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Committee advances four ARPA community grant resolutions for scholarships, mentoring, farm restoration and youth programs
Summary
A Cuyahoga County committee voted to advance four ARPA-funded grant resolutions — totaling multiple awards to community organizations including the Black Environmental Leaders Association, a local mentoring fellowship, Food Strong’s Superior Avenue farm project, and SOS youth programming — sending each measure to the full council for further readings.
Cuyahoga County’s Education, Environment & Sustainability Committee on March 19 voted to advance four ARPA‑funded community grant resolutions to the full county council for additional readings and final votes.
The measures would award: up to $10,000 to the Black Environmental Leaders Association for the Jacqueline E. Gillen annual scholarship celebration (Resolution 20250081); up to $20,000 to Swing 5 Swing Social Fellowship’s Greater Cleveland chapter for a mentoring program (Resolution 20250097); up to $35,000 to Food Strong to restore and develop the Superior Avenue Community Farm (Resolution 20250098); and up to $10,000 to SOS (Strengthening Our Students) for expanded youth programs (Resolution 20250101).
Samia Bray, co‑director of the Black Environmental Leaders Association, described the scholarship project and its…
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