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Strengthening the Central Neighborhood

Serving the Central community of Cleveland for more than 150 years

Since 1865, ministries of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine have operated in service to the women, children and families of Cleveland’s Central neighborhood. We employ a whole-family approach to ensure strong health and education outcomes for all of Central’s families.

CLEVELAND CENTRAL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH EQUITY FAMILY PARTNERS Health Campus

Strengthening Central, family by family

 

Situated in Cleveland’s Fifth Ward, the Central neighborhood is home to some of the nation’s oldest public housing properties, established in the wake of the New Deal. This childhood home of Jesse Owens, Carl and Louis Stokes and Langston Hughes has one of the highest concentrations of poverty in the city as a result of decades of redlining and other racist policy. Since 2010, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland has worked alongside Central neighborhood residents and partners to launch and grow the Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood with the goal of helping every child achieve success in learning, work and life. Simultaneously, we’ve partnered with residents and organizations in Central to address the social determinants of health, ultimately to improve health outcomes.

Concentrated poverty calls for a concentrated response -- one that matches the spirit and dedication of Central residents who have been instrumental in Promise’s successes to date; the neighborhood’s physical, social and institutional assets; and the foundation’s core competencies  in engaging and empowering residents, enrolling and coordinating partners, and improving health and education systems and supports. Potential lies in supporting the whole family to break the cycle of poverty. 

Our goal is to create positive outcomes for the Central Neighborhood residents through a cradle to career pipeline of support. This support touches all aspects of life, from stable housing and healthy lifestyles to good schools and safe neighborhoods. The focus is both on creating new programs where gaps exist, and ensuring the effectiveness of existing programs through communication and collaboration.

Latest News: Central Neighborhood

Podcast: Health Equity with Joe Black, SOCF Program Officer February 11, 2022 | Central neighborhood

Talking community trust and resilience with SOCF's program officer for health equity

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Promise partners in Plain Dealer: "New opportunity for food justice" November 22, 2021 | Central neighborhood

Promise among several organizations and activists calling on next mayor to address hunger & food access in opinion co-written by Ambassador Gwen Garth

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SOCF among local funding coalition supporting nonprofit Cleveland newsroom November 09, 2021 | Central neighborhood

Cleveland’s newsroom, slated for launch in 2022, will produce high-quality journalism on a daily basis that centers community voices and lets residents help set the agenda for newsgathering.

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Partners introduce Health Campus in WOVU interview October 08, 2021 | Central neighborhood

In the News: Promise, MASS Design & Sankofa Circle representatives talk Health Campus and community engagement on neighborhood radio.

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