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Dear Friends:
The Council for Economic Opportunities is entering its 51st year of
service to the less fortunate in Greater Cleveland. From Head Start
to job readiness classes, we have helped hundreds of thousands of
children, individuals and families to aim higher and achieve their
dreams. We are looking to the future and will have an even greater
impact on those we serve:
The poverty rate in Northeast Ohio is 18.3 percent.
• The highest concentration of the poor are children.
• High-poverty neighborhoods impact child and adolescent
development.
• Many people do not have access to opportunity and it can become
a vicious cycle that will continue to grow if we do not intervene
and lend a hand.
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Reverend Dr. Charles P. Lucas
Chairman, Board of Directors
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The Council for Economic Opportunities is here to help address these
challenges and to move people from low income to self-sufficiency.
For emergency situations we provide crisis support–financial and
programmatic–to help stabilize families.
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I would like to take a moment to thank a dedicated champion for
the needs of the poor in our community: the late Congressman Louis
Stokes. We are honored to have our Head Start Center in the LeeHarvard community bear his name. The thousands of Head Start
children who learn and grow throughout Greater Cleveland every
year are a direct reflection of his extraordinary legacy. He will
be greatly missed.
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The Board of Directors and I look forward to working with
Dr. Jacklyn A. Chisholm to lead the organization into a
bright future, getting more children enrolled in preschool
and more people back to work.
Sincerely,
Dear Friends:
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I am pleased to lead this nonprofit organization, the
largest Community Action Agency in Ohio.
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Over the past half-century, the Council has helped
hundreds of thousands of Cuyahoga County residents
to get a head start on education, learn parenting skills
to encourage and inspire children at home and address
personal and professional issues that may be barriers to
getting a job and achieving a better life.
We are especially grateful to our Board of Directors for their
leadership. We are also grateful to our partners: the dozens of
like-minded organizations, local corporations and foundations,
colleges and universities that work hard every day to try to make
certain that every resident in our community has an opportunity to
live a better life.
There is much work to be done as the Council prepares to help an
even greater number of Cuyahoga County residents to grow and
prosper. It’s more important than ever to be focused and strategic in
our efforts, our partnerships and our outreach to those in need.
The Council for Economic Opportunities is rethinking, strategizing,
realigning, reaching out and strengthening partnerships. The Council
is fine-tuning existing programs and services and developing
innovative ways to assist individuals and families who want to live
a better life but do not necessarily know how to take the first step.
We are committed to investing in people, nurturing their success and
transforming lives every day.
Please continue to follow our story at ceogc.org.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jacklyn A. Chisholm
President and CEO
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OFFICERS
Chairman
Reverend Dr. Charles P. Lucas
Vice Chairman
Robert Black
Treasurer
Amos Z. Mahsua
Secretary
Dr. Cecelia Williams
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DIRECTORS
Arlene Anderson
Cassandra F. Brown-Collier
Shadonna Griffin
Kathryn M. Hall
Delois Long
Elaine McMichael
Marc Nathanson
Yvonne Nichols-Sims
Monique Olowu
Honorable Charles Patton
Bessie Vrettos
community
partners
A. Z. Mahsua and Company
Cuyahoga Energy Coalition
Moms First
Achievement Centers
Cuyahoga Jobs and Family Services
Music Settlement
Asian Services in Action, Inc.
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
National Community Action Foundation
Applewood Centers
Daily Dose of Reading
National Head Start Association
Beech Brook
Dave’s Supermarkets
Call and Post Newspaper
Discount Drug Mart
NEO Skills Corps (Americorps Volunteers) c/o
Literacy Cooperative
CAPLAW
Donna Smallwood Senior Center
Case Western Reserve University Francis
Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Dress for Success
Case Western Reserve University School of
Dental Medicine
East Cleveland Schools–Pre-Kindergarten
Program
NorthEast Ohio Neighborhood Health
Services, Inc. (NEON)
Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies
Ohio Head Start Association
Euclid City Schools–Pre-Kindergarten
Program
Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy
The Centers for Families and Children
Citizen’s Coalition
Family and Children First Council
Playhouse Square
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
The Free Clinic
PNC Bank–Grow Up Great Initiative
Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Ohio Means
Jobs
Friendly Inn Settlement
Cleveland Department of Public Health
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge
Radio One Cleveland–WZAK 93.1 and
WENZ 107.9
Garfield City Schools–Pre-Kindergarten
Program
Recovery Resources
Shaker Lakes Nature Center
Gesher–Cleveland Benefit and Resource
Center
Shaw High School–Early Childhood Program
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Starting Point
Cleveland Job Corps
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Cleveland Metropolitan School–Pre4Cle
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland Public Library System
Cleveland State University
Community Action Partnership
Community Housing Solutions
Consumer Protection Association
Cuyahoga Community College
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental
Disabilities
Help Me Grow
High Scope
State Representative Stephanie Howse
Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland
Invest in Children
Jobs and Family Services–Veteran’s
Services
Congressman David Joyce
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur
Cuyahoga County Department of Children
and Family Services
Lakewood Community Services Center
Cuyahoga County Library System
Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry
Manufacturers Advocacy Growth Network
(MAGNET)
Cuyahoga County Veterans Service
Commission
MetroHealth
Literacy Cooperative
May Dugan Center
PBS Ideastream
St. James A.M.E. Church
Stella Maris
Talent NEO c/o Towards Employment
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Time Warner Cable
Turning Point
Union Miles Development Corporation
Universal Prekindergarten Cuyahoga County
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
University Settlement
Urban League
WIPFLI
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Workforce Investment Board–Youth Council
client stories
Enrolling my child in Head Start turned out
to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever
made. In just one year my daughter, Eliana, went from
shy and timid to a blossoming leader. She has gained
confidence, is socializing with other children and is
looking forward to school. She has a vivid imagination
and enjoys role play. I was so proud when I peeked
into her class one afternoon and she was sitting in the
teacher’s chair reading a story to the class.
After witnessing her transformation, I volunteered in
the classroom and I’m an officer on the Head Start
Parent Committee and Policy Council where we work
together to share ideas to enhance the Head Start
program for the coming year. It’s heartwarming and
gratifying to be a part of an organization that is not
only invested in the development of children, but
their parents, too.
- Elaine McMichael
CEOGC Plymouth Head Start
Chairperson, CEOGC Policy Council
The job readiness program helped me prepare
for, find and ultimately land the job that I have
been seeking for over four months. The friendly and
dedicated staff helped me write a resume, practice interview
techniques and taught me how to search for a position that fits
my skills. I used the computer resource center located in their
office to search for open positions. One day while I was looking
for new opportunities in the resource center, my phone rang
to schedule an interview for a job that I had just applied for
several days before. The Council for Economic Opportunities’
staff provided me with a voucher to buy clothes and bus ticket
vouchers to get to my interview. Three days later, I began my
new job with Midwest Direct. I truly feel that the support and
encouragement I received guided me to my current position
which could become a great career.
- James Everett
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Financials
$124,760
$623,140
$54,244
$767,093
2014 Revenue
Grant & Contract Revenue
Child Care Service Fees
Other Income
Amortized Rent
$35,915,116
In-Kind Contributions
2014 Expenditures
Childhood Education
Energy Assistance
Community Service
Food Programs
Other
$1,100,488
$117,292
$3,390,414
$3,698,371
$29,116,107
2,219
Community Action Agency in Ohio
employees serving
residents of
Cuyahoga County
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Early
Head Start
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serves our
programs
Neighborhood Opportunity Centers:
• Downtown Cleveland
• Tremont
• Glenville
16
Head Start centers
MORE THAN
2,400
volunteers
21,306
residents received
assistance and/or coaching
to help them better focus on a path to a bright
future (energy assistance, crisis intervention, family
development, job readiness and placement).
2014
SOURCES OF FUNDING
Ohio Department of Development
Ohio V.E.T.S.
HEAP Administrative Program
14-HA-115
$ 1,300,000.00
13-HA-1151,300.000.00
OH VETS
HEAP Energy Assistance Program
14-HE-2152,750,000.00
13-HE-2152,800,000.00
Fuel Fund
HEAP Summer Cooling
13-HC-215400,000.00
Early Childhood
Community Services Block Grant 14-1516 6,442,470.00
George Gund Foundation
Ohio Child Care Resource
and Referral Association
Step Up To Quality IV
Step Up To Quality III
U. S. Department of Health
and Human Services
PY47 EXT Federal Head Start
PY48 Federal Head Start
PY47 EXT Non Federal Head Start
PY48 Non Federal Head Start
Thank you to Cleveland Clinic
and Forest City Enterprises.
Commission on Minority Health
Minority Health Month
Dollar Fuel Fund
Dollar Fuel Fund II
Early Childhood Education
Louis Stokes Memoirs
60,750.00
54,500.00
15,558,743.54
14,013,168.00
5,062,219.24
819,610.00
$ 160,460.00
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46,300.00
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124,000.00
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COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
in Greater Cleveland
1228 Euclid Avenue, Suite 700
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-696-9077
he Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland is a nonprofit organization and the Community Action
Agency for Cuyahoga County that assists residents in achieving their full potential. The Council delivers education,
personal and professional development programs and support services to residents of Cuyahoga County.
Programs include Early Head Start (birth to three years of age); Head Start (three to five years of age); individual
assessments for classes and coaching sessions on topics including parenting, anger management and life skills;
and professional development: job readiness, customer service training and job placement.
The Council also delivers the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).
For more information visit ceogc.org.
Photo Credits: Rodney Brown and Robert Muller