by First Year Cleveland | Mar 3, 2025
Program Description:
Our Community Resource Center is a hub of services for everyone! We offer a fresh food market along with supports from partner organizations including MetroHealth, Shoes and Clothes for Kids, Diaper Bank of Greater Cleveland, Digital C, College Now, Cuyahoga Community College, Ohio Means Jobs, CHN Housing Partners, Benjamin Rose, Towards Employment, United Way of Greater Cleveland, MAGNET, Family Connections and Cuyahoga County Dept. of Health and Human Services
Program Requirements:
None
Hours of Operation:
Please call 216-738-2067 Monday-Friday 7:00am-6:00pm for information
by First Year Cleveland | Mar 2, 2025
Program Description:
The Fund provides assistance to adoptive parents, foster parents, kinship caregivers, and parents who themselves were formerly in foster care to meet short-term needs. This assistance is meant to help families bridge periods of financial instability, allowing them to focus on creating a stable, permanent home for the children in their care.
Program Requirements:
Recipients must be: 1. a) Adoptive parent of a minor child, or b) Foster parent, or Kinship caregiver – nonparent relative caring for a minor child whether as part of the county agency system or informally), or d) Parent who were themselves formally in foster care. AND 2. A U.S. citizen or qualified alien and a resident of Cuyahoga County. AND 3. Living with at least one minor child, pregnant, or the non-custodial parent of a child. AND 4. The family’s monthly income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level guidelines, including liquid assets.
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
by First Year Cleveland | Feb 24, 2025
Program Description:
Making Opportunities Matter (MOM) — Research- based tailored for individuals who are pregnant or up to 11 months postpartum. It aims to educate and support clients throughout their perinatal journey, focusing on reducing toxic stress and overcoming barriers that can lead to negative birth outcomes. The curriculum is delivered through a group-based client-centered model of care.
Program Requirements:
Pregnant or 11 months postpartum and reside in Cuyahoga County
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
