2007 Plain Press Community Guide

EMERGENCY NUMBERS
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Bellflower Family Helpline 229-8800
Fire • Police • Medica 911
Poison Control Center 1-888-231-4455
Mental Health Services Suicide Hotline 623-6888
Ohio Relay Service 711
Safe School Help Line 1-800-41VOICE ext 359
United Way First Call for Help 436-2000 or 211
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ABUSE
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Adult Abuse Hotline (Cuyahoga Cty DSAS) 420-6700
Bellflower Ctr for Prevention of Child Abuse 229-2420
Child Abuse Hotline 696-KIDS (5437)
Cleveland Animal Protective League 771-4616
Domestic Violence Center 24 Hr Hotline 391-HELP  (4357)
(TDD) 651-9600
Elder Abuse Hotline 420-6700
Ohio Domestic Violence Network 1-800-934-9840
(TTY) 614-781-9654
Rape Crisis Center Hotline 619-6192
YWCA Domestic Violence Outreach Program 881-6878
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COMMUNITY ACTION
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AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland 621-2766
Advocacy Center 621-7292
Advocates for Budget Legislative Equality 431-6070 or 631-5800
American Civil Liberties Union (Ohio) 472-2200
CWRU Law Clinic  368-2766
Catholic Commission on Community Action 281-3839
Catholic Worker Community 631-3059
Center for Community Solutions 781-2944
Children’s Defense Fund – Ohio 614-221-2244
Children’s Hunger Alliance 541-5915 ext 215
Christian Legal Services of Cleveland 574-2593
City Club of Cleveland 621-0082
City Wheels  
Clean Air Conservancy 932-8999
Cleveland Bar Association (legal referrals) 696-3525
Cleveland Books 2 Prisoners  
Cleveland Clean Indoor Air Partnership 851-2350
Cleveland Colectivo  
Cleveland Communities Organized Against Lead 491-8550
Cleveland Green Building Coalition 961-8850
Cleveland Mediation Center 621-1919
Cleveland Public Radio, 90.3 FM 578-0903
Cleveland Social Ventures Partners 231-2300
Cleveland Teachers Union 861-7676
Community Partners for Affordable Accessible Health Care 771-5077
Community Partnership for Arts & Culture 575-0331
Community Relations Board 664-3290
Concerned Citizens Organized Against Lead 696-1882
Consumer Protection Association 881-3434
Consumers For Fair Utility Rates 631-5800
Council for Economic Opp in Gr. Clev 696-9077
County Ombudsman 696-2710
Court Community Service 771-2222
Cuyahoga County Bar Association (legal referrals) 621-2414
Cuyahoga County Dept of Justice Affairs Witness/Victim Service Center 443-7345
Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) 241-2414 ext 610
Deaf-Blind Committee on Human Rights 440-801-1998
TTY 440-801-1948
Digital Vision 391-0900 ext 40
Earth Day Coalition 281-6468
East Side Organizing Project 361-0718
EcoCity Cleveland 961-5020
Empowerment Center of Greater Cleveland 432-4770
Enterprise Community Partners 631-0280
Environmental Health Watch 961-4646
Fair Housing Office (City of Cleveland) 664-2018
Families United for Reform Prison Ministry 486-0711
For the Children 431-6070
Friends of Big Creek 661-4998
Friends of Whiskey Island 651-3476
Greater Cleveland Community Shares 361-9920
Housing Research and Advocacy Center 361-9240
Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland 619-8155
InterAct Cleveland 271-0230
Inter-Religious Task Force on Central America 961-0003
Jobs With Justice 440-333-7007
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland 687-1900
League of Women’s Voters of Cleveland 781-8375
Mothers Against Drunk Driving 685-0880
National Alliance for Mentally Ill -Gr. Cleveland 491-1616
National Conference for Community and Justice 752-3000
Nehemiah Mission of the North Coast District
of The United Methodist Church
441-4527
Neighborhood Leadership Institute 812-8700
Northcoast Conflict Solutions 440-262-3700
North Coast Humane Society 661-2292
Northeast Ohio Alliance for Hope (NOAH) 398-0374
Northeast Ohio Antiwar Coalition  
Ohio Canal Corridor 520-1825
Ohio Citizen Action 861-5200
Ohio Civil Rights Commission 787-3150
Ohio Environmental Council 614-487-7506
Ohio Fair Schools Campaign 740-592-2866
Ohio Legal Services 1-866-529-6446
Ohio Office of Energy Efficiency 1-800-848-1300
Ohio Patients Rights 221-2724
Organize! OHIO 431-6070
ParkWorks 696-2122
Partnership for a Safer Cleveland 523-1128
Plain Press 621-3060
Policy Matters Ohio 361-9801
Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign  
Public Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) 440-442-7297
Racial Fairness Project 323-9116
Saint Colman's Outreach Ministry 651-0550
Single-Payer Action Network Ohio (SPAN Ohio) 736-4766
Steps to a Healthier Cleveland 664-7837
United Clevelanders Against Poverty 631-5800
Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio 241-8422
Voices and Choices 1-800-929-2319
Voices for Children of Greater Cleveland 533-8542
We Are the Uninsured 281-8945 ext 260
WECO 881-9650
Weed and Seed Initiative 961-4242 ext 225
West Side Family Resources Network 771-7297 ext 503
Western Reserve Alliance 281-6161
Westsiders Organized for Action, Prevention
& Intervention.(Substance Abuse Inititiative)
771-8281
What’s Up In Northeast Ohio  
Widening the Circle Forum 272-0622
Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice 231-4245
World Can’t Wait (Cleveland) 633-6200
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COMMUNITY CENTERS
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Art House 398-8556
Arrupe Neighborhood Partnership Program 961-1260
Brookside Center 749-4295
C-Space 631-2233
Clark Recreation Center 664-4657
Cleveland Film Society 623-3456
Cleveland Public Theatre 631-2727
Cudell Fine Arts Center 664-4183
Cudell Recreation Center 664-4137
Estabrook Recreation Center 664-4149
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Com Center 651-5428
May Dugan Center 631-5800
Merrick House (Tremont) 771-5077
Merrick Senior Service Center 281-4212
Merrick Teen Education 281-4212
Clark Fulton Center 281-4212
Merrick Before and After School Child Care 771-6239
Near West Theatre 961-9750 or 961-6391
Neighborhood Centers Association 298-4440
Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center 651-82236
Ohio Independent Film Festival 651-7315
Poetic Signs for Poetic Minds (C-Space) 779-3047
Prince of Peace 961-9618
St. Malachi Center 771-3036
Salvation Army Ohio City Corps 631-1515
Salvation Army Westpark Corps 252-3593
Tremont Neighborhood Opportunity Center 858-1781
Urban Hope Spiritual Center 631-4981
Veterans Center - West 440-845-5023
West Side Catholic Center 631-4741
West Side Community House 771-7297
Women’s Center of Greater Cleveland 651-1450
Women’s Center of Greater Cleveland Helpline 651-HELP (4357)
Zone Recreation Center 664-3373
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COMMUNITY GROUPS
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Art on Wheels 941-7643
Arts Renaissance Tremont 861-4887
Bellaire Puritas Development Corp 671-2710
Brooklyn Centre Community Association 287-8195
Center for Neighborhood Development (CND), CSU 687-2166
CND NeighborhoodLink  
CityMusic Cleveland 321-8273
Clark-Metro Development Corporation (CMDC) 741-9500
CMDC Emergency Heating Assistance Program 518-4014
Cleveland Baseball Federation 752-5531
Cleveland EcoVillage 961-4242 ext 227
Cleveland International Program 781-3730 ext 110
Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition 928-8100
CNDC “Got It In the Neighborhood”  
Community Shares 361-9920
Cudell Improvement 228-4383
Cudell Scrapbook  
Lorain Station Historic District website  
Cleveland SignStage 229-2838
Dancing Wheels 432-0306
Detroit Shoreway Community Development Org 961-4242
Discover Lorain Avenue 664-4038
EcoVillage Community Advisory Committee 961-4242 ext 227
Flats Industry Association 241-8060
Flats Oxbow Association 566-1046
Friends of Clark Field 310-6810
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) 696-2715
Neighborhood Connections 861-3810
NeighborhoodLink Website  
Neighborhood News  
Neighborhood Progress, Inc. 830-2770
Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 830-COOP (2667)
Ohio City Near West Development Corp 781-3222
Ohio City Yahoo Group  
OhioCity2 Yahoo Group  
Old Brooklyn Community Development Corp 459-1000
Prince of Peace 961-9618
Roosevelt Post 58 Polish League of Amer. Veterans 241-1788
Safety-Net 631-5836
Simpson Neighbors 281-9776
Southwest Area Citizens Council 351-8260
Stockyard Redevelopment Organization 961-7687
Tremont Art Walk 522-0006
Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival 575-0920
Tremonter  
Tremont Independent Film Festival  
Tremont neighborhood website  
Tremont West Development Corporation 575-0920
Tremont businesses  
United Methodist Office (Cleveland District) 664-1602
Ward 17 Community Forum 651-7928
West Side Ecumenical Ministry (WSEM) 651-2037
West Tech Alumni Association 676-4020
Westown Community Development Corp 941-9262
YWCA of Greater Cleveland 881-6878
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EDUCATION
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After School Prevention Resources (LMM) 651-6841
Bellflower Center’s 24-Hour Family Helpline 229-8800
Early Childhood Specialists Tot Line 431-8200
Bond Accountability Commission 281-0109
Bridge Avenue School 651-9235
Broadway School of Music and the Arts 641-0630
CATALYST: For Cleveland Schools 623-6320
Catholic Diocese Education Office 696-6525 ext 2840
Center for Conflict Resolution 432-4605
Cleveland Board of Education 574-8585
Cleveland Central Catholic 441-4700
Cleveland Extension High School 651-3840
Cleveland Leadership Summit Education Committee 671-2710
Cleveland Municipal School District 574-8000
Adult & Continuing Education 634-2157
Center for Conflict Resolution 432-4605
Cleveland Skills and Career Center 664-4673
Family Life Education 623-3772
Multilingual Multicultural Education Center 621-5337
Cleveland Museum of Art 421-7350
Cleveland Music School Settlement 421-5806
Cleveland Parent Teachers Association Council 671-3393
Cleveland READS 436-2222
Cleveland Scholarship Programs 241-5587
Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program (CSTP) 787-5680
Cleveland State University (CSU) 687-2000
CSU Office of Minority Affairs & Com Relations 687-9394
Cleveland Teachers Union 861-7676
Continuing Adult Education Program for Adults with MR/DD (Catholic Diocese) 334-2963
Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities 241-8230
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) 987-4000
Educational Talent Search (Westside Office) 987-4963
Hispanic Council 987-5691
Tech Prep 987-4987
Veterans Upward Bound 987-4938
Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center 330-657-2796
Esperanza 651-7178
Families and Schools Together 231-1865
GEAR UP (Tri-C at Gallagher School) 987-4219
Great Lakes Science Museum 694-2000
Greater Cleveland Academy for Gifted Students 651-5209
Head Start (CEOGC) 589-9922
Interlink-Help Me Grow 736-4300
JPC Computer Learning Center 348-9965
Junior Achievement 861-8080
Junior League of Cleveland 231-6300
Joyful Noise 671-5528
Leadership Programs 687-5497
Learning Disabilities Association 642-8512
Luther Memorial Lutheran School 631-3640
Madison Community School 651-5212
Max Hayes High School 631-1528
Merrick Before & After School Child Care 771-6239
Metro Catholic School 281-4044
Ministerial Head Start Association 721-9000
Myers University 440-331-3001
Northeast Ohio Mentoring Network 688-4148
Ohio Department of Education
Ohio School Boards Association 1-800-589-OSBA
Options for Families and Youth 267-7070
Platform Learning 1-877-215-3276
Positive Education Program 361-4400
Project: LEARN 621-9483
Rainey Institute - NCA 881-1766
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 781-7625
St. Augustine Learning Center 781-5530
St. Ignatius Elementary School 671-0535
St. Ignatius High School 281-4386
St. Paul's Community Preschool 651-6250
St. Rocco School 961-8557
Seeds of Literacy 651-4302
Share a Story 941-9134
Special Education Services 289-4332
Starting Point 575-0061
State Board of Career Colleges and Schools 614-466-2752
Stockyard Community School 651-5143
Strong Start for Cuyahoga Families 211 or 436-2000
Tot-Line... (Bellflower Center) 431-8200
U.S. Dept of Education Federal Student Aid

1-800-433-3243
TTY: 1-800-730-8913

Urban Community School 939-8330
Westown CDC Computer Center 941-6492
WSEM Head Start/Child Development 631-1555
Western Reserve Association UCC 749-3116
Western Reserve Historical Society 721-5722
West Tech Learning Center 651-6086
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EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING
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AARP Foundation Senior Employment 881-1155
Catholic Charities 961-1543
City of Cleveland One Stop Career Centers 664-4673
Cleveland Department of Aging Senior Strides 664-2833
Cleveland Dept of Economic Dev 664-2406
Cleveland Job Corps Center 795-8700
Community Re-Entry 696-2717
CEOGC's Employment Training Program 651-5188
Cuyahoga Cty Employment & Family Services 987-7000
Employment Connection City One Stop 664-4673
Ohio City (Fulton Parkway) 556-8859
Westshore 939-2599
Employment Alliance 875-0460
Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland 431-8300
Gr. Cleveland Veterans Business Resource Council 361-4506
Hard Hatted Women 861-6500
Job Corps TDD/TTY 800-733-JOBS
Job Line -- City of Cleveland 664-2420
Junior League of Cleveland 231-6300
Providing Real Opportunities for Ex-offenders to Succeed (PROES) Program ( Employment Connection) 664-4673
Renee Jones Empowerment Center 832-5184
Towards Employment 696-5750
Union Construction Industry Partnership-
       Apprenticeship Skill Achievement Program
432-7037
Urban League 622-0999
Vocational Guidance Services 431-7800
Youth Opportunity Cleveland 249-2002
West Side Industrial Retention and Expansion   
   Network (WIRE-NET) Job Referral Project
588-1440
Workers' Network (WSEM) 651-2037 ext 264
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ETHNIC GROUPS
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American Indian Education Center 351-4488
Arab American Community Center for Economic & Social Services (AACCESS-Ohio) 252-2900
Associatión Hispania Evangelica de Lideres y Pastores (HELP) 961-2100
City of Cleveland Hispanic Liaison  664-6248
Club Alma Yaucana 241-7641
Club Azteca.(Casa Mexico) 961-1529
El Barrio (WSEM) 651-2037
Friendship Foundation of American-Vietnamese 651-6748
Hispanic Counseling Center 651-1860
Hispanic Business Assoc. & CDC 281-4422
Hispanic Office of Catholic Charities Ser 696-2197
Hispanic Senior Center 631-3599
Hispanic Youth Center 688-4171
Hispanic UMADAOP, Inc. Young Offenders Reentry Program Project HOPE 459-1222
International Services Center 781-4560
Julia de Burgos Cultural Center 961-2790
La Providencia Family Center (7800 Detroit) 631-3599
(2012 W. 25th) 696-2197
LATINA 440-686-0053
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage 593-0575
NEO Immigrant and Minority Business Alliance 281-3841
Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs 614-466-8333
Proyecto Luz 651-8236
Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration 961-2100
Refugee Family Center 631-3488
San Lorenzo Club 651-0535
Spanish American Committee 961-2100
Ukrainian Museum-Archives 781-4329
United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland 566-9263
Vietnamese American Apostilate 631-1716
Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland 651-3930
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FOOD RESOURCES
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American Mission Hunger Center 252-0096
Brooklyn Memorial UMC 459-1450
Brookside Hunger Center 749-4295
Children’s Hunger Alliance Summer Food Service Program 1-800-227-6446
Cleveland Food Bank 738-2265
Home Delivered Meals (Elderly & Disabled) 436-2000
Near West Side Food & Family Service Center 281-5854
Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks 614-221-4336
Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services
Ohio Direction Card 987-7000
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association 614-421-2022
OSU Extension's Urban Gardening 429-8246
Pilgrim Congregational UCC Food Pantry 861-7388
Redeemer Crisis Center 281-0808
St. Augustine Church 781-5530
St. Herman’s House of Hospitality 631-9860
Salvation Army 881-2625
WIC (Women, Infants, & Children) 961-2233
WSEM Food Center at Community Corner 631-6508
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GOVERNMENT
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Adult Probation - City 664-4930
City of Cleveland Dog Kennel 664-3069
Cleveland City Hall - all City Depts 664-2000
Cleveland Public Power (Streetlights) 664-3156
Community Development Department 664-2790
Community Relations Board 664-3290
Mayor's Action Center (complaints) 664-2900
Recycling Hotline 664-3717
City Council Offices 664-2840
Ward 13 Councilman Joe Cimperman 664-2691
Ward 14 Councilman Joe Santiago 664-3706
Executive Assistant St. Alicia Alvarado, OP 664-4569
Ward 15 Councilman Brian Cummins 664-4238
Ward 15 Office 459-8400
Ward 16 Councilman Kevin Kelley 664-2943
Ward 17 Councilman Matthew Zone 664-4235
Ward 17 Office 939-1717
Ward 18 Councilman Jay Westbrook 664-4230
Ward 19 Councilwoman Dona Brady 664-3708
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-10) 228-8850
Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-11) 522-4900
Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners 443-7178
General Information 443-7000
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections 443-3200
Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services 431-4500
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office 443-7345
Cuyahoga County Recorder 443-7300
Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office
Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District 443-3749
Cuyahoga County Treasurer’s Office 443-2149
Cuyahoga Valley National Park 440-546-5996
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association 330-657-2909
Emergency Medical Service  (non-emergency) 623-4545
Fire Department (non-emergency) 621-1212
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency 241-2414 ext 273
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District 881-6600
Ohio Dept of Transportation Cleveland Innerbelt Plan 584-2007
Ohio Attorney General’s Office
Police Department (non-emergency) 621-1234
Community Relations Unit 623-5577
Police First District 623-5100
Police Second District 623-5200
Police Arson Unit 623-5448
Police Gang Unit 623-5562
Police – First District Vice Unit 623-5113
Police – Second District Vice Unit 623-5275
Prosecutor's Office (Cleveland) 664-4850
Prosecutor's Office (Cuyahoga County) 443-7800
RTA Answer Line 621-9500 TDY 781-4271
RTA Community Responsive Transit 781-1110
Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213 TTY 1-800-325-0778
U.S. EPA 1-800-621-8431
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HEALTH CARE
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AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland 621-0766
Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry 368-3200
Cleveland Sight Center 791-8118
Cuyahoga Community College Preventive Dental Care 987-4413
Cuyahoga County Board of Health    
Dental Options Program
1-888-765-6789
Fairview General Hospital 476-7000
Fairview Lutheran Foundation
Physician Referral 1-866-733-6363
Parish Nurse Office 476-7324
Lunch on the Run/Healthier Choices
Free Clinic 721-4010
Grace Hospital 687-1500
Hospice of the Western Reserve 383-2222
Immunization Action Plan (Cleveland) 664-3609
Lions Eye Clinic/ St. Vincent Charity Hospital 363-2523
Lutheran Hospital's Adult Clinic 363-2413
Lutheran Hospital Physicians Center 363-2119
McCafferty Health Center 651-5005
MetroHealth Medical Center 778-7800
Department of Dentistry 778-4725
Medicare 1-800-Medicare
Neighborhood Family Practice (Ridge Rd) 281-0872
Neighborhood Family Practice (Professor Ave) 334-2800
Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services (NEON) 231-7700
Planned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland 961-8804
St. Augustine Manor Nursing Home 634-7400
Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic at McCafferty HC