OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS



Click on member names listed in red for links to their websites.

ACLU of Ohio Foundation
(216) 472-2200
Removes barriers to participation in our democracy by working to preserve and extend the individual rights guaranteed in the Constitution to all individuals in the United States.

Adoption Network Cleveland
(216) 325-1000
Educates, supports and advocates for adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents and youth in foster care. Pursues openness and truth in adoption practice, policy and law.

Cleveland Jobs with Justice
(440) 333-7007
Engages in issue-based campaigns that protect workers' rights to organize and promote a higher standard of living for all working people.

Cleveland MOTTEP (Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program)
(216) 295-7007
Promotes education and awareness in the Greater Cleveland African--American population about organ and tissue donation and issues related to prevention and wellness.

Cleveland Public Theatre
(216) 631-2727
Inspires, nurtures, challenges, educates and empowers artists and audiences in order to make the Clveland public a more conscious and compassionate community.

Cuyahoga Community Land Trust
(216) 334-1620
Develops affordable housing; helps clients secure sound mortgages; and maintains the community’s investment by ensuring that Land Trust homes remain affordable for future homebuyers.

Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
(216) 961-4242
A neighborhood-based organization on the near west side of Cleveland engaged in affordable housing, community organizing and a range of other neighborhood improvement activities.

Domestic Violence Center
(216) 651-8484 office/ (216) 391-HELP hotline
Committed to ending domestic violence through shelter, education and services that foster peaceful relationships.

Environmental Health Watch
(216) 961-4646
Provides information, assistance and advocacy on household and community environmental health concerns and conducts special projects on childhood asthma, lead poisoning and chemical accident prevention.

ESOP
(216) 361-0718
Uses community organizing methods to address banking, education, predatory lending and safety issues in Northeastern Ohio.

The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland
(216) 721-4010
Provides quality health care and related services, free of charge, to uninsured indivuduals and works to make health care available to all.

Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity
(216) 429-1299
Creates partnerships among low-income families, corporations, congregations, foundations, civic groups and individuals to eliminate substandard housing, improve lives and strengthen neighborhoods by building homes.

Hard Hatted Women
(216) 861-6500
Empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing training and job referrals to low-income women wishing to access careers in the skilled trades.

Heights Community Congress
(216) 321-6775
Serves as a monitor and advocate for diverse communities. Involves community residents in identifying and solving issues of mutual concern.

Housing Advocates Inc.
(216) 391-5444
Provides legal assistance to victims of housing discrimination and to homeowners with complaints involving housing-related services; conducts research, education and outreach on related topics.

Housing Research & Advocacy Center
(216) 361-9240
Works to eliminate housing discrimination in Northeast Ohio by providing those at risk with intervention and advocacy, educating housing providers and conducting and disseminiating research.

Independent Pictures
(216) 651-7315
Presents and produces the work of emerging media artists, bringing their work and the message of social justice to a larger audience.

League of Women Voters of Cleveland Educational Fund
(216) 781-8375
Strengthens democracy by increasing citizen knowledge of and participation in government and civic affairs through non-partisan voter information, public forums, programs and publications.

Learning Disabilities Association of Northeast Ohio
(216) 581-4549
Empowers individuals and families experiencing issues related to Specific Learning Disabilities to more fully access educational support services at both the school and workplace levels.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Community Center of Greater Cleveland
(216) 651-5428
Works toward a society free of homophobia and gender oppression by advancing the respect, dignity and human rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community.

Living in Cleveland Center
(216) 781-5422
Promotes home ownership in the City of Cleveland's 36 neighborhoods. Offers assistance to prospective homebuyers and provides marketing services to neighborhood based organizations.

NAMI Greater Cleveland
(216) 875-0266
Empowers persons affected by mental illness and their family members to achieve a better quality of life by providing them with mutual support, practical information, referral, advocacy and educational resources.

NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation
(216) 283-2180
Works to ensure that all women have access to and information about reproductive health care services in Ohio.

Near West Theatre
(216) 961-9750
Offers professionally directed theatre arts activities for children, teens and adults, regardless of skill level or experience, with affordable performances for the community.

Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH)
(216) 432-0540
Empowers and organizes homeless people to break the cycle of poverty through advocacy campaigns, public education and the creation of nurturing environments.

Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund
(216) 861-5200
Ohio Citizen Action's education and research affiliate, Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund organizes grassroots campaigns to protect public health, the environment and consumer rights.

Organize! Ohio
(216) 431-6070
Works to advance, encourage and build a system of support for community organizing as a strategy for progressive change in Ohio.

Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio
(216) 961-8804
Encourages women and men to take control of their health through advocacy, education and health care services.

Policy Matters Ohio
(216) 361-9801
Statewide policy research institute dedicated to issues facing working people. Conducts research, advocacy and popular education promoting a more fair and prosperous Ohio economy.

Preterm
(216) 991-4000
Promotes a world that values women and cherishes children by providing safe, respectful and accessible abortion care.

Reading Enrichment For Adult Development (R.E.A.D.)
(216) 721-3223
Increases the level of literacy among African-American adults and youth in Greater Cleveland to stimulate hope and motivate young adults to higher education and employment.

Slavic Village Development
(216) 429-1182
Works with residents and stakeholders in the Broadway Slavic Village neighborhood to create a sense of ownership and belonging in a community where all people can live well.

St. Clair Superior Development Corporation
(216) 881-0644
Builds sustainable communities through: community involvement and leadership development; real estate and business development; and housing services such as lead safety, code enforcement and service referrals.

Union Miles Development Corporation
(216) 341-0757
Maintains a strong community by rehabilitating vacant homes for low and moderate income families, weatherizing homes, promoting commercial development and organizing for a safer community.

Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN) Ohio
(216) 241-8422
Promotes health care justice - universal coverage, accessible and affordable health care for all Ohioans, quality care and public accountability - through education, policy work and grassroots organizing.

Women's Center of Greater Cleveland
(216) 651-1450
Provides comprehensive, certified chemical dependency treatment for medically indigent woemn and their families. Provides opportunities for women to take control over their lives - physically, emotionally and economically.

Associate Member
Associate members receive only designations.
South Lorain Community Development Corporation
(440) 277-6142
Promotes and develops a stable neighborhood economy and creates a better place to live through housing development, community outreach and commercial revitalization.