Established in 1966, the Spanish American Committee for a Better Community is a response by the Hispanic/Latino community of Cleveland to take ownership of the key issues impacting our community and to provide leadership in addressing those issues. The Spanish American Committee offers services and education in five core program areas: Family Support Program; Early Childhood Enrichment Center; Employment and Training Program; Educational Training Services; Pre to Post Homeownership Program.

Address: 4407 Lorain Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Phone: (216) 961-2100
Fax: (216) 961-3305
Email: sac@spanishamerican.org

St Clair Superior Development Corporation serves one of Cleveland’s most diverse and historic communities. 

The Hyacinth Lofts make up a live/work building with 51 unique suites. It is home to many artists from various fields, but targets those in film and music. It offers amenities such as two soundproof editing suites for all residents and soundproof rehearsal/editing suites in select units, Black-box space with a ‘green-screen’ and an available projection screen.

Based on the 2011 “Putting Artists on the Map”, the majority of artists in St. Hyacinth are interdisciplinary at 40 %. The visual arts follows at 30 % followed by music and craft each at 10 %.

SCFBC assists in facilitating the collaboration between residents, stakeholders and community partners, supporting neighborhood based initiatives that improve the quality of life for everyone in the Stockyard, Clark-Fulton and Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods of Cleveland Ohio.

Though Strongsville is mostly known for SouthPark Mall, the neighborhood has a number of arts organizations. Arts In Strongsville focuses on the promotion and preservation of the arts by providing opportunities for arts education, promoting facilities for the arts and encouraging broad-based community interest in the arts. Strongsville Community Theatre produces serious dramas, literate comedies, family favorites, mysteries, thrillers and musicals within seasons filled with diversity, inspiration and art.

The majority of artists living in Strongsville are visual at 54 %. Also making up a large percentage of the artists in the neighborhood are designers and media artists, each at 15.4 %. Interdisciplinary and teaching artists make up 7.7 % of the total artist population.

A group of artists in Portage County working on artist live/work space and professional opportunities.

Address: PO Box 1471 Kent, OH 44241
Phone: (330) 310 3982
E-mail: tank_coprez@mac.com

In the 1970s and '80s, artists began to settle in the area, drawn by the fantastic homes and churches, downtown and river views, cheap studio space - as well as the unique European feel of the neighborhood. Their presence made the community exciting again, and hard work by neighbors, business owners and institutions resulted in a rebirth of Tremont.

Located inside the historic old Carnegie Library on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio on the historic Miles Park Square, UMDC targets the redevelopment of vacant or underutilized commercial and residential property.

This urban district and world class center of education, medical, and arts & cultural institutions is located just four miles from downtown Cleveland along the historic and future looking Euclid Corridor. University Circle is well known as the home of a number of legacy cultural institutions including The Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. It is also home to the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Cleveland Institute of Music. There website includes information on neighborhood events, job opportunities and available real estate.

Address: 10831 Magnolia Drive Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: (216) 791-3900
Fax: (216) 791-3935
E-mail: comments@universitycircle.org

This premier urban district and world class center of education, medical, and arts & cultural institutions is located just four miles from downtown Cleveland along the historic and future looking Euclid Corridor.

"Ohio is a state of great diversity. From the Appalachian foothills of the southeast, the Lake Erie coast to the northwest, the Amish country of the northeast, and the Bluegrass hills of the southwest, the state has one of the greatest diversity of land for a state its size. But this site isn’t about fancy hills or lakes; it’s about Ohio's secret weapon, urban areas." UrbanOhio.com is fueled with an energetic forum where users post articles, photos, links and local businesses, alongside a gallery of neighborhood images sorted by Ohio region and city.

Westown Community Development Corporation (WCDC) has been operating as an independent, incorporated non-profit agency since 1994. It is our goal to promote neighborhood revitalization and long-term stability in the Westown service area (Cleveland’s Ward 19) through the development and implementation of public benefit programs, residential and commercial rehabilitation, neighborhood planning and community organizing.

Address: 10313 Lorain Avenue Cleveland, OH 44111
Phone: (216) 941-9262
Fax: (216) 941-3101

West Shore is home to the West Shore Chorale, a non-profit organization, dedicated to enriching lives through the beauty and power of choral singing.

Based on the 2011 “Putting Artists on the Map”, 56.9 % of artists in West Shore are visual artists. Design and literary artists follow with 9.8 %, while theater and interdisciplinary artists each make up 5.9 %. Education artists account for 3.9 % of artists followed by musicians, dancers and craft artists at 2 % each.