PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Non Profi t Organization Saturday, January 23, 2021; Women’s March Rally, Market Square Park, W. 25th and Lorain Avenue: U.S. POSTAGE PAID Brandie Wagner, a feminist mom from Courtland, Ohio, CLEVELAND, OHIO brought a sign that says: “We are only going to get FREE PERMIT 1354 browner & queerer & louder & stronger & prouder & we are going to watch the dinosaurs die out!!” Vol. 48, No. 3 March 2021 PPlainlain PPressress CCleveland’sleveland’s NearNear WestsideWestside NNewspaperewspaper City Council Health and Human Services Committee seeks information on the status of COVID-19 vaccine distribution by Bruce Checefsky a largely silent response from Mayor should expect delays in getting vacci- The City of Cleveland COVID-19 Jackson to the pandemic and vaccine nated even if you are in the category of vaccine program has been anything but program in general has led to anxiety, people eligible for the vaccination. easy. A shortage of vaccine supplies stress, and anger among many local “Safe, effective vaccines for on the federal level has hampered residents. COVID-19 are here. Over the next the distribution process coupled with The Department of Public Health web- few weeks, supply will be limited. site, one of only a few sources of infor- miscommunication on the state level We are working to distribute them as mation within city government, provides on how and when local governments an overview of vaccine rollouts and a effi ciently and equitably as possible. should administer the vaccine, and reminder the supply is limited. Residents When it is your turn in line, we will alert you. We appreciate your patience and understanding during these times,” according to https://www. clevelandhealth.news/. In response to the lack of communication between City Hall and Cleveland residents, and to encourage collaborative efforts among the local hospital networks, Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack who chairs the Health and Human Services Committee, encouraged public questions and comments at committee meetings. Members of the Health and Human Service Committee include Kevin Conwell; Anthony T. Hairston; Kenneth L. Johnson; Jasmin Santana; PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON and Jenny Spencer. Vice Chair for the Saturday, January 23, 2021; Cleveland Women’s March Rally, Market committee is Basheer S. Jones. Square Park, W. 25th and Lorain Avenue: The 2021 Cleveland Women’s The meetings are being conducted March, organized by community activist Kathy Wray Coleman, began electronically with public access on at Market Square Park with a rally. This protester sends a message “Support your Sisters, Not Just your Cis-ters.” YouTube and Cleveland’s Channel 20. Scheduled meetings generally take provide help with identifying how the with a total of 359 doses administered place Monday mornings. city and hospitals can work together. the last week of January. Congregate “We know it’s a top priority for our Hospital partners from Cleveland and living sites where people have mobility community and neighborhoods. We are Northeastern Ohio were invited to challenges were targeted during doing our part to ensure people get the discuss the COVID-19 vaccine rollout the early stages of the program and accurate information,” McCormack said within their systems and the community. continue today. City of Cleveland EMS to open the meeting on February 1. Director Kimball discussed fi rst responders, , and health Director of Public Health Brian Kimball and second dose pods for Phase care workers have received both doses. provided a brief update on the city’s 1A individuals and vaccine pods for The Department of Public Health vaccination efforts. Representatives the 1B population. Vaccine pods are is working closely with State of Ohio, PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON from area hospital networks were mobile stations where the vaccine Developmental Disability Board, Mental Saturday, January 23, 2021; Cleveland Women’s March Rally, Market asked to provide information on how is administered and will be located Health Service community, as well as th Square Park, W. 25 and Lorain Avenue: Maria Meris, a member of they are administering the vaccine, throughout the city on alternating with University Hospital and Cleveland the College Democrats at the University of Akron, holds her sign that the challenges they are facing, and to weeks. 240 doses were administered ccontinuedontinued oonn ppageage 6 says: “My Body, My Choice.” ’s three women share their refl ections on politics and public policy by Jack Barnes cently sworn into City Council upon On January 26th the Cuyahoga Matt Zone’s resignation. Spencer got Democratic Women’s Caucus her masters’ degree in public policy organized a “Conversation with from Harvard Kennedy school and Cleveland City Councilwomen” via subsequently served in the Peace Zoom hosted by its Chair, Cynthia Corps in Paraguay for two years, Demsey. The hour-long event fea- where she learned that “you have to tured all three of the women on the continually reinvest” in communities. 17-person Cleveland City Council Upon returning to Cleveland, she got refl ecting on their paths to public a job at Detroit-Shoreway Communi- service; on being women in a male ty Development Organization where dominated council; and on the work she worked for ten years, frequently of politics during the pandemic. collaborating with Matt Zone. When Phyllis Cleveland, by far the Zone decided to retire from Council longest-tenured Councilwoman in November, he recommended who represents Ward 5, spoke fi rst Spencer to replace him, and the about her journey from Tri-C to an Council voted her in. “accidental politician” seeking a fi fth The last to introduce herself was term in Cleveland City Council. After Jasmine Santana, who represents earning a law degree from Case Ward 14. Santana described a Western Reserve University, she tough upbringing; living in a blighted eventually worked for then Ward 5 Detroit-Shoreway (then Bridge-54th) Councilman Frank Jackson who, with a single mother who didn’t when running for mayor in 2005, speak English, relying on food convinced Ms. Cleveland to succeed banks and having to transfer high schools when West Tech closed. him. PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON “Discussions at the dinner table Following Cleveland was the Friday, February 12, 2021; Quan Am Temple of Buddhist Cultural Center, 11921 Bellaire Road: The Buddhist were about survival, not education freshest face in Council, Jenny Cultural Center’s Quan Am Temple greets the Lunar New Year of the Ox with a sign saying: “Chúe Múng Spencer of Ward 15. She was re- ccontinuedontinued oonn ppageage 3 Nãm Mói” “Happy Lunar New Year.” PPasteaste PagesPages 4 & 5 HereHere Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities COMMUNITY CENTERS Say Yes to Education Cleveland ……...... ………..273-6350 Major Unusual Incident (MUI) Hotline.…...... 440-333-6841 www.sayyescleveland.org Arrupe Neighborhood Partnership Program...... 961-1260 Journey Center for Safety and Healing ……...... 229-2420 St. Augustine Child Enrichment Center ……...... 939-7681 www.ignatius.edu 24-Hour Helpliine...... 391-HELP (4357) staugministries.org/cec Catholic Charities Covenant Center ……...... …… 574-9000 www.journeyneo.org St. Augustine Learning Center...... 781-5530 Clark Recreation Center…...... 664-4657 Long Term Care Ombudsman ...... www.ltco.org ...696-2719 St. Ignatius High School .... www.ignatius.edu ...... 651-0222 …………………...... ……… 635-3200 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children St. Ignatius of Antioch School………...... ……..671-0535 www.Clevelandmetroparks.com www.missingkids.com ...... ….800-843-5678 www.stignatiusofantioch-school.org Computer Lab ……………….....….....……961-9073 ext.215 National Human Traffi cking Resource Center Hotline St. Rocco School………………...... …………....…..961-8557 Cudell Recreation Center...... 664-4137 ………..……………… 888-373-7888 Say Yes to Education Cleveland …………...... … 386-1730 Cuyahoga Valley National Park ……...... ……330-657-2752 www.sayyescleveland.org www.nps.gov/cuva Seeds of Literacy..... www.seedsofl iteracy.org ...... 661-7950 Estabrook Recreation Center ...... 664-4149 ARTS & CULTURE Starting Point...... www.starting-point.org ...... 575-0061 Family Ministry Center www.clevelandfmc.org.. 398-8420 Art House...... 398-8556 State Board of Career Colleges/Schools ...... 614-466-2752 Foundation Center www.foundationcenter.org……. 861-1933 www.arthouseinc.org U.S. Dept of Ed Federal Student Aid ...... 1-800-433-3243 Franklin Circle Christian Church ……...... …….... 781-8232 Arts Cleveland ...... 575-0331 Urban Community School...... 939-8330 www.franklincirclechurch.org www.artscleveland.org www.urbancommunityschool.org Halloran Park Skating Rink ……...... ……………. 664-4187 Bop Stop @ The Music Settlement ……...... ……..771-6551 The Centers for Family and Children …...... ….. 961-2997 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Blank Canvas Theatre ……………...…...... …. 440-941-0458 Early Learning Centers………………………. 325-9678 Community Center of …....651-5428 www.blackcanvastheatre.com www.thecentersohio.org www.lgbtcleveland.org Canvas ………………....……… www.CanvasCLE.com West Tech Alumni Association www.westtech.org. 631-9822 Cleveland Contra Dance ……………...... …… 330-626-2129 May Dugan Center.www.maydugancenter.org...... 631-5800 Cleveland International Film Festival …...... …… 623-3456 www.clevelandfi lm.org Merrick House …www.merrickhouse.org...... 771-5077 EMPLOYMENT/TRAINING ...... 421-7350 Neighborhood Centers Association...... 298-4440 AARP Foundation Senior Employment ...... 881-1155 Cleveland Museum of Natural History ….…...... … 231-4600 Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center ……...... …651-8236 Advanced Technology Center – Tri C………...... … 987-0198 www.CMNH.org POPCE Neighborhood Center …………...... …… 651-6698 Community Re-Entry/Lutheran Ministry...... 696-2717 Cleveland Music School Settlement...... 421-5806 www.popceclevelandoh.org CEOGC’s Employment Training Program...... 651-5188 ...... 631-2727 Renee Jones Empowerment Center …...... ……… 651-9601 Cuyahoga Job and Family Services ……...... …… 987-7000 www.cptonline.org www.rjemempower.org Workforce Opportunity Resource Center ...... …. 987-6578 Convergence Continuum …………….....………… 687-0074 St. Malachi Center.www.stmalachicenter.org...... 771-3036 Employment Alliance …………………....…..….. 875-0460 www.convergence-continuum.org St. Paul’s Community Outreach Center …...... …. 651-6250 Esperanza Threads www.esperanzathreads.com…. 961-9009 Cudell Fine Arts Center...... 664-4183 www.stpaulscommunityoutreach.org Junior League of Cleveland...... 231-6300 Cuyahoga Arts and Culture ………...... …………. 515-8303 Salvation Army Ohio City Corps...... 631-1515 Linking Employment Abilities & Potential. www.cacgrants.org www.salvationarmycleveland.org/ohiocity (LEAP) ...... www.leapinfo.org...... 696-2716 Cuyahoga County Archives ……….…...... ……….. 443-7250 Salvation Army West Park Corps ...... 252-3593 New Bridge …………………………………...……867-9775 Dancing Wheels...... 432-0306 Schools as a Neighborhood Resource …...... …… 658-1360 Ohio Guidestones …………………..…...... …..440-260-8069 www.dancingwheels.com The Centers for Families and Children …...... …… 651-2037 Ohio Jobs and Family Services ...... 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Clev ...... 696-9077 Brookside Hunger Center ………...... ……. 749-4295 aspiregreatercleveland.org Community Corner Hunger Center ...….… Council on American Islamic Relations ...... 830-2247 631-6508 Audio Magazine Articles .…………….....…… 888-724-6423 www.ohio.cair.com St. Pat’s Hunger Center …………...... …...….. 281-5854 Believe in Ohio …… ……...... … https://believeinohio.org Court Community Service...... 771-2222 Salvation Army Cleveland Adult Rehabilitation ..... 881-2625 Plain Press • March 2021 3 The Repair Company celebrates 50 years on Madison Avenue In February, Sandy Bozak, owner of Press, “Female owner, Sandy Bozak, weren’t enough parking places. She said The Repair Company at W. 103rd and is the owner and a certifi ed mechanic. Glenn’s Sunoco, in addition to fi lling Madison, marked the fi ftieth anniver- Even though she manages the business workers gas tanks, would rent parking sary of the founding of her company. affairs, scheduling and fl ow of repairs spaces to help provide overfl ow parking At a February 4th ceremony, Ward 15 and rentals, she can drop into a bay at for Midland Steel employees. Cleveland City Council Representative any moment to assist with a diagnosis In 1974, a few years after opening the Jenny Spencer presented Sandy Bozak or guide a repair. Sandy and her husband business, Sandy and her husband Glenn with a Council Resolution of Congrat- Tim are multi-skilled business leaders.” moved to W. 103 to live right down the ulations marking the 50th Anniversary Sandy Bozak says she opened the block from their business. In 1976 she of this female owned auto repair and business, then named Glenn’s Sunoco, says they bought the building where rental business. Spencer paid tribute to on February 15, 1971 with her fi rst hus- their business is located. In the mid this legacy business, one of the oldest band Glenn Rayner. Sandy Bozak says 1980s she said the name of the company continually operating businesses on when Glenn’s Sunoco fi rst opened that was changed from Glenn’s Sunoco to Madison Avenue. area of Madison Avenue was teeming The Repair Company. Sandy, always Jay Westbrook, who served for many with workers from nearby companies involved in the business, decided to be- years as City Council Representative providing industrial jobs. She rattled come a certifi ed automobile mechanic, for this stretch of Madison Avenue in off the names of about a half dozen and entered into Cuyahoga Community the Cudell Improvement service area, companies active at that time including College’s Automotive program to get has high praise for Bozak. Speaking Midland Steel and the Kelly Plating her degree and certifi cation. about Bozak and her company, West- Company. Bozak says there were so Sandy Bozak says she remarried in brook wrote in an email to the Plain many workers in the area that there ccontinuedontinued oonn ppageage 6 TTHREEHREE WWOMENOMEN cilwoman Cleveland answered the COVID has taken a lot of that most directly. When she started away,” according to Councilwoman ccontinuedontinued ffromrom ppageage oonene on Council there were six women, Cleveland. She described feeding or politics,” she said. Santana want- and over the years she has “felt off the energy of in-person politics ed to give back to her community the void of female companionship.” like Ward meetings. Both Santana and embarked on a career that saw City Council has “a whole lot of and Spencer agreed. her work on a program that helped testosterone,” she says, “too much.” The conversation closed with Latina women with breast cancer Cleveland described that she often the subtext of the meeting coming treatment while working at Metro has to be more assertive in the work- closer to the forefront: all three Health before becoming a private place even though that’s not really women are running for reelection. social worker of sorts. While at her how she likes to work. “Women and Each candidate agreed that fund- practice she worked closely with the men interact differently, that’s just a raising is the toughest part of the Hispanic Alliance, who eventually fact. Sometimes men can dominate job, but Santana had a particularly sent her to D.C. to represent the conversation.” healthy perspective on the political PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Latinx community with regards to Spencer, whose entire time on necessity. At one point in her career, Friday, February 12, 2021, The Repair Company, 10225 Madison Av- voter purging. Representative Mar- Council thus far has been over she said she started to frame it as enue: The Repair Company owner Sandy Bozak celebrates 50 years cia L. Fudge was very impactful for Zoom, connects this disadvantage calling to ask for money to serve the as a business owner on Madison Avenue. Bozak said the business Santana on this trip, and it turned to gender. She feels that not having donor’s community, not money for started out as Glenn’s Sunoco on February 15, 1971. The name was out to be a big reason that Santana any in-person experience has been Santana herself. changed to The Repair Company in the mid 1980s and Rent-a-Wreck later ran for City Council. a detriment, especially as a woman Demsey’s closing question of the was an additional business venture that began in 2001. Being a Women’s Caucus, Dem- who is good at relationship building. evening for each of the featured women was succinct: What is your issue? sey was sure to question the Council Much of the focus of the night’s lead-safe housing and the acute risk core to her agenda. Councilwoman Cleveland quoted an discussion was on politics during Detroit-Shoreway is at of losing its diver- Before everyone logged off of Zoom Members on the unique experience African proverb to answer: “To destroy the pandemic. “In Cleveland its sity as a trendy and rapidly gentrifying for the night, Chair Demsey noted a big of gender dynamics in a heavily a nation, start with the family.” For her, neighborhood. Lastly, she informally reason for optimism for the Democrats’ male cohort. Of the women, Coun- government is the eyeball level… the work and the ends of politics should announced that she was interested in housing plans — having a direct line to Architectural historian provides additional information keep the focus on the family unit as it is reforming Cleveland tax abatement the Federal HUD Secretary in Marcia L. the fabric of community. policy. Fudge (if confi rmed) will be especially and corrections for February article on Madison Avenue For the Ward 15 representative, it Jasmine Santana could not resist the benefi cial. was housing and all the sub-issues that understandable urge to list more than To the editor: this primarily was due to the installation by fall under that umbrella. The impending one issue. Housing, the prevention of I am submitting this letter in response that owner of very expensive “designer” housing crisis that will take place once displacement, women development, and to the version of the story about Madison wallpaper, inspired by wallpaper available Biden’s eviction moratorium is at the top beautifying the parts of her neighborhood Avenue that appeared in the printed version during the initial years of occupation of the of Spencer’s mind. She also mentioned that are victim to illegal dumping were of the February 2021 issue of the newspaper. house. The amount of “about a quarter of a A historic house mentioned in the story million dollars” in the story is most likely – next door to Cleveland Lumber and some- an exaggeration, though. It most likely was times known as “Twin Peaks” – includes an much closer to one-tenth that amount. Any HHappyappy EEaster!aster! erroneous year of construction. It was built signifi cant, overdue debt can lead to a loss of in 1889 (not 1900). The latter date came one’s assets, including one’s house. In fact, OOurur NNeighborhoodeighborhood CChurcheshurches WWelcomeelcome YYou!ou! from the County Auditor site (these dates out of apparent desperation, this owner sold are either what an owner or tenant said, the vintage iron fence that had, no doubt, or a guess by a County appraiser). Also been in front of the house for over a century. mentioned was a particular previous owner. It was purchased and reinstalled in front of When this ownership occurred was not another late-19th-century house on Franklin mentioned, but I can tell you that it was the Boulevard. Despite this effort, the owner lost ownership that spanned from 1988 to 2007. possession of the house, anyway. It tells the story of that owner being forced to Last but not least, there is also a mention lose that ownership due to an unpaid balance of a “Cleveland Historical Society” in this on a large amount of money spent on the story. There is no organization with that house. Although not mentioned in the story, name. -- Craig Bobby, architectural historian         

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ccontinuedontinued ffromrom ppageage oonene to Martin-Thompson. “We have about 98 senior Clinic to create the infrastructure necessary to buildings and we’re working directly with the reach those particular populations, according to Department of Aging to schedule vaccine distribution Tracy Martin-Thompson, Chief of Prevention, at those senior facilities. Unfortunately, we don’t Intervention, and Opportunity for Youth and Young know how many doses we’re going to get from week Adults at the Department of Public Health. to week.” “One of the challenges we face is that people sign The United States, facing a growing threat from up for the vaccine and don’t show up because they’ve more contagious and possibly deadlier virus variants, changed their mind about getting it or get the vaccine is gradually administering more doses every day, elsewhere,” Martin-Thompson said. “We contact our now up to an average of about 1.7 million, according essential workers like police or individuals in direct to a New York Times database. But the supply is not contact with the public, at high risk for exposure, and increasingly quickly enough. administer doses to them that were not distributed to “The amount of doses available for distribution the population that was scheduled for that day.” is not known until the week before,” added Martin- Individuals administrating the vaccine have to Thompson. be approved by State of Ohio. A list of approved Beth Gatlin, Northeast Ohio Regional Healthcare vaccinators includes EMT and paramedics. The Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at The Center Department of Public Health Director of Nursing for Health Affairs; Dr. Alice Kim and Dr. Melissa Li-Nig meets with individuals serving as vaccinators to train from the ; Dr. Adnan Tahir, Primary them on how to administer and handle the vaccine, Care Institute, Sisters of Charity Health System; Sam and how to manage the process. On-site observation Brown, VP Operations, University Hospitals; and by the nursing staff to oversee the process is Dr. Brook Watts, MetroHealth System, shared their ongoing. insights and concerns on the vaccination process Ward 12 Councilman Anthony Brancatelli raised and overview of the COVID-19 pandemic. They PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON questions about equity and distribution. The state’s expressed an interest in working with the community Saturday, January 23, 2021; Cleveland Women’s March Rally, Market Square Park, W. 25th and Lorain Av- lack of engagement with the communities that have and recognized the number of doses is the single enue: Magnifi cat High School students Gabby Robincheck, Camryn Kennedy and Sarah Booth spoke to been experiencing disproportionately high rates of biggest challenge they face. the empowerment of women with their signs: “Empowered Women, Empower Women”; “’Women belong COVID-19— low-income communities of color and “The Cleveland Clinic can administer 3,600 doses in all places where decisions are being made.’ - RGB”; and “The Future is Female.” They were accompa- immigrants, is a major barrier to distribution. in a single day as supplies increase,” Dr. Kim said. nied by Johnny Gerace of St. Ignatius High School (not shown) whose sign read, “Men of Quality, Don’t In Ohio’s distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, “University Hospital can administer up to Fear Equality.” the campaign has largely missed the state’s 1.5 40,000 vaccines a week at full capacity,” said TTHEHE RREPAIREPAIR CCOMPANYOMPANY provement, was a pioneer in communi- in about 2011. million Black residents due to a lack of supply and a Henry “Champ” Burgess Vice President, Specialty ty-based safety initiatives. They funded Westbrook also praised Sandy and Tim lack of access and trust in the medical establishment, Pharmacy University Hospitals Home Care and ccontinuedontinued ffromrom ppageage 3 for their involvement in their neighborhood. an off-duty police offi cer walking a beat reported the Cincinnati Enquirer. Fewer than 5% of Hospice Services. 1997 to Tim Bozak. In 2001 they added and they established a comprehensive Westbrook said, “Sandy and Tim live in the nearby neighborhood and have worked with Ohio residents who’ve gotten at least one injection Patients within the hospital systems are given Rent-a-Wreck to their business. network of video surveillance that is Former Councilman Westbrook noted the Western Reserve Land Conservancy and are Black, although Black Ohioans have constituted priority over the general public. credited with numerous arrests, includ- the Cleveland Tree Commission to plant that Sandy and Tim Bozak were part nearly 20% of the state’s pandemic hospitalizations “Are we working together?” asked Ward 1 ing an arrest and conviction for armed some 50 trees on W. 103rd, a residential street of a small group of business owners and 12% of deaths. Councilman Joseph T. Jones. robbery and an arrest for murder.” between Madison and I-90.” that founded the Madison Merchants Sandy says the security and video Editor’s Note: The Plain Press is also cel- Ohio has developed a central coronavirus vaccine There was no clear answer. The issue remains Association. Westbrook said, “The As- cameras are Tim’s project. Tim Bozak ebrating its 50th anniversary this year. If you registration website that will allow people to sign up availability. With more vaccines, there’s more sociation, teamed with the community says they are still involved in the video have a story you would like to share with for the vaccine and is working to add providers to opportunity to work together, according to Dr. Watts. development organization Cudell Im- Plain Press readers that involves the history security program. He recalls it started the system, Gov. Mike DeWine said on February 17. A week later, the conversation at the Health of a neighborhood served by the Plain Press, call the Plain Press at 216-621-3060 or send The statewide portal will allow Ohioans to confi rm and Human Service Committee shifted towards an email to: [email protected]. what eligibility group they are in and also let them establishing the as an ongoing fi nd providers and schedule a vaccine appointment. site where recently over 2,000 vaccines were (https://odh.ohio.gov). administered in addition to the mobile pod sites Ward 7 Councilman Basher Jones pointed out throughout much of the city. The City of Cleveland that many of the elders in his community including plans to vaccinate staff members from schools within the Hough district, as well as the St. Clair-Superior, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, as well as Midtown and Asia Town neighborhoods, don’t non-public and charter schools, as soon as possible. have access to transportation to get to the vaccine At the Zelma George Recreation Center in the distribution sites. Woodland Hills neighborhood vaccination lines Mobile pods will travel to those sites, according seemed to run smoothly. Orlando Villea, 72, thought the process was fl awless. “It was simple, walk in and walk out. I have my follow-up scheduled. They took care of everything,” he said. “I called the Cleveland Department of Health for an appointment on Monday. They called back on Thursday just like they said they would, and I’m here today.” Across the way, in folding chairs set six feet apart, people who had received the vaccine waited the required 15 minutes before leaving. Jean Brown, 82, from Eliza Bryant Village, located in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood, stared out at the recreation center turned vaccination center with surprise. “It was amazing,” she said. “Everyone was wonderful. I feel much better.” To schedule a COVID-19 vaccine contact the Cleveland Department of Public Health at https://www.clevelandhealth.org/, or by Proudly serving the Ohio City community calling 216-664-2222, Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring: • Private Rehabilitation Suites • Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapies • Short-Term Rehabilitation Services • Complex Wound Care • Hospice Care • Respite Stays

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Project SAFE...... 991-7233 Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic at McCafferty HC...... 939-0699 Cleveland Christian Home……………...... …... 671-0977 Drug Information Prog. -Cuy County...... 436-2000 or 211 Visiting Nurse Association...... 931-1300 www.cchome.org Edna House for Women ………..………...... …….. 281-7751 William Patrick Day Early Childhood Center...... 736-2920 Cleveland Dept Public Health www.ednahouse.org Offi ce of Mental Health & Substance Abuse ...... 664-6666 Frontline Services Mobile Crisis Team .…...... …… 623-6888 www.clevelandhealth.org Hispanic Urban Minority Alcohol and Drug Abuse HEALTH RESOURCES Community Re-Entry -LMM ...... 696-2717 Outreach Program (HUMADAOP)...... 459-1222 Achievement Center for Children...... 292-9700 Courage to Caregivers …………………...... …….. 536-7699 Hitchcock Center for Women ……..……...... …….. 421-0662 Affordable Care Act www.healthcare.gov...... 1-800-318-2596 www.couragetocaregivers.org Matt Talbot Inn...... 440-843-5522 Alzheimer’s Association -Cleveland Area...... 721-8457 Cuyahoga Tapestry System of Care ……...... …… 443-6062 MetroHealth Project DAWN (Naloxone)…...... … 778-5677 American Red Cross...... 431-3010 Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance...... 800-826-3632 www.metrohealth.org/projectdawn Arthritis Foundation Northeastern Ohio ...... …. 831-7000 Emotions Anonymous East …………...... … 440-331-6702 Narcotics Anonymous...... 1-888-GET-HOPE (438-4673) Catholic Charities Health and Human Ser...... 334-2900 Frontline Services - Crisis Intervention Team...... 623-6888 www.wagsna.com Cleveland Department of Public Health …...... ….. 664-2324 Frontline Services ...... 623-6555 Northeast Ohio Recovery Residence Network ...... 860-0696 www.clevelandhealth.org Future Directions COS...... 251-8265 Recovery Resources...... 431-4131 Cleveland Emergency Medical Services …...... …. 664-2555 www.futuredirections-cos.org Salvation Army Alcohol Detox Unit...... 781-2121 Cleveland Health Partnership ………...... ….….…664-4350 LINKS-Cleveland...... 781-5530 Stella Maris ……………………………...... ……. 781-0550 Cleveland Division of Environment …...... ….…… 664-2300 Lutheran Family Service.... www.lfsohio.org...... 281-2500 www.stellamariscleveland.com Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center...... 231-8787 Magnolia Club House ………………….………..... 721-3030 Women’s Recovery Center ……………...... 651-1450 Cuyahoga County Board of Health...... 201-2000 www.magnoliaclubhouse.org www.womensctr.org Cuyahoga Cty Veterans Service Commission...... 698-2600 Men’s Action Network...... 651-1302 Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland...... 328-9989 MetroHealth Clinic...... 778-4428 Epilepsy Association ...... 579-1330 Murtis H. Taylor Human Services System ...... … 283-4400 YOUTH Healthy Fathering Collaborative ...... 211 or 436-2000 Children Community Behavioral Health Care.281-7192 Bellefaire JCB …………………………....……….. 932-2800 www.neofathering.net www.MurtisTaylor.org Big Brothers, Big Sisters...... 621-8223 Health Improvement Partnership Cuyahoga ...... 309-2447 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Gr. Cleve...... 875-7776 Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio ...... 883-2106 www.hipcuyahoga.org www.namigreatercleveland.org Boy Scouts of America...... 861-6060 Help Foundation ………………....………...... …… 432-4810 National Eating Disorders Association …...... 800-931-2237 Camp Happiness (Children w/ MR/DD) ...... 334-2963 Help Me Grow of Cuyahoga County…...... 698-7500 www.MYNEDA.org Centers for Families and Children.(Intake)...... 623-1445 Hospice of the Western Reserve...... 383-2222 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline …...... … 800-273-8255 City Life Center (Youth for Christ) ……….....…… 465-3997 Lead Safe Living and Healthy Homes ……...... …. 664-2175 Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services www.yfccleveland.org Lupus Foundation of America/Ohio …...... … 888-665-8787 ...... … 1-877-275-6364 Cleveland Christian Home ……………...... 671-0977 Malachi House....www.malachihouse.org...... 621-8831 PLAN of NE Ohio...... 321-3611 x 6483 Adoption….....……………………...... …... 688-4186 Metro Health Old Brooklyn Campus ….…...... …… 957-2192 Signature Health (Connections) ……………...... … 831-6466 Girl Scouts of Lake Erie Council...... 481-1313 Medicaid Hotline www.Medicaid.Ohio.gov ..1-800-324-8680 The Living Miracles Peer Empowerment Ctr …...... 727-0220 Hispanic Youth Center (HUMADAOP) …...... ….. 459-1222 TDD: 800-292-3572 Warmline (Peer Support 9 a.m.- 1.a.m.)...... 440-886-5950 Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland...... 861-8080 Medicaid Benefi ts http://benefi ts.ohio.gov. ...1-800-324-8680 Juvenile Court...... 443-8400 Medicare ……………….....………………. 1-800-633-4227 MONEY MATTERS Juvenile Detention Center...... 443-3300 MetroHealth Care Plus ………….....…………...… 957-2325 Affordable Care Act ………………...... … 1-800-318-2596 Keep Playing Cleveland ……………...... …… 440-227-2598 MetroHealth Line...... 778-7878 www.healthcare.gov Merrick House ……………………….....………… 771-5077 MomsFirst Outreach Offi ces Better Business Bureau Anytime Line...... 241-7678 Merrick House West Youth Program ….. 398-8420 Merrick House …………………..………….. 771-5077 Business Advisors of Cleveland...... 426-2053 My Commitment My Community (MyCom) May Dugan ……………………..…..……….. 631-5800 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv..800-MEDICARE Clark Fulton (Hispanic Youth Center)…... 459-1222 Multiple Sclerosis Society...... 696-8220 Community Financial Centers...... …...... …..205-4470 Cudell (WSCH)….………...... …...... 771-7297 Ext. 315 North American Menopause Society...... 440-442-7550 Cuyahoga County Job & Family Services West Park MyCom (Bellaire Puritas)…..... 671-2710 Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission...... 227-3250 Benefi ts ……………………………...... ……… 987-7000 Next Step ………………………………..……...… 221-8920 Ohio Relay Service (TTY/TTD)...... 800-750-0750 ext. 711 Cuyahoga EITC Coalition ……………….....…….. 436-2000 OhioGuidestone ………………...……...... 440-234-2006 Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program ………………………………………. www.refundohio.org Saint Malachi Center...... 771-3036 www.insurance.ohio.gov……...... …… 800-686-1578 Do Not Call Registry……………....….....…..1-888-382-1222 Salvation Army Ohio City …………...... ……… 631-1515 Pollution Standard Index – Cleveland ...... 664-7442 Earned Income Tax Credits .. www.refundohio.org Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth ...... 295-7239 Project SAFE..... ………………………...... …….. 991-7233 ……………………….…… For Appointments Call... 211 West Bethel Baptist Church Youth Services ...... 281-6044 Rose Garden Respite Center...... 671-0789 Economic Community Development Institute ...... 912-5655 West Denison Baseball Leagues ...... 251-5790 Services for Independent Living...... 731-1529 V/TTY Energy Star…………………………...... … 1-888-382-1222 www.westdenisonbaseball.org www.sil-oh.org Health Insurance Marketplace/ Affordable Care Act W. 130 TriLeague ...... 476-8456 Suicide Prevention Education Alliance ...... …… 464-3471 ...... 1-800-318-2595 www.trileague.com The Arc of Greater Cleveland ...... 622-0755 www.healthcare.gov West Side Community House The Gathering Place ………………...….....……… 595-9546 www.ohioforhealth.org Sisterhood Program …...... 771-7297 ext. 315 Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...... 1-800-829-1040 Boys Council .…..…...... ….. 771-7297 ext. 346 Youth Community Diversion Program...... 664-6250 HOMELESS RESOURCES Medicaid Consumer Hotline ……...... …… 1-800-324-8680 Medicare Part B...... 1-800-633-4227 Youth Opportunities Unlimited ...... 566-5445 Bellefaire JCB Homeless Youth Program……...... 932-2800 www.youthopportunities.org Cogswell Hall.... www.cogswellhall.org...... 961-1568 Ohio Atty Gen Consumer Protection ...... 800-282-0515 Ohio Benefi ts ……………….....…… www.benefi ts.ohio.gov Youth Pages for Cuyahoga County Teens Community Service Alliance …………...... ……… 351-0655 www.211cleveland.org/youthpages Cuyahoga County Coordinated Intake …...... ….. 674-6700 Ohio Consumers’ Counsel...... 800-282-9448 City Mission Shelter...... 431-3515 Ohioans With Disabilities...... 1-800-282-4536 voiceTTY Cuyahoga Cty Coordinated Intake ...... 674-6700 Ohio Victims of Crime Program...... 800-582-2877 Emerald Development & Economic Network (EDEN) Public Utilities Commission of Ohio...... 800-686-7826 8 Plain Press • March 2021

The Plain Press Community Board is a listing of a variety of free activities and re- sources for neighborhoods served by the Plain Press. The printing of the Community Board is sponsored by Organize! Ohio through donations from readers and supporters. EDUCATION and homeowners with lowering energy use. CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Services include attic, wall and basement is offering an online Workforce Success insulation; blower-door guided air leakage course this spring to expand community ac- reduction; heating system repairs or replace- cess to education and job training during the ments; health and safety testing and inspec- COVID-19 outbreak. The course is designed tions; LED bulb installation and Energy Star to sharpen skills necessary to succeed in the refrigerator replacement. All improvements workplace while providing an introduction are provided based on income qualifi cations to the College and its resources. It is part of and a home energy inspection. 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