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Friday, July 24, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Protecting Children Through Innovation, Collaboration, and Advocacy
Nationally, 1 in 7 children is abused before their 18th birthday, and there are over 19,000 reports of child abuse and neglect annually in Cuyahoga County alone. To help address these issues, Canopy Child Advocacy Center (CAC) opened its doors...
Thursday, June 04, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Building Resilience: How the Red Cross is Saving Lives Here and Across the Country
While the Red Cross is known primarily for blood drives and disaster relief, some of its most important work keeps people out of the hospital. The Home Fires Campaign has installed more than 3 million smoke alarms in homes across...
Friday, March 06, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
We Can End Unsheltered Homelessness Today
As record cold settles over the region this winter, the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) remains on the front lines defending the civil rights of unhoused people to access public space, to vote, and secure shelter and housing....
Friday, January 09, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Rocket Man: Nic Barlage and the Rise of Cleveland
Rock Entertainment Group (REG) is not just Cavs basketball, winning streaks, and league standings. It's a company that also aims to give back, serve as a community asset, and demonstrate true leadership in shaping Cleveland's rise. In the lineup is...
Friday, October 10, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Celebrating 50 years in 2025, the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland has remained the leading nonprofit that empowers Northeast Ohio’s LGBTQ community through advocacy, education, collaboration, and celebration. In fact, it is one of the first established LGBTQ centers...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
From Acts to Eats: The Power of Kindness and “Something Good” with Ricky Smith
Most known for "Random Acts of Kindness Everywhere," or R.A.K.E. this summer Ricky Smith launched his latest feel-good venture: Something Good Social Kitchen--a casual walkup food stand in Playhouse Square Plaza, which includes collaborators like Chef Michael Symon and exclusively...
Friday, May 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Community First: Leadership for the Greater Good
Over the past two decades, the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) has been steadily replacing and rebuilding virtually its entire stock of low income and affordable housing across Greater Cleveland. As CMHA's CEO since 2012, Jeffery Patterson has led an...
Friday, February 28, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Amplifying the Voices of Black Women, A Project Noir Update
What does accountability in healthcare, workplaces, and educational systems look like for Black Women? This is the question that Enlightened Solutions, a nonprofit social enterprise and social advocacy think tank asked in their 2024 follow-up report to Project Noir. The...
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