Every day, we receive multiple emails and calls telling us how much our students and volunteers miss coming to Fieldstone. They tell us how being around the horses grounds them and gives them purpose. They tell us how it helps them physically and emotionally in a way nothing else can. In fact several students and…
A driver picked up Mary from her home to take her to a long overdue medical appointment. During COVID many in-person doctor visits were cancelled. Mary had not left her home for four weeks, and was so very happpy to get out and have a conversation with the driver. She asked the driver to “take…
EYEJ amplifies youth voices for those that are silent and not only are we seeing an already brewing issue around connectivity to the Internet and access to devices dynamically increase our worries for our youth but we have learned that multiple persons in the EYEJ Youth Council who were experiencing toxic stress already have additional…
Due to COVID-19, Thea Bowman Center has suspended programs for children and seniors, GED and computer classes, and tax preparation until further notice. Saturday food pantry and lunches will take place from 10 AM-Noon all Saturdays from March 21 through April 18. They will be take- out and will be distributed outside the blue door…
We are offering services to all essential business employees. Children will participate in a variety of activities provided by YMCA staff so that you are able to assist our community at this critical time with peace of mind. Registrations will be first come, first serve. Proof of employment must be provided upon first check-in. Please contact…
At HFLA of Northeast Ohio, we are accustomed to being in-person and involved in our day-to-day work. Director of Program & Community Outreach, Katy Fuerst, regularly attends panels in collaboration with community partners, Relationship Manager, Brady Gasser, coordinates loan committee meetings with board members and potential borrowers twice a month, and Executive Director, Michal Marcus,…
The Covid-19 outbreak has created new needs for our residents living in Slavic Village, Cleveland. We have shifted our focus from our typical-operating programs to specifically address these needs in the best way we can. Our Adult Wellness program has shut down on-site programming for seniors, but has developed from a congregate program model, to…
Every week on Mondays at 1 p.m., fifty or so members and staff ‘gather’ together for our virtual House meeting, since Magnolia Clubhouse temporarily closed its doors to on-site work. Smiles and waves are exchanged, “It’s so nice to see everyone!” is the shared refrain. The large turnouts are both fun and comfort to all,…
Our elementary programs empower students in grades pre-kindergarten to Grade 5 to understand basic concepts of diversity, and teach real world strategies for acceptance and inclusion through social emotional learning competencies and circle practices. We use children’s books in our programming. We are working diligently to create distance learning programming.
As we continue to monitor the developments occurring due to the novel coronavirus, we would like to take the opportunity to provide another update to you about our College Now operations at this time. To ensure the safety of our staff, students, clients, their families, and the community, we are continuing to work remotely and…