Founded in 1989, OAI is a private, non-profit business that provides an expansive network of industry, university, and federal agency connections, monthly member events, and in-depth knowledge of aerospace and aviation to help you grow and succeed.

Established in 1914, the Cleveland Foundation is the world’s first community foundation and one of the largest today, with assets of $2.5 billion and annual grants of more than $100 million. Through the generosity of our donors, the foundation improves the lives of residents of Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on vital issues. The foundation’s program areas include: Arts & Culture, Economic & Workforce Development, Education, the Environment, Leadership Development, Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement, and Youth Development. For more information on the Cleveland Foundation, visit www.ClevelandFoundation.org and follow us on Facebook.com/ClevelandFoundation, Twitter @CleveFoundation and Instagram @CleveFoundation.

Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) is the region’s leading economic development organization and with over 12,000 members, the largest metropolitan chamber of commerce in the nation. Guided by a board of corporate and entrepreneurial CEOs, the organization focuses on strategic initiatives, business services, and advocacy to build a vibrant business environment and region for small businesses, middle-market companies and global corporations. It includes the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) and Cleveland Development Advisors, a real estate development affiliate. GCP is committed to working with private, civic, and public partners to accelerate growth and prosperity to propel Greater Cleveland towards being one of the Great Regions in the Great Lakes.

College Now (formerly Cleveland Scholarship Programs) paves the way for middle and high school students and adult learners to prepare for, finance, and graduate from postsecondary education. For more than 50 years, our goal has been to help students pursue educational opportunities that empower them to embark on rewarding careers and strengthen the Greater Cleveland community. We deliver college access and success advising, financial aid counseling, and scholarship services in schools, in the College Now Resource Center, and through community-based programs. We serve over 30,000 students and adult learners a year, many of whom are from low-income families and are first-generation college students. Without College Now, many never would attend postsecondary and graduate career-ready.

United Way of Greater Cleveland is mobilizing and empowering Greater Cleveland residents to help break the cycle of poverty. We seek out our community’s most critical problems and work to solve them by connecting people, dollars, and services.

The United Labor Agency is a non-profit, 501(C)3 based in Cleveland, Ohio and is in its 48th year of operation. The ULA has been the One-Stop Operator and Title I Contractor for OhioMeansJobs|Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, Workforce Development Board Area 3, since July 1, 2010. The United Labor Agency also provides staff support in Cuyahoga County for the Opportunity Corridor Project and the Youth Services Department through a grant with the State of Ohio called Wage Pathway. Currently, we provide contracted staff to OhioMeansJobs|Lake County in Painesville, Ohio to perform WIOA Staffing Services and implement the principles of our demand-driven approach. Additionally, ULA holds the WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services contract with OhioMeansJobs|Summit County in Akron, Ohio, where we also implemented the WagePathway youth program. Most recently, ULA was awarded the WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services contract in Medina County. The ULA has a history of serving diverse populations while demonstrating the ability to meet the unique needs of individuals served. Through our initiatives, WIOA and other workforce development contracts, ULA aims to provide services to help individuals achieve the satisfaction of their basic human needs, and to provide opportunities, programs and employment to reach their full human potential. Our mission is to attack the causes of poverty and improve quality of life for individuals and families. We recognize that work is integral to an individual’s dignity and our mission and programs address employment, reemployment, retention, and other workforce needs within communities, while providing employers with the workforce they need to be competitive and successful.

EDEN’s mission is to provide housing solutions to people facing the challenges of housing insecurities and homelessness. EDEN recognizes that housing is a basic right of all people, and the first step in helping those vulnerable and disadvantaged transform their lives. We envision that, through our efforts, homelessness will be brief and rare; and every family will have a safe, secure place to call home. We believe housing serves as a foundation to build stable lives, advance independence, and fulfill aspirations.

Community Health Services (CHS) is a network of Federally Qualified Health Centers that provide medical, dental and behavioral health care in six counties in northwest Ohio including: Henry, Hancock, Allen, Huron, Wood and Sandusky. CHS operates nine medical offices in the region and our main campus is based in Fremont, Ohio. CHS providers offer a broad spectrum of care in specialties such as Family Practice, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Behavioral Health and Dentistry. CHS is accredited by the Joint Commission and is certified as a “Primary Care Medical Home” or PCMH. This special accreditation means that CHS is recognized as a model for primary care excellence that is patient-centered, comprehensive, coordinated, accessible, and focused on quality and safety. Patients are treated with respect, dignity and compassion. Over the years, CHS has earned the reputation as a leader for excellence in the region and has a proven track record of meeting or exceeding standards set for the health care industry. Dedicated to meeting the needs of typically rural and under-served communities, income is never a barrier to care at CHS. CHS accepts Medicaid, all Medicaid managed care plans, Medicare, and most insurance companies. Self-pay patients are also accepted and a sliding fee schedule is available for qualifying patients based on income and family size. CHS actively supports and participates in collaborative programs designed to enhance access and quality of health care in the communities that we serve. Partnering with local and regional hospitals, health departments, agencies and other organizations, CHS continues to seek out innovative strategies to maximize the impact local and regional health care has on the health and wellness of the community.

Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization is a non-profit 501(c)3 community development corporation, founded in 1973 to catalyze development in Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood.

Lakeside Chautauqua is a nonprofit organization that engages individuals in a year-round Chautauqua experience dedicated to nurturing mind, body and spirit. Located halfway between Cleveland and Toledo, it is an historic Chautauqua community that offers spiritual opportunities, educational lectures, cultural arts programming and recreational pursuits for guests of all ages. With daily concerts, special events, educational seminars, recreational opportunities, cottages, hotels, shops, restaurants and an historic movie theater, Lakeside Chautauqua remains a summer retreat for generations of families. Our mission is “to enrich the quality of life for all people, to foster traditional Christian values and nurture relationships through opportunities for renewal and growth...spiritually, intellectually, culturally and physically...while preserving Lakeside's heritage.” For information about seasonal positions, contact us at [email protected]. For information about our summer internships visit our website at https://www.lakesideohio.com/employment/lakeside-leadership-academy or contact us at [email protected].

Downtown Cleveland is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to building a more dynamic downtown. By working with property owners and neighborhood based partners, DCA is able to provide economic development opportunities, business attraction and retention efforts, the Clean & Safe Ambassador Program as well as strategic marketing initiatives for Downtown Cleveland. Downtown Cleveland Alliance focuses efforts within four program categories: Clean & Safe Economic Development & Policy Advocacy Programming & Activation Marketing & Influence

Community Action Commission of Erie, Huron & Richland Counties, Inc. (CACEHR), in Sandusky, Ohio, joined the war against poverty in 1965. As a Non-Profit organization, we provide community service programs that are aimed to improve the living condition of the economically challenged sector of society. In our more than 50 years of operation, our nonprofit organization continues to strive hard in fulfilling our mission. We aim to promote self-sufficiency and improve the quality of life of those in need. Over the years, our organization has grown and developed so extensively that we are now widely recognized. Nowadays, we have several targeted services in effect. These cover the following areas or programs: Head Start, Home Energy Assistance Program, Winter Crisis Program, Percentage of Income Payment Plan, Summer Cooling Program, Essential Closet, Senior Nutrition, Food Pantry, Norwalk Shelter, Home Repair. Fatherhood and Motherhood Mentoring Program, and all Categorized Community Service Block Grant programs. Each service effectively solves a specific problem confronting the people we serve.