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Ubuntu Individual Learning Center | East End Neighborhood House

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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Tutoring Services
African American Community
Leadership Development
Computer Literacy Training Programs

Dreams Academy | Dreams Academy

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

African Dance At The Mu | Karamu House

Offers a dance class that focuses on traditional West African rhythms and dance techniques.

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Dance Instruction
African American Community

Karamu Arts Academy | Karamu House

Provides performing arts instruction for lifelong learners.

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Dance Instruction
African American Community
Music Instruction
Acting Instruction
Arts and Crafts Instruction

East End'S Foster Grandparent Program | East End Neighborhood House

Provides opportunities for older adults to give support and care to children who have special needs in school and daycare settings. Participants receive a small stipend, an annual physical examination, accident and liability insurance and meals during service hours.

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African American Community
Intergenerational Programs

Malaika Mentoring Program | Franklin County Children Services

An Africentric mentoring program committed to affirming the positive aspects of childhood while easing the transition to womanhood. Matches African American women to act as role models for African American girls. Mentor is assigned for a minimum of 6 months.

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African American Community
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

Moms And Babies First | Greenleaf Family Center

Offers a prenatal support program for low-income African American pregnant women. Provides in home case management services through Community Health Workers (CHW) who make regular home visits throughout the duration of the pregnancy and until the infant turns one (1) year old. In addition, offers support, education and resources via a telehealth option.

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Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
General Expectant/New Parent Assistance
African American Community

Youth Council | Naacp Cleveland Branch

Offers youth the opportunity to participate in activities that work toward empowering African-Americans and eliminating racial and other forms of discrimination. Participants take part in monthly voter registration drives and may participate in state, regional, and national conventions. Offers incentives to youth to stay in school.

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African American Community
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Youth Community Service Programs

Museum | National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center

Displays exhibitions and artifacts and provides tours and education programs on African American history and culture.

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Museums
History Museums
African American Community
Diversity Awareness Training

Queens Village Akron | Project Ujima

Provides a supportive community of African American women who come together to relax, repower, and take care of themselves and each other.

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Parent Support Groups
African American Community

Neighborhood Family Supportive Services | East End Neighborhood House

Provides the opportunity to get assistance with issues related to parenting, to apply for needed benefits, to participate in a job training program with the goal of employment and to discuss with a case manager a plan for family success. Service provided by professional social workers. Includes assistance with becoming a foster or adoptive parent, parenting skills for foster parents, adoption and foster care support groups and life skills education.

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Case/Care Management
Adoption Information/Referrals
Career Awareness
Parenting Issues
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Benefits Screening
Job Training Formats
African American Community
Life Skills Education
Job Finding Assistance
Adoption/Foster Care/Kinship Care Issues
Foster Parents

Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center | Cleveland State University

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

Life Skills X Golf | Project Lift Services

Offers a program to assist in building self-confidence and self awareness in an effort to resolve past trauma, avoid substance abuse and end cycles of poverty. Program includes sessions on resolving conflict before it escalates, managing money and building credit, time management, goal-setting, effective communication, critical thinking skills for problem solving, and avoiding premature fatherhood. Program may include participation in a golf program.

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African American Community
Life Skills Education

Academic Enrichment/Mentoring For Youth | 100 Black Men Of Greater Cleveland

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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Social Responsibility Programs
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
African American Community

Senior Center - Recreation, Socialization | East End Neighborhood House

Provides a variety of recreational and social activities including arts and crafts, social groups, exercise, and community gardening.

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Recreational Activities/Sports
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Physical Fitness
Social Clubs/Events
Community Gardening
African American Community
Senior Centers

Simba Mentoring Program | Franklin County Children Services

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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Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
African American Community

Community Organizing - African American Liberation | Black Lives Matter Cleveland

Provides a mechanism to facilitate connections necessary to encourage social action and engagement through education, direct action, and community organizing. Focuses on stopping police brutality.

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African American Community
Community Organizing Assistance

Behavioral Health - African American Males | Project Lift Services

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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Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Psychiatric Case Management
African American Community
General Counseling Services

Eating For Healthy Tomorrow-Search Your Heart | American Heart Association And American Stroke Association

Offers a heart disease risk reduction program designed specifically for African-Americans. Topics include proper diet and nutrition.

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Wellness Programs
African American Community
Nutrition Education

Career Development | Inroads - Great Lakes Region

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
Career Awareness
Hispanic/Latino Community
Native American Community
African American Community
Leadership Development
Career Counseling

Counseling | Village Of Healing

Provides culturally appropriate mental health counseling for a variety of conditions, including bereavement, mood disorders in pregnancy and postpartum, relationship work, teen parenting, and general counseling to adjust to life transitions.

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African American Community
General Counseling Services
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Bereavement and Grief Counseling

College Scholarship Administration | United Negro College Fund

Agency helps administer and disburse scholarship funds. Also assists minority youth who wish to obtain scholarships.

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Native American Community
Asian Community
Pacific Oceanic Community
Hispanic/Latino Community
Middle East Community
College/University Entrance Support
African American Community

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) | Ncba

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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Job Finding Assistance
Senior Community Service Employment Programs
African American Community
Job Training Formats

Life Skills Education | Pregnant With Possibilities Resource Center

Provides workshops designed to develop life skills needed to decrease infant mortality, reduce stress, accomplish goals, and make health life choices.

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Parenting Materials
Life Skills Education
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
New Parents
African American Community
Single Parents
Parenting Skills Classes

Community Mental Health Agencies For The African American Community | Minority Behavioral Health Group

Offers individual and group therapy and other mental health services for community residents. Provides counseling following an African philosophy and an African-centered worldview.

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African American Community
Community Mental Health Agencies