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Resources

As part of our commitment to community awareness, NewONEShaker offers links to local and national resources.  In addition to information on basic needs, we've included sections on Education and Social Justice - a goal to foster community inclusion and awareness.

Community Resources

This page is maintained regularly. If you know of a resource we haven't listed, please reach out via our contact page.

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Giving & Receiving Winter 2020-21

As we head into the holiday season, members of the Shaker Engagement Collaborative are collecting information on needs in our community. 

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Mental Health Resources

While we list all mental health resources in our Community Resource document to the right, we are also highlighting them here:

  • Mental Health Resource Links
  • Adult Emotional Support and Mental Health Resources


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Community Resources During Covid-19

In March 2020, NewONEShaker started compiling this Community Resource Catalog for the community during the pandemic outbreak. 


Please send us new resources or updates HERE.

S.A.M.S. Moms Shaker Heights

S.A.M.S. Moms

The African American Family sometimes looks different than the standard family structure. S.A.M.S. aims to support African American Mothers and helps to provide a sense of community, togetherness and well-being while supporting the community as a whole. 

Shaker Heights Quick Community Guide

Shaker Heights Quick Community Guide

A quick guide to resources via our schools, the city, and local advocacy groups.

Neighbor Notes

Neighbor Notes Flyers

Weekly, S.A.M.S. Moms and the City of Shaker Heights create and distribute Neighbor Notes, a weekly printed flyer with community updates that is distributed throughout Shaker Heights. 

Be Strong Families

Be Strong Families

Since 2012, Be Strong Families has partnered with organizations, systems and communities to help families grow stronger from the inside out. 

Shaker Mutual Aid

Shaker Mutual Aid

 Shaker alums Nya Hardaway and Amani Hill have founded this Shaker-based mutual aid group. 


Learn more: Mutual aid networks allow for community action in the form of sharing resources and fundraising. 


Education | Reading

We track resources for the classroom, personal growth and professional learning

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Little Free Libraries

Our community has a number of Little Free Libraries, where you can take a book or leave a book.Find these "LFL's" via this Google Map or this Google Sheet.  

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Literacy Cooperative

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a unique early-year book gifting program that mails a brand new, age-appropriate book to enrolled children every month from birth until five years of age. All children in Cuyahoga County qualify. Enroll your child today via the Literacy Cooperative today.  

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Black Children's Books & Authors (BCBA)

BCBA  promote awareness of children’s and young adult literature by Black authors. Check their online author directory, which lists traditional and self-published authors. 


Photo courtesy of BCBA.

Facing History Resources

Facing History's Resources

From videos to workshops, there are many ways that adults and the youth can become allies engaged in anti-racism.


Events: Check their calendar for webinars that benefit educators, parents, and our community.

Talking About Race Webportal by the National Museum of African American History & Culture.

Talking About Race Web Tool

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture introduces "Talking About Race." This web portal addresses racism and the desire to promote equity and inclusion. Sections for educators, parents/guardians, and allies committed to equity.

Anti-racist resources from Greater Good Science Center

Anti-Racist Resources from Greater Good

In response to violence against people of color in 2020, Greater Good Magazine compiled numerous resources to learn about racism, how we can build bridges, and resources for parents and educators.

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Restorative Practices

Institute for Restorative Practices

Critical Race Theory & Restorative Justice 

Little Books of Justice & Peacebuilding

Restorative Policing: Pollard, Charles. (2001) 

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The Folded Map Project

The Folded Map Project visually connects Chicago residents who live at corresponding addresses on the North and South Sides of Chicago. It's an enlightening look into racial segregation.

Baratunde Thurston Ted Talk: Deconstructing Racism, One Headline at a Time

Deconstructing Racism in Headlines

Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of White Americans calling the police on black Americans "...eating, walking or generally 'living while black.'" Brought to you by Ted Talk.

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Anti-Racist Information for White Educators

Teaching Tolerance provides a number of helpful articles designed to encourage white educators to learn about and incorporate anti-racist practices in the classroom.

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Indigenous Resources: What to Learn | Teach | Avoid

Teaching Tolerance interviewed Dr. Debbie Reese, an educator and registered member of the  Nambé Pueblo, who suggests books and teaching methods that accurately depict current Native issues and correct common misconceptions often taught in the classroom.


We are also curating additional resources HERE.

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Teaching Hard History | American Slavery

In these short videos by Teaching Tolerance, historians and scholars explore the undertaught history of African and Indigenous enslavement.

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Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is a trusted source for knowledge about high-quality, evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL). CASEL supports educators and policy leaders and enhances the experiences and outcomes for all PreK-12 students. 

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Abolitionist Teaching Network

The Abolitionist Teaching Network develops and supports educators to fight injustice within their schools and communities. To see what they do and the resources they offer, scroll down their home page.

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The Minor Collective/Kass & Corn

Brooklyn, NY-based Kass and Cornelius Corn are inclusive educators who provide professional workshops using an educational equity lens to foster sustainable change in schools. Check their website for amazing resources.


Image courtesy of The Minor Collective.

21-Day Equity Challenge

21-Day Equity Challenges

Developed by Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr., and author Debby Irving to help you build a habit of anti-racist thinking and behavior. From building racial to indigenous equity, the creators offer 6 ways to build your equity habits.


Social Justice Resources

Are you ready to be an anti-racist? Most of the following resources are curated by educators, clergy, and civil rights activists.

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September 2020 Forum: School Segregation

This September 15 webinar focused on the ongoing issues that perpetuate school segregation in Cleveland's East Side inner ring suburbs. Information page includes resources, event slide decks, and access to a video recording of the webinar.

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Anti-Racism Resources for White People

Document compiled and curated  by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein .

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Anti-Racism Resources

 Document created by: 

Anna Stamborski, M. Div Candidate (2022),  Nikki Zimmermann, M. Div candidate (2021), and Bailie Gregory, M. Div, M.S. Ed. 


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75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

Steps recommended in this article by Medium.

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Townhall with President Obama: Reimagining Policing

President Obama joined former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and local and national leaders in a conversation moderated by Campaign Zero co-founder Brittany Packnett Cunningham.

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Join the NAACP for Policy Change

"We are done dying" is the theme of this campaign. Change starts when policies do.  Take action.

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Shaker Heights Learning & Acting

This group of community members distributed over 500 BLM signs. We can do more - by getting engaged, and staying "in the loop." Leadership Team Member Lisa Vahey developed this list of links and resources, and consider joining the Shaker Heights Learning & Acting email group for updates.



City of Shaker Heights Government meetings

Community Updates

Keep abreast of what's happening in our city through two resources:


* The Shaker chapter of the League of Women Voters Observer Reports for all city meetings


* Official agendas and minutes from the City of Shaker Heights

Shaker Schools Board of Education Meetings

Shaker Schools: Board of Education Meetings

Board of Education meetings occur on the second Tuesday of EVERY month at 6:00 p.m.


You can find meeting locations (currently virtual during the pandemic) via the district's Master Calendar.


Supports for parents and educators regarding racism and how to be antiracist

Supports & Resources for Parents & Educators on Racism/Antiracism

This list is curated by a local social worker in Shaker Heights.

From Privilege to Progress

From Privilege to Progress

 

Melissa DePino and Michelle Saahene started From Privilege to Progress, a national movement to desegregate the public conversation about race. The movement calls on all Americans to join on the path to antiracism by learning, speaking up in their everyday lives and amplifying the voices of people of color.

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Shaker's Human Relations Task Force

Shaker City Councilman Sean Malone leads the Human Relations Task Force. This is a roster of organizations that are working on a new racial equity subcommittee.

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Anti-Racism Daily

Anti-Racism Daily offers regular overviews on current events and apply an anti-racism lens. Learn how practices embedded in our politics, criminal justice system, and workplaces enforce systemic oppression – and what you can do about it. 

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Center for Social Inclusion

CSI supports many different institutions to center racial equity.  These include community-based organizations, advocacy coalitions, local government agencies, philanthropic groups, and many more. 

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The Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE)

 

The Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) is a national network of government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all.

The Alliance is a joint project of the new Race Forward  and the Othering and Belonging Institute.

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Othering & Belonging Institute

The Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley brings together researchers, organizers, stakeholders, communicators, and policymakers to identify and eliminate the barriers to an inclusive, just, and sustainable society in order to create transformative change. 

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