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Founded as a grassroots organization, DSCDO has an extensive and successful neighborhood development track record. DSCDO provides many services to neighborhood residents including community organizing ; collaboration with the Federal WEED and SEED program ; the Home Weatherization Program for low income families ; home repair loans and technical assistance ; graffiti removal, exterior painting, and vacant lot beautification ; coordination of block clubs around issues of housing code enforcement and safety ; coordination of education and cultural diversity programs ; and economic development and storefront renovation programs aimed at revitalizing the neighborhood's commercial districts. From July 1, 2008 through the present, DSCDO's services and efforts have accomplished the following outcomes: Strategic Investment Initiative - DSCDO was competitively chosen by Neighborhood Progress Inc., as one of the six target neighborhoods to participate in the Strategic Investment Initiative based on its track record for success, internal staff capacity, and existence of an anchor development project ( Battery Park ). Cleveland Lakefront Plan - a $70 million project designed to better connect the City to the lake while converting the West Shoreway to a boulevard and improving access to Edgewater Park. Gordon Square Arts District Master Plan - created to recruit new retail and guide the direction of the district. Detroit Avenue Streetscape - the City of Cleveland and NOACA have committed $3 million in funding for the project, which will include public art, landscaping, improved parking, and widened sidewalks and pedestrian walkways. Business Improvement District - DSCDO is in the process of creating a business improvement district to improve retail retention, expansion, and attraction while also serving as the post-streetscape supporting agent. Battery Park - DSCDO partnered with Vintage Development Group to create the 328 unit, $100 million Battery Park development. Located in the historic Gordon Square Arcade at Detroit Avenue and W.65th Street, the organization was founded in 1973 as a grassroots organization to work with residents and businesses with a goal of revitalizing the neighborhood.

Pathway Caring for Children is a private non-profit social service agency founded in 1973 with a mission to help children and families realize their potential through foster care, adoption, and mental health services. With a focus on empowering families, Pathway provides training and support for foster parents, particularly those willing to care for children with emotional, behavioral, or medical needs. Committed to strengthening the lives of over 1,700 children and families in Northeast Ohio, Pathway's programs include mental health support, post-adoption kinship services, and various family empowerment initiatives. The organization operates multiple locations and thrives on the dedication of its staff and volunteers to create stability and hope for the children in its care. Generated from the website

The Raymond John Wean Foundation is dedicated to equitable community building in underresourced communities of Warren and Youngstown in Ohio's Mahoning Valley. Through grantmaking, capacity building, convening, and partnerships, they challenge existing conditions, provoke new thinking, and disrupt the status quo to empower residents in creating an equitable community. With a focus on community revitalization, economic and educational opportunities, and public sector leadership, the foundation prioritizes racial equity outcomes to address systemic challenges and disparities in the Mahoning Valley, supporting organizations led by diverse leadership reflective of the communities they serve.Generated from the website