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Committee advances ARPA grants for workforce training, women’s services and youth arts programs
Summary
Cuyahoga County’s Education Environment Sustainability Committee voted to move multiple ARPA-funded nonprofit grants out of committee for second reading at full council, approving referrals for the CREW Foundation, Women of Color Foundation, Dress for Success Cleveland, Rainey Institute and Neighborhood Leadership Institute; two items were tabled for lack of presenters.
Cleveland — The Education Environment Sustainability Committee on Jan. 22 advanced several resolutions awarding ARPA community grants to local nonprofits, moving the items to the full Cuyahoga County Council for second reading.
The committee approved referrals for programs aimed at building a local film workforce, supporting women’s professional development, expanding clothing-and-job-services and funding after-school arts and leadership programs. Two items were tabled because no representatives appeared.
The committee first advanced Resolution 20250011, which authorizes up to $75,000 from the District 8 ARPA community grant fund for the CREW Foundation’s workforce-in-a-digital-age project. Sheila Wright, a CREW Foundation representative, told the committee the program partners with Youth Opportunities Unlimited to provide stipends, trains at Case Western Reserve’s Thinkbox and aims to scale so participants can work year-round in the production economy. "The CREW Foundation stands for creating real entertainment…
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