Our Approach to Neighborhood and Community Development

Revitalization

Focus:  The Cleveland Foundation seeks projects that invigorate struggling neighborhoods while maintaining economic and racial inclusion for residents and businesses.

What we’re doing: Working to retain and attract residents to the city.

The foundation approved a $4.2 million grant for Neighborhood Progress Inc.’s strategic investment initiative and its support of community development corporations working to bring about the recovery of six neighborhoods in the city of Cleveland. The funds are earmarked for development projects in each of the neighborhoods involved: Buckeye, Detroit-Shoreway, Glenville, Fairfax, Slavic Village, and Tremont. These neighborhoods have been identified as having potential for residential and economic growth.

Redevelopment

Focus: We aim to create a vibrant “urban core” where people want to live, work, and visit.

What we’re doing: Collaborating with partners on a holistic makeover of Cleveland’s cultural epicenter, Greater University Circle.

In July 2005, the Cleveland Foundation launched a special initiative focused on leveraging the many assets in the Greater University Circle area, which include the University Circle District, the Cleveland Clinic Campus, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and five adjacent neighborhoods (Fairfax, Hough, Wade Park-Glenville, Little Italy, and Buckeye-Shaker).

Read more about the Foundation’s Greater University Circle Initiative.