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More than 180 people in a federal program that helps low-income residents with disabilities pay rent are now at risk of eviction — a crisis local officials blame on the… Read more: Trump’s eleventh-hour decision harms affordable housing and community development

Get ready to unwind and relax at Shaker Square! Beginning this weekend, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) will host a regular series at Shaker Square to encourage folks to get out… Read more: Cleveland Neighborhood Progress hosts free summer events at Shaker Square – FreshWater

Today, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) announced a $2 million investment in Cleveland’s community development corporations (CDCs) beginning July 1, 2025. The grants made to 17 CDCs make up the core… Read more: $2 million investment is major step for stronger community development 

Cleveland has struggled with population loss but is finally seeing year-to-year growth, according to the most recent estimates. “It’s no surprise to us that Cleveland is showing growth now,” Senior… Read more: Cleveland’s population shows second year of estimated growth – Spectrum News

New businesses are popping up in Shaker Square. Developers don’t want to lose the momentum, which is why they are pushing to fill the remaining vacant spaces in the square.… Read more: Developers filling vacancies in Shaker Square – Cleveland 19 News

Let’s be clear about what’s going on with neighborhood-based nonprofits in Cleveland. The City needs and has relied on community development corporations (CDCs) to serve residents and small businesses. This… Read more: Cleveland’s neighborhoods need local dollars to drive local work

After years of planning and critical repairs, the public is finally getting a look at what’s in the works for the re-envisioned Shaker Square, which was purchased in 2022 by… Read more: The future of Shaker Square is coming into focus – News 5

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress launched the Advancement & Resilience Initiative in 2023 to serve the central goal of our 2022-2027 strategic plan: ensure community development corporations (CDCs) have access to the… Read more: Year 1 report on our Advancement & Resilience Initiative

A group of political and civic leaders, along with the Cleveland Browns, sat down for a formal lunch Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Doc’s on Harvard, in Cleveland’s Lee-Harvard neighborhood, for… Read more: Lee-Harvard neighborhood “on its way back” – Crain’s

Closing Date: Oct. 17, 2024 Central to Cleveland Neighborhood Progress’ strategic plan is our CDC Advancement and Resilience Initiative to support and evaluate Community Development Corporations (CDCs) annually across multiple… Read more: CNP issues RFQ for Financial Assessment of CDCs 

Today, the Board of Directors for Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) unanimously endorsed two important issues in the November 5th General Election: the new levy in support of Cleveland Metropolitan School… Read more: Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Endorses Critical Levy for Schools and Tax for Arts

Our mission is clear. Cleveland’s community development corporations (CDCs) are our priority. This year, the investments outlined represent a new strategy of investing in the capacity of these organizations based… Read more: CNP Announces Plan to Invest $2M in Cleveland’s Network of Neighborhood-Based Community Development Corporations