Willie and Alex sit down with CDC executive director Trevelle Harp to discuss his community development work in the city of East Cleveland, Ohio.
East Cleveland, the first suburb of Cleveland, and at one time one of the wealthiest suburbs in the nation, went through a series of unfortunate circumstances causing it to be one of the poorest cities in Ohio.
In this episode, we discuss East Cleveland's past, present, and future.
Trevelle Harp, is the Executive Director of the Northeast Ohio Alliance for Hope (NOAH), a non-profit 501c3 Community Development Corporation based in East Cleveland Ohio.
With over a decade of community organizing experience, he has trained community leaders from all over the country in community organizing & leadership principles.
As the executive director and lead organizer of NOAH, Trevelle has led several successful campaigns, leveraging millions of dollars in resources to improve the quality of life of East Cleveland residents.
Among those successes are: creating the political will to create a formalized relationship between the Cuyahoga County Land Bank and the City of East Cleveland to address vacant and abandoned properties, and create dialogue between the Cleveland Clinic and the City of East Cleveland to secure a commitment worth $20 million to address the issues of lost revenue from the closing of Huron Hospital.
He also serves on the board of the Fund of For Our Economic Future; a funding alliance made up of more than 40 organizations and individuals dedicated to advancing economic growth with equitable access to opportunity for the people of Northeast Ohio.
Trevelle is a proud East Cleveland resident and homeowner who is committed to the revitalization of the City of East Cleveland through the development of people and the facilitation strategy of partnerships with community stakeholders and regional institutions.
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