CDF/IFF nonprofit loan program leads to community reinvestment
In 2015, the Cincinnati Development Fund teamed up with IFF (and the JP Morgan Chase Foundation) to provide loans to nonprofits in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton.
Price Hill
Price Hill is on Cincinnati's western edge overlooking the downtown basin. Locals love long-standing family-owned business like Incline Public House, Primavista and Somm Wine Bar. Once home to Pete Rose and the headquarters of Slush Puppies, Price Hill still houses a major food manufacturing plant for hometown-based Kroger. Mt. Echo Park offers sweeping views of the Cincinnati skyline, and Cincinnati Christian University resides along Glenway Avenue, attracting young students from all over the world to this unique and historical area of town. Groups like Price Hill Will and Cincinnati Landmark Productions are helping to revitalize the area with new entertainment options, local businesses and neighborhood restorations.
Creative placemaking efforts to launch in five Cincinnati neighborhoods
Throughout fall 2016, a coalition of local arts organizations, nonprofit leaders and community members came together to form a creative placemaking network that will bring arts and cultural events and initiatives to Cincinnati in 2017.
Price Hill seeking applicants for storefront business expansion
Apply before Dec. 16 for a shot at professional business support and storefront space on Warsaw Avenue in Price Hill.
People’s Liberty grants $10,000 for The Percussion Park
When drummer and percussionist Ben Sloan saw a video of a drum set made from paint cans, buckets and other reused and recycled materials, he decided to create his own version.
21st neighborhood participates in Neighborhood Enhancement Program
The city's latest Neighborhood Enhancement Program wrapped up in Lower Price Hill July 26, with further beautification work coming via a joint project between P&G and the Reds.
Price Hill Will: Opening paths to homeownership
Price Hill Will now has a homesteading program that helps working families on their path to homeownership. Prior to establishing the program, the nonprofit had rehabbed 61 homes.
Stronger Faster: How Collective Impact puts Cincinnati at the forefront of social change
Collective Impact is championed by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation working closely with seven independent "backbone" organizations to reinforce each other's efforts and get everyone rowing in the same direction.
DPCR senior receives Gates Millennium Scholarship
Jonathan Abe, DePaul Cristo Rey (DPCR) graduating senior and Price Hill resident, is one of just 15 students across the state of Ohio to be named a Gates Millennium Scholar.
Oyler School a good example of how “community schools” help improve student outcomes
Community schools that wrap health, dental, therapeutic and family support services around existing schools to try to mitigate the effects of poverty and improve students’ learning and life prospects "started in Cincinnati."
Calling All Volunteers: Why more young people spend a year working for free
For many Cincinnatians who commit up to a year of their lives to full-time unsalaried service, volunteering is a way of life. Meet four who make a real difference.
