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African Dance At The Mu | Karamu House

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

What's Here

Dance Instruction
African American Community

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.

What's Here

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

Reclaim: Racial Trauma Support Group | Minority Behavioral Health Group

Provides a 5-week group series and sacred space for African-American adults. Works to help individuals return to themselves while coping with the impact of ongoing racial trauma.

What's Here

Mental Health Related Support Groups
African American Community

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

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
Diversity Awareness Training
Museums
African American Community

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

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

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

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

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

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.

What's Here

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

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.

What's Here

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

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.

What's Here

African American Community
Leadership Development

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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Mental Health Related Support Groups
African American Community

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
Prejob Guidance
African American Community
Career Awareness

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

Adult/child Mentoring Programs For African American Community (ACT-SO) | Naacp - Cincinnati Branch

Provides NAACP youth program Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technology and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO). Youth are encouraged toward excellence in academic and cultural pursuits while benefiting from the support of their communities.

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Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
African American Community

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

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.

What's Here

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

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.

What's Here

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

Grants | United Black Fund Of Greater Cleveland

Functions as a grant making public charity providing funding to charitable organizations only which provide services to residents of greater Cleveland's communities in need. Focuses on providing funding for education including family life and cultural and arts, homelessness, crisis intervention, HIV/AIDS education, re-entry (ex-offenders), workforce development, seniors, youth and social services to African Americans. Does not fund endowments, capital grants, or individuals.

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African American Community
Public Foundations

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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Housing Discrimination Assistance
Education Discrimination Assistance
Club Membership Discrimination Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
African American Community

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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African American Community
Social Responsibility Programs
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

Young African American Women Prevention Program (YAAW) | The Centers For Families And Children

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

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