Early Childhood and Youth Development Grants 

Recent early childhood and youth development-related grants made by the Cleveland Foundation include:

• $250,000 to Starting Point to establish “Out of School Time” services for at-risk youth in Cuyahoga County. Out of School Time programs around the country work with students during non-school hours to help them improve academically, behaviorally, emotionally, and socially. The grant will help to cover program and personnel expenses.
• $216,333 to fund core services of the Child Care Resource Center of Cuyahoga County (also known as Starting Point), which has developed a reputation as one of Ohio’s most effective child resource and referral agencies. The center links families to programs and services that meet their early child care and educational needs while strengthening the community’s ability to respond to them.
• $135,000 to hire a consultant to help design a comprehensive youth development initiative for Cuyahoga County. The initiative aims to improve the lives of children ages 5 to 17 in such areas as health, behavior, and family and housing conditions. A youth development task force will review best practices, interview community experts, assess past youth development-related grantmaking in the county, and analyze public and private funding options.
• $11,621 to the Center for Community Solutions to gather data on the county’s youth.