North Coast Community Homes

March for Access steps off on September 21.

Join us for the 3rd annual March for Access! This year we are marching for greater voting rights and access. For additional information visit nocdo.org

Adding great new energy to the NCCH team!

Free Self-Advocacy & Self-Determination workshop.

Who's up for a good challenge?! Special Olympics Fitness Challenge.

Join the Special Olympics Ohio Fitness Challenge for a chance to win a Stanley Style Cup and a SOOH Fitness Shirt!

This fitness challenge begins on August 26th and will end on October 6th. You will track and submit your minutes of exercise and ounces of water weekly. You will also receive weekly emails that include fitness tips and a leaderboard! The person with the highest total minutes of exercise and ounces of water at the end of the challenge will win the Stanley Style Cup and Fitness Shirt!

Registration for this fitness challenge is open now and closes on August 25th. Sign up using the link below:
https://airtable.com/appIJXe3o9EhgifO4/shrE5lX8L71bXR0tD

Disability Rights Ohio has resources to ensure a successful voting experience.

The November election is just 12 weeks from today, and your path to a successful voting experience starts now!

Learn how to register, check your registration, and plan out the best way for you to vote by visiting disabilityrightsohio.org/vote

Tips for kindness as the school season begins.

It’s time for a new school season! We encourage everyone to talk to their children about being kind and including everyone.

This is great information.

Very cool kitchen tool.

For small spaces, an Ovente Cooktop may be ideal. Check it out at youtu.be/HSIQ5ZS1CLk.

View more helpful kitchen items on the Assistive Tech Video Demos at cuyahogabdd.org/ATVD.



Image description: Ovente Induction Cooktop

That's a wrap on 2024 Race You Home 5k Run |1-Mile Stroll. It was a beautiful day! Thank you to our participants and donors for supporting our mission to provide quality homes and supportive resources to optimize independence and help our residents live their best lives. Special shout out to committee chair, Sean O'Donnell and LLK Greenhouse Solutions for leading efforts to make this event a success. Thank you sponsors, including Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Gallagher, Timothy Berry & Shamrock Companies, plus the many individuals who generously donated to this event. Your support makes a difference in the lives of our 600+ residents.

The Northeast Ohio area has great support resources. Check out The Arc of Ohio.

We all need someone in our corner. The Arc of Ohio is here for you. The Arc addresses issues related to human and civil rights, health care and treatment, and services and programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

Learn more about The Arc of Ohio in our Online Resource Guide at ow.ly/tWmh50Sxlaq.



Image description: Photo of The Arc members. To the left, white text Inclusive Places The Arc of Ohio.

Wonderful accessible resource!

Are you looking for a new trail to explore? Cleveland Metroparks has you covered.

The Metroparks recommends the following locations as the most accessible trails within its park district. All trails are paved and are flat or have minimal slopes. Trail amenities include accessible parking and restrooms.

- Bonnie Park Loop, Mill Stream Run Reservation North
- Bunns Lake Loop, Bradley Woods Reservation
- Forbes Woods Loop, Bedford Reservation
- Huntington Walkway Loop, Huntington Reservation
- Lower Edgewater APT Loop, Lakefront Reservation
- Scenic Park APT Loop, Rocky River Reservation North
- West Creek APT Loop Trail, West Creek Reservation
- Woodpecker Way, Acacia Reservation

Explore the trails before visiting on TrailView at ow.ly/wMjM50SCK0a.



Image description: Outdoors trail with text, Accessible Trails.

Check out the talent! Art Exhibit, this Friday, July 26.

Artful Cleveland and Coventry PEACE Campus PEACE Pops free Art Exhibit is on July 26 at 6 PM at 2843 Washington Blvd, Cleveland Hts. The art featured was made by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Adults can join upcoming art classes on July 17 & 31 and August 14 & 28. Learn more at ow.ly/kimB50SyTe2.



Image description: Text, Join us for the DD Adult Community Art Exhibit. PEACE Pops logo. July 26 6-9. An exhibit of art work made by adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities who have limited options for art, social & community activities. Made possible with a grant from Cuyahoga DD. 2843 Washington Blvd. Art tool graphics.

Optimizing opportunities.❤

Disability Pride. Saturday, July 27th. Three to seven PM, three to four PM sensory friendly hour. The Fieldhouse at Studio West, 1384 Hird Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio, 44107. Music, and all ages and abilities activities. . Register or request additional access accommodations via online form, here: forms.gle/qaxN2iZwxEQEzoiH6

Learn what the colors of the Disability Pride Flag represent.

July is Disability Pride Month! The Arc of Ohio families represent a wide range of intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The Disability Pride flag has five diagonal stripes of different colors on a black background, and each color represents a different type of disability:
Red: Physical disabilities
Gold: Neurodivergence
White: Invisible and undiagnosed disabilities
Blue: Psychiatric disabilities, including mental illness, anxiety, and depression
Green: Sensory disabilities, including the blind, deaf, and deaf-blind communities

WHY NCCH? When we open doors to a home we see it as an opportunity to lift a community. Our signature service is accessibility renovations that optimize independence for our residents. The NCCH landscaping team is prepping our newest house in anticipation of the resident's upcoming move.

North Coast Community Homes North Coast Community Homes develops and maintains safe, comfortable, and affordable community housing of high quality for individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and other disabilities.

It's time to get registered. The adventure is worth the WILD! Click here https://p2p.onecause.com/ncchraceyouhome

A little rainy drizzle and cold weather did not dampen the great golf experience! Thank you committee members Ron Laneve, Philip Lombardo, Dennis Burnside, Matthew Smith at Buckingham & Matt Soful for helping to make this event a success.

Golfers, it's your lucky day! Click the QR code, or use this link to explore the exciting golf course packages available for the 2024 NCCH Golf Classic. https://one.bidpal.net/ncchgolf2024/browse/2

We are two weeks away from the NCCH 2024 Golf Classic. We only have 4 openings for foursomes. Reserve your foursome today! https://one.bidpal.net/ncchgolf2024/welcome

The NCCH Residential Services Liaisons did it again...another great event for NCCCH residents that included painting birdhouses and a musical performance. What fun!

So proud of our NCCH team!

Let's get strong!

North Coast Community Homes is committed to being good neighbors, so the team volunteered at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, assisting community neighbors visiting the Healthy Choice Food Market. Neighbors Helping Neighbors was an opportunity for the NCCH staff to support the food bank and show gratitude towards a partner who is also a resource for our residents.

It's Volunteer Appreciation Week. Thank you to those who offer their time, skills, and efforts to contribute to the success of NCCH and our mission to provide quality housing and resources to those with disabilities and mental health challenges. Meet one of our newest volunteers. NCCH.ORG

Happy Earth Day! Celebrate our planet and reflect on ways we can protect and preserve it for future generations.

Congratulations to these City Advocates!

We wanted to share our congratulations to the individuals from our employer member companies who were named on the Downtown Cleveland Inc.'s list of City Advocates for 2024.

The nine-month City Advocates program "helps participants gain a deeper understanding of and greater appreciation for the community’s strengths, challenges and how to become part of solutions that drive change," Downtown Cleveland Inc. said in the class announcement on Wednesday, April 10.

Congratulations:
Zoë DeMarco - AMS Careers - Americas
Melissa Lias - Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Andrew Pausch-Taylor - Cleveland State University