FYC Community Investment

First Year Cleveland supports local organizations and care providers that know best what their communities need. We invest in the community via the following. If you have any questions, please email firstyearcleveland@case.edu.

Ohio Department of Medicaid | Maternal and Infant Support Funding Opportunity Early Childhood Mental Health & Peer Support

Applications due May 1, 2026

The goals of this funding opportunity are to
1) initiate or expand mental health and dyadic family therapy services for children ages zero to one
2) initiate or expand access to peer-to-peer programming for pregnant/postpartum individuals

Download the Application materials

To have documents sent directly or if you have questions, email Al Jenkins, axj448@case.edu.

Event + Conference Sponsorships

First Year Cleveland is committed to supporting community-based organizations to raise funds and awareness and to celebrate milestones. First Year Cleveland offers fundraising + friend-raising events and conference sponsorships of up to $2,500 to eligible, local non-profit organizations committed to maternal/child health and reducing infant mortality in Cuyahoga County. 

First Year Cleveland has suspended all event and conference sponsorships at this time. Please check back for updates.