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Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland seeks to improve its community's capacity to help families and individuals overcome the challenges of poverty in a sustainable way.

A ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System

A ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland has improved the lives of those most in need with special attention to families, women and children living in poverty. As a faith-based organization, the foundation has extended the values of Jesus Christ through the mission of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and also worked to sustain the ministries of women religious.

After 28 years of impactful partnership in investment in the community, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland is pausing external grantmaking by the end of 2024. This will allow its resources to be dedicated to providing support to the St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center, Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood initiative and the Building Healthy Communities program – efforts that will help ensure that the inspiring legacy and mission of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine carries on, and will help enhance services to the Central community.

The foundation has identified the following areas of need for addressing poverty:

The foundation also commits to supporting communities of Catholic women religious and their ministries.

For decades, they have formed a critical part of our community's capacity to help those who are vulnerable. In this focus area, the foundation honors their dedication and strengthens their service.

Furthermore, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland is the lead organizer on behalf of many partners to implement the Central Neighborhood Promise Neighborhood - a transformative program that wraps children in high-quality, coordinated health, social, community and educational support from the cradle to college and career.

The foundation also commits to supporting communities of Catholic women religious and their ministries.
Established 1996

Established 1996

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland improves the lives of those most in need with special attention to families, women and children living in poverty. The foundation works to end homelessness in Cuyahoga County and to reduce health and education disparities in Cleveland’s Central Neighborhood. As a faith-based organization, the foundation extends the values of Jesus Christ through the mission of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and also works to sustain the ministries of women religious. The Sisters of Charity of Cleveland was endowed in 1996 from the proceeds of a partnership involving St. Vincent Charity Medical Center. Previously, the sisters used the proceeds of the sale of Saint Ann Hospital in 1973 to endow the Saint Ann Foundation, the first health care conversion foundation in the United States. In 2006, the two foundations merged and blended their missions.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland

2475 EAST 22ND STREET
FOURTH FLOOR
CLEVELAND, OH 44115

P: 216 241 9300
WWW.SOCFCLEVELAND.ORG

Recent Blog Posts

February 9, 2024

Cuyahoga County, Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and other community partners announce plans to reduce youth homelessness

Cuyahoga County and community partners - including the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland - announced January 29 a new plan to work toward ending homelessness for youth and young adults. The plan, funded by a $3.9 million renewable grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will provide immediate relief and work to address root causes of homelessness.

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December 7, 2023

Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood honors Champions of Central for commitment to neighborhood

The Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood annually honors Central Neighborhood people and organizations who have significantly improved the lives of those who live and work in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood with its Champions of Central award. The Promise Neighborhood recently held a community meeting and celebration at the Friendly Inn Settlement House to honor more than 20 people and organizations as “2023 Champions of Central.”

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October 9, 2023

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland awards $362,500 in third quarter grants

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland (SOCF Cleveland) Board of Directors recently approved grants totaling more than $360,000 for the third quarter of 2023, which brings the year-to-date total to more than $1.2 million in grants awarded. Grants support the foundation’s mission to improve the lives of those most in need with special attention to families, women and children living in poverty. Investments advance strategic goals to end homelessness, reduce health and educational disparities in Cleveland’s Central Neighborhood, and sustain the ministries of Catholic sisters.

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March 31, 2023

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland awards $375,000 in grants for first quarter 2023

The board of directors at the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland recently approved $375,000 in grants for the first quarter of 2023. This funding will support longstanding partnerships in the foundation's efforts to end homelessness as well as collaborative initiatives across Cuyahoga County.

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March 10, 2023

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and partners moving ahead with Cuyahoga County's first youth drop-in center

After years of planning and development, young people with lived expertise in homelessness are leading the launch of a youth drop-in center in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood. In February, Cleveland’s Board of Zoning Appeals gave the go-ahead on the next stage of launching the center. A Place 4 Me, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and the Cuyahoga County Office of Homeless Services has partnered with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM), young adult leaders, local funders and service providers to introduce the drop-in center where young people seeking housing stability can find respite, resources and safety.

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February 2, 2023

Central Promise Neighborhood 'reverse ride-along' program featured in Catholic Health World cover article

In its February 1 edition, Catholic Health World, the national newspaper of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, published a cover page article about the "reverse ride-along" program in Cleveland, which is hosted by Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood and Inner Visions of Cleveland. The program is a re-imagining of the traditional police ride along as it reverses roles and lets the community design the tour and highlight people, places and resources they would like to introduce to Cleveland's newest police officers.

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January 12, 2023

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland awards $500,000 in fourth quarter grants

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland board of directors recently approved the final installment of quarterly grants in 2022, totaling $500,500. The grants cover a variety of focus areas, including supporting the ministries of Catholic sisters, food access and community, health equity, ending homelessness at its roots, and more.

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