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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati – The Boys & Girls Clubs mission is to create hope, opportunity, and foster civic engagement by enabling all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Through our clubs, youth in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky have a safe, fun place to spend their non-school hours surrounded by caring adults and engaged in enrichment activities. Boys & Girls Clubs get kids off the streets during the most dangerous time of the day (3- 8 pm) and engage them in programs including:?tutoring, physical activity, nutrition education, service learning/community engagement, mentoring, and leadership. Catholic Charities (Refugee Resettlement) – HYPERLINK "" Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio, an agency of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, exists to advance the human dignity and welfare of people in need by providing comprehensive social services. Committed to extending God’s love for the human family, they assist people to live more fully and freely, to accept that love for themselves and to share it with others. The Refugee Resettlement Program assists newcomers in adjusting to a new life in our community.Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center - Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center (CIWC) was established to mobilize, educate, and organize low-wage and immigrant workers to achieve positive systemic change. These efforts are designed to give low-income workers from all walks of life the opportunity to creatively challenge the power relationships with their employers and improve their working terms and conditions. The goal is to provide community members the tools and support they need to transform their workplaces and communities as a whole.Cincinnati Union Co-op Initiative – The Cincinnati Union Co-op Initiative (CUCI) is a nonprofit union co-op incubator founded in 2009. We believe that bringing unions and coops together is a powerful tool to generate family-sustaining jobs that are the foundation of an economy that works for all.Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati – Civic Garden Center is a non-profit horticultural resource that enriches lives through education, beautification and environmental stewardship. It is an oasis in the city, just 2.5 miles from downtown Cincinnati. Our programs touch 23 communities with over 47 active gardens. Compost Kids and Summer Sprouts programs introduce youth to gardening. We provide education for individuals, schools, organizations and businesses through our Horticulture Helpline, library, workshops, tours, and outreach munities United for Action - Communities United for Action (CUFA) is a city-wide,?multi-issue community organization that brings together people of varied cultural backgrounds and income levels to support each other in building our communities and work together on common issues which affect all our neighborhoods. Working in Neighborhoods (WIN) empowers people to make informed choices for themselves and their neighborhoods through community building, home ownership, and economic education. Freestore Foodbank – With the help of the community, the Freestore Foodbank serves over 400 member agencies with more than 10 million pounds of food per year. ? Addressing hunger allows us to have conversations on other issues affecting - not just “How can we help right now,” but “how can we help your future?” ?We use food to strengthen our community by determining the root causes of hunger and how to fight poverty.? Our programs serve the needs of those in crisis -- we provide food, connection and hope in our region.Healthy Moms and Babes – Healthy Moms and Babes is a Catholic health ministry serving at-risk women and children in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky since 1986. Through pregnancy, infancy, early childhood and beyond, we are there to support and mentor families into self-sufficiency. The mission of Healthy Moms and Babes is to empower at-risk women to achieve improved health, well-being and self-sufficiency, one woman at a time.IMAGO Earth Center – The Imago Earth Center is a 16 acre nature preserve located 5 minutes from downtown Cincinnati. Imago is a nonprofit ecological organization that creates tangible ways to live in harmony with the Earth. Our educational programs focus on: Preserving green space, creating ecological urban environments, providing educational experiences that expand our awareness of interconnectedness, facilitating community-building activities, rejoicing through Earth-centered celebrations. The Earth Center provides programs for school and scout groups, as well as hiking and nature exploration opportunities to the general public.Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center – IJPC is a coalition of faith-based organizations and individuals who work together to educate around justice issues, take collaborative action and do public witness. The goals of IJPC are: to deepen awareness of justice as integral, to network with participating organizations, to collaborate with other concerned groups for stronger public impact on justice and peace issues, and to plan and carry out programs of education and action which affect structural injustice.Kennedy Heights Art Center – The Kennedy Heights Arts Center was established by a group of area residents to create a public resource for the creation of art through programs such as after-school art classes, art camps, and "extreme art retreats". The mission of the Kennedy Heights Arts Center is to enhance the life of the surrounding communities through the arts.Ohio Justice & Policy Center – The Ohio Justice & Policy Center (OJPC) is a non-partisan, nonprofit, public interest law office based in Cincinnati, OH. OJPC works statewide for fair-minded, progressive reform of Ohio’s justice system, and is the only nonprofit law office in Ohio dedicated specifically to reform of the state’s criminal justice system. Peaslee Neighborhood Center – in the Over-the-Rhine People's Struggle for the right of self-determination, a Seed of HOPE, Peaslee is a place that seeks to welcome and nurture the involvement of neighborhood folk in building a stronger, healthier community where Educational, Cultural, & Political Awareness GROW.Project Connect Homeless Children's Fund – Project Connect, part of the Cincinnati Public School System, is the only program in Greater Cincinnati exclusively serving children experiencing homelessness. Each homeless child in the four county area is entitled to an education and eligible for Project Connect's services. Founded in 1996, Project Connect provides advocacy and specialized educational services and lifestyle enrichment opportunities for children who have neither a voice, nor a choice in being homeless. Society of St. Vincent de Paul Ozanam Center - Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is neighbors helping neighbors. Answering Christ’s call, we foster hope by providing spiritual, emotional and material assistance on a person-to-person basis to the poor, lonely and forgotten in our community. We are concerned not only with relieving immediate need, but also with redressing the situations that cause it. The Ozanam Center for Service Learning offers immersion experiences for groups of Cincinnatians to raise awareness, encourage mutual respect and promote solutions that bring impactful and lasting change to our community.St. Joseph Home – . Joseph Home of Cincinnati cares for the whole person, not just their medical diagnosis. Guided by our principles of Community, Gentle Presence, Servant Leadership, and Heritage, we provide care for?Individuals with?Developmental Disabilities. In more practical terms, we’re a home much like your own, but with the equipment and skilled professionals needed to care for people with developmental disabilities who have complex support needs. Together, our residents, respite guests, families, staff and volunteers form a community of mutually inspired individuals, centered around compassionate care.Stepping Stones – Adult Day Program – Stepping Stones/UCP’s mission is to advance the independence of people of all ages with severe physical disabilities and enable their full inclusion into all aspects of life and areas of society. Our vision is that people with disabilities have the same opportunities to live, learn, work and play as do people without disabilities.Stepping Stones Center (Camp Given) – Stones Center responds to community needs with inclusive services for children and adults with disabilities. The agency mission is to provide opportunities that increase independence and promote inclusion within the community.Su Casa Hispanic Center – Su Casa Hispanic Center, a program of Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio, serves the Hispanic/Latino individuals who are seeking a better life for themselves and their families. Su Casa is the primary provider of social, educational, language, employment and health care services to the Hispanic/Latino community in Greater Cincinnati.? The mission is self-sufficiency for the poor and vulnerable of the Latino and immigrant communities. Su Casa strives to become the place where Latino/Hispanic individuals connect with their culture and develop ways to live healthy and fulfilled lives. ................
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