SISTERS OF CHARITY FOUNDATION OF CLEVELAND
2475 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44115 www.socfdncleveland.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Rooted in our faith, as a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St Augustine,the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland (SCFC) works to improve the lives of those most in need with special attention to families, women and children living in poverty. We strive to end homelessness, reduce health and educational disparities and support advanced cradle to career opportunities for families in Cleveland's Central Neighborhood.

To support the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine by addressing the needs of the poor and underserved through programs that promote health, education, and social services.

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 health disparities and improve educational opportunities in Cuyahoga County. 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 also works to sustain the ministries of women religious. In addition to grantmaking, the Foundation operates the Innovation Mission in partnership with the Cleveland Leadership Center to incubate new initiatives to reduce poverty.

The work of SCFC continues to focus on ending homelessness in Cuyahoga County. Since the first Housing First project opened in 2006, Cuyahoga County has seen a 75% decrease in the rate of homelessness, and announced in 2017 that it expects to end chronic homelessness by the end of 2020. In 2014, the Foundation convened a new initiative, A Place 4 Me, to coordinate a community response for preventing and ending homelessness among youth and young adults. The initiative includes public and private partners and collaborates with young people with life experience of homelessness to develop new approaches to better serve homeless youth.

The SCFC works to improve educational opportunities in Cleveland's Central Neighborhood. SCFC is the lead convener of the Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood which is a collective impact initiative that works to transform the educational and developmental outcomes of children and families in the Central Neighborhood. Promise develops an environment and culture where families feel supported so their children can achieve academic, and ultimately, career success. Promise operates with Central residents at the forefront, believing they are the ones who have the biggest impact in leading their neighborhood. Promise engages volunteers by providing leadership training, resource information, and tools to support them in connecting and sharing with their neighbors those opportunities that provide quality learning for their children. Promise also partners with the nonprofits, early childhood care providers, schools, public housing, libraries, and businesses that provide direct resources to families to ensure their effectiveness through communication and collaboration. It also seeks to identify gaps that can be filled by these partners or others.

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