MyCom 2.0 at Anton Grdina Spring 2017 Elementary School “It is inspirational to see the scholars at Anton Grdina Day. They volunteered to pack bags of food for family Elementary School get excited about giving back to their distribution. Afterwards, they reflected on their experience and community,” says Devin Cotten, BBC’s Program Coordinator. were excited to search for other volunteer opportunities. In 2016, Kinsman was selected as a MyCom 2.0 neighborhood and BBC as the lead agency. The MyCom (My Commitment, This spring, scholars plan to complete service projects that My Community) network connects Greater Cleveland’s young address issues of homelessness, gun violence, and ways to people with high-quality, neighborhood-based programs and support underprivileged youth. Their goals are to set a positive services that provide engaging, educational and affordable example for their peers and show that youth can be involved in opportunities in a safe and supportive environment – helping efforts to revitalize their community. them to connect, navigate and be productive so they can grow, thrive and reach their true potential. There are plenty of opportunities to support MyCom and scholars from the Kinsman neighborhood. If you would like Encouraged by MyCom, fifteen middle school scholars joined more information or to volunteer, contact Marionna Bennett, forces to perform their first service learning project at the Site Coordinator, at 216.767.9177. –Marionna Bennett Garden Valley Neighborhood House on Martin Luther King, Jr.
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For more information on any of these homes, contact Jason Minter at BBC at 216.341.1455. –Joy Johnson Quality Affordable Housing Options for Limited Incomes in Kinsman and Central Have you driven passed East 79th Street and Kinsman Road or East stove, refrigerator, and dishwasher. It will have central air, laundry 30th and Community College Avenue lately? If so, you rolled passed room on every floor, elevator and community room. the new Apartments At Heritage View and Sankofa Village developed by Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA). Over the Perks of both locations are easy public transportation access, and past year, these developments have been in construction. This proximity to the Downtown Cleveland attractions, such as First spring, both will be completed and open for leasing. Energy Stadium, Progressive Field, Tower City, Playhouse Square, Jack’s Casino, and restaurants for your wining and dining. The Apartments At Heritage View is a four-story apartment building, located at 3020 E. 79th Street. This building is comprised of sixty, In partnership with CMHA, BBC provided workforce development one-bedroom units. Each unit is furnished with a stove, refrigerator, assistance by tracking the progress of residents working on the and dishwasher. Units have central air, laundry room on every floor, construction of these housing developments. BBC recorded their elevator and a beautifully designed community room. experiences, the tasks they completed, and the skills they developed. BBC also provided wrap-around services for residents working on Sankofa Villiage is located at 2819 Community College Avenue. the projects. The construction partners were Ralph Falbo and Mistick It is comprised of a combination of townhomes and a sixty, Construction. For leasing at The Apartments at Heritage View, visit one-bedroom apartment building. The townhomes start at two CMHA’s website at www.cmha.net. For leasing at Sankofa Village call bedrooms and go up to four bedrooms and up to two bathrooms 216.303.8963. -Zenobia Lane per unit. The apartment building will have all new amenities such as
FREE tickets are available at BBC’s office 7201 Kinsman Road, Suite 104 BBC Staff Member Co-Authors Neighborhood Retail Commercial Study
BBC’s Housing Specialist Larry LaPrade and researchers from Cleveland State University teamed up to produce a study titled “Neighborhood Retail Commercial Study: Cleveland, Ohio.” Findings from this study will provide useful data for the community development industry.
This study sought to answer critical questions about retail development in urban neighborhoods. Findings include (1) a higher level of neighborhood loyalty to convenient local shopping than expected, (2) beauty salons and barber shops, auto repair, grocery, convenience, and full service restaurants showed the greatest strength across all neighborhoods, and (3) a need for continued focus on housing, critical mass in close proximity, strengthening neighborhood anchor assets, and promoting business success strategies in order to support viable commercial retail main streets in the long term.
BBC congratulates Larry, Independent Researcher, for participating in this thought provoking study. This study is published in the Urban Publications. The full list of co-authors are Kirby Date; Robert A. Simons; Matthew Martin Thomas; Larry LaPrade; and Rachel Oscar. To read the study, visit http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1415/. For more information, contact Larry LaPrade at BBC at 216.341.1455. -Sherita Mullins
HEAL Network Member Spotlight: YMCA’s We Run This City Youth Marathon Program
We Run This City (WRTC) is a highly rewarding health and wellness program of the YMCA of Greater Cleveland. The program works at clinics. Training also prepares students to cover the distance for which fighting childhood obesity and teaching goal setting as a character they have signed up for as part of the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. development intervention among sixth through twelfth graders in Cleveland, Ohio. Now in its 12th year, WRTC has offered over 6,500, Cleveland Metropolitan School District students the opportunity to spend the WRTC engages Cleveland youth in running and nutrition activities, school year setting fitness goals, learning about health and nutrition, which are improving their physical fitness, creating healthy habits, and training for and participating in one of four Rite Aid Cleveland building self-esteem and reducing their likelihood for lifelong obesity- Marathon race day events. This year WRTC has grown to 43 schools related illnesses. with 1,000 program participants. Anton Grdina Elementary School in the Kinsman neighborhood is one of the participating schools. Students are trained to compete in entry level 1.2 mile run, 10k, half marathon, or full marathon. The training schedule includes a We are in need of volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering nutrition component, practice runs, practice races and conditioning or registering your child with the We Run This City Youth Marathon please contact Carla Turner, Program Director at volunteer4wrtc@ Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Incorporated clevelandy.org or 216.263-6298. -Courtesy of Carla Turner, YMCA
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