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RUBY >> All Council educational workshops are held at this location in 3 classrooms. Southeast Neighborhood Opportunity Center 20700 Southgate Park Blvd., Maple Hts., OH 44137 The COUNCIL FACES OF 216.858.1781 • M-F, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm for ECONOMIC Glenville Neighborhood Opportunity Center OPPORTUNITIES Cleveland 10529 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44108 216.268.1600 • M-F, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm in RUBY is shy but was willing to stand still and May Dugan Center (Community Action Partner) 4115 Bridge Avenue, Cleveland, 44113 deliver a sweet smile for her picture. MANA 216. 631-5800 • M-F, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm loved the camera and asked if she could touch it, her fingers gently exploring the buttons. MIKHAIL was flying paper airplanes with enthusiasm and said that 17 HEAD START CENTERS when he grows up, YOU >> he wants to may sometimes feel forgotten be a pilot. or invisible. We see you.

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The Council for Economic Opportunities The Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland in Greater Cleveland MIKHAIL 1228 Euclid Avenue #700, Cleveland, OH 44115 1228 Euclid Avenue #700, Cleveland, OH 44115 216.696.9077 • www.ceogc.org 216.696.9077 • www.ceogc.org The Council cares PLACES TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE We offer convenient locations throughout Cuyahoga We offer our own small-group classes on parenting, County for one-on-one assessments, goal-planning life skills and anger management. sessions, pep talks, milestone marking, classes, If you’re looking for work, visit our Job and Career workshops and job placement. We want you and Training Center. Whether you want a living wage job your family to have a place where you can share your or to move into a new career, a Council specialist is dreams—and learn how to make them a reality. available to help. We offer: Our 22 locations include 17 Head Start early childhood >> one-on-one interest and skills appraisals learning and family involvement centers, four >> career-related goal-setting and counseling neighborhood opportunity centers and one centrally located job training and placement office. >> job-readiness workshops on how to find open positions, fill out applications, write résumés and cover letters, make a good impression in The Council collaborates an interview and more KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS >> a customer service training and certification TO BOLSTER SUCCESS >> job placement with employers around Cleveland We want to see to it that every Clevelander has a chance to reach his or her full potential, so we partner The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) provides with numerous community organizations including the eligible Cuyahoga County residents with financial Regional Transit Authority, Greater Cleveland Food assistance for home heating and cooling bills. Bank, PRE4CLE, Cuyahoga Community College and The nonprofitCouncil for Dress for Success. Economic Opportunities The Council educates EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING, in Greater Cleveland is the WORKSHOPS AND MORE Making money in Head Start gives every child an opportunity to the streets can be largest Community Action succeed. Over the past 50 years, Head Start (for ages easy, but it’s no three to five) and Early Head Start (for ages birth way to live. Trying Agency and high-quality to three) have improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Cuyahoga County children and their to get a good, Head Start provider in Ohio. families. The programs teach basic math, reading and respectable job that social skills and prepare children and families to explore, pays the rent and bills Our mission is to invest in learn and grow in kindergarten and beyond. is rigorous work and it’s Our Personal and Family Development Programs Cuyahoga County residents, help make life better for everyone from teens to senior a fact that the odds are citizens. The Council’s family development specialists stacked against me. But the people nurture their success are available to: I met at the Council for Economic and transform >> listen to you Opportunities clearly cared about me >> ask the right questions and address immediate needs and that’s what I needed to get started.” lives every day. >> help you create and follow a plan with achievable goals >> get you in touch with our many partner organizations – MARQUEL, for additional assistance Collinwood resident with a two-year-old son

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