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Wednesday, July 28, 2010


Grant Award


The Cleveland Foundation has notified LakewoodAlive that it will be the recipient of a one-time, 24-month $44,000 grant award to expand its housing outreach service capacity. LakewoodAlive provides outreach to low-moderate income household for assistance in exterior house maintenance. The grant award will fund the balance of a full-time staff position and support efforts to bring volunteer resources to homeowners in need.

“The condition of Lakewood’s housing stock correlates with property values, city services, retail viability and demand for social and safety services. We are most grateful for The Cleveland Foundation’s recognition of housing issues as the linchpin of Lakewood’s economic stability,” said Mary Anne Crampton, executive director of LakewoodAlive.

LakewoodAlive launched its housing outreach services to low-moderate income residents in July, 2009. The program connects financially vulnerable property owners to resources that can assist in maintaining the exterior condition of a home. In collaboration with Neighborhood Housing Services of Cleveland, LakewoodAlive provides foreclosure prevention financial counseling in Lakewood. LakewoodAlive is also administering the newly re-established “paint” program for the City of Lakewood, which provides reimbursement of up to $400 in exterior house paint costs to eligible residents.

LakewoodAlive is a nonprofit economic development organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of residents by creating alliances with community leaders, leveraging community assets and expanding the pool of available resources to facilitate economic stability and growth in Lakewood, Ohio. “Downtown Lakewood” is the nationally accredited Main Street™ program of LakewoodAlive.

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