March 18, 2021
The one place where every family goes, regardless of neighborhood, is to their children’s school. In Cincinnati, conditions got to the point where the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that some of our school buildings were so bad they were in violation of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act. From that, CLCI was born with the intent of stabilizing schools and creating positive neighborhood conditions for learning for Cincinnati’s most vulnerable populations.
Now, they are imagining schools as a neighborhood hub, not just a place where the kids go to learn during the week. The schools they work with act as connectors for the resources the city and nonprofits provide directly to residents. The best part? All the work that CLCI does is based on the vision, wants, and needs of the community.
“I would really like to say that I’ve come up with some of the great ideas we’ve put forward, but the reality is all of those ideas came from the residents,” Adelyn told me.
The work Adelyn does ranges from having individual meetings with parents and families to helping to create entire neighborhood plans. She works closely with community councils, school resource coordinators, and nonprofits to connect parents and residents with the resources they need to be successful…
