Cuyahoga County Council Member Dale Miller, Cuyahoga County Council District 2, spoke at the first public meeting of the Greater Cleveland American Rescue Plan Coalition meeting last week and referenced the process he is using to consider proposals for up to $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding in his district (District 2 comprises...
Understanding the Cuyahoga County levy calendar
As the county wrestles with the human toll and economic impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, county voters have consistently been supportive of county levies that fund community services, including health and human services. There are a number of levies currently in place in Cuyahoga County that impact the community; analysis of more than a...
Nominations Open: $25K Nonprofit and Most Treasured Volunteer Awards
It’s time to celebrate the people and organizations that do great work in our community. It’s time to celebrate the people and organizations that do great work in our community! Nominations open today for the annual $25,000 Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Award to a nonprofit organization for outstanding service and the Most Treasured Volunteer Awards. Who will...
Cuyahoga County Council HHSA Committee Approves Salvation Army Contract
The Cuyahoga County Health, Human Service, and Aging committee met on March 16 to hear one contract. The contract extension will run until September 30, 2022, for the Salvation Army Pick Up, Assessment Sheltering Service (PASS) Program. The PASS program provides basic temporary housing and rapid rehousing and recovery for up to 75 homeless men...
Measuring Racial Segregation in Cuyahoga County
Greater Cleveland is one of the most segregated large cities in the United States. A quick look at census data reveals distinct patterns of residency along racial lines. For example, Black people make up 48 percent of people in Cleveland, while white people comprise 71 percent of suburbanites, disproportionate to their shares in the county...
HHSA Considers Homelessness Services and Child Support
The Cuyahoga County Health, Human Service and Aging (HHSA) committee considered two very important subjects during their most recent meetings. The first meeting, held February 16, discussed the issue of homelessness, where the committee considered two contracts that would seek to enhance the delivery of homeless services. The other meeting was held on March 2,...
Poverty data for 2016-2020 shows mixed results for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
The number and percent of people living in poverty in Cleveland appears to have dropped in 2020, according to the American Community Survey 5-year estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Although the change is not statistically significant, improvements in the economic circumstances for children continued a recent trend, and estimates of child poverty in...
What’s Going on with ARPA in Greater Cleveland?
Work is underway for our Greater Cleveland American Rescue Plan Council (GCARP Council). We are in the process of bringing together a steering committee to guide our coalition and work, and we are planning to hold our first public meeting in Spring, 2022. Stay tuned for more details on how to engage with this important...
Cuyahoga County HHSA committee awards more than $137 million in contracts at February meeting
The Cuyahoga County Council Health, Human Services and Aging (HHSA) Committee met for the first time since December and discussed a number of contracts pertaining to health and human services issues including infant and maternal health, senior services, and foster care. First Year Cleveland land multi-year agreement to address infant mortality The first contract was...