Victor Ruiz (LC2 2013, LC 2012) Executive Director, Esperanza, Inc. Spreading hope through academic and community excellence Esperanza's mission is "to improve the academic achievement of Hispanics in Greater Cleveland...
Are you a college student thinking about your future? ... Where you'll kick off your career and life after graduation? ... What factors will contribute to your decision? Join Campus Cleveland for a networking event with other college students pondering the same questions and hear why Cleveland might be the right choice for you. The...
What happens when residents are empowered to decide together how to spend public money in their own communities? This is the foundational premise of "participatory budgeting." It aims to deepen democracy, build stronger communities, and make public budgets more equitable and effective. The first participatory budgeting efforts began in 1989, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Today,...
It started with a phone call to Jackie Acho from Detective Christopher Gibbons with the Cleveland Division of Police. He said, "I think we have a problem with empathy, can...
Kirsti Mouncey (LC 2023) President & CEO, Collaborative to End Human Trafficking Human Trafficking: It Happens Here The Collaborative to End Human Trafficking empowers the community to better "identify and support those impacted by human trafficking," as well as "eradicate factors that enable the crime." Hear about their efforts to increase awareness of this prevalent...