We’re Neighborhood Leadership Institute.
Together we share a common goal—to improve the quality of life for people in greater Cleveland’s diverse communities through grassroots leadership development and engagement.
Together we share a common goal—to improve the quality of life for people in greater Cleveland’s diverse communities through grassroots leadership development and engagement.
We are pleased to announce the fifth book of NLI’s Community Book Club! NLI invites you to read and discuss this next book with us. Book #5 is The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran. Dozens of community members have contributed to ongoing dialogue on social justice in previous groups. Now you can join in on our Book #5 discussions beginning Tuesday February 16th. Guests will participate in weekly discussions led by NLI facilitator GiGi Elder. We anticipate these discussions will run through March 16th. Participants should be ready to discuss the Introduction and Chapter One at the first session. You can REGISTER here. Please contact Michelle Broome at michelle@neighborhoodleadership.org if you have any questions.
In the True2U mentoring program, volunteers work with small groups of 8th graders in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to help the students consider their strengths and interests, create a vision for their future and weigh their high school and post-secondary options so they can set off with confidence down the path to their future.
Mentors are still needed. Do you remember being in the 8th grade? Did you know who you were and what you were going to be, or did someone help you think it through? Just sharing your story with Cleveland students, and being a steady partner along the journey, will have ripple effects for the students and our city, for years to come.
Our flagship program for community engagement, Schools as Neighborhood Resources opens six school buildings for recreation and enrichment programming for all ages.
SNR is the longest-running school-community initiative in Cuyahoga County. It’s a model of school, family and community collaboration that turns schools into community gathering places designed to improve the educational environment and social development opportunities for students and families.
Neighborhood Leadership Institute provides leadership training, resources and development to individuals in Greater Cleveland’s diverse communities. We take pride in elevating an individual’s natural leadership talent. Together we share a common goal—to improve and positively impact our communities through courageous leadership, collective ownership, empowerment, inclusion and accountability.
Neighborhood Leadership Institute partners with agencies and institutions to engage ordinary citizens in change initiatives and to strengthen emerging leaders within their communities with targeted trainings.
Sign up for our eNews to stay informed and up-to-date with everything going on with Institute programs and our grads.