Faith & Courage: The Pandemic Response Report

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FAITH & COURAGE THE PAN DEM I C R ES P ONS E R EP OR T

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Table of Contents 05 Letter from the President READ MORE →

06 Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland: Who We Are READ MORE →

08 COVID-19 in Cleveland: A Collaborative Response READ MORE →

10 SOCF Cleveland Philanthropic Response READ MORE →

12 Responsive Grantmaking READ MORE →

16 Stopping the Spread READ MORE →

17 Ending Homelessness READ MORE →

20 Improving Health Outcomes READ MORE →

22 Strengthening the Central Neighborhood READ MORE →

24 Food Access and Community Leadership in Central READ MORE →

26 Supporting Catholic Sisters READ MORE →

29 Sisters on the Frontlines READ MORE →

34 Our Ongoing Commitments READ MORE →

36 Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland Board of Directors & Staff READ MORE →

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

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started 2020 on a positive trajectory,

setting ambitious goals around alleviating poverty, bolstering racial equity and exploring innovative solutions to longstanding social issues. We felt motivated, inspired by the ceaseless dedication of so many partners across Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, and we aimed for proactive approaches to support those most in need.

Nothing could have prepared us for the impact the coronavirus pandemic would have on our city, our country or our world. But Cleveland is full of motivated individuals and organizations, dedicated to supporting neighbors in need, and we witnessed an immediate pivot toward pandemic response.

Having invested our resources in strategic partnerships over the last quarter-century, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland has seen the opportunities in collaborative and collective impact. We immediately amended our grants processes to allow for flexibility in funding and rapid response. Through the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund, we helped launch a philanthropic and charitable movement in Northeast Ohio that to this day has served hundreds of thousands of individuals impacted by the pandemic.

At the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland, we readjusted our strategic focus in the areas of housing, Catholic sister ministries and the Central neighborhood to coordinate our own rapid response in these areas.

Strategic planning and incremental systemic change comprise our standard approach, yet our Catholic tradition calls us to respond quickly in times of crisis.

For us, that meant providing food, hygiene needs, personal protective equipment and other immediate support in our communities.

Increasing infection rates, ongoing social unrest in the fight for racial justice and devastating impact

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on an already suffering local economy laid bare the many systemic issues at our community’s core. Amid the dual pandemics of COVID and systemic racism, we made a commitment to hold ourselves accountable to seek racial equity in our practices and grantmaking. At the end of 2020, we welcomed Joseph Black, former community investment manager at Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood, to lead the foundation in a new program area focusing on health equity. This new focus will allow more space for resident voices and decisionmaking, as well as increased understanding of how the greater Cleveland community experiences safety and healing through incidences of neighborhood trauma.

The following report includes stories of our collaborative response, initiatives we have helped launch at local and state levels, testimonials from our partners and grantees, and more. Clevelanders are receiving more vaccinations every day, and many families and friends have been able to safely reconnect after more than 16 months apart. But even when life can resume a sense of “normalcy” again, we will still face the effects of the many systemic issues that this pandemic has made all the more visible.

We are ever grateful for everyone who has contributed time, talents, resources and compassion to push toward the end of this pandemic. I extend my gratitude especially to our foundation’s board of directors, and our 2019-2020 board chair, Robyn Gordon. With her leadership and guidance, as well as the dedication of our entire board, we upheld our commitment to our overall mission and milestones while also responding to the effects of COVID-19.

In the traditions of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, we will continue in the years ahead to serve those most in need, at the margins of society, until every individual has the opportunity to fully live out God’s intention for their lives.

In gratitude,

SUSANNA H. KREY President, Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland © 2021 Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland. All rights reserved.

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WHO WE ARE

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland: Who We Are In the spirit of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, we increase the community’s ability to improve the lives of people living in poverty.

Since 1996, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland (SOCF Cleveland) has partnered with residents, nonprofits and community leaders to change the trajectory of poverty in Cuyahoga County. Its nearly $80 million endowment includes the first health care conversion foundation and first foundation formed by a congregation of Catholic sisters in the United States.

Through grantmaking, collaboration, advocacy and more, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland works to improve the lives of those most in need with special attention to families, women and children living in poverty. The foundation works to end homelessness in Cuyahoga County and to reduce health disparities and improve educational opportunities in Cleveland’s Central Neighborhood. As a Catholic organization, the foundation extends the values of Jesus Christ through the mission of its founders, the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, and works to support and sustain the ministries of Catholic sisters.

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of local organizations that apply evidence-based models or promising, innovative methods. We work with our grantees to evaluate outcomes and share results and our knowledge with the community.

We cultivate advocacy efforts to effect systemic change.

In community-wide collaborations, we represent the unique needs of the people we serve. We also leverage the shared values and expertise of the Sisters of Charity Health System and other Catholic health and social service organizations.

GRANTS REPORTING COVID-19 IMPACT Through March 31, 2021

$1,840,400 Total Amount Awarded

$6,926,701 Reported Leveraged Funds (Received and In-Kind)

OUR MISSION & VISION

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Our Mission

In the spirit of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, we increase the community’s ability to improve the lives of people living in poverty.

Our Vision

We envision an equitable community where opportunities for growth and quality of life are shared by all.

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COVID-19 IN CLEVELAND

COVID-19 in Cleveland: A Collaborative Response “One loving heart sets another on fire.”

— ATTRIBUTED TO ST. AUGUSTINE —

NORTHEAST OHIO PHILANTHROPIC RESPONSE Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund Since its inception, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland (SOCF Cleveland) has relied on collaborative relationships to share ideas, gather perspective and make impactful change. When the pandemic rapidly revealed the need for the community to band together in response, the foundation relied on its connections and collaborative spirit to serve those most in need.

SOCF Cleveland made an initial investment of $50,000 in March 2020 to launch Phase I of the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund (RRF), followed by a second $50,000 investment in September 2020 to support Phase II. Phase II supports continued recovery as well as strengthening the region, with priority in areas of: • Response, Adaptation and Recovery • Racial Justice • Economic Well-Being and Mobility

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people most affected by COVID-19, with the funding priorities of PPE; testing and tracing; basic needs; and family support. Joe also participates in the Vaccine Communications task force to increase vaccine uptake through message development and a media plan.

Adrienne Mundorf serves on the Strategy Team, which is responsible for building the collaborative and ensuring continuity and cohesiveness across work groups. Adrienne also participates in the Government Affairs Task Force, which advocates for federal and state resources to provide funding for emergency food and shelter, and continues to identify state and federal advocacy opportunities that align with the RRF and influence COVID-19 control and recovery efforts.

Angela D’Orazio serves on the Homelessness and Housing Task Force, which reviews and approves grants from a $4 million Cuyahoga County funding allocation to support ongoing shelter de-concentration efforts and additional support to homeless service agencies.

Margaret Eigsti serves on the Adaptation Workgroup, which will identify opportunities for alignment and collaboration to help nonprofits build resiliency in Phase II of the fund’s work.

For a full list of organizations supported by GCCRRF, plus stories and videos from frontline workers, visit the Cleveland Foundation’s COVID-19 page. →

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MORE THAN 80 Corporate, Civic and Philanthropic Partners

NEARLY 2,500 Individuals and Families Across the Region

MORE THAN $14 MILLION Distributed to Organizations in Northeast Ohio through March 2021

275+ SMALL COMMUNITY GRANTS Through Neighborhood Connections

Despite the incredible work of the Cleveland philanthropic community to respond to this global crisis and its effects on Northeast Ohio, the need still far outweighs what philanthropic funding can provide. The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund can supply only about one-third of the total dollars requested. Sustained and substantial government support is required to appropriately respond to the vast need in the community. As part of its own strategy and as a partner in the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund, SOCF Cleveland contributes to advocacy efforts across several sectors to encourage this response at local, state and federal levels.

Learn more about SOCF’s policy advocacy during COVID-19 in the areas of housing and health. →

“By supporting grassroots organizations already doing the work on the ground, we were able to quickly deploy resources to the members of our community who needed them most.”

— SUSANNA KREY, PRESIDENT — Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland

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SOCF CLEVELAND PHILANTHROPIC RESPONSE

SOCF Cleveland Philanthropic Response SOCF CLEVELAND FAST RESPONSE TEAM

FAST RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS

As philanthropic organizations mobilized to help, we recognized that a standard grant process with quarterly fund distribution could not meet the immediate needs of so many struggling organizations. The SOCF Cleveland Board of Directors appointed a Fast Response Team in March 2020 to review and provide rapid support to organizations addressing COVID-19 needs.

DIONISSI ALIPRANTIS Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland; SOCF Board Member

DEBRA GREEN Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Medical Mutual of Ohio (ret.); SOCF Board Member

SUSANNA H. KREY President, Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland

E. HARRY WALKER, MD Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Network Operations, The MetroHealth System (ret.); SOCF Board Member

WOODROW WHITLOW, PHD Technical Director, National Aerospace Solutions, Arnold Air Force Base; SOCF Board Member

“Though so much about COVID-19 was still unknown at the time, we understood that quick response and flexibility were imperative to protect our communities—especially those most vulnerable to infection and spread.”

In mid-2020, a Community Review Team was established to provide additional community perspective on SOCF’s responsive grantmaking.

Central community leaders participating in this team are: GWENDOLYN GARTH Artist, Kings and Queens of Art; Community Activist; Cleveland Central Promise Ambassador

CAROL MALONE Neighborhood Connections Communications Fellow; Producer, Neighbor-Up Spotlight Podcast; Cleveland Central Promise Ambassador

WALTER PATTON E. HARRY WALKER, MD SOCF Cleveland Fast Response Team Member

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Community Organizer; Founder, FreeThinkers Since 87; Cleveland Central Promise Ambassador

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“In dedicating their time to review and make rapid funding decisions—on top of their other board commitments—the Fast Response Team made all the difference in our ability to support organizations in need.

We’re so grateful for their leadership.”

— ADRIENNE MUNDORF, VICE PRESIDENT — Programs and Strategy Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland

This team met frequently—weekly, and then as needed—throughout 2020, and approved $368,500 in funding to support 42 organizations, including:

$100,000

Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund

$100,000

21 Good Samaritan Grants

$30,000

3 Rapid Saint Ann Legacy Grants

$61,000

61 Sisters on the Frontline Grants

$40,000

CHN Housing Network

$27,500

Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio

$10,000

Emergency Needs in December to 5 Central-Serving Organizations

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RESPONSIVE GRANTMAKING

Responsive Grantmaking The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland has guided grantmaking in two major ways since our founding in 1996: strategic grantmaking to specific focus areas, and responsive grant support for basic needs and ministries of Catholic sisters.

GOOD SAMARITAN GRANT PROGRAM Amid this unprecedented global crisis, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland expedited its Good Samaritan Grants Program to provide financial support to the many organizations working around the clock to respond to unmet needs in our communities.

The Good Samaritan Grants Program was the first initiative of the foundation after its establishment in 1996. Its purpose is to support nonprofit organizations for which a modest grant would make a difference in continuing to provide necessary and immediate goods and services to individuals living in poverty. The program expresses the important value of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine of respecting the dignity of every individual.

“We have a responsibility to our community to respond and serve in ways that can make an immediate difference in the lives of individuals and communities who have been historically excluded from equitable resources

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and support,” said Joe Black, SOCF program officer, health equity. “The Good Samaritan Grants program gives us that flexibility.”

“We have a responsibility to our community to respond and serve in ways that can make an immediate difference in the lives of individuals and communities who have been historically excluded from equitable resources and support. The Good Samaritan Grants program gives us that flexibility.”

— JOE BLACK — Programs Officer, Health Equity Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland

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Malachi Center →

2020 GOOD SAMARITAN GRANT RECIPIENTS

COVID-19 relief & recovery

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeast Ohio →

Catholic Charities Corporation →

Educational materials and food in support of Operation Hope Family Nutrition Program

Utility assistance

Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance →

Emergency assistance in health outreach

Project HOPE of Cleveland, Inc. →

Food, transportation expenses and hygiene kits

Hitchcock Center for Women →

Garfield Human Development Corporation →

Emergency assistance

Food & delivery costs for the community food pantry

Little Africa Food Collaborative →

May Dugan Center →

Emergency food delivery and support program

Assistance to strengthen community food service

St. Herman House (FOCUS Cleveland) →

Famicos Foundation →

Daily meal support to the community

Food, hygiene and cleaning products in an effort to provide relief for senior & disabled low-income and housing-insecure residents

Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless → Shelter support in their COVID-19 response for those experiencing unsheltered homelessness

Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center →

Providence House → Supplies for clients during COVID-19

Family Promise of Greater Cleveland → Food and formula for homeless families

Trials for Hope → Basic needs supplies for homeless families

Food and supplies for its emergency mobile food pantry

West Side Catholic Center → Food and meal support and resources

St. Paul’s Community Outreach → Food for individuals experiencing homelessness

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation → Food, utilities and rent in the Student Emergency Fund

Epilepsy Association → Emergency assistance and transportation support

Kidney Foundation of Ohio → Transportation support in its emergency assistance program

“We are learning how to pivot quickly and effectively to meet needs. We are learning how to support each other.

We hope to come out of this time as a more responsive, resilient organization.”

— RECIPIENT OF RESPONSIVE GRANTMAKING —

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RESPONSIVE GRANTMAKING

SAINT ANN LEGACY GRANT PROGRAM The foundation’s Saint Ann Legacy Grant program is designed to specifically support ministries founded and/or led by Catholic sisters that serve populations most in need.

In 2020, the Saint Ann Legacy Grant process opened just before the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact Ohio. As applicants were developing proposals, COVID-19 and the government’s necessary closures and safety orders to stop the spread of the virus led

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to a significant increase in need for health care capacity, social services and basic-need support while at the same time making it harder for nonprofits to provide services and maintain revenue streams.

This year these grants supported organizations in their continued operations and to cover unexpected expenses related to COVID-19. Three grants were awarded through Fast Response Team review to address immediate needs due to the pandemic. The remaining grants were distributed in summer 2020.

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2020 SAINT ANN LEGACY GRANTS UNEXPECTED COVID-RELATED NEEDS, APPROVED THROUGH FAST RESPONSE TEAM:

$5,000 $10,000 $7,500

Jennings: Protecting Older Adults from COVID-19 River's Edge: Expanding Virtual Services Slavic Village Development: It Takes a Village

ONGOING OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY RESPONSE:

$10,000 $5,000 $10,000

Blessing House Collinwood Neighborhood Catholic Ministries Esperanza Threads

$5,000

Famicos Foundation

$10,000

House of Champions

$10,000

Humility of Mary Housing

$10,000

Interfaith Wellness

$10,000

Metro Catholic School

$10,000

St. Aloysius Church / School

$7,000

St. Martin de Porres High School

$10,000

Urban Community School

$10,000

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STOPPING THE SPREAD

Stopping the Spread PERSONAL PROTECTION FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE Since March 2020, the foundation recognized the necessity to be more flexible than ever before as unmet needs arose throughout our communities, especially among those most vulnerable to COVID-19 and its effects. Our close connection with our sister ministries within the health system, including those serving older populations and individuals experiencing homelessness, revealed a clear need for masking supplies that could be worn by all individuals.

SOCF Cleveland purchased more than 30,000 masks, enough for an emergency supply for staff and clients at Joseph’s Home, Light of Hearts Villa, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center and all congregation members of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine.

Through the work of program officers, SOCF Cleveland also distributed masks among those populations who could not access resources, like partners and residents in the Central neighborhood who had to remain isolated at home. Several thousand went to the Cuyahoga County Office of Homeless Services for their frontline staff.

SOCF Cleveland offers special thanks to David Breen of the National Bias Fabric Company, Cleveland, who assisted the foundation with mask distribution. With his partnership, we were able to store and distribute essential materials to several partner organizations and ministries.

Additional support for the masks has come from the board of directors at SOCF Cleveland, who donated funds toward the purchase of another several thousand masks to respond to unmet needs in the community.

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MASKS DISTRIBUTED TO: •

St. Vincent Charity Medical Center

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Light of Hearts Villa

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Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Office of Homeless Services

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Joseph’s Home

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Regina Health Center

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Starting Point

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Cedar High Rise

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The Village at Marymount

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The Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland

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The Blessing House

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EDEN Inc.

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Frontline Service

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Phillis Wheatley Association

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Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood Ambassadors & Residents

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Antonine Sisters & Antonine Village

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Sisters of the Incarnate Word

ENDING HOMELESSNESS

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Ending Homelessness MOBILIZING TO PROVIDE SAFE HOUSING The Sisters of Chartiy Foundation of Cleveland’s commitment to ending homelessness in Cuyahoga County positioned the foundation among key local stakeholders who acted urgently to mitigate the tremendous risk of a spreading pandemic among communities of individuals experiencing homelessness.

A March 2020 report from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, UCLA and Boston University projected that people experiencing homelessness would be twice as likely to be hospitalized, two to four times as likely to require critical care and two to three times as likely to die than the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Black and Indigenous communities and other communities of color would experience a compounding effect, as these communities are already more likely to experience homelessness and to contract and die from COVID-19.

Meeting this crisis with the urgency and investment it had never before received warded off the worst effects of COVID-19 among communities experiencing homelessness. The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness reports the incidence of COVID-19 cases and deaths among people experiencing homelessness has been significantly and dramatically lower than had been originally projected.

In the last year, as communities quickly mobilized to protect individuals and families experiencing homelessness from the effects of a virulent public health threat, the value of a safe and stable home became undeniable. To inform the work ahead, we must uphold the lessons learned over the last year. Response and recovery efforts must include: •

Strategic investment of philanthropic resources that bridge gaps and complement public funding

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Coordinated policy advocacy

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Sufficient public resources to support stable, affordable housing for communities at greatest risk of homelessness

SHELTER CAPACITY REDUCTION AND THE COVID HOTEL Working in close collaboration with the Cuyahoga County Office of Homeless Services, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and Homeless Continuum of Care partners responded rapidly to the effects of COVID-19. Through outreach, testing, sanitation stations and shelter access, those experiencing homelessness in Cleveland were holistically supported throughout the pandemic. The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund, with SOCF’s partnership, supported immediate de-concentration of emergency homeless shelters until federal dollars began flowing for this purpose.

The statewide business shutdown left many local hotels unoccupied, and single adult and family shelters were trying to reduce census to allow for social distancing and safety measures. To reduce the number of individuals in shelter, service providers coordinated logistics for hotel stays.

Ultimately, this initiative provided nearly 120,000 nights of shelter to more than 1,100 shelter residents through access to hotels. Single adult shelters maintained a census at or below 50 percent capacity throughout the pandemic. Perhaps most importantly, the reduction in shelter census has greatly contributed to the reduction and spread of COVID, resulting in a test positivity rate of less than 8 percent throughout Cuyahoga County’s emergency shelter system.

For those who did contract COVID-19, a specific COVID hotel offered shelter upon hospital discharge and during mandatory quarantine periods. Since March 2020, this hotel provided more than 1,500 nights of shelter to approximately 259 individuals.

HOUSING POLICY ADVOCACY Our work to end homelessness locally is influenced by state and federal policy and strengthened by partnerships with national organizations and funders engaged in © 2021 Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland. All rights reserved.

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ENDING HOMELESSNESS

efforts to end homelessness across the country. Our many collaborative relationships have deeply informed our knowledge and understanding of homelessness on a local and national scale, and the pandemic required swift advocacy for government response.

At the onset of the pandemic, leaders of the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund sent a letter to senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to advocate for funding in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to protect individuals experiencing or at immediate risk of homelessness. Previous drafts of the legislation had no housing provisions included. Ultimately, CARES Act legislation passed with more than $12 billion included for federal Housing and Urban Development programs.

Throughout the year, SOCF Cleveland worked alongside national partners like Funders Together to End Homelessness, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, A Way Home America and the National Low Income Housing Coalition to lend our voice to advocacy efforts for adequate funding and targeting of resources to individuals and families at disproportionate risk of homelessness.

“The coronavirus pandemic has illustrated the intimate connection between stable housing and good health.

We are concerned that the economic recession will sever this connection for many Ohioans who are struggling to maintain their housing.”

Excerpt from letter to Gov. Mike DeWine from Ohio philanthropic leaders, including Susanna Krey of SOCF Cleveland.

EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE

EVICTION MORATORIUM

In July 2020, SOCF President Susanna Krey and leaders of several philanthropic organizations sent a letter to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine illustrating the need for emergency rental assistance from Ohio’s federal Coronavirus Relief Fund.

Funders Together to End Homelessness has been extremely active in advocating for national support in response to the pandemic. As members, SOCF Cleveland can help to amplify the organization’s policy activity. In September 2020, SOCF added its voice to Funders Together’s statement in response to the CDC’s eviction moratorium notice.

Cuyahoga County government provided $6.8 million from its allocation of Coronavirus Relief Funds to support rental assistance, with the City of Cleveland contributing $11.3 million in federal coronavirus aid.

The emergency rental assistance program launched July 1, with more than 1,000 Cuyahoga County residents initiating or submitting applications for assistance. SOCF Cleveland mobilized its Fast Response Team to approve a $40,000 grant to CHN Housing Partners to build infrastructure and capacity to administer the emergency rental assistance to prevent eviction and loss of housing among low- and moderate-income families due to the pandemic.

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“While the CDC's eviction suspension order will prevent the immediate loss of housing for millions of vulnerably housed tenants, it is incomplete without significant federal investment in rental assistance to support long-term housing stability,” said Angela D’Orazio, senior program officer of housing at Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland. “Here in Cuyahoga County, nearly 5,100 tenants have requested $8.5 million in rental assistance in just two months; this demand alone would nearly exhaust all of the $8.6 million in philanthropic funds raised for pandemic response. The scope and scale

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of the need for emergency rental assistance is simply outside the limits of what philanthropy alone can do."

In Spring 2021, the CDC extended the eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021. In addition, the federal government has made a significant investment in Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA). In December 2020, the COVID-19 Relief Package included $25 billion for ERA with another $27 billion committed in the American Rescue Plan Act approved in March 2021.

ONGOING COMMUNITY RESPONSE At the end of 2020, Cuyahoga County contributed $4.25 million to the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund with $4 million earmarked to support the ongoing response to protect individuals and families experiencing homelessness in our community. A task force was assembled to ensure the most strategic investment of these dollars to further support the homeless services system's efforts to maintain

de-concentration of congregate emergency shelters, provide accommodations for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, and begin planning for intermediate and long-term recovery efforts.

In addition to the county’s contribution, this task force will inform strategic investment of new federal resources to support long-term recovery efforts and new development to prevent and end homelessness.

In Spring 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced allocation of funding in the American Rescue Act for Homeless Assistance and Supportive Services Programming (HASSP), which includes nearly $30 million to Cleveland and Cuyahoga County to support the development of more affordable housing, non-congregate emergency sheltering and housing vouchers. This once-in-a-generation infusion of federal resources is an opportunity to significantly improve the availability and accessibility of housing resources in our community.

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IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES

Improving Health Outcomes COVID-19 HEALTH POLICY & ADVOCACY In addition to its programmatic initiatives to effect change, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland invests in strategies that address systemic challenges through policy and advocacy. The onset of COVID-19 saw the need for near constant advocacy to officials at all levels of government to respond appropriately to the devastation that the pandemic would inflict on our communities.

SOCF is active in partnering with organizations who are invested in equity and systems-level policy change that will improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable populations we serve.

HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE OF OHIO We are a founding and sustaining supporter of the Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO), and currently one foundation staff member maintains an officer position on HPIO’s board. Through the months of the pandemic, HPIO collaborated with Ohio Department of Health to research and evaluate the resonant health effects of COVID-19 across Ohio. The resulting health value dashboard shows the impact of the pandemic on several social determinants of health, like education, employment and drug use.

HPIO was contracted by the state to facilitate the creation of the Minority Health Strike Force Blueprint to recommend ways to combat COVID-19 among communities of color.

The Blueprint was released in August 2020, along with resources from HPIO that demonstrated the connections between racism and health.

PHILANTHROPY OHIO Foundation staff also co-chair Philanthropy Ohio’s Health Initiative, which is supporting state and federal efforts to address COVID-19 cascading effects, including those related to basic needs of food and housing. © 2021 Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland. All rights reserved.

ONE COVID-19 MINORITY HEALTH STRIKE FORCE BLUEPRINT RECOMMENDATION: Improve access to public transportation to better connect communities of color to health care, jobs and education.

As a lead partner in the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Respond Fund, SOCF contributed to advocacy efforts for Ohio to prioritize transportation needs in the biennial budget (under review in Spring 2021) and increase funding for public transportation.

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Letter to Ohio Senate Transportation Committee in support of Substitute HB 74 legislation →

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Letter to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to address transportation needs in state budget →

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EXPANDING HEALTH CARE & FOOD ACCESS During the pandemic, when Ohioans were losing employer-funded health coverage, Ohio Medicaid/CHIP saw an increase in child enrollment, in part attributed to Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio (CDF-Ohio) and other advocates for increased Medicaid FMAP and Maintenance of Effort provisions during the public health emergency.

This enrollment momentum and urgency spurred action from Ohio funders. SOCF leads Ohio Regional Convergence Partnership (ORCP), a statewide funder collaborative that works to ensure all eligible children in Ohio have the health coverage they need to achieve and maintain their optimum health. In partnership with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and CDF-Ohio, ORCP secured $125,000 to implement The Finish Line Project national model in Ohio.

To elevate immediate needs and issues, particularly in the face of the pandemic, CDF-Ohio worked with many state and national partners, including the Ohio Legislative Children’s Caucus, to make sure Congressional delegates understood the importance of increased support to Ohio for critical health programs.

In addition, we were proud to see that Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services announced a program to provide Pandemic EBT money to support those students who would otherwise receive free or reduced-price lunches but were out of school because of COVID-19. SOCF was one of several organizations that signed a letter to Governor DeWine in April 2020 to advocate for this important benefit.

2020 CENSUS & COVID-19 In July, we reached out to our grantee partners to offer Census promotion materials and disseminated more than 4,000 items to our partners. Sister Judith Ann Karam, CSA, on behalf of the foundation, joined more than 480 philanthropic organizations across the country in signing a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Dillingham, increasing awareness and urgency of the Census.

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STRENGTHENING THE CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD

Strengthening the Central Neighborhood Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood

Serving and supporting our community of residents, ambassadors, children and families in the Central neighborhood.

Family Partners Initiative The Family Partners initiative utilizes a network of experts

dropped off food items from local food pantries each week to increase connection and open conversation.

Connecting to the Classroom As a part of the Cleveland Central Promise Scholarship program, Promise distributed 25 new Chromebooks to

in early childhood development, family health and social

the 2020 cohort of scholars. This distribution allowed

connections to build relationships with families in Cleveland’s

students to remain connected to the Promise team despite

Central neighborhood, affirm their strengths and areas for

the shelter-in-place regulations. It also served as a conduit

growth, and help them build the support systems necessary

to enable scholars to participate in a virtual transitional

for positive, stable outcomes for children and caregivers

support program throughout the month of July 2020.

alike. Experts at Promise, Family Connections/SPARK-Ohio, OhioGuidestone and Starting Point comprise the Family Partners core team.

While home visits are not a possibility during a pandemic, families still have a need for education, mental wellness and activities to do with children at home together. Family Partners worked with its families through virtual sessions and contactless supply drop-offs, ensuring little to no interruption to a family’s connection with the Family Partners network.

Throughout 2020, the Family Partners core team engaged with and retained 27 Central families to provide the SPARK early learning program and connect families to additional resources, including virtual social connection opportunities through social media and Family Cafes. The core team

Virtual learning continued in Cleveland Metropolitan School District into early 2021. To help ensure students and families in Central have the support and resources they need, community learning pods have remained opened and in active use. The King Kennedy Boys and Girls Club learning pod has remained consistent throughout the pandemic, offering uninterrupted supports to students throughout and beyond the school day.

As families in the Central community transition into their preferred learning options (in-person, virtual in-home, or hybrid, etc.), the Promise team continues to work with partners to identify, align and provide supports to families as needed.

has connected 17 families to mental health coaching and partnered with Care Alliance to provide emergency access to child psychiatric services not previously offered in Central.

Even amid the adverse effects of COVID in the community, Family Partners' work in 2020 made an important impact on families. Of participating children, more than 70 percent gained learning skills in pre-literacy, and 77.5 percent of participating parents grew their ability to teach their children—which became imperative during periods of school closings and virtual learning.

With a shift in priorities for families, some had a difficult time staying in contact with the Family Partners network and their parent partner. In many of these situations, a parent partner or other representative of the Family Partners initiative

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“There is a new energy in the community to work collectively.

People are feeling inspired and looking for others to join them to address historic issues such as structural racism, violence, poverty and emotional wellbeing.”

Richaun Bunton, Managing Director, Cleveland Central Promise

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Testimonial from Participating Family:

“[Family Partners staff] actually came and brought activities to us during quarantine and made videos for online learning. We didn’t feel like we had to do it by ourselves because we had the videos at home. They didn’t forget about us this year.”

Central's Residents Are Central's Changemakers

Family Partners During COVID-19 Family Partners’ Katlyn Woods, community mental health worker for OhioGuidestone, reminds the families of the Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood that there are small ways that we can have discipline with our children while still creating joyful moments.

Remember, there is no such thing as “the perfect parent,” especially in a pandemic.

Demetrius Carter The Central community had a particular increase in gun violence throughout 2020, all while grappling with some of the highest COVID-19 positivity rates in Cleveland. The Cleveland Central Promise team convened the Partnership for a Safer Cleveland and MyCom to develop a strategy to target young people in the community. This collaboration led to a resident-led youth landscaping program.

Prisicella Fayne, Walter Patton Promise Ambassadors and neighborhood residents have always been willing to support one another, and the selfless giving of time and resources has only grown within the coronavirus pandemic.

In this video, Joe Black, now program officer at SOCF Cleveland, speaks to Ambassadors Walter Patton and Prisicella Fayne about the work they do in the community, and highlights three major themes to providing concrete support in times of need. All PPE supplies in the video were donated by SOCF Cleveland.

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FOOD ACCESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

Food Access and Community Leadership in Central FOOD ACCESS RAISES EVERYONE The FARE Project is a broad-based, community-wide initiative designed to connect and support organizations and individuals engaging in healthy food access work in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County.

FARE’s work in Central neighborhood largely focused on resident-led promotion of healthy food choices at convenience stores. Due to COVID-19 and the small size of convenience stores, the work was put on hold.

However, FARE quickly pivoted to conduct research to identify community needs and gaps in the COVID-19 response. The report and recommendations were instructive on SOCF’s response and the collective response of the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund.

Through connections facilitated by FARE and Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc., the foundation has provided discretionary funds to resident-led COVID-19 relief efforts, leading to the distribution of over 7,000 hot meals, hygiene kits, produce bags and meal kits to residents of Central and neighboring communities.

KINSMAN-CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE Through the Kinsman-Central Community Collective, FARE is continuing to transition leadership and resources to local residents.

In fall 2019, FARE recruited residents and grassroots leaders to form a Community Collective in Cleveland’s Kinsman-Central neighborhood. In this model, collectives are given funding, resources, training, autonomy and stipends for their time. They are shifting power and providing opportunities for residents to lead, be heard and respected while the institutions, foundations and nonprofits who serve them listen and learn.

The Community Collective members represent the diverse socio-economic dynamics of this community.

They are current or former residents of Central-Kinsman and leaders of grassroots initiatives in the community.

The collective spurred the development of new projects and initiatives in direct response to community needs during COVID. From youth programming to food delivery services for elders and homebound families; to outdoor art programming creating opportunities for social connection; and bringing PPE and hygiene supplies to over 500 families in need, FARE and the community collective are designed and built to be responsive to community needs through innovation, collaboration and effective use of resources. FARE staff and community collective members are connected and nimble enough to be incredibly effective first responders during times of crisis. This past year has demonstrated how critical this approach is in meeting community needs.

In Kinsman-Central, with support from FARE and Environmental Health Watch, Collective members joined forces during the COVID-19 emergency to distribute hot meals and hygiene kits to over 200 community residents each week.

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ITEMS IN HYGIENE KITS

masks, blankets, feminine hygiene products, art kits, diapers/formula, hats/gloves, toilet paper, paper towels, house cleaning supplies, utensils, laundry detergent, gas gift cards, bus passes, soap, dishwashing detergent, duster wipes

DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES AT

Outhwaite, Carver Park, Cedar Estates, King Kennedy, and to senior citizens at several sites

COLLECTIVE MEMBERS

Patrick Payne, Cassandra Gordan, Carl Cook, Gwen Garth, Alesia Corpening, Lisanetta McDade, Walt Patton, Asia Pope, and Wyndi Mooret

“Relationships within the community between residents and grassroots groups were key to building a well-oiled machine that addressed basic needs, including food, for (Central-Kinsman) residents who needed them the most.”

— WYNDI MOORE — The FARE Project

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SUPPORTING CATHOLIC SISTERS

Supporting Catholic Sisters CONNECTING SISTERS & COMMUNITY THROUGH COVID The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland advances the legacy of Catholic sisters across Northeast Ohio, specifically through the values and vision of our foundresses, the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine. We work to live in their model and carry on their mission in their ongoing ministries.

GENERATIVE SPIRITS PODCAST COVID-19 put forth new challenges to staying connected with sisters, while at the same time unveiling an opportunity to explore a new way to share stories. Through their podcast, Generative Spirits: Conversations with Catholic Sisters, SOCF staff have found new ways for sisters to discuss their experiences and ministry.

Hosted by Margaret Eigsti, senior program officer, and Rachel Drotar, Generative Spirit program coordinator, the podcast brings to life the centuries of service that Catholic sisters have contributed to the region. Conversations explore a wide range of topics, including racial justice, the call to lifelong service and how to cultivate community amid a pandemic that requires social distance and isolation.

Innovation is essential to maintaining sisters’ ability to serve, whether through 2020’s global pandemic, or the great influenza pandemic of 1918, which Northeast Ohio sisters responded to swiftly and with great care and compassion. © 2021 Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland. All rights reserved.

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EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE TO LISTEN FREE ON SPOTIFY → Trailer

Generative Spirits: Conversations with Catholic Sisters

Season 1, Ep. 01

Introducing Ourselves

Season 1, Ep. 02

1918 & 2020 — Sisters Response to Pandemic

Season 1, Ep. 03

Sisters Experience during COVID-19

Season 1, Ep. 04

Racial Equity in Community

Season 1, Ep. 05

Sisters on the Frontlines

Season 1, Ep. 06

Your Vote Is Sacred

Season 1, Ep. 07

Supporting Immigrant Communities

Season 1, Ep. 08

40th Anniversary - Remembering The Churchwomen in El Salvador

Season 2, Ep. 01

Addressing Food Insecurity

Season 2, Ep. 02

The Power of Intergenerational Relationships

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SISTERS ON THE FRONTLINES

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Sisters on the Frontlines The Sisters on the Frontlines initiative supports Catholic sisters in their response to the immediate needs of communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland was one of the first funders in the country to support this now national initiative operated by Catholic Extension that provides sisters with $1,000 each to help those hit hardest by the pandemic. SOCF in partnership with the Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters, the Congregation of St. Joseph and the Conference of Religious Leadership has distributed more than $60,000 among applicant congregations in Northeast Ohio. "Many sisters already have great connections and trusted relationships with people who are struggling," said Margaret Eigsti, SOCF senior program officer. “It enables sisters to do what they’re best at.”

In Northeast Ohio, funding from Sisters on the Frontlines went to several congregations:

• Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland • Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown • Sisters of Notre Dame, Christ the King Province • Congregation of St. Joseph • Sisters of the Humility of Mary • Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine • Dominican Sisters of Peace • Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis • Sisters of the Incarnate Word • Sisters of the Holy Spirit Following are just some of the stories of how the grants have been used to help those who need it most. © 2021 Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland. All rights reserved.

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SISTERS ON THE FRONTLINES

MUCH-NEEDED HELP FOR A REFUGEE FAMILY One sister said she was overjoyed to receive the funds. “I didn’t have to think long about how to use this money,” she said. For several years, she had been working with a refugee family of five who was seeking asylum. “I prayed for three days about how I could get help for her and her four children and then received the email about this program.” The sister had previously helped her enroll her children in school, get used furniture donated and get a free immigration lawyer. She also drove her to foodbanks each week to get food and got her help with rent. Eventually, she was able to find work, where she makes minimum wage and lives paycheck to paycheck. Not being able to work for several weeks while her children were out of school because of COVID-19 really set her back. The mother recently came to the sister with multiple concerns about money she needed for car repair, money for food and money for medication.

“She is a good mother, a woman of great faith and works tirelessly for her family. She is extremely grateful for these funds to help address these needs through these trying times.”

KEEPING FOOD ON THE TABLE One sister serves in a parish located in an area where a large percentage of residents have jobs deemed “essential” during the pandemic. When COVID-19 hit, the parish was forced to close its emergency food pantry because of the risk to volunteers and patrons. The food pantry had been open weekly, providing basic, non-perishable food items to the neighborhoods around the church, including families of undocumented immigrants who do not qualify for food stamps. It is also a lifeline for permanent resident immigrants who do not want to use public assistance, which could jeopardize their ability to apply for citizenship in the future. With funding from Sisters on the Frontlines, the parish was able to re-stock the food pantry and reopen it on a limited basis, as well as purchase gift cards at a neighborhood grocery store to distribute to families. © 2021 Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland. All rights reserved.

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“I am most grateful for the funding from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and the confidence the foundation has put in the mission-driven sisters on the frontlines in the city of Cleveland, especially in our poorest neighborhoods so we can help these families to put food on their tables during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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SISTERS ON THE FRONTLINES

“I want to express my deepest gratitude to the Sisters of Charity Foundation for making these funds available. Your generosity and initiatives on behalf of all people, especially women and children on the margins, are a living witness to the mission of the Catholic Church, to each local Congregation of Women Religious in Northeast Ohio, and ultimately to all God’s people in the greater Cleveland area.”

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THANKING CAREGIVERS One sister used her funding to support two caregivers at a Cleveland-area hospital after learning of the unique hardships they faced in serving on the front lines of the pandemic. The first, a medical assistant, is the caretaker for her several grandchildren. When COVID-19 hit, her hours were only cut a small amount, but her grandson was also affected by cut hours at his job, limiting the money he brought home to help raise his siblings. “She was very grateful for the help to put food on the table each day for her grandchildren,” said the sister.

The second person was a nurse whose husband had to close his company because of COVID-19. Her husband also had an accident, leaving him needing surgery. “When I called her to tell her of the project, there was dead silence. She was trying to process what I said. She said no, saying, ‘Our life is to give as Jesus gives, not to receive.’ I convinced her that she should at least pray about the offer,” said the sister.

Two days later, the nurse called and said yes. She said that she had heard the sister say that receiving is as much of a sacrifice as is giving. “At times God asks us to open our hearts to God’s love and receive people’s generosity. She was truly grateful for the financial help,” said the sister.

A HOPE FOR SAFE HOUSING For many years, one sister has worked with women experiencing homelessness. She reached out to the director of a women’s center in Cleveland to determine how best to use the Sisters on the Frontlines grant to help individuals suffering from the impact of COVID-19.

The director suggested the sister offer the funds to help a few of the women who were ready to move out of the center and did not qualify for existing rental assistance programs. The money would help with rent down payments. “COVID has made living at the shelter — and in some cases hotels — and subsequently moving out into stable housing so much harder. This gift made their transition a little easier,” she said. “Just having the gift of financial assistance for the women was remarkable. Those women who I work with at the shelter were ecstatic.” © 2021 Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland. All rights reserved.

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OUR ONGOING COMMITMENTS

Our Ongoing Commitments While this report reflects our work to fight the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 we also reached several milestones in our strategic focus areas of ending homelessness, supporting the ministries of Catholic sisters and strengthening the Central neighborhood.

Alongside the global community, we prioritized our rapid response to the pandemic, all the while maintaining the relationships and steadfast commitment to our 25-year mission of breaking the cycle of poverty in Cleveland.

This past year was life-altering for millions of individuals, and we have barely begun to process our collective grief for lost lives and opportunities. Yet, we see a glimmer of hope in the ways collaborative efforts have influenced leaders and organizations to be held accountable for actions that continue to oppress and exclude minority groups. We look back on the progress we made in 2020, in the face of a world-stopping pandemic, as an indicator of positive change to come.

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2020 ACHIEVEMENTS OF NOTE: •

Our grantmaking, capacity building and investment in Enterprise Community Partners as a backbone organization and convener ensured on-time completion and lease of the 13th and final Housing First building, Harper’s Pointe. This development adds 71 units of permanent supportive housing to the portfolio, bringing the total to 781 — creating enough housing to meet the projected need of adults experiencing long-term homelessness in Cuyahoga County.

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A Place 4 Me, a collaborative initiative of organizations including the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland, secured a $500,000 investment from Cuyahoga County for operations of a drop-in center for young people experiencing housing instability.

A core planning team led by young people with lived expertise of homelessness will advocate for and develop the drop-in center with A Place 4 Me.

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SOCF and partners secured funding for the continued planning of a Catholic sister heritage center that will house archive collections and serve as a space to learn about the model and work of sisters and inspire the future of service and ministry.

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The Catholic sisters program area launched an external evaluation to better to better understand the best ways to inspire young adults to carry forward the work and mission of sisters and their ministries.

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Through the coaching of collective-impact experts, Cleveland Central Promise is implementing a work plan grounded in a collective impact framework to be a strong and effective backbone to support Central families.

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Along with federal funding through The Reinvestment Fund, the foundation supported the first phase of a planning process to bring a full-service, residentowned food co-op to Central. Six Central residents are core to the planning efforts.

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Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland Board of Directors | 2020–2021 We share our deepest gratitude for the members of our board of directors and staff, who have persevered in the uncertainty of global pandemic and societal unrest to live and uphold the values of respect, courage, compassion, collaboration and justice.

DIONISSI ALIPRANTIS

GERILYN PRESTI

Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

CEO, The Music Settlement

SHANNON BURKE

GRACE ROBERTS

Development Director, Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals

Director of Community/Public Affairs, WNWV-107.3 FM

JACQUELINE DALTON

MARTY RODRIGUEZ

Assistant Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

DEBRA GREEN Vice President, Social Responsibility and Chief Diversity Officer (retired), Medical Mutual of Ohio

KAREN KLEINHENZ Principal and CEO, Kleinhenz and Associates

SUSANNA H. KREY EX-OFFICIO President, Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland

REV. BOB MARVA, OFM (SERVICE CONCLUDED 2020)

Sr. Vice President & Head of Capital Markets, First Mutual Holding Company

PAULINE SEITZ (SERVICE CONCLUDED 2020) Director, Local Funding Partnerships (retired), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

LYNN SINGER, PHD Deputy Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Case Western Reserve University

E. HARRY WALKER, MD Sr. Vice President, Ambulatory Network Operations (retired), The MetroHealth Systemr

Pastor, St. Agnes / Our Lady of Fatima Parish

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BOARD OFFICERS 2020 – 2021 CHRISTY BYKOWSKI

SEAN HENNESSY

2021 Secretary

2021 Second Vice Chair 2020 Treasurer

Director, Global Internal Communications, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Sr. Vice President, Corporate Planning, Development and Administration (retired), Sherwin Williams

SR. MARIAN DURKIN, CSA

JUDGE MICHAEL JOHN RYAN

CSA Representative

2021 Chair 2020 First Vice Chair

Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – Juvenile Division

ROBYN GORDON

WOODROW WHITLOW, PHD

2020 Chair

2021 First Vice Chair 2020 Second Vice Chair

Director of Center Operations NASA Glenn Research Center

Technical Director, National Aerospace Solutions Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee

JOSEPH GIBBONS 2021 Treasurer 2020 Secretary Partner, Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP

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Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland Staff SUSANNA H. KREY

DAWN GLASCO

President

Manager, Engagement & Social Innovation, Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood

JOSEPH BLACK Program Officer, Health Equity

LEAH HANSLER Project Associate & Executive Assistant

RICHAUN BUNTON Managing Director, Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood

URSULA CRAIG Grants & Office Coordinator

ANGELA M. D’ORAZIO, MSSA Senior Program Officer, Homelessness

CHRISTINE BAKER MITTON, PHD Director, Knowledge & Learning

ADRIENNE R. MUNDORF, MPH Vice President, Programs & Strategy

ROBIN L. POLACK Director of Operations

RACHEL DROTAR, MSW Program Coordinator, Generative Spirit

MARGARET EIGSTI, MSW Senior Program Officer, Catholic sisters

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TANYA D. REYNOLDS Senior Communications Officer

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