Due to the weather, tonight's (Thursday, January 29th)  Neighbor Up Action Grant Grantseeker Workshop will now be online via Zoom. It's starts at 6pm and ends at 8pm.  Click here for the link to the Workshop. 

Neighborhood Connections is hiring a contractor for 18 months beginning in February 2026.  Pay is $52,000 per year (no benefits). Please see attached document for more information.  Deadline to apply is Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 5pm. 

Neighborhood Connections, in partnership with Ward 8 Councilwoman Stephanie Howse-Jones, is seeking applicants to become Network Weavers in the new Ward 8.  What's a Network Weaver? It is a person who intentionally strengthens connections within groups, fostering trust, collaboration, and shared purpose by linking people, sharing ideas, and addressing gaps, essentially building healthier, more effective social networks for community action and systems change, different from "personal" networking. They are catalysts who help individuals connect deeply, moving beyond superficial contacts to build strong, supportive communities.  Check out the positions here and follow the QR code or link to apply. You must live in the new Ward 8 to be eligible.  Deadline to apply is now

The Neighbor Up Action Grant Committee recently awarded 81 grassroots groups and organizations $273,788 in funding to support initiatives in the city of Cleveland and the city of East Cleveland. Thank you to Cuyahoga Arts & Culture for co-funding many of the Arts & Culture grant proposals and for The McGregor Foundation for co-funding the Senior/Intergenerational grant proposals! For a full list of the groups and organizations that received funding, please click here. 

LAHSO Oral History Project The amazing contributions of the Latin American community have impacted the landscape of Cleveland since the late 19th century. Our culture, music, food, dance, colors, and language have made Cleveland a more international, multilingual, and vibrant city. Unfortunately, the significant contributions of Latin Americans in Cleveland have been largely ignored. Latin American history has not been recorded, documented, or archived in any consistent manner. Thus, LAHSO was created to capture those experiences of our families so they are never forgotten and are finally included in our collective history. LAHSO’s mission is to ensure that the experiences as well as the significant contributions of the Latin American Community to Cleveland are