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Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development
Mission: We believe lasting, positive change begins with access to opportunities. We bridge the opportunity gap by connecting as many people as possible to effective health care, education and essential human services. We believe: - poverty can no longer be permitted to be a predictor of a person's success. - everyone deserves hope, dignity and purpose. - everyone should have the chance to build a better future. - key to success is access to the right opportunities, relationships, resources and networks. - it's possible to break out of individual and intergenerational cycles of poverty. - successful communities embrace diversity and inclusion as a competitive advantage.
Programs: Early learningwsem, in affiliation with the centers, provided early learning programs through the early head start, head start, and universal pre-kindergarten programs. It provided early learning programming at centers across greater cleveland and through a comprehensive home-based service team. In 2016, wsem and the centers served over 1,117 children.
food centerswsem operated three food centers providing emergency provisions and other food supplies to many individuals in 2016. They also link clients to important support services-food stamp enrollment assistance, referrals to community resources such as child care services, behavioral health services, public assistance, health screenings, etc. For overall well being.
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.