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Free training to become a community health worker is ... - The Land
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Community health workers help people navigate the healthcare system and connect to social services and resources. With the help of federal funding, Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, and Kent State University are training 240 CHWs at no cost to students over the next three years.
One in every five Cleveland water accounts fall behind as shutoffs ...
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The number of people behind on their water bills in the Cleveland area has tripled during the pandemic. Now, almost one in every four water accounts are behind by at least one bill, as the city has resumed water shutoffs for nonpayment. Everyday people like 63-year-old Janet Gill-Cooks are struggling to pay their utility bills, and to navigate the systems of assistance that are available for ...
How to apply for utility assistance during the pandemic in Ohio
WEBSep 25, 2024 · Dealing with a mounting utility bill or shut-off notice can be scary, especially during a pandemic when electricity, water and gas are essential for learning or working from home.
Op-Ed: County Dems reformers make moves to eliminate party …
WEBNow, Ronayne was recently elected county executive by a landslide and has been sworn into office. Fourteen months ago, political newcomer Justin Bibb won the Cleveland mayor’s race by a sweeping margin, despite opposition from Mason’s dwindling political machine.
Planning commission approves $300M plan to redevelop east side ...
WEBSep 24, 2024 · An ambitious plan to redevelop Cleveland’s east side lakefront with trails, beaches and a new offshore island took a critical step forward Friday morning. That’s when the Cleveland Planning Commission approved the Cleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience plan, also known as CHEERS, which would add more than 80 acres of new parkland and better connect residents with the water.
In Ohio, it’s now easier to leave a criminal past behind – and ...
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Grant Segall is a national-prizewinning reporter who spent 34 years with The Plain Dealer. Besides The Land, his freelance outlets have included The Washington Post, Time, Science, Reuters, The Boston Globe, Pittsburgh Magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, American Education, Black Issues in Higher Education, FreshWater Cleveland, the SHAD (Shaker Area Development) Connection, Shaker Life, and West ...
Netflix documentary ‘137 Shots’ created to spur police reform
WEBSep 25, 2024 · It’ll be 10 years this November since the tragic deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. Their murders at the hands of police still resonate in Cleveland, and filmmaker Michael Milano has a lot to do with that.. On February 23, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law held an hour-long panel with Clevelander Michael Milano, the director of the Netflix documentary “137 Shots”, for the ...
EDWINS goes nationwide in teaching prison inmates culinary
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Students who complete the video course obtain a culinary degree, and upon release are invited to enroll in the formal six-month training program at EDWINS. Graduates outside Cleveland can have travel expenses covered by the Cleveland Browns and free lodging at the EDWINS Second Chance Life Skills Center. “GTL was the enabler,” Chrostowski said.
PCs for People is offering 10,000 free computers and ... - The Land
WEBMay 31, 2024 · As part of their collaboration with Cleveland Public Library to bridge the digital divide, PCs for People is offering 10,000 free computers and hotspots to qualified Cuyahoga County residents who need them most during the pandemic.