Every neighborhood in Cleveland deserves to thrive.
We strengthen the community development ecosystem that makes it happen.
Annual Meeting & Awards
On Thursday, July 9, let’s gather at CentroVilla25 in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood and celebrate the work of community development. Tickets and sponsorships are available now!
Careers in community development
Find your next job opportunity with Cleveland’s nonprofits or local government.
What we do
Support for CDCs
Cleveland’s neighborhoods are served by independent nonprofits called community development corporations (CDCs). We empower them through grantmaking, professional development, and shared initiatives.
Neighborhood marketing
Every part of our city deserves more love. Love Cleveland Neighborhoods, our marketing campaign, invites Northeast Ohioans to explore, celebrate, and invest in the city.
Real estate development
Main streets and homes need ongoing care to flourish. CNP Real Estate enables new housing and commercial properties city-wide.
Lending
Block-by-block, our investments stabilize and revitalize. Village Capital, our financial services arm, provides loans and small business coaching that create wealth for Clevelanders.
In-house expertise
Our team is full of industry leaders. We respond to a wide range of needs with deep skillsets: small business support, housing investments, Lead Safe remediation, and more.
Advocacy
In our policy and advocacy work for Cleveland’s community development ecosystem, we bring together decision-makers from across Ohio and the nation to create solutions.
Latest news
- Illuminate CLE expands with new light display at Shaker Square
Destination Cleveland is exporting its popular downtown lighting experience to the neighborhoods. First up is Shaker Square, on the city’s east side, which this weekend will debut a more modest version of Illuminate CLE,… Read more: Illuminate CLE expands with new light display at Shaker Square - Cleveland Neighborhood Progress wants to ramp up real estate expertise among CDCs
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) would like more of the city’s community development corporations to be involved in real estate and home repair. But the network currently lacks capacity, according to the organization’s most recent… Read more: Cleveland Neighborhood Progress wants to ramp up real estate expertise among CDCs - New report highlights critical role of Cleveland CDCs and investments needed to strengthen them
Cleveland’s neighborhoods are shaped by the work of community development corporations (CDCs)—organizations that bring together residents, businesses, and partners to drive local progress. CNP empowers these CDCs through its CDC Advancement & Resilience Initiative (ARI). … Read more: New report highlights critical role of Cleveland CDCs and investments needed to strengthen them - Local developer launches Glenville apartment project with Village Capital
A block from the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center on East 105th Street sits a house that has been in disrepair for the better part of a decade. But now, a new developer… Read more: Local developer launches Glenville apartment project with Village Capital
Be part of progress
Strong cities rely on strong neighborhoods. Your gift to CNP is an investment in Cleveland’s future.