Our Impact

Community Engagement & Organizing

  • Support for Community Groups & Neighborhood Associations

  • Resident Leadership Development

  • Fiscal Agency & Grant Management for more than 10 Organizations

Print & Digital Communications

People engaging in a colorful outdoor painting activity at a community event. Children and adults are painting on a large sheet of paper with cups of paint, under tents and bright sunlight.
Inside a modern coffee shop with wooden ceiling beams, pendant lights, and wall art. Customers are sitting at tables and engaging in conversation, while staff serve behind the counter.

Events

Business Technical Assistance

Home Repair

  • Repair Program Referrals & Management

  • Contractor Pool Management & Development

  • Scope & Review for Repair Activities

  • Residential Assistance Program

  • Home Repair Workshops

Real Estate

  • Property Acquisition & Identification

  • Rehab Scope of Work / Management

  • Financing / Capital Management

  • Code Enforcement Efforts

A group of people gathered around a person planting a tree in an open grassy area, with a canopy tent and residential houses in the background on a cloudy day.
Vertical blue sign reading 'DOLLAR FOODLYN' on a brick building sidewalk with pedestrians, trees, and cars on a sunny day.
Cover page of the Old Brooklyn News September 2024 issue featuring a street view of Brooklyn with houses and utility poles, and headlines for articles about Old Brooklyn Streetfest, Old Brooklyn Cheese, and Broadview Road.
People working on an exterior home improvement project using ladders and scaffolding while a woman in a light blue outfit holds a ladder.
Front yard of a house with a sign that reads 'Home Repair by Old Brooklyn Community Development Corp' and a QR code. The yard has various plants and decorations, including pink flamingo lawn ornaments, hanging wind chimes, and potted flowers. A woman and a child are on the porch, with the house's upper story and neighboring houses in the background.
Group of women working on a woodworking project at a workshop table with tools and wood pieces.

Neighborhood Development & Implementation

Pre-Development for Commercial & Residential Redevelopment

  • Spearheading transformative projects like the Memphis & Pearl Redevelopment

  • Financing, Capital Stacking, Title Commitments

  • Tax Credit Experience (New Markets, Low Income, Historic)

  • RFP Development & Management

  • Environmental Studies Management

Placemaking

  • Wayfinding, Signage, Place Naming in Old Brooklyn like the new Old Brooklyn Welcome Signs

  • Activation of Spaces / Events, Popups, Entrepreneurial & Artistic Support

  • Beautification & Tree Planting

Resident Attraction

  • Promotion Activities & Consumer Research

  • Realtor Relations & Community Promotion

Business Attraction

  • Business Demand & Analysis for future amenities

  • Entrepreneur Engagement

  • New & Potential Small Business Engagement

Neighborhood Branding

  • Promote Old Brooklyn as a Distinct Brand/Identity

  • Provide Design, Physical Elements & Technical Assistance to Project Brand around Old Brooklyn & in Promotion of Old Brooklyn

  • Creation of Old Brooklyn SWAG

Network Weaving

Social Service Brokering

  • Access to Local Food Support

  • Homeless Prevention & Support

  • Lead Safety

  • Liaison to Residential Support Services

City Engagement & Collaboration Efforts

  • Department of Community Development

  • Department of Building and Housing, Demolition, Code Enforcement, Permitting

  • Planning Department, Commission, Design Review

  • Department of Economic Development

  • Public Works, Urban Forestry, Transportation

  • Events Permitting, Constituent Requests, Retail Needs

  • City Council Representatives

Fund Development

·       Support for Grants & Sponsorship Opportunities

·       Creative layering of funds for programs, projects, & people

Board Governance

  • Bylaws & Policies

  • Executive Committee & Leadership

  • Executive Director Transition

  • Inclusive & Representative Board

  • Board Committees

  • Board Membership

A street scene with a blue sign that reads "Old Brooklyn Cleveland" and a smaller sign below it that says "Welcome Home." There are trees, power lines, and a few buildings and cars in the background under a clear blue sky.
Group of seven people standing on a patch of dirt with small plants in front, smiling for the camera on a city street with shops and buildings behind them.
Two smiling women standing behind a table at an outdoor booth under a white canopy tent. The table is covered with a blue tablecloth that has 'Old Brooklyn Cleveland' printed on it repeatedly. The table displays various flyers, papers, and small items for a community event. One woman is wearing a black T-shirt and glasses with a colorful hat, and the other is also in a black T-shirt with gray hair tied back. Behind them, there is a grassy area, a tree, and a chain-link fence with some cars parked in the background.
A small group of people inside a cozy cafe or community space, with a man speaking to the group. There is a blue table with brochures and event materials. Visible outside are parked cars and buildings. The decor includes string lights, a colorful wall art piece, and potted plants.
People participating in a community garden project on a city sidewalk, planting and tending to plants and soil, with various gardening tools and buckets.