In the first half of the year, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland invested more than $1.2 million in the area. Its investment focused on supporting three main areas: ending homelessness, supporting Catholic sisters and their ministries, and strengthening Cleveland's Central neighborhood through health and education initiatives. [More]

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland knows that Catholic sisters have long been at the forefront of identifying and serving unmet community needs. In 2015, the foundation launched Generative Spirit to grow the capacity of Catholic sisters and their ministries to develop the next generation of lay leaders. The foundation is committed to uplifting the stories of sisters throughout Northeast Ohio, recognizing their role in the social fabric and unique way of being, ministering and leading. The foundation recently highlighted Centering Space, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, as well as its co-leaders, Sr. Carol Kandiko, CSA, and Betsy Nero. [More]

For the past 18-months, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland worked to help encourage and develop innovative ideas aimed at breaking down specific barriers faced by low-income families through five fellows chosen for the Innovation Mission: Fighting Poverty with Big Ideas. The foundation held a recent community event at the Global Center for Health Innovation in Cleveland to uplift and champion the fellows’ innovative solutions to fighting poverty. [More]

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland President Susanna Krey was named a Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio at their annual luncheon in May. The Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon was established to raise funds for Girl Scout scholarships and financial aid, while honoring women who are excellent role models for girls. [More]

Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood recently celebrated the graduating seniors at East Tech High School who live within the neighborhood, presenting each of them with scholarships to help start their post-secondary education and careers. A large percentage of the graduating seniors at East Tech are residents of the Promise neighborhood, and had spent the previous several months building relationships with the Promise team. [More]

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland Senior Program Director Adrienne Mundorf and Program Officer for Ending Homelessness Angela D’Orazio are participating in a new community of practice, Funders for Racial Equity (FRE). This peer learning experience is designed to deepen the understanding of racial equity and homelessness and learn about tools philanthropy can employ to help to reduce racial inequity. Mundroff recently wrote about the opportunity on the foundation's blog. [More]

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton and Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery (StarkMHAR) have teamed up to work with area universities to recruit and retain the pool of local behavioral-health workers. The first workforce program to launch brings the University of Akron’s masters of social work program to Canton. The initiative is funded by $150,000 from StarkMHAR and another $300,000 from the foundation. [More]

College and career coach Bill Leamon talks through his innovative approach to mentoring and the ultimate goal of seeing all Cleveland students succeed in this new video. His project is supported through The Innovation Mission, a fellowship from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland. [More]

The founder of Strategy + Action/Philanthropy recently spoke with Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland President Susanna Krey about The Innovation Mission, which takes a page from the handbook on entrepreneurship, injects the spirit of innovation and mixes it up with funding and coaching support for smart folks who bring new ideas to tackling poverty. They spoke about what the foundation, the social entrepreneurs and the community are learning. [More]

Penny Smith, CEO of Alegria Technologies, discusses her model for fathers to seek gainful employment to enable them to better support their families - while pursuing a career that works for them. Her project is supported through The Innovation Mission, a fellowship from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland. [More]