In 2024 the Morelands Group worked on behalf of a healthy and livable Shaker Square neighborhood through engaged action

Residents First Legislation Advocacy - City of Cleveland Building and Housing

Implemented Light Up the Block Program through Cuyahoga County grant and partnership

Tenant Organizing Advocacy - City of Cleveland

2899 and 2910 Hampton Road tenant press conference and media attention

Huntington Bank - Buckeye Road branch advocacy

2962 South Moreland receivership case - Longtime vacant property advocacy for prosecution: December 2024 City reached settlement for new ownership

Steiner Foreclosure Properties: Stakeholder convening and slideshow

Moreland/Buckeye Trash Receptacle and Infrastructure Survey

White Paper: Receivership + Land Bank: A Proposed Partnership to Address Absentee-Owned Apartment Buildings in Poor Condition

morelandsgroup.org created

Developed marketing materials for multifamily commercial investment in Shaker Square

12500, 12600 & 12701 Shaker Blvd/SHAO nuisance/abatement advocacy and media attention - ongoing

Morelands Summer Festival: Annual event connecting tenants with resource organizations and community leaders, while helping to foster a sense of neighborhood empowerment at Shaker Square

Annual Tenant Leaders Holiday Reception

Coordinated Neighborhood Safety BBQs at South Moreland, Van Aken Crossings, North Moreland, and Helen Simpson Park - District 4 Police represented

Building code enforcement partnership with City of Cleveland Department of Building and Housing and the City of Shaker Heights - Monthly meetings and continued advocacy

Responsive advocacy to priority public health and safety complaints via 311

Provided paid legal representation for 17 Shaker Heights Apartments Owner LLC eviction cases

Provided tenant relocation assistance to 40 tenants at 2910 Hampton Road - a building that was abandoned by the owner and condemned by the City

Attended monthly Vacant and Abandoned Property Action Council (VAPAC) and VAPAC Housing Investor Work Group meetings

Ongoing building owner engagement: Code compliance issues, provided technical support, created ongoing relationship with owners and managers

Ongoing Helen Simpson Park beautification and place making activities

Provided technical assistance and research/data to community

A big thank you to tireless volunteers, Community Engagement Coordinator Amele Ngwafang, and to countless community partners

Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging

Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc

CHN Housing Partners

City of Cleveland - Police District 4