Latest Report
The State of Black Cleveland – May 2023
The state of the Black community in Cleveland has been affected by many issues over recent years. Topics ranging from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, the digital divide, systemic disinvestment in communities of color and much more have all contributed to troubling outcomes that have stymied progress and perpetuated poverty, unemployment and trauma. For the sake of this report, the following five areas are being highlighted for further review and analysis: Health Disparities, Education, Economic Opportunity, Neighborhoods and Housing and Community Violence. Challenges associated with these five areas have resulted in the current State of Black Cleveland being defined as “Troubled” or “Marginalized”.
Urban Agenda – Nov 2021
PolicyBridge, in partnership with Ohio Rep. Stephanie Howse, invited dozens of government officials, philanthropic leaders, representatives of service organizations, and community advocates to a working session with the goal of developing a framework for an urban agenda. The agenda was meant to be specific to Cleveland but applicable to other cities facing distress and disinvestment.
The 40 participants offering a diverse range of viewpoints found consensus around six overarching areas for coordinated action: economic opportunity and mobility, neighborhoods and housing, community health and wellness, criminal and social justice, educational attainment and career launching, and community mobilization and stability. These broad categories encompass a variety of related issues and intersect in ways that shape the vitality of urban areas.
Access Denied – July 2021
The events of the past 15 months have demonstrated that access to the internet no longer can be thought of as a luxury or novelty; fast, reliable and affordable internet has become a necessity for engaging in everyday activities of modern life. Addressing the “digital divide,” the bland, alliterative euphemism for inequities that keep mostly poor rural and urban communities disconnected from the social and economic benefits of technological advancements, gained both urgency and advocates over the past year, with governments, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and businesses jumping in to provide funding and support for expanding access to broadband, or high-speed, internet.
SPECIAL REPORTS
2022 Morehead Cain Civic Collaboration Report – An Analysis of Intersectionality Within Cleveland’s Inclusive Economic Efforts
2023 Morehead Cain Civic Collaboration Report – Steps Towards Crafting an Urban Agenda for Cleveland
2024 Morehead Cain Civic Collaboration Report – The Urban Agenda Social Median and Outreach Strategy
Cuyahoga County Where Are The Workers
PolicyBridge Final WATW Focus Group Summary Report 060822
Cuyahoga County Final WATW Focus Group Demographic Profile Summary 060822
January 2019
Missing In Action – The Future of Black Leadership In Cleveland
STOKES 50TH ANNIVERSAY COMMEMORATION
January 2018
Dreams Deferred – The American Dream of Prosperity and Opportunity has Eluded African Americans
September 2016
Opportunity Knocks
March 2016
Road Less Traveled – Community Engagement and Opinion Research Report
Response to the Geography of Jobs Report
PolicyBridge 10th Anniversary Compliation Report
September 2014
School Daze
October 2013 Easing The Pain – Communities Must Act to Heal the Wounds of African American Boys and Young Men.
June 2012 The Fusion of Inclusion – Technology Sector Is Critical to Fueling Northeast Ohio’s Competitive Drive.
The Fusion of Inclusion – Supplemental Report
November 2011 The True Wealth of Health – A Region Is Only As Healthy As Its Residence.
December 2010 Immigration – Path to Prosperity or Calamity
May 2010 Building A Better Bridge – Expanding Social Capital Is Central To Northeast Ohio’s Path Forward.
October 2009 Rebuilding Blocks – Efforts To Revive Cleveland Must Start By Treating What Ails Neighborhoods
January 2009 Hope for Urban America
July 2008 The Job Prescription – Examining Pervasive Joblessness Among African-American Men
May 2007 The Rap on Culture – How Anti-Education Messages in Media, at Home and on the Street Hold Back Youth
Dec 2005 Untapped Potential – African-American Males in Northeast Ohio
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