MEMBER ORGANIZATION NEWS

September 2007

ESOP schedules press conference on September 26 to launch “Save the American Dream,” a campaign that aims to curb the rising tide of foreclosures. Read the press release. ESOP's high rate of success in securing loan workouts is due to a unique system of signed agreements that ensure consumers' interests. Read the Cleveland Free Times article "Gimme Shelter," September 19, 2007.

Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity issues Environmental Stewardship Statement. As the local community becomes increasingly interested in environmental issues, Habitat is already doing what many folks are just now considering.  Habitat's comprehensive “recycling culture” (page 2) offers ways to practice environmental stewardship in your own organization. Read the statement.

August 2007

The Deaf & Deaf-Blind Committee on Human Rights demand communication with medical providers at Lake Hospital Systems. Read the article.

July 2007

The Youth Committee of the ESOP met with Dr. Eugene Sanders, CEO of the Cleveland Metropolitian School District to address some of their hopes and concerns. It was a great victory, as Dr. Sanders agreed to everything they presented! Read the article.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio applauds the Ohio Supreme Court decision to uphold domestic violence protections. Read the article.

Policy Matters Ohio was quoted in the Wall Street Journal regarding foreclosures in Cuyahoga County. Read the article.

June 2007

Slavic Village Development and the ESOP's efforts have been highlighted in The Free Times. Read the article.

Hard Hatted Women goes statewide! They have been recognized for their work and have been awarded the WANTO grant by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Read more.

The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless's future is uncertain, and they are asking for your support. Read more.

Heights Community Congress has a small discussion group series on race, class and diversity. Read more or look at the HCC's suggestions for creating healthy dialogue.

NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Study: Women Face Hurdles Accessing Emergency Contraception. Read more.

Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio Promotes Family and Reproductive Health through the Ohio Prevention First Act. Read more.

News: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Federal Abortion Ban. Read a response from Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or from NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation, or Editorial Comments in the Akron Beacon Journal.

Housing Research & Advocacy Center found that housing discrimination complaints hit a 17-year high in Northeast Ohio. Read the study: The State of Fair Housing 2007, or read the article in The Plain Dealer.

David Rothstein, Researcher at Policy Matters Ohio, testified before Congress about payday lending. Read his testimony, and the research it was based on.

Carrie Davis, Staff Attorney for the ACLU of Ohio, commented on Title IX on WCPN's "The Sound of Ideas" 3/26/07. Download the broadcast in MP3!

East Side Organizing Project is known for fighting predatory lending practices. Inez Killingsworth, ESOP's President, recently testified before Congress about the devastating effects of predatory home loans on Cleveland's neighborhoods.
Watch ESOP on Fox 8 News
Read about ESOP in the Plain Dealer
See a slideshow of the effects of predatory loans in the New York Times
Read about Inez Killingsworth's testimony in Washington, D.C.

Ohio payday lending locations jumped from 107 to 1,562 in the pastdecade, according to a report issued by Policy Matters Ohio and the Housing Research and Advocacy Center. Read more.

Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization announces plans for $12 million renovation project to use deserted buildings for low income and artist housing. Read more.

Trendy jewelry made of birth control pills sends important message for Planned Parenthood. Read more.

Ohio proposes to ban homosexuals from adopting. Read more about how the LGBT Community Center and ACLU of Ohio are responding.

NY Times publishes an article about foreclosures, predatory lending in Cleveland. Visit Shares members addressing this issue: East Side Organizing Project, Cuyahoga Community Land Trust, Housing Research & Advocacy Center.