The document provides minutes from an El Refugio Board meeting discussing conditions and needs for people departing Puerto Rico, Florida, or elsewhere to settle in Northeast Ohio. It lists categories of needs including housing, food, medical care, education, employment, and more. It then provides extensive lists of government agencies, organizations, foundations, health care providers, faith-based groups, employers, and media contacts that can provide resources and assistance to displaced persons.
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Supplemental Notes BCummins - El Reugio 10.19.2017
The document provides minutes from an El Refugio Board meeting discussing conditions and needs for people departing Puerto Rico, Florida, or elsewhere to settle in Northeast Ohio. It lists categories of needs including housing, food, medical care, education, employment, and more. It then provides extensive lists of government agencies, organizations, foundations, health care providers, faith-based groups, employers, and media contacts that can provide resources and assistance to displaced persons.
The document provides minutes from an El Refugio Board meeting discussing conditions and needs for people departing Puerto Rico, Florida, or elsewhere to settle in Northeast Ohio. It lists categories of needs including housing, food, medical care, education, employment, and more. It then provides extensive lists of government agencies, organizations, foundations, health care providers, faith-based groups, employers, and media contacts that can provide resources and assistance to displaced persons.
notes: El Refugio Board Member Meeting, Minutes, 10/19/2017
Brian Cummins, Cleveland City Council
Conditions for departure from Puerto Rico, Florida or elsewhere to North East Ohio. Airfare Medical support Legal issues in terms of their documents, possessions, what they are leaving behind
Categories of needs, agencies, available resources and processes for providing assistance. See: http://www.211oh.org/community-resources
Supplemental financial assistance for agencies expected to serve displaced persons. Food, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service o http://www.ohiobenefits.org Clothing Shelter, Housing o Temporary housing, senior housing, mid-term housing options. o Furniture & Household Items food pantries, emergency supply of groceries, food assistance benefits (food stamps), furniture, kitchenware and other household items, tools, building supplies and safety items, i.e. child car seats, smoke detectors. o Agencies and Resources; FEMA, HUD, CMHA, CHN, Local CDCs, Affordable Housing Availability, Local Landlords and Rentals. Medical needs - health screenings and evaluations Legal Assistance in Cleveland, Puerto Rico and Florida Education, Workforces training o Designated contacts at CMSD for intake and assignment of students o Agencies that can help with translation services, English classes, tutoring, school supplies. Employment & Income Support; government benefits, welfare programs, and other general financial aid. Family Support & Parenting - child care, case management and benefits screening, physical, developmental, emotional, and mental disability, screening Transportation o GCRTA bus passes General Assistance/Navigation of Systems o Call for Volunteers/Individual or Family Adopter Program, being assigned a family to help navigate benefits and services, possibly help serve for temporary housing, etc
Government/Public Agencies
Congressional Offices
Office of Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Nicholas P. Turner, 216-767-5933, Nick.Turner@mail.house.gov Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), Ariella J. Brown, 216.522.4900, Ariella.Brown@mail.house.gov U. S. Senator Sherrod Brown, John W. Ryan, State Director, (216) 522-7272, John_Ryan@brown.senate.gov U.S. Senator Rob Portman , Caryn B. Candisky, 216-522-7095, caryn_candisky@portman.senate.gov
State of Ohio
Governors Office and Ohio Emergency Management
Cuyahouga County Cuyahoga Job and Family Services o Prevention, Retention & Contingency (PRC) Program o Food Assistance Program (FAP) o Utility Assistance
Greater Cleveland Transit Authority: Eric Johnson, Government Relations Specialist, (216) 781-4087, ejohnson@gcrta.org; Jose Feliciano, Jr., 216-781-4543, jfeliciano@gcrta.org
Lorain County Job & Family Services Lorain County Transit (LCT)
City of Cleveland Grady Stevenson, Interim Director, Community Relations Board Valarie J. McCall, Chief of Government & International Affairs Duane Deskins, Chief of Prevention, Intervention and Opportunity for Youth and Young Adults Edward W. Rybka, Chief of Regional Development Natoya J. Walker Minor, Chief of Public Affairs o Mary McNamara, Director, Dept. of Aging o Michael Cosgrove, Director, Dept. of Community Development o Merle Gordon, Director, Dept, of Public Health Kevin Kelley, President, Cleveland City Council Councilman Brian Cummins, Cleveland City Council, Ward 14 Councilman Kerry McCormack, Cleveland City Council, Ward 3 Councilman Matt Zone, Cleveland City Council, Ward 15
City of Lorain Joel Arredondo, President, Lorain City Council Angel Arroyo Jr., 6th Ward Councilman
Health Care:
The MetroHealth System: Financial Assistance Services; Mi MetroHealth Mi Comunidad; El Centro de Salud en Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center; The Oscar Hispanic Clinic (Servicios para Nios y Adolescentes) Cleveland Clinic; Lutheran Hospital: Carlos Romero-Marrero, Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Hermann Stubbe, MD, Family Medicine; Arnaldo Zayas-Santiago, MD, Pediatric Hospital Medicine; Fernando Castro, MD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Florida Weston; University Hospitals St. Vincent Charity Medical Center Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Neighborhood Family Practice: Medical Care; Family Planning; Women's Health; Behavioral Health Front Line Service Medwish
Foundations
The Cleveland Foundation, India Pierce Lee, Senior Vice President, Program, 216.615.7177, ilee@clevefdn.org o Cleveland For Puerto Rico Relief; Alan Ashby, Cleveland Foundation media relations officer, aashby@clevefdn.org, 216-615-7591 o https://www.cle4pr.org/about Fundacin Comunitaria de Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Community Foundation Recovery Fund The George Gund Foundation, Marcia Egbert, Senior Program Officer, Human Services, 216-241-3114, megbert@gundfdn.org,
Non-Profits
The Spanish American Committee: Programs; Economic Strength, Family Support, Cultural Outreach May Dugan Center; Services & Programs; Counseling & Community Services Dept.; Education & Resource Center; Health & Wellness; Basic Needs; and, Moms First Program. Esperanza, Inc. The Centers for Families and Children o El Bario Hispanic Business Center Hispanic Alliance Julia De Burgos Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center El Centro (Lorain, OH) HOLA Ohio (Ashtabula, OH) The Samaritan House (Ashtabula, OH) Towards Employment Care Alliance Health Center - West Side Clinic Catholic Charities - "La Providencia" Hispanic Services Office Hispanic UMADAOP West Side Catholic Center Greater Cleveland Food Bank Feeding America Banco de Alimentos de Puerto Rico - Feeding America The Salvation Army Northeast Ohio Division Divisin de Puerto Rico e Islas Vrgenes - El Salvation Army de Puerto Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico
Faith Based
Nueva Vida Church of God, 2327 Holmden Ave, Cleveland, OH 44109, (216) 741-0511, Facebook Page. La Sagrada Familia Church, Rev. Robert Reidy St. Michaels Church, Rev. Fr. Mark Riley Family Ministry Center, Julie Jones, Executive Director Fraternidad de Pastores Hispanos Unidos, Cleveland, Pastor Christian Omar Medina Sacred Heart Chapel, Rev. William A. Thaden (Lorain, OH) The United Pastors in Mission o Church on the Rise, Pastor Paul Endrei o Mega Church, Bishop Luther Blackwell o Journey Community Church, Rev. Jim Wilkes o West 58th Street Church of God, Rev. David Pratt o Scranton Road Bible Church, Pastor Joe Abraham
Employers/Corporate
WIRE-Net Park Ohio Nestles Voss Industries
Other Club San Lorenzo, Jose Acevedo Club Alma Yaucana de Cleveland, Jaime Orengo Latin American Academics, Athletics and Arts
Organizations and Contacts in Puerto Rico: Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico, Gobierno de Puerto Rico San Jorge Children's Hospital Centro Medico de Puerto Rico University Pediatric Hospitals Instituto Especial para el Desarrollo Integral del Individio, La Familia y la Comunidad
Resource Information
FEMA Hurrican Maria, resources and information on the federal response to Hurricane Maria.
Media and News:
Senate Approves $36.5 Billion Aid Package as Hurricane Costs Mount, By Thomas Kaplan, The New York Times, 10/24/2017 500,000 pounds of donations leaving I-X Center for Puerto Rico, WKYC, 10/23/2017 Lorain councilman visits Puerto Rico, says cities must prepare for influx of victims, By Michael Sangiacomo, The Plain Dealer, 10/14/2017 Lorain and Cleveland have strong ties to Puerto Rico: Statistical Snapshot, By Rich Exner, cleveland.com, 10/13/2017 People soothe worries about relatives in Puerto Rico by sending supplies, By Michael Sangiacomo, The Plain Dealer, 9/30/2017 Donations for Puerto Rico aid collected in Lake and Ashtabula counties, Cleveland.com, 9/26/2017
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