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My Dad, My Hero 24/7 Dads Program | East End Neighborhood House

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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New Dad Parenting Programs
African American Community
Parenting Skills Classes
Parent Counseling
Parent Support Groups

Fairfax Workforce Development Program | Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation

Recruits, screens, and trains residents to successfully submit employment applications. Applicant services include: soft skill interview training, skills for successful employment, computer/technology training classes, mentoring and career coaching. Also works with local employees to host neighborhood hiring events.

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Job Training Formats
Career Awareness
Prejob Guidance
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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Community Organizing Assistance
African American Community

Discrimination Assistance | Naacp Cleveland Branch

Seeks to resolve complaints of racial discrimination mainly in housing, employment, clubs or associations, 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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Club Membership Discrimination Assistance
African American Community
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Education Discrimination Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance

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

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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Life Skills Education
African American Community

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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African American Community
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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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Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
Social Responsibility Programs
African American Community

Women'S Health Services - Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Screenings | Village Of Healing

Provides a variety of services that cover women's health concerns, including, breast exams, pap smears, obstetrics/gynecological services, pregnancy testing, birth control, midwifery, and prenatal care, including care for high risk pregnancies. Offers testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases.

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African American Community
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment
AIDS/HIV Clinics
Pregnancy Testing
Midwifery
Pap Tests
Breast Examinations
Birth Control
General Obstetrics
HIV Testing
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
Prenatal Care
Gynecology Services

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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African American Community
Native American Community
Middle East Community
Asian Community
College/University Entrance Support
Pacific Oceanic Community
Hispanic/Latino 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 Training Formats
African American Community
Job Finding Assistance
Senior Community Service Employment Programs

Sisterhood / Summer Of Sisterhood | West Side Community House

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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Writing Instruction
Tutoring Services
After School Meal Programs
Music Groups
Youth Community Service Programs
Physical Fitness
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Team Building Activities
Day Camps
African American Community
Acting Instruction
Dance Instruction
Yoga
Music Instruction

Lean On Me | National Alliance On Mental Illness - Greater Cleveland

Provides the opportunity for Black/African-American Greater Clevelanders to find safe support and share challenges.

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African American Community
Mental Health Related Support Groups

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
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
General Counseling Services

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

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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Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
African American Community

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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African American Community
Wellness Programs
Nutrition Education

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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History Museums
African American Community
Museums
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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African American Community
Parent Support Groups

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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Intergenerational Programs
African American Community

Queens Academy | Dreams Academy

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

African American Leadership Initiative | North End Community Improvement Collaborative

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

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

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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Community Mental Health Agencies
African American Community

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