The Community Connector Newsletter

The Community Connector is a quarterly newsletter brought to you by Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. featuring community news, upcoming events, important information, available resources, and much more. If you are a Ward 5 resident and you currently do not receive a print copy of The Community Connector, please call (216) 341-1455 or email us.

For up-to-the-minute updates from BBC, please visit the BBC Blog.

 

The Community Connector: Spring 2008
Community Family Parade and Festival, Free Paint and Supplies Available for a Limited Time, Bridgeport Place Grand Opening, Community Gardens Create Healthier Neighborhoods, Residents Striving to Make Colfax Road & Fuller Avenue Model Blocks, Check the Locks!, Ameridream Down Payment Gift Program, Attention Ward 5 Senior Citizens!, Turn Off Your Car, 5 Tips to Financial Health, and more

 

The Community Connector: Winter 2008
Bridgeport Place, Neighborhood Groups Receive Neighborhood Grants for Neighborhood Improvements, Renovated Townhomes Now for Sale in Hill Place, BBC Strategically Improving Ward 5 Neighborhoods One Block at a Time, Look for BBC's Newest Staff Members, BBC's Housing Programs Keeping You Warm this Winter, Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, BBC's Financial Literacy Workshop Series, Expanded Food and Nutrition Program Opportunity, Put the Freeze on Winter Asthma Triggers: Tips from Steps to a Healthier Cleveland, Black History Live, and more

 

The Community Connector: Fall 2007
Kinsman: A Community on the Move, New Committee Oversees Building Designs along Neighborhood's Main Streets, $25,000 Property Tax Exemption, Opportunity Loan Refinance Program, Home Weatherization Services Available, Emergency Furnace Repairs for Senior Citizens, Residents from Marshall Avenue Help Youth Prepare for School, Exciting New Living Opportunities Available in Central for Seniors, Lease a Landmark, more

 

The Community Connector: Summer 2007
Bridgeport Place: Burten, Bell, Carr's Newest Development, Central Neighborhood Clean-Up and Crime Prevention Fair, Free Home Maintenance Workshops, Help Keep Cleveland Clean, Stop Unwanted Mail, Neighborhood Grant Opportunity Ranging from $500 to $5,000, Central Family Festival, Free Air Conditioners, Free City Mission Camps, Green Around Town, more

 

The Community Connector: Spring 2007
BBC Awarded, $3,000 Available to Neighborhood Groups, Gateway Townhomes, Home Repair Programs, Free Paint and Supplies for a Limited Time, Fire Prevention and the Red Cross, 18th Annual Cleveland Senior Day, Wire-Net's AIM Camp, and more

 

The Community Connector: Winter 2007
Buy a New Home in Central!, Learning Garden Comes to Central, Help on the Way for County Residents, Free Income Tax Return Preparation Available, Grandparent/Kinship Care Program, and more

 

The Community Connector: Fall 2006
Central Community Family Festival, Marshall Avenue Residents Prepare for School, Volunteers Make a Difference in Ward 5 This Summer, Homestead Programs, Job Seekers Corner, Ward 5 Master Planning, Get Rid of Hazardous Waste, Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List, BBC Welcomes New Board Members, BBC Welcomes Nailah Ingram to the Staff, Programs Available to Assist with Utilities, and more

 

The Community Connector: Summer 2006
Spring Clean-Up & Crime Prevention Fair, St. John's Square Reading Garden, BBC East Tech Internship Program, Residents Receive Painting and More on Rebuilding Day, Free Paint Available for a Limited Time, Updates on BBC Projects, and more

 

The Community Connector: Spring 2006
Over 100 Area Youth Witness Black History Live, Grants of up to $3,000 Available for Community Groups, Warning: Predatory Lenders on the Prowl, County Offers Foreclosure Prevention Assistance, Free Home Maintenance Workshops, Central Neighborhood Clean-Up & Crime Prevention Fair, Contractor Acceleration Program, BBC Housing Programs Brochure, and more

 

The Community Connector: Winter 2006
Celebrating St. John's Village West, Ward 5 Residents Honored by CPD Third District, Grants Available for Block Clubs and Neighborhood Groups, Financial Fitness, Direct Deposit of Social Security Payments, Free Tax Preparation Assistance, Ask BBC: The Forgotten Triangle Master Planning, BBC Assists Area Small Businesses, Cleveland Central Weed & Seed Update, Events, and more

 

The Community Connector: Fall 2005
Ward 5 Councilman Jackson: Sixteen Years of Dedicated Service to Ward 5, BBC Welcomes Weed & Seed Site Coordinator, All About Payday Lending, Cuyahoga County Outreach Department, Put Your Business Plan into Action, Ward 5 Forgotten Triangle Master Planning, Newly Redeveloped RTA Station East 55th Street Bridge, BBC Calendar, Upcoming Events, and more

 

The Community Connector: Summer 2005
Arbor Park Place Receives Award of Excellence, Neighborhood Groups Get Money for Projects, Beware of Predatory Lenders, Home Repair Applications Now Online, Crime Prevention & Safety Fair, Central Family to Family Collaborative, BBC Blog, Bessemer Homes, and more

 

The Community Connector: Spring 2005
BBC Celebrates Annual African-American Living History with Honoree Priscilla Walton, Home Maintenance Workshops, Paint Refund Program, Community Garden Workshops, Benefits Check-Up, Kinsman-East 72nd Development Project, and more

 

The Community Connector: Winter 2005
The Grand Opening of Arbor Park Place, East Central Place, Homeownership Assistance Program, Neighborhood Connections, Free Apprenticeships, Woodland Village, Ask BBC, and more

 

The Community Connector: Fall 2004
BBC's Celebration Luncheon, Central Weed & Seed, Arbor Park Place, NeighborhoodLink, and more

 

The Community Connector: Summer 2004
Congrats to graduates of BBC's Spring Financial Fitness Class, Save the Date for BBC's Annual Event, Contractor Mentoring Program Presses Forward, Neighborhood Housing Services of Cleveland Works for Ward 5, Ask BBC, Block Club Schedule, and much more

 

The Community Connector: Spring 2004
Word from Councilman Jackson, The 3rd Annual African-American Living History Celebration, New Neighbor on East 55th Street, Central Weed & Seed Update, Financial Fitness Update, Upcoming Projects, and more

 

The Community Connector: Winter 2004
Contractor Mentoring Program Takes Off, East Central Place Phase II, Cleveland Recycles, Construction Training Program, Healthy Family/Healthy Start, Update about Current and Upcoming Projects, more

 

The Community Connector: Summer 2003
BBC Receives James Rouse Vision in Affordable Housing Award, BBC East Tech Internship Program, Health Care and Service Worker Training Program, Workforce Orientation at King Kennedy North, Update about Current and Upcoming BBC Projects, and more

 

The Community Connector: Spring 2003
Living History Awards Honors Judge Jean Murrell Capers, Word from Councilman Jackson, Senior Informational Sessions, Info about Various Housing Programs Available to Residents, Spotlight on Life-Long Central Resident James Calgie, more

 

The Community Connector: Winter 2003
The Very First Edition of the Community Connector, About BBC Development, Homebuyer Education, Senior Citizen Needs in Ward 5, Community Leadership Development Academy, Villages of Central, Peace Garden, Info about Current and Upcoming BBC Projects, more