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1226 Huron Road
Suite 300
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-781-2944
Fax: 216-781-2988
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About Us
History
In 1913, community and business leaders founded the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy to organize and coordinate the solicitation, distribution, and use of public charitable dollars. They developed the first modern Community Chest in the U.S. and educated the public about health and social issues and programs.
In 1917, the Federation merged with the city’s Welfare Council and became The Welfare Federation of Cleveland. It continued allocating funds and providing services for member agencies, and expanded its work in community planning, research, advocacy, and community education.
In the late 1960s, a major reorganization occurred in the way in which local services were planned, organized, and funded. The result was creation in 1972 of two new community organizations, including the Federation for Community Planning, a broadly-based, voluntary, citizen-led community planning body focusing on people and their problems.
In 1996, the Federation changed its organizational structure and began to focus its resources on specific issues for specific periods of time; later, the organization ceased to have member agencies. These changes led to a decision to change the organization’s name in 2004 to The Center for Community Solutions.
A review of Community Solutions’ history is an in-depth look at the history of health and social services in Greater Cleveland.
Who have been dedicated to Community Solutions?
Over 90 years, thousands of Greater Clevelanders have been a part of Community Solutions. We are proud to count these distinguished individuals among our volunteer and professional leaders:
| Founders, 1913: |
| Edgar E. Adams |
Mr. and Mrs. Newton D. Baker |
| A. D. Baldwin |
Chester C. Bolton |
| Starr Cadwallader |
M. A. Fanning |
| Sereno Peck Fenn |
Mrs. Frederick H. Goff |
| Alexander Hadden |
Homer H. Johnson |
| Thomas H. Johnson |
Martin A. Marks |
| Samuel Mather |
C. A. Nicola |
| Rev. T. C. O’Reilly |
Henry Lindsay Sanford, M.D. |
| Mrs. W. R. Warner |
Edward Mason Williams |
| James DeLong Williamson |
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| Board Chairs: |
| Martin A. Marks, 1913-15 |
Homer H. Johnson, 1915-16 |
| Alvah S. Chisholm, 1916-17 |
James R. Garfield, 1917-21 |
| Dr. James D. Williamson, 1921-23 |
Fred W. Ramsey, 1923-26 |
| Cleveland R. Cross, 1926-29 |
Arthur D. Baldwin, 1929-33 |
| David E. Green, 1933-35 |
Hal H. Griswold, 1935-40 |
| John A. Greene, 1940-42 |
Raymond T. Kelsey, 1942-43 |
| Harry F. Affelder, 1943-47 |
Louis B. Seltzer, 1947-51 |
| Sidney D. L. Jackson, Jr., 1951-53 |
Galen Miller, 1953-56 |
| Edward H. deConingh, 1956-59 |
Harry T. Sealy, 1959-62 |
| Fred M. Hauserman, 1962-64 |
Ray S. Livingstone, 1964-66 |
| William D. Ginn, 1966-68 |
Robert M. Ginn, 1968-70 |
| A. A. Sommer, Jr., 1970-72 |
Frederick M. Coleman, 1972-75 |
| Thomas C. Westropp, 1975-76 |
Allen H. Ford, 1976-78 |
| Homer D. Webb, Jr., 1978-80 |
Richard E. Streeter, 1980-82 |
| R. Bruce Campbell, 1982-84 |
Ann G. Ford, 1984-86 |
| Seth C. Taft, 1986-88 |
James M. Friedman, 1988-92 |
| Mark K. Hauserman, 1992-95 |
JoAnn Boscia White, 1995-97 |
| Carolyn Weber Fleig, 1997-99 |
Linda A. Grandstaff, 2000-01 |
| Stephen D. Williger, 2002-03 |
David S. Goodman, 2004-05 |
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| Executive Directors: |
| Whiting Williams, 1913-17 |
Sherman C. Kingsley, 1917-21 |
| Rowland Haynes, 1922-27 |
Raymond F. Clapp, 1927-35 |
| Edward D. Lynde, 1935-59 |
W. T. McCullough, 1959-72 |
| Leona Bevis, 1972-79 |
William S. Gaskill, 1979-80 |
| Ralph Brody, Ph.D., 1980-95 |
Eric D. Fingerhut, Interim Director, 1995-96 |
| Nancy Travers, 1996-97 |
Larry D. Randall, Acting Director, 1997-98 |
| John A. Begala, 1998-2004 |
Gregory L. Brown, 2004- |
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What have been some of the major accomplishments of Community Solutions?
Several of the organizations, services, and policies that exist today were created as a result of research, analysis, planning, and advocacy of The Center for Community Solutions’ predecessors, the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy, Welfare Federation of Cleveland, and Federation for Community Planning. Some examples:
For a look at recent accomplishments, please review our 2005 annual report.
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