Making Cuyahoga County Beautifully Different
About us
Established in 2018, The Cleveland Neighborhood Initiative was introduced to aid in Community Development throughout Cuyahoga County and focusing on the Heavily Blighted Community within East Cleveland.
The Cleveland Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) aims to establish a "Zero Blight Cuyahoga County", eliminating all signs of pollution within neighborhoods, mowing lawns of vacant homes and unmaintained land parcels, preserving natural resources such as watersheds and community gardens and aiding in home remodeling of salvageable vacant properties throughout Cuyahoga County.
CNI also aims to act as the Gold Standard for Small Business Development and Financial Literacy within Northeast Ohio. Aiding in Financial Leadership by partnering with local and national financial empowerment leaders throughout the country. Acting as the ultimate connection source for affiliating businesses providing aid with processing organizational business plans, capital gains, financial documentation, grantwriting, and Tax Reporting/Documentation.
OUR VISION
OUR MISSION
Launched as the first subsidiary of the National Neighborhood Initiative in 2017, CNI become the National office of the Neighborhood Initiative Program in 2018 by a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors on a motion presented by then Board Chairman, D'Andre Bowers.
The National Neighborhood Initiatives mission is to be the leading Economic Development Firm in the United States. Proving resources to build self-sustainable communities within low-to-moderate neighborhoods across the country.