Have we helped you or someone you know through a foreclosure crisis? Share your story with us now!
Visit Tales from the Trenches, the national blog for Facing the Mortgage Crisis.
Facing the Mortgage Crisis is part of CPB’s Public Service Media Economic Response Initiative.Take Action - Resources and Activities
Area community outreach organizations that are in the front line of the mortgage crisis situation in our communities have joined forces with ideastream. It is our responsibility and goal to connect those in need with the available resources and professionals who can aid them during these stressful times.
CSU Land Bank Forum
Categories: Events and Activities
A public forum on the new Cuyahoga County land bank will take place Thursday, November 19 from 8:30 am until Noon at Cleveland State’s University’s Levin College of Urban Affairs. The session is free. Call 216-523-7330 to register.
Community Responds to Facing the Mortgage Crisis
Categories: Media Coverage
View some community testimonials about the ideastream series Facing the Mortgage Crisis.
Frontline - Close to Home
Categories: Media Coverage
FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel (The Hugo Chavez Show, When Kids Get Life) chronicles how one unlikely neighborhood—New York’s Upper East Side—is faring in this recession through the stories of the people who she’s come to know at the hair salon she’s frequented for the past 20 years. The film reveals salon owner Deborah Boles’ struggles to stay afloat, her sister’s risk of imminent foreclosure on her Florida home and the various clients whose lives intersect at this New York City salon—from well-to-do bankers to struggling actors—each with a story to tell about how they’re getting by in these turbulent times. Aired on WVIZ/PBS Tuesday, October 27 at 10pm.
Frontline -The Warning
Categories: Media Coverage
In the devastating aftermath of the financial meltdown, FRONTLINE uncovers important clues about why it happened—and who could have prevented it. Program aired October 20, 2009
ESOP 2009 Gala Celebration Dinner
Categories: Events and Activities
Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People Celebration Dinner takes place Thursday, October 8 from 6-8pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 777 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland. Keynote Speaker will be Alyssa Katz, renowned author of “Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us”. For ticket information call 216.361.0718.
Take Action
United Way 211
United Way's 211/First Call For Help is a free and confidential information service ready to direct you to the health and human services you need in Cuyahoga, Geauga and Medina Counties.
Just dial 2-1-1. Professional staff are available to help you 24 hours a day, every day.
Save the Dream
The American dream of home ownership is disappearing during these times of crisis. In Ohio, rising unemployment, loss of business, and a bleak economic outlook also threaten that dream.
Help is available. Save the Dream provides information and highlights programs that Ohioians can use to help save the dream of owning a home.
Upcoming Events
CSU Land Bank Forum
A public forum on the new Cuyahoga County land bank will take place Thursday, November 19 from 8:30 am until Noon at Cleveland State’s University’s Levin College of Urban Affairs. The session is free. Call 216-523-7330 to register.
Funding
Funding for the coverage of economy and jobs topics comes from The Cleveland Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; and The Nord Family Foundation.
