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A heated semifinals game between two great teams from CharitySpike 2021!
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Two girls showing their support for their cause by matching!
CHOOSE A CAUSEChoose a cause of your choice! Check out some options below!
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Winners of CharitySpike 2021 won over $360 for their cause, Refugee Response!
WIN MONEY FOR CHARITYWin hundreds of dollars to your cause, and see the immediate impact!
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CHARITYSPIKE 2019
What is Spikeball?
LOCAL CAUSES MAKING AN IMPACT IN CLEVELAND
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Neighborhood Solutions"Neighborhood Solutions Inc. is a 501 (C)(3) formed in 2004 to provide educational services directed at varied populations on multiple topics; the organization's efforts are focused on promoting and improving the communication, dissemination and use of information and knowledge for the benefit of the general public in the areas of literacy, employment and entrepreneurial skills - in both residential and non residential settings - and to conduct activities consistent with such purposes."
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The Refugee Response
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"Home is built and secured when like minds and hearts move together decisively and yield real results. In our way, through our organization, we are building this community in Cleveland for those seeking refuge. We hope that they can again find a home for themselves and their families and through this we can also have a greater appreciation for what we have and work to continually protect and strengthen our home."
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Refresh Collective
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"Our project-based hip-hop-in-action programs motivate, educate, and activate students in personal and community development. The start-to-finish builds creativity, confidence, and character while achieving educational benchmarks and standards.
Students learn skills in digital music composition, lyric writing, recording arts, and public performance. Enriching experiences and critical thinking about our surroundings provide a baseline for youth voice to emerge. Their music and message develop through collaboration with other students and guidance from professional community change recording artists. Through the creative, song writing process, students express experiences, perspectives, problems and solutions. We listen carefully to what students are saying and give them opportunities to create fresh action, such as planting new neighborhood gardens, tasting the fresh food, silk screening our own t-shirts, and writing songs that promote our neighborhood farmer's market." http://www.freshcamp.org |
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Recess ClevelandRecess Cleveland aims to increase public participation, stimulate emotional growth, and promote physical activity by throwing pop up recess events in areas lacking positive environments for recreation.
It’s fun for the whole family! Recess Cleveland events start with ‘old-school recess’ – we show up at an empty lot in the city and spread out our equipment (Frisbees, ‘Skip its’, hula hoops, etc.). Members of the community, previous event attendees, even random folks just walking down the street, are all invited to play! Once we have enough players, we start the team games, including Capture the Flag, Football, Dodgeball and the hilarious new sport, Bubble Soccer! http://recesscleveland.com |
Birthing Beautiful Communities
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We are a team of community members trained as doulas and perinatal birth workers who provide education and support to expecting mothers. We specialize in a range of services to assist pregnant women from prenatal stage and beyond. In order to ensure the success of the baby, we must give mothers the tools to create that platform, while supporting them. Birthing Beautiful Communities is designed to uplift and inspire communities through babies. We strive to eliminate infant mortality through community education, advocacy, support and engagement using a holistic approach. We train women to become community based doulas and employ them to support pregnant women in their own neighborhoods.
http://www.birthingbeautiful.org |
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Want to check out more programs in Cleveland making a difference?
http://innervisionsofcleveland.org/projects.html Donate to Inner Visions of Cleveland to support one of the projects listed on their site!
Another Chance of Ohio: Another Chance of Ohio (ACOO) is a faith-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving men, women and children throughout Cuyahoga County and the Greater Cleveland area. It was established in 2002 to provide free items to families in need. As the program began to grow, homes that needed repair and rehabilitation were purchased or donated to ACOO. Those who live in the homes and utilize our services are inspired and empowered to give back to their community.
Cleveland Kids Book Bank: Books change lives. Kids need books to learn - and to feed their imagination. Together we can create a city of readers. Help put books into the hands ofCleveland children in need. Why? Reading is critical to ensure success in school and in life. But two-thirds of low-income families don’t own a single children’s book. Our Mission: To foster improved literacy and a love of reading by providing free books to children in need.
Cleveland UMADOP (stands for Cleve. Urban Minority Alcohol and Drug Abuse Outreach Prog.): Cleveland Urban Minority Alcoholism Drug Abuse Outreach Project, Inc, (UMADAOP) is a 501 ©(3) independent and multi-program prevention organization, that is committed to promoting health and drug free living among the African American citizens in Cuyahoga County. Cleveland UMADAOP works with a host of community organizations, government agencies, policy makers and others to help secure the health and welfare of African American communities. Through its extensive network of collaborative relationships the agency continues to make substantial gains on its vision of creating African American communities that are healthy and drug-free.
Cosmic Bobbins Foundation: Cosmic Bobbins started in 2002 as one cosmic idea and small scale social enterprise run out of the back of a family owned funeral home and on a few occasions in central Mexico where founder, Sharie Renee, collaborated with local artisans. Now a Shaker Square brick and mortar staple, Cosmic Bobbins specializes in selling the handmade works of over 65 local artists. This includes fair trade and direct trade goods, as well as other boutique products like jewelry, scarves, and local artwork. Cosmic Bobbins also offers custom sewing and embroidery while operating a youth workforce development program and leading customized sewing classes for local Cleveland schools. The programming side of the organization has grown into a 501(c)3 non-profit charity, Cosmic Bobbins Foundation, impacting local youth participants and their communities.
Dream On Kids Foundation: Mission: To assist the Dream On Kids to graduate high school on time (2020), to enroll in post secondary programs that lead to employment, and to financially support themselves through employment. Objectives: To provide the Dream On Kids with extracurricular activities that lead to academic success, such as summer camp, tutors, parent support group, arts and athletic activities. To develop a community of support including the Dream On Kids families, Hanna Gibbons-Nottingham School, arts organizations, recreation centers and services in the Collinwood area of Cleveland. To fundraise and write grants to fund these activities and supports
Fatima Family Center: Fatima Family Center, located in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood, provides programs and services for all ages, including cultural, leadership and development activities for children and youth, homework assistance, summer camp, field trips and recreational programs. Fatima also provides adult services including parenting classes, computer lab, health screenings and food pantry. Older adults can benefit from socialization activities designed specifically for them.
Healthy Fathering Collaborative of Greater Cleveland: The Healthy Fathering Collaborative believes in supporting and empowering fathers to develop their assets as nurturers, caregivers and providers of their children. Learn more about how we define a healthy father. The HFC is a leader in the Asset-Based Fatherhood Movement. Check out our lifespan of fatherhood model.
2100 Lakeside - Men's Homeless Shelter: The shelter serves up to 365 men per night with additional beds available at partner overflow sites. Referrals come from the Cuyahoga County Coordinated Intake and Assessment process. At the shelter, social service partners provide on and off-site services to increase resident self-sufficiency. The staff works with individuals to end their homelessness by finding appropriate housing as soon as possible. There are six shelter communities to meet the specific needs of men in crisis.
Another Chance of Ohio: Another Chance of Ohio (ACOO) is a faith-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving men, women and children throughout Cuyahoga County and the Greater Cleveland area. It was established in 2002 to provide free items to families in need. As the program began to grow, homes that needed repair and rehabilitation were purchased or donated to ACOO. Those who live in the homes and utilize our services are inspired and empowered to give back to their community.
Cleveland Kids Book Bank: Books change lives. Kids need books to learn - and to feed their imagination. Together we can create a city of readers. Help put books into the hands ofCleveland children in need. Why? Reading is critical to ensure success in school and in life. But two-thirds of low-income families don’t own a single children’s book. Our Mission: To foster improved literacy and a love of reading by providing free books to children in need.
Cleveland UMADOP (stands for Cleve. Urban Minority Alcohol and Drug Abuse Outreach Prog.): Cleveland Urban Minority Alcoholism Drug Abuse Outreach Project, Inc, (UMADAOP) is a 501 ©(3) independent and multi-program prevention organization, that is committed to promoting health and drug free living among the African American citizens in Cuyahoga County. Cleveland UMADAOP works with a host of community organizations, government agencies, policy makers and others to help secure the health and welfare of African American communities. Through its extensive network of collaborative relationships the agency continues to make substantial gains on its vision of creating African American communities that are healthy and drug-free.
Cosmic Bobbins Foundation: Cosmic Bobbins started in 2002 as one cosmic idea and small scale social enterprise run out of the back of a family owned funeral home and on a few occasions in central Mexico where founder, Sharie Renee, collaborated with local artisans. Now a Shaker Square brick and mortar staple, Cosmic Bobbins specializes in selling the handmade works of over 65 local artists. This includes fair trade and direct trade goods, as well as other boutique products like jewelry, scarves, and local artwork. Cosmic Bobbins also offers custom sewing and embroidery while operating a youth workforce development program and leading customized sewing classes for local Cleveland schools. The programming side of the organization has grown into a 501(c)3 non-profit charity, Cosmic Bobbins Foundation, impacting local youth participants and their communities.
Dream On Kids Foundation: Mission: To assist the Dream On Kids to graduate high school on time (2020), to enroll in post secondary programs that lead to employment, and to financially support themselves through employment. Objectives: To provide the Dream On Kids with extracurricular activities that lead to academic success, such as summer camp, tutors, parent support group, arts and athletic activities. To develop a community of support including the Dream On Kids families, Hanna Gibbons-Nottingham School, arts organizations, recreation centers and services in the Collinwood area of Cleveland. To fundraise and write grants to fund these activities and supports
Fatima Family Center: Fatima Family Center, located in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood, provides programs and services for all ages, including cultural, leadership and development activities for children and youth, homework assistance, summer camp, field trips and recreational programs. Fatima also provides adult services including parenting classes, computer lab, health screenings and food pantry. Older adults can benefit from socialization activities designed specifically for them.
Healthy Fathering Collaborative of Greater Cleveland: The Healthy Fathering Collaborative believes in supporting and empowering fathers to develop their assets as nurturers, caregivers and providers of their children. Learn more about how we define a healthy father. The HFC is a leader in the Asset-Based Fatherhood Movement. Check out our lifespan of fatherhood model.
2100 Lakeside - Men's Homeless Shelter: The shelter serves up to 365 men per night with additional beds available at partner overflow sites. Referrals come from the Cuyahoga County Coordinated Intake and Assessment process. At the shelter, social service partners provide on and off-site services to increase resident self-sufficiency. The staff works with individuals to end their homelessness by finding appropriate housing as soon as possible. There are six shelter communities to meet the specific needs of men in crisis.
Other local charities worth looking in to:
Girls with Sole, The Sanctuary for Senior Dogs, Love Haiti Fund, Prayers from Maria, Youth Challenge, Return to Gold, Hospice of the Western Reserve
Girls with Sole, The Sanctuary for Senior Dogs, Love Haiti Fund, Prayers from Maria, Youth Challenge, Return to Gold, Hospice of the Western Reserve
