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During the Cavs 2020-21 season, every dunk shot made by a Cavs player at a home or away game was a slam dunk for the community thanks to a partnership between the Cavaliers and Lexus who teamed up to introduce Dunks for Dollars. Every dunk earned a $50 donation from Lexus, and with a total of 341 dunks this past season, the Cavs players scored over $17,000 for the Cavaliers Community Foundation, which supports charitable organizations in Northeast Ohio.

The Cavaliers Community Foundation has a core focus and primary mission to support youth wellness and education in Northeast Ohio. This is activated by applying financial, human and promotional resources to address critical community needs.

In addition, courtesy of the Cavs and Lexus, for every 20 dunks throughout the season, a youth hoop was donated to Providence House and East End Neighborhood House in Cleveland. The youth hoops were delivered to each center by Cavs mascot Sir CC, the PowerHouse Dance Team, and Cavs Academy Youth Sports coaches who put on mini-clinics with the children as they enjoyed their new basketball youth hoops. The events finished with snack time and a group photo.

The Cavs and Lexus will continue Dunks for Dollars through the 2021-22 season, making every Cavs slam dunk a memorable highlight in the game and in the community.

Cleveland Browns RB Nick Chubb has been selected by his teammates as the Browns’ 2020 Ed Block Courage Award recipient. The Ed Block Courage Award is given annually to a member of each of the 32 NFL teams who exemplifies the qualities of Ed Block, the former head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Colts, based on courage, compassion, commitment and community.

“This is a big honor. I want to thank my teammates for this award,” said Chubb. “I also want to thank the Browns athletic trainers and doctors for helping me get back on the field to do what I love.”

After finishing second in the NFL in rushing last season with 1,494 rushing yards, only 46 yards behind Titans RB Derrick Henry, Chubb ranked third in the league with 335 rushing yards (first AFC) and was tied for second with four rushing scores following Week 4, when he sustained an MCL injury during the team’s 49-38 win at Dallas. The Pro Bowl running back missed only four games while rehabbing and responded strongly when returning from injured reserve. After rejoining the active roster, Chubb recorded 464 rushing yards (116.0 yards per game) and three rushing TDs during his first four games, all of which resulted in Browns wins.

Chubb currently ranks third in the league in rushing yards per game (99.9) and first in yards per carry (6.0 avg.) among running backs. Despite missing four games, he stands fifth in NFL with 799 rushing yards (third AFC), tied for 10th with seven rushing scores (tied for fourth AFC) and first with 11 carries of 20-plus yards. Chubb has surpassed 100 rushing yards in five of his eight games this season, including a streak of three such contests immediately after recovering from the injury. The Browns are 12-4 overall when the Georgia native reaches the 100-yard mark.

Since being drafted by the Browns in the second round (No. 35 overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, Chubb has rushed for 3,289 yards with 23 TDs and added 63 catches for 502 yards with two scores. Last season, Chubb became the first Brown to register at least 1,000 scrimmage yards in each of his first two seasons and earned his first career Pro Bowl accolade.

Chubb has also been active in Browns Give Back’s efforts in the Northeast Ohio community and the team’s commitment to education, youth football and the First and Ten volunteering movement. This past offseason, he teamed up with VKTRY Gear to provide 500 free pairs of insoles to frontline healthcare workers. Additionally, Chubb annually hosts youth football camps in Georgia in conjunction with Patriots RB Sony Michel, his close friend and college teammate.

Chubb will be recognized tonight during Providence House’s Annual Deck the House Benefit Auction, which will be hosted online this year. Browns alumnus T Joe Thomas and his wife, Annie, are serving as honorary co-chairs for the event. The program begins at 6 p.m. and can be viewed through provhouse.org/dth.

Providence House’s Deck the House and the 2020 Ed Block Courage Award presentation highlights Day 5 of Browns Give Back’s “10 Days of Giving.” Throughout the event Browns players, coaches and staff members will share unique stories about community initiatives and contributions as part of the team’s yearlong commitment to education, youth football, social justice and inspiring others to support their communities through the First and Ten volunteering movement.

In addition to the team’s First and Ten volunteering efforts, “10 Days of Giving” encompasses the Cleveland Browns Foundation’s “Stay in the Game! Keep Learning, Every Day” Network and Browns Youth Football. The “Stay in the Game!” Network is focused on promoting equal educational opportunities for all students and school districts in Ohio, as well as combatting chronic absenteeism, while Browns Youth Football remains devoted to assisting the development, safety and growth of youth and high school football throughout the state by helping inspire a love of the game.

Following “10 Days of Giving,” the Browns host the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium for Monday Night Football on Dec. 14. The team will highlight many significant initiatives as part of Browns Give Back’s “Season of Giving” during the game, including recognition of local community partners and individuals who have made a meaningful impact on Northeast Ohio and beyond this season and throughout 2020.

Providence House, the Cleveland Browns Courage House for Children since 1999, protects at-risk children and supports families through crisis, strengthening communities to end child abuse and neglect. For more information, visit www.provhouse.org.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Browns players will be participating in the NFL’s annual My Cause, My Cleats campaign Sunday before and during the game against the Titans. The collaboration between the league and players started in 2016 to show players’ passion beyond the game, using footwear decorated with artwork to highlight the causes they support.

Here’s a look at the shoes Browns players will wear Sunday:

Author: Cleveland Browns

Ashley, a native of Westlake, is the Director of Programming and Clinical Operations at Providence House. At the start of the pandemic, Providence House made the difficult, but necessary decision to temporarily suspend its on-site crisis nursery children’s emergency shelter services. Stock worked quickly to mobilize the Social Work team for the transition to a new method of service delivery that would allow Providence House to continue to support families while adhering to new state health and safety protocols. Through her leadership, Providence House’s team of Licensed Social Workers was able to safely discharge all children we were caring for in our crisis nursery children’s shelter program and transition all families to phone-based and virtual case management, counseling, referral, and support services within the course of one week. Throughout the course of this pandemic, Ashley has only emphasized her expertise and dedication to the families and children Providence House serves.

As a winner of the Browns’ Hats Off To Our Heroes Gameday Experience, Stock received two custom jerseys and a number of other Browns merchandise items. Sugardale also provided a hot dog themed prize pack. She’ll also serve as the Dawg Pound Captain for today’s game.

In April, the Browns proudly launched the “Hats Off to Our Heroes” Fund — an extension of the team’s celebration of national heroes during all Browns home games — to support those who are valiantly serving as role models in the face of significant adversity due to COVID-19. The “Hats off to Our Heroes” Fund has focused on aiding health care professionals, first responders, educational professionals and other groups who are pivotal in our community year-round and are valiantly persisting as role models in the face of significant adversity. The “Hats Off to Our Heroes” Honor Row program, which will continue in 2020 and beyond, was created following the 9/11 tragedy to salute service members and first responders in the local community.

Funding is part of UnitedHealthcare’s $12.3 million in Empowering Health grants focused on expanding access to care and addressing the social determinants of health for people in underserved communities

July 09, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

COLUMBUS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, is awarding $595,000 in Empowering Health grants to seven community-based organizations in Ohio to expand access to care and address the social determinants of health for uninsured individuals and underserved communities.

“Our support of these organizations in Ohio through this UnitedHealthcare Empowering Health commitment will help provide critical aid and resources to the communities in Ohio that need it the most.”

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In total, UnitedHealthcare is donating $12.3 million through Empowering Health grants across 21 states. UnitedHealthcare launched its Empowering Health commitment in 2018.

More than half of the Empowering Health grants will help organizations increase their capacity to fight COVID-19 and support impacted communities. These grants will assist individuals and families experiencing challenges from social distancing, food insecurity, social isolation and behavioral health issues, which are among the most urgent needs resulting from the pandemic.

Grant recipients in Ohio include:

Better Health Partnership in Northeast Ohio — $115,000 to standardize screenings and referrals to improve outcomes for vulnerable children experiencing challenging mental/behavioral health and social needs through a collaboration with pediatric health systems and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Ohio Children’s Alliance, statewide — $100,000 to supply nonprofit behavioral health providers and other agencies with equipment to deliver tele-behavioral health services to uninsured, underinsured and vulnerable youth.
Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, statewide — $100,000 to provide virtual and in-person mental health first aid training and signs-of-suicide training for youth and staff at youth-serving organizations.
Cleveland Foundation in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga Counties — $95,000 to support the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund — an effort of more than 76 different corporate, civic and philanthropic partners. The funds will support local nonprofit organizations working on the front lines to address immediate needs of the most vulnerable and disproportionately impacted communities and populations due to the pandemic.
Ohio Association of Foodbanks, statewide — $85,000 for emergency to-go food and food boxes for people experiencing food insecurity.
Providence House in Cleveland — $75,000 to support a bus pass program for families served through its Crisis Nurseries and Community Education and Resiliency Program and provide case management, parent education and trauma services to parents served by community-based partners.
Senior Citizens Resources in Cleveland — $25,000to fund home-delivered meals and emergency food boxes for vulnerable seniors.
“This unprecedented environment has compounded challenges faced by Ohio’s most vulnerable residents and created further barriers to accessing the health care and services they need,” said Mike Roaldi, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Ohio. “Our support of these organizations in Ohio through this UnitedHealthcare Empowering Health commitment will help provide critical aid and resources to the communities in Ohio that need it the most.”

Providing access to better health in high-risk and high-need local communities is a profound challenge. According to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, nearly 80% of what influences a person’s health relates to nonmedical issues, such as food, housing, transportation and the financial means to pay for basic daily needs.

The Empowering Health grants bring to more than $100 million UnitedHealth Group’s efforts to fight COVID-19 and assist impacted communities by supporting vulnerable populations, protecting the health care workforce and advancing breakthrough innovations in testing and treatment.

In addition to UnitedHealthcare’s support in Ohio, the company has launched similar community initiatives and public-private collaborations nationwide focused on addressing social determinants of health. UnitedHealthcare has invested more than $500 million in affordable-housing communities since 2011, partnered with food banks and meal-delivery services, and last year joined with the American Medical Association to standardize how social determinants of health data is collected and used to create more holistic care plans.

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.3 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @UHC on Twitter.

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Author: Lydia Coutré

In its fifth round of weekly grants, the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund distributed $498,308 to 11 organizations and groups serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties.

Since the fund was created in mid-March, it has awarded $3.3 million to more than 50 nonprofit organizations facing unprecedented challenges during the ongoing pandemic.

To date, more than 65 different corporate, civic and philanthropic partners have contributed more than $8 million, alongside individuals and families across the region. They urge other foundations, corporate entities, individuals and organizations to contribute to the fund with donations of any amount, all of which are tax deductible, according to a release.

According to the release, this week’s grants are:

$30,000 to Family Promise of Greater Cleveland to continue providing supplies, food, beds and other resources for unsheltered and recently housed families in Cuyahoga County.

$16,000 to West Side Catholic Center to continue offering takeout meals, shower facilities, emergency shelter and remote case management and one-on-one social work for low-income and unsheltered clients in Cuyahoga County.

$50,000 to the Salvation Army of Greater Cleveland to purchase additional food and sanitation products needed to meet the increase to weekly service deliveries (from twice monthly) to those in need in Cuyahoga County.

$56,000 to Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization to compensate small businesses for no-cost meals provided to children and low-income individuals on Cleveland’s Near West Side.

$80,000 to Famicos Foundation to purchase and deliver food, toiletries and cleaning supplies to seniors and disabled residents in Cleveland’s Hough, Glenville and St. Clair-Superior neighborhoods.

$20,500 to Joseph’s Home to purchase medical and disinfecting supplies for the medical respite shelter, help transition to mobile capabilities for staff and to expedite the relocation of medically at-risk clients in Cuyahoga County to permanent housing.

$90,000 to Malachi House to continue to serve low-income, terminally ill patients free of charge in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood.

$55,808 to Providence House to maintain phone-based family support services and provide delivery of basic needs items for at-risk, vulnerable and low-income families in Cuyahoga County.

$20,000 to True Freedom Enterprises to continue to provide transportation services to places of employment for formerly incarcerated citizens in Cleveland.

$30,000 to West Side Community House to continue providing meals and support services for seniors and disabled adults on Cleveland’s Near West Side, through weekly meals to-go and home delivered meals to housebound seniors.

$50,000 WomenSafe, Inc. to maintain the emergency domestic violence shelter, while providing tele-counseling services, case management and basic needs items for adult and child survivors of domestic violence throughout Northeast Ohio.

Author: FRESHWATER STAFF

A fifth round of weekly grants totaling $498,308 for 11 Cleveland-area nonprofit groups was announced Friday, April 24, by the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund coalition.

The community has now raised more than $8 million since the fund was created in March and grantmaking totals now reach nearly $3.3 million to groups in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. The latest recipients are:

Family Promise of Greater Cleveland: $30,000 for supplies, food, beds and other resources for unsheltered families and recently housed families in Cuyahoga County.

West Side Catholic Center: $16,000 to offer takeout meals, shower facilities, emergency shelter, as well as remote case management and one-on-one social work for low-income and unsheltered clients in Cuyahoga County.

The Salvation Army of Greater Cleveland: $50,000 to purchase food and sanitation products that will be needed to make weekly service deliveries, an increase from twice monthly, to those in need in Cuyahoga County.

Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization: $56,000 to compensate small businesses for no-cost meals provided to children and low-income individuals on Cleveland’s near west side.

Famicos Foundation: $80,000 to purchase and deliver food, toiletries and cleaning supplies to seniors and disabled residents in Cleveland’s Hough, Glenville, and St. Clair-Superior neighborhoods.

Joseph’s Home: $20,500 to purchase medical and disinfecting supplies for the medical respite shelter, help transition to mobile capabilities for staff, and to expedite the relocation of medically at-risk clients in Cuyahoga County to permanent housing.

Malachi House: $90,000 to serve low-income, terminally ill patients free of charge in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood.

Providence House: $55,808 to maintain phone-based family support services and provide delivery of basic needs items for at-risk, vulnerable, and low-income families in Cuyahoga County.

True Freedom Enterprises: $20,000 to provide transportation services to places of employment for formerly incarcerated citizens in Cleveland.

West Side Community House: $30,000 to provide weekly meals to-go and delivery, as well as support services, for homebound seniors and disabled adults on Cleveland’s near west side.

WomenSafe, Inc.: $50,000 to maintain the emergency domestic violence shelter, while providing tele-counseling services, case management and basic needs items for adult and child survivors of domestic violence throughout Northeast Ohio.

Overall contributions to the Rapid Response Fund now total more than $8 million from 65 different corporate, civic, and philanthropic partners, including individuals and families across the region. Four new funding partners joined the group in the last week.

Weekly grants are expected to continue through at least June. Frontline nonprofits that have pressing needs related to the COVID-19 crisis response should email the coalition to receive more information about the streamlined funding process.

Donations of any amount are still being accepted and are tax deductible.