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June 7, 2023

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton awards $1.1 million in grants for the first and second quarters

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton has announced $1,160,581 in grants for the first and second quarters of 2023. The grants cover three areas: Responsive Efforts - a commitment to respond to specific or short-term community needs = $677,486; Strategic Collaborations - work alongside others to launch programs that build capacity and increase effectiveness in community services = $225,095; Foundation-Led Initiatives - efforts to develop and hone programs focused on systemic change = $258,000.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton, Foundations

June 6, 2023

Cuyahoga County approves demolition of Juvenile Court Building, enabling Innerbelt ‘cap’ to relink Central neighborhood to downtown

After more than a decade of efforts to sell and redevelop the former Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Court Building & Detention Center overlooking the Innerbelt freeway trench at East 22nd Street, the county has agreed to demolish the long-vacant building. The demolition will enable construction of a wide surface-level “cap’' over the highway trench with ample spaces for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit, helping reconnect Cleveland’s Central communities with the city’s central business district.

Sisters of Charity Health System

June 2, 2023

Building Health Communities crochet classes have participants hooked

An activity as seemingly simple as creating something from nothing using yarn and a hooked needle can offer many benefits. That something simple is crochet, which has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, relax the mind, relieve depression, offer a sense of community when done in a group and even build a business. For several years, Building Healthy Communities has offered crochet classes at locations around Cleveland’s Central neighborhood. The crochet classes have taught dozens of residents how to crochet, with some even going on to earn an income from their work or crocheted works used as donations to

Building Healthy Communities, Outreach

May 25, 2023

Healthy Learners empowers Spanish-speaking communities with South Carolina’s first Youth Mental Health First Aid course

Healthy Learners achieved a significant milestone by delivering South Carolina’s inaugural Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) training for Spanish-speaking communities. This groundbreaking evidence-based program equips participants with the necessary skills to identify signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use. Healthy Learners is a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating health barriers to learning for striving students.

Healthy Learners, Outreach

May 23, 2023

Environmental Health Watch and Partners Receive BUILD Health Challenge Award to Support Food Justice in Central and Kinsman Neighborhoods of Cleveland

The city of Cleveland has been selected as one of 13 communities across the United States to receive awards from The BUILD Health Challenge for its 2023-2026 term. An innovative funding collaborative and award program, BUILD puts multi-sector, community-driven partnerships at the center of health to reduce health disparities caused by system-based or social inequity. Cleveland’s BUILD project is entitled “Race, Food and Justice: Resident-led change to support a sustainable local food system” and is led by Environmental Health Watch in partnership with Central residents, the Cleveland Department of Public Health, Sisters of Charity Health System, The FARE Project, Loiter

Food Justice

May 19, 2023

St. Vincent Charity Health Campus Crisis & Recovery Services: Helping people find their way in times of a behavioral health crisis

Thousands of people struggling with mental health, substance use, trauma or other challenges that affect mental health end up in the emergency department or jail each year because they don’t have access to the level of mental health crisis services they need. The St. Vincent Charity Health Campus Crisis & Recovery Services program focuses on outreach, prevention and management efforts in times of crisis, providing access to resources in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County to help cope, as well as services that support long-term recovery.

St. Vincent Charity Health Campus, health care

May 18, 2023

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awards $1.4 million in grants statewide

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has awarded 92 grants totaling $1.4 million to nonprofit organizations throughout the Palmetto State. Each organization is working to reduce poverty in South Carolina. Since 1996, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has awarded more than 3,300 grants to South Carolina nonprofits totaling more than $83 million.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina, Foundations

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Environmental Health Watch and Partners Receive BUILD Health Challenge Award to Support Food Justice in Central and Kinsman Neighborhoods of Cleveland

Recent Blog Posts

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton awards $1.1 million in grants for the first and second quarters

Cuyahoga County approves demolition of Juvenile Court Building, enabling Innerbelt ‘cap’ to relink Central neighborhood to downtown

Building Health Communities crochet classes have participants hooked

Healthy Learners empowers Spanish-speaking communities with South Carolina’s first Youth Mental Health First Aid course

Environmental Health Watch and Partners Receive BUILD Health Challenge Award to Support Food Justice in Central and Kinsman Neighborhoods of Cleveland

St. Vincent Charity Health Campus Crisis & Recovery Services: Helping people find their way in times of a behavioral health crisis

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awards $1.4 million in grants statewide

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