Community Matters Cincinnati Inc

TO CREATE A THRIVING AND MORE JUST COMMUNITY BY REMOVING BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY.

FAMILY SUSTAINABILITYWE BELIEVE THAT ALL FAMILIES SHOULD HAVE THE RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. WITHIN THIS PILLAR OF OUR WORK, THE OPPORTUNITY HUB IS THE PRIMARY PROGRAM AND SERVES AS A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN PARTNER WITH US AS THEY MOVE THEIR HOUSEHOLDS FROM CRISIS TO SUSTAINABILITY. THE OPPORTUNITY HUB INCLUDES THE COMMUNITY MARKET, A CHOICE FOOD PANTRY THAT ADDRESSES FOOD ACCESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, WE PARTNER WITH AROUND 600 FAMILIES, AND OVER 80% OF PARTNER FAMILIES DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS ON THEIR GOALS EACH YEAR.

RESIDENT LEADERSHIPWE ARE COMMITTED TO INVESTING IN RESIDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN ACTIVELY LEAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOLD POWER IN COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS. CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE: THE WASHING WELL LAUNDROMAT, WHERE RESIDENT-LED STAFF ENSURES CONSISTENT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE LAUNDRY; THE COLLECTIVE, A GROUP OF RESIDENTS WHO FACILITATE CREATIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES; THE LPH COMMUNITY GARDENS AND CLEAN & GREEN TEAM, PROJECTS WHERE RESIDENTS LEAD UPKEEP OF OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS AND BEAUTIFY THE NEIGHBORHOOD; AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION TEAM, A COALITION OF RESIDENTS WHO ORGANIZE COMMUNITY VOICE AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.EACH YEAR, WE PARTNER WITH MORE THAN 60 NEIGHBORS ON IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY NEEDS, ORGANIZING RESIDENT VOICES, SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND LAUNCHING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

THRIVING COMMUNITYFINALLY, WE SEEK TO BUILD A LOWER PRICE HILL THAT IS AN AFFORDABLE AND VIBRANT PLACE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO LIVE. CURRENT INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE SANCTUARY, A COMMUNITY EVENT SPACE; AND LPH THRIVES, DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RESIDENT-OWNED BUSINESSES.MOST RECENTLY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER-THE-RHINE COMMUNITY HOUSING, THE LPH THRIVES PROGRAM BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON 47 UNITS OF DEDICATED AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING AND 3 STOREFRONT SPACES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.