Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Award

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Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Award

The Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Award is one of two awards established in 1964 by the late Edith Anisfield-Wolf – poet, philanthropist, and civic leader. Known by those closest to her as a quiet and reserved woman, Edith was ahead of her time in her thinking on social issues. She left her mark on Cleveland and its institutions with her main focus being to eliminate racial friction. A lifetime Clevelander, Edith was an independent, modern woman who pursued her own civic, artistic, and charitable interests. She was active in the Women’s City Club, the Association for Crippled and Disabled, and the Cleveland Public Library. She gained a reputation as “Cleveland’s publicity-shy philanthropist,” “a generous but shrewd businesswoman who could spot a ‘phony’ every time.” Named after her father, John Anisfield, and her husband, Eugene Everett Wolf, the Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Award fund is held by The Cleveland Foundation. The Center for Community Solutions administers the award, given annually to a nonprofit community organization for outstanding service.

Past Award Winners:

1964 Businessmen’s Interracial Committee

1965 PACE Association

1966 Vocational Guidance and Rehabilitation

1967 Legal Aid Society

1968 Community Services Center at Mt. Pleasant

1969 Supplementary Education Center, Cleveland Board of Education

1970 Homemaker Service, Cuyahoga County Welfare Department

1971 Urban League of Cleveland

1972 Cleveland Scholarship Program

1973 Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland

1974 Greater Cleveland Interchurch Council

1975 Glenville Health Association

1976 Hill House

1977 Jewish Community Center

1978 Displaced Homemaker Program, Cuyahoga Community College

1979 Catholic Counseling Center

1980 Mental Health Outpatient Program, Center for Human Services

1981 Greater Cleveland Foodbank

1982 Beech Brook

1983 Bellflower House, Parents Anonymous of Northeast Ohio

1984 Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Panel, Planned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland

1985 Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry

1986 Child Conservation Council of Greater Cleveland

1987 WomenSpace

1988 North Coast Community Homes, Inc.

1989 Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association

1990 Project: LEARN

1991 Stopping AIDS Is My Mission

1992 Young African-American Reclamation Project, Community Re-Entry

1993 Cleveland Works

1994 Center for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

1995 El Barrio, Inc.

1996 Eliza Bryant Center

1997 Providence House

1998 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

1999 Applewood Centers, Inc.

2000 Dress for Success

2001 The Gathering Place

2002 The Hunger Network

2003 AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland

2004 Towards Employment

2005 Adoption Network Cleveland

2006 Cleveland Christian Home

2007 Slavic Village Development

2008    Cleveland Tenants Organization
2009    Youth Opportunities Unlimited
2010    YWCA of Greater Cleveland