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Program is based on Africentric mentoring and rites of passage. Simba matches African American male youths with African American men from the community to act as role models and give friendship, support, and guidance to the young men. Mentors are assigned for a minimum of six months.
Program is based on Africentric mentoring and rites of passage. Simba matches African American male youths with African American men from the community to act as role models and give friendship, support, and guidance to the young men. Mentors are assigned for a minimum of six months.
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African American Community
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
Provides tutoring in math, reading, and language arts, as well as other character development curricula. Learning Center promotes fluency in reading and comprehension of math concepts, while developing self-determination and self-pride in their studies. Offers classes in computer use and leadership development.Youth development programs include African drumming, anger management, and martial science. Capacity of the program is 65.
Provides tutoring in math, reading, and language arts, as well as other character development curricula. Learning Center promotes fluency in reading and comprehension of math concepts, while developing self-determination and self-pride in their studies. Offers classes in computer use and leadership development.Youth development programs include African drumming, anger management, and martial science. Capacity of the program is 65.
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Computer Literacy Training Programs
African American Community
Leadership Development
Tutoring Services
Provides a variety of recreational and social activities including arts and crafts, social groups, exercise, and community gardening.
Provides a variety of recreational and social activities including arts and crafts, social groups, exercise, and community gardening.
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Social Clubs/Events
African American Community
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Senior Centers
Recreational Activities/Sports
Community Gardening
Physical Fitness
Provides information and assistance in completing forms to apply for various benefits and entitlements they may be eligible for. Also provides basic information about income taxes, as well as State, Federal, and local Income Tax forms. Provides blood pressure screening and one on one evaluations from the agency staff, assessing needs around food, personal care, and other urgent matters.
Provides information and assistance in completing forms to apply for various benefits and entitlements they may be eligible for. Also provides basic information about income taxes, as well as State, Federal, and local Income Tax forms. Provides blood pressure screening and one on one evaluations from the agency staff, assessing needs around food, personal care, and other urgent matters.
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Secretarial Assistance
African American Community
Blood Pressure Screening
Benefits and Services Assistance
Helps those minorities who are age 55 or older and of low income to improve the quality of their lives by obtaining paid employment and training. Individuals are placed in local non-profit agencies. Also will help in matters pertaining to housing information, health promotion and advocacy by giving referrals/suggestions as needed. Participants may be eligible for up to 4 years of employment.
Helps those minorities who are age 55 or older and of low income to improve the quality of their lives by obtaining paid employment and training. Individuals are placed in local non-profit agencies. Also will help in matters pertaining to housing information, health promotion and advocacy by giving referrals/suggestions as needed. Participants may be eligible for up to 4 years of employment.
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Senior Community Service Employment Programs
Job Training Formats
African American Community
Job Finding Assistance
Provides a program for African American girls focused on enhancing confidence, mental wellness, self-esteem, etiquette, hygiene, and financial literacy.
Provides a program for African American girls focused on enhancing confidence, mental wellness, self-esteem, etiquette, hygiene, and financial literacy.
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African American Community
Youth Enrichment Programs
Offers an academic enrichment and social responsibility program for youth to participate in projects that are led by mentors and are designed to teach life skills, promote self-discipline, self-respect, and personal responsibility, and provide educational experiences and exposure to different careers. May offer counseling and tutoring as part of this program. Parents are encouraged to participate.
Offers an academic enrichment and social responsibility program for youth to participate in projects that are led by mentors and are designed to teach life skills, promote self-discipline, self-respect, and personal responsibility, and provide educational experiences and exposure to different careers. May offer counseling and tutoring as part of this program. Parents are encouraged to participate.
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African American Community
Social Responsibility Programs
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
The mission of AALI (African American Leadership Initiative) is to identify and cultivate African American leaders in Mansfield and Richland County. AALI functions to create a network of diverse leaders with relevant opportunities to connect and contribute.
AALI Social is a monthly gathering for the purpose of networking and establishing connections.
The mission of AALI (African American Leadership Initiative) is to identify and cultivate African American leaders in Mansfield and Richland County. AALI functions to create a network of diverse leaders with relevant opportunities to connect and contribute.
AALI Social is a monthly gathering for the purpose of networking and establishing connections.
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Business Networking Groups
African American Community
Provides college students with programs designed to equip them with skills, practical work experience and insights necessary to become successful in business, technical and/or allied health careers. Services include mentoring and leadership development activities. The goal is placement in a job following graduation, preferably with the sponsoring business. Also provides a support group for the parents of participants, who meet to assist the development of their children, to further their own professional development, and to plan fundraising activities. There is also an active alumni group.
Provides college students with programs designed to equip them with skills, practical work experience and insights necessary to become successful in business, technical and/or allied health careers. Services include mentoring and leadership development activities. The goal is placement in a job following graduation, preferably with the sponsoring business. Also provides a support group for the parents of participants, who meet to assist the development of their children, to further their own professional development, and to plan fundraising activities. There is also an active alumni group.
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Job Training Formats
Leadership Development
Native American Community
Career Counseling
Hispanic/Latino Community
African American Community
Career Awareness
Offers regular weekly meetings for underrepresented minority populations in Lorain County. These meetings will address the unique challenges these groups face in accessing mental health services and provide valuable information and resources to overcome these barriers. Focus on psychoeducation, group discussions, and hands-on activities to increase knowledge, reduce stigma, and improve access to mental health and substance abuse services.
Offers regular weekly meetings for underrepresented minority populations in Lorain County. These meetings will address the unique challenges these groups face in accessing mental health services and provide valuable information and resources to overcome these barriers. Focus on psychoeducation, group discussions, and hands-on activities to increase knowledge, reduce stigma, and improve access to mental health and substance abuse services.
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African American Community
General Mental Health Information/Education
Provides a program that encourages minority youth in academics, career exploration, and leadership development. Activities may include proficiency test preparation, college campus tours, job shadowing, and research on potential careers.
Provides a program that encourages minority youth in academics, career exploration, and leadership development. Activities may include proficiency test preparation, college campus tours, job shadowing, and research on potential careers.
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Leadership Development
Career Awareness
Hispanic/Latino Community
African American Community
Offers a dance class that focuses on traditional West African rhythms and dance techniques.
Offers a dance class that focuses on traditional West African rhythms and dance techniques.
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African American Community
Dance Instruction
Agency helps administer and disburse scholarship funds. Also assists minority youth who wish to obtain scholarships.
Agency helps administer and disburse scholarship funds. Also assists minority youth who wish to obtain scholarships.
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Pacific Oceanic Community
Middle East Community
Asian Community
African American Community
College/University Entrance Support
Hispanic/Latino Community
Native American Community
Provides help for those starting or wanting advice on the development of their small business. Program has two tracks: one provides a comprehensive series of classes that explores and educates participants on all aspects of starting their own business. The second track provides direct help in evaluating and expanding businesses already in existence.
Provides help for those starting or wanting advice on the development of their small business. Program has two tracks: one provides a comprehensive series of classes that explores and educates participants on all aspects of starting their own business. The second track provides direct help in evaluating and expanding businesses already in existence.
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Small Business Development
African American Community
Provides an after school learning lab with computers, reading materials, and tutors. Overall focus is on literacy. Includes: service learning, college and career exploration, health and wellness, social skills and self-esteem, recreation trips, among other services. Also offers a competitive summer arts program where girls work with professional artist/teachers in several areas of the arts including: music and poetry composition, creative writing, dance, acting, or graphic design. Girls write music and lyrics, choreograph, perform, and record a CD of their work. Live performance at end of summer.
Provides an after school learning lab with computers, reading materials, and tutors. Overall focus is on literacy. Includes: service learning, college and career exploration, health and wellness, social skills and self-esteem, recreation trips, among other services. Also offers a competitive summer arts program where girls work with professional artist/teachers in several areas of the arts including: music and poetry composition, creative writing, dance, acting, or graphic design. Girls write music and lyrics, choreograph, perform, and record a CD of their work. Live performance at end of summer.
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Acting Instruction
After School Meal Programs
Writing Instruction
Music Groups
African American Community
Music Instruction
Tutoring Services
Day Camps
Physical Fitness
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Yoga
Team Building Activities
Dance Instruction
Youth Community Service Programs
Provides an annual black experience cultural series for the community with lectures by speakers, the creative work of visual and performing artists, videos, and film presentations.
Provides an annual black experience cultural series for the community with lectures by speakers, the creative work of visual and performing artists, videos, and film presentations.
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African American Community
Film Presentations
Dance Performances
Music Performances
Public Lectures/Discussions
Displays exhibitions and artifacts and provides tours and education programs on African American history and culture.
Displays exhibitions and artifacts and provides tours and education programs on African American history and culture.
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History Museums
African American Community
Diversity Awareness Training
Museums
Provides a parenting class for fathers. Provides help to fathers to become more responsible, committed, and engaged in their children's lives. Program includes help for new or about-to-be fathers, parent support groups, and parent counseling.
Provides a parenting class for fathers. Provides help to fathers to become more responsible, committed, and engaged in their children's lives. Program includes help for new or about-to-be fathers, parent support groups, and parent counseling.
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Parent Counseling
New Dad Parenting Programs
Parent Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
African American Community
Provides counseling, case management, family and group therapy and crisis intervention services on a short-term basis for clients who demonstrate a need for support beyond prevention. Service includes counseling to deal with bereavement and trauma issues.
Provides counseling, case management, family and group therapy and crisis intervention services on a short-term basis for clients who demonstrate a need for support beyond prevention. Service includes counseling to deal with bereavement and trauma issues.
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African American Community
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
General Counseling Services
Psychiatric Case Management
Provides a substance abuse prevention program that incorporates arts activities to reduce risk-taking behaviors of African American teenaged girls.
Provides a substance abuse prevention program that incorporates arts activities to reduce risk-taking behaviors of African American teenaged girls.
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Substance Use Disorder Education/Prevention
African American Community
Provides performing arts instruction for lifelong learners.
Provides performing arts instruction for lifelong learners.
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African American Community
Music Instruction
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Acting Instruction
Dance Instruction
Provides an on-campus cultural heritage center featuring exhibits and programming about African, African-American, and African Diaspora history, life and culture. Offerings include workshops, films, videos and other educational programming related to the subject area. Provides meeting space for rent.
Provides an on-campus cultural heritage center featuring exhibits and programming about African, African-American, and African Diaspora history, life and culture. Offerings include workshops, films, videos and other educational programming related to the subject area. Provides meeting space for rent.
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Meeting Space
African American Community
Art Galleries/Exhibits
Seeks to resolve complaints of racial discrimination mainly in housing, employment, and education. Does not provide legal assistance. Will also seek to resolve complaints on the basis of religion, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, sex, disability, age, military status, and marital or familial status.
Seeks to resolve complaints of racial discrimination mainly in housing, employment, and education. Does not provide legal assistance. Will also seek to resolve complaints on the basis of religion, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, sex, disability, age, military status, and marital or familial status.
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Education Discrimination Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
African American Community
Club Membership Discrimination Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Provides mentoring and instructional program to African American male juveniles residing in Summit County. Program focuses on issues of etiquette, mental health, hygiene, race, careers, finance, and more.
Provides mentoring and instructional program to African American male juveniles residing in Summit County. Program focuses on issues of etiquette, mental health, hygiene, race, careers, finance, and more.
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African American Community
Youth Enrichment Programs
Offers a heart disease risk reduction program designed specifically for African-Americans. Topics include proper diet and nutrition.
Offers a heart disease risk reduction program designed specifically for African-Americans. Topics include proper diet and nutrition.
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Nutrition Education
Wellness Programs
African American Community