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Housing 101 Training
This workshop is directed at staff of agencies (social workers, case workers and advocates) working with very low income and homeless populations. The workshop training focuses on all aspects of obtaining and maintaining housing and shelter for their clients. The training includes landlord/tenant and fair housing laws which can help clients maintain housing and take appropriate steps should there be a fair housing complaint or discrimination or inappropriate landlord behavior.
Training: Reentry: What to do about Denials to Housing based on Criminal Backgrounds
The workshop will have a focus on subsidized housing but will also discuss fair housing issues that touch on private rental housing and criminal background screening as well.
C.L.A.S.H. - Cleveland Lead Advocates For Safe Housing
Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing (CLASH) released today their proposed ballot initiative to require that all city rental properties be tested for lead hazards and be certified as “lead safe.” If Cleveland City Council declines to pass the proposed ordinance, its passage will be sought this November through the process outlined in Chapter 7 of the City of Cleveland Charter requiring 5,000 signatures and a public vote.
Housing is a human right, not a commodity – Activist say no Church+State development.
On Thursday, January 24, as elected officials and developers break ground to celebrate the construction of the $60 million Church+State development on Detroit Avenue, community members and local activists will gather in opposition to yet another high-end development on the Near West Side of Cleveland.
Bitter Cold Temperatures Arriving this Week Be Prepared to help your clients stay warm.
NEOCH is coordinating outreach efforts to find people on the street and offer transportation to shelter. We have been in contact with outreach workers, who are warning people of the cold weather and will be outside on the coldest nights to check on people and work with them to get into shelter. Read here for more info.
Take Action to End the Government Shutdown.
Locally, the Shutdown has impacted a series of homeless services. Including the West side Catholic Center, Front Steps, Permanent Supporting housing for Young Adults. The first quarter total impact has been $2,079,644.
Letter to the Metroparks about displacement
NEOCH will continue to take action to defend the rights and dignity of these people experiencing the crisis of homelessness. The 24-hour notice has put our work into a frenzy to try to make sure our clients are not arrested and/or targeted by the Cleveland Metroparks police force.
TRAINING: LGBTQ 101: CULTURAL COMPETENCY & TRANS 101
Register now for our LGBT 101: Cultural Competency Training and Trans 101. The class is Friday, March 1, 2019, from 10am to 3pm. The training cost is $20 for participants and $30 for those who want CEU credits for social workers (to be confirmed) . The workshop is held at NEOCH's office (3631 Perkins Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44113) Call us for more information (216) 432-0540. Make sure you sign up below.
2018 Candlelight vigil
ON THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER AND THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN GATHERED TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED IN THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY IN 2018.
TRAINING: ORGANIZING FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION
Register now for our Organizing for Collective Action workshop. The class is Friday, March 15, 2019, from 10am to 3pm. The training cost is free for participants. The workshop is held at NEOCH's office (3631 Perkins Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44113) Call us for more information (216) 432-0540. Make sure you sign up below.
The 2018 Street Card hits the streets this week
The 2018 Street Card hits the streets this week. This is a publication of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless to inform people experiencing homelessness of the services in our community. This year, we give our appreciation to the Cleveland Clinic for printing the Street Card.
COURT ORDERS RELIEF FOR PURGED OHIO VOTERS IN TIME FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
Live and Direct: Poverty, Affordable Housing, and Homelessness in Cleveland
Despite the ‘renaissance’ in Cleveland, people still struggle to live a dignified life. 46% of the people in Cleveland live in poverty and 23,000 people experience homelessness. Join us to learn more! This panel discussion that will center the perspectives of people with lived experience of homelessness and community leaders advocating for change.
NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE VOTER REGISTRATION TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
On September 25, National Voter Registration Day 2018. The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH), in partnership with Cleveland Votes, will make a strong push to register homeless voters before the November elections.
Homeless liaisons help the homeless children in each of Ohio’s School Districts
Every year thousands of families struggle with homelessness. In Cleveland, there were 2,744 homeless students in 2017. Statistics show that the percentage of homeless children in Ohio who graduate is less than 25% according to the National Center on Family Homelessness. Education of today’s children plays an important roll in preventing homelessness.