To ensure that grants are made from a neighborhood perspective, The Cleveland Foundation has turned over the responsibility to review grant applications and to make all funding decisions for the program to a committee made up of 25 Cleveland residents.  Each Committee member was nominated by a neighborhood organization.  The committee is designed to be broadly representative of Cleveland, with committee members serving for three-year terms. 

A number of alternates work with the committee, in preparation to assume roles as full committee members as vacancies arise.  As alternates become Committee members, on an annual basis, nominations for new alternates are sought from Cleveland neighborhood groups.

       Current Grant Making and Monitoring Committee members include:
 

Gloria Aron
Detroit Shoreway

"Neighborhood Connections 
provides access to money for
regular people to do creative grassroot organizing projects."

Joe Konen
Bellaire-Puritas

"The success of our city is built neighborhood by neighborhood.
Neighborhood Connections offers a jump start to those interested in growing strong neighborhoods."




Akilah Ashraff
Lee-Harvard

"Funding grassroots organizations helps keep the roots of the community healthy."
Laverne McLain
Mt. Pleasant/ Union Miles

"Neighborhood Connections
can help address some of your
community's concerns."
Reverend Heidi Barham
Lee-Harvard

"Neighborhood Connections allows neighborhoods to
benefit from the creativity
and innovation that might
otherwise go undiscovered."
Reverend Gordon Martin
Stockyards

"Cleveland communities are
unique, exciting, rich and full
of talent. That's my city!"
Millie Caraballo
Cudell

"I wanted to be a part of something that touched people. I just didn't realize how much it would touch me."


Emily Miller
Ohio City

"Neighborhood Connections
is an innovative funding source to help incubate grassroots programs that
strengthen the core of our neighborhoods."


Benne Christian
Mt. Pleasant

"Neighborhood Connections is
a blessing!  With hundreds of grassroot projects to build Clevelands neighborhoods, I'm honored to say it's one of the best organizations in the City of Cleveland."
J. Scott Muscatello
Westown

"...such an opportunity to foster the creativity alive in
Cleveland."

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Grace Crawford
Buckeye



Twila Norris
Central

"Neighborhood Connections
opens the door for grassroots organizations that want to make a positive difference in their community."
Fay Harris
Ohio City

"It's nice to see the effects of
Neighborhood Connections
throughout the City of Cleveland."


Joyce Porozynski
Slavic Village

"Neighborhood Connections funds grassroot groups that are so important to creating connections between neighbors."
Michael Hoag
Old Brooklyn

"Neighborhoods are the
fundamental building blocks of
healthy communities. Neighborhood Connections
empowers grassroots
organizations to play a vital role
in such community building."

Cathy Sabolik
Kamm's Corner

"Neighborhood Connections transforms neighborhood
dreams into neighborhood
success stories."

Frances Hunter
North Collinwood

"Neighborhood Connections  working to connect, build and support outstanding 
neighborhoods in the City of Cleveland."

Patrick Shepherd
Shaker Square

"Neighborhood Connections
serves as one of the few
financial resources for
Cleveland neighborhood block clubs and grassroots organizations."
Fred Irvon
Glenville

"...an extraordinary opportunity
to serve and watch ideas vitalize
and enrich people in neighborhoods."

Barbara Szaibel
Shaker Square

"Our grantees are Clevelands' precious jewels. I'm grateful for the opportunity to help
them shine."

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Richgina Jeff
Central

Archester Thomas
Westown

"Neighborhood Connections can provide the funds to make my community a safe and attractive place to live."


 



Alternates:
Raj Roberson, Slavic Village
Diann Yambor, Shaker Square
Sheila Duncan Rawls, Bellaire Puritas
Judy Montfort, Fairfax
Julie Lindstrom, Detroit-Shoreway





 

























































  








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