GCC Celebrates Creation of County Mental Health & Addictio Crisis Diversion Center
GCC's dogged persistance has paid off as Cuyahoga County announces a contract with the ADAHMS Board for Oriana House to operate and house a crisis diversion center. …
We Did Some Amazing Work Between October 14th and November 3rd!
Our GCC Battle for Democracy leaders made phone calls, sent emails, delivered door hangers and even worked on-site as Board of Elections employees! …
Vote, Democracy, Absentee ballot
GCC Is Rolling to the Polls!
GCC is committed to ensuring that everyone who wants to vote gets to vote. We have organized Roll to the Polls to support people using the absentee voting process while they stay COVID-safe.…
Through August 8th, Approximately 1,920 Tests Have Been Conducted Through Community-Based Testing
Nearly 2,000 people have been tested for Coronavirus through a partnership between Cuyahoga County Board of Health, MetroHealth and faith organizations like Greater Cleveland Congregations.…
Color of Health COVID-19 Testing Initiative Continues Full Steam
GCC's Color of Health Initiative, which kicked off on July 16, finishes in August with COVID-19 tests offered by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health and MetroHealth System at congregations in the city of Cleveland. The testing event provides walk-up and drive-thru options.…
GCC Finds Major Pharmacies Redlining Access to COVID-19 Testing at Their Stores
Walgreens and Rite Aid offer testing at only one store each in the city of Cleveland while CVS offers none.…
GCC Launches Campaign to Test Thousands for COVID-19
Color of Health Initiative seeks equal access to testing and creation of comprehensive community-wide support network as matter of justice as we seek to suppress OOVID-19.…
In Response to the Murder of George Floyd
Greater Cleveland Congregations responds to the Murder of George Floyd.…
Letter to Public Officials
We sent the following letter to Cuyahoga County public officials who were instrumental in reducing the jail population this past March.…
Over 1,000 Citizens Packed a Church on a Wintry Night to Participate in Call for Crisis Centers
The outside may have been windy, cold and snowy, but the inside of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church was bursting with energy as 1,038 citizens loudly called for the creation of two offsite pre-booking mental health and addiction crisis diversion centers.…