Kids Crusing on the Curb Andrea and I have been friends for over 5 years. We met In the spring of 2015 at Cleveland State University. Both of us have a background in higher education and experience with children. I Shanay Hawkins have earned an Associates degree in Human Services, a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, several completed courses in Early Childhood Education at the Masters level, CPR/ First Aid, and certification in Early Brain Development. Andrea Brown has earned a Bachelors degree in Psychology, a Masters degree in Business, CPR/ First Aid, and certification in Early Brain Development. With a strong sense of work ethic and drive for success, we both embarked on a newly founded adventure that would help us to bring a positive light to the community that we live in and help us to create a strong foundation and brighter future for our families. The establishment of Kids Cruising on the Curb, LLC was an original idea in 2019 based on personal experiences from myself being a single mother of 3 children and understanding the struggle of finding adequate supervision for my children when having to take care of daily tasks. With the wonderful support of my good friend we’ve made this ideal into a reality and a dream come true. KCC Is a mobile drop-in center that provides supervision for parents and/or caregivers at various locations who have to take care of daily errands and are in need of temporary baby sitting services for their children. Kids Cruising on the Curb, LLC @Facebook.com
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New Era Cleveland is a pro-Black community organization that has been operating in the Greater Cleveland area since November 2016. We are the fourth chapter of New Era Nation, with 15 chapters across the country, and internationally, in Nigeria. Our focus is Black empowerment and cooperative group economics, through a proactive approach. We have programs focused on feeding our community, such as the Sankofa Ride & Feed The Soul Grocery Program, to community engagement and protection, such as our Hood 2 Hood and Safe Zone programs. Our Hood 2 Hood program is a 16 week endeavor across the spring and summer seasons where we go door-to-door in the community, provide resources, speak with our people about their needs and concerns, and remove litter from the streets. Our Safe Zone program is a partnership with local businesses in the community to help keep our most vulnerable safe, particularly women, children, and the elderly. We practice group economics through our Buy Black Tour program, where we are intentional about patronizing and promoting local Black-owned businesses. We also sponsor free self-defense classes, as well as mentoring programs for young Black men and women. We have partnered with many a-alikes, including Councilman Basheer Jones, the Cleveland Peacekeepers, the NOI, The Zulus Motorcycle Club, The Garden Valley Neighborhood House, The Missing Link, Jah’s Catering, & Feed The Soul. In short, New Era Cleveland will continue to work to better the conditions of our people for years to come.
