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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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African American Community
Job Training Formats
Senior Community Service Employment Programs
Job Finding 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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General Counseling Services
African American Community
Psychiatric Case Management
Bereavement and Grief Counseling

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

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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African American Community
Substance Use Disorder Education/Prevention

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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Leadership Development
Tutoring Services
African American Community
Computer Literacy Training Programs

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

Family First Steps | Greenleaf Family Center

Offers a prenatal support program for low-income 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 child turns three (3) years old. In addition, offers support, education, and resources via a telehealth option.

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

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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Leadership Development
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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General Counseling Services
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Bereavement and Grief 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.

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

Prioritizing Us | Gathering Hope House

Offers community-based meetings and discussions for underrepresented minority populations in Lorain County. These meetings will address these groups' unique challenges 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

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

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

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

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

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

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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African American Community
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

Africana Studies Lecture Series | Cleveland State University

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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Film Presentations
Public Lectures/Discussions
Dance Performances
African American Community
Music Performances

Ubiz Venture Capital | Urban League Of Greater Cleveland

Offers pre-loan counseling and technical assistance for minority and disadvantaged business owners who have growth potential but face challenges obtaining capital. Services are provided through the Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center and partner organizations.

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African American Community
Business Financing

General Health Education Programs For African American Community | Center For Closing The Health Gap

Provides heatlh education programs and events, and leads advocacy efforts for health issues and policy initiatives to increase awareness of racial health disparities in Greater Cincinnati.

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

Wisdom Keepers - Health, Forms | East End Neighborhood House

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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African American Community
Benefits and Services Assistance
Blood Pressure Screening
Secretarial Assistance

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

Karamu Arts Academy | Karamu House

Provides performing arts instruction for lifelong learners.

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

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