings, and resources for professional development can be found here.

Policy Matters Ohio

Phone: 614-221-4505

Info: Policy Matters Ohio outlines the two primary programs that offer free tax preparation services in Ohio to alleviate some financial impact due to COVID.

Spanish Speaking Resources

Esperanza Inc.

Phone: 216-651-7178

Info: They provide free personalized mentoring, leadership building, comprehensive post-secondary and family support to the Hispanic students and families of Northeast Ohio.

Hispanic Alliance of Cleveland

Phone: 216-661-4249

Info: They are working to integrate “the Hispanic/Latino community and all of its stakeholders as a visible, recognizable and valuable presence in Greater Cleveland” They host coat drives and provide cultural activities as well.

La Sagrada Familia Church

Phone: 216-631-2888

Info: They have many community connections, food drives, and share information in Spanish on their Facebook page. “Somos una parroquia Católica Hispana que sirve a la comunidad multicultural a encontrarse con Jesucristo a través de los Sacramentos, la hospitalidad y la justicia social.”

Spanish American Committee

Phone: 216-961-2100

Contact form

Info: SAC provides opportunities through three core programs: the Families First Program, the Mi Casa Housing Counseling Program, and Little Footsteps Bilingual Child Enrichment Center. Through these core programs, our clients have access to a wide range of wraparound services including family support, childcare, financial literacy education, housing counseling, job training and placement services, English classes, and a GED programming.

General Resources

AnswerPoverty.org

Info: AnswerPoverty.org works to advance the practice of social service work towards solutions that interrupt the cycle of generational poverty. They provide training for professional and volunteer practitioners who work directly with people living in poverty in the fields of education, healthcare, social work, and community development.

Cuyahoga County Street Card

Info: This PDF lists many incredible resources in the Cuyahoga County area from hotlines to call, to medical service providers to meal sites and times information to name a few.

Mutual Aid North East Ohio Facebook Group

Info: This is a network of freely associating people dedicated to ensuring the distribution of vital resources such as housing / food / water / mental health services / basic medical / etc throughout northeastern Ohio.

Mutual Aid Northeast Ohio Facebook Group

Info: This is a group of people throughout Northeast Ohio who want to connect with each other to provide mutual aid such as sharing material items (e.g. food, medicine, water, toilet paper, etc. ), assisting with a task (like transportation help or check-ins), or sharing resources.

Nextdoor

Info: Nextdoor is like Facebook for neighborhoods. You must enter your address to be added to the right neighborhood. Using the “help map you can see community members in your neighborhood who might be offering to help with a certain task.

Northeast Ohio Time Bank

Info: You can request or offer assistance with tasks in this group. You must become a member of the Northeast Ohio Time Bank first to post for assistance with a task.

Virtual Events

Cleveland-area Streaming Content Calendar

Info: A monthly calendar that offers a variety of streaming content events for the Cleveland community to engage in safely.

Miscellaneous Resources