Author name: Village of Healing

Village of Healing (VOH) is a 501c3 community development organization with a new approach to community wellness. By focusing on healing and empowering individuals in the village, we work to eliminate social determinants of health and decrease health disparities through implementing community programming, advocacy, and collaboration. Our vision is to offer all members of the community life-empowering skills through multiple sources and mediums that will in turn heal and empower the village. We also work to ensure health that leads to not only surviving, but also thriving.

2022 News Articles featuring Village of Healing

Expectant Black mothers, facing higher mortality rates, turn to doulas and midwives for support (ABCNews) ​ Village of Healing Center provides equitable health care for Black women starting Valentine’s day (news5cleveland) ​ The Village of Healing Center in Euclid wants to make sure Black families can thrive (cleveland19) ​ Village of Healing officially opens doors […]

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Bloomberg.com: The best and worst cities for black women

Sourced from: Bloomberg.com Article originally published by By Brentin Mock What ‘Livability’ Looks Like for Black Women Livability indexes can obscure the experiences of non-white people. CityLab analyzed the outcomes just for black women, for a different kind of ranking. Last September, the city of Pittsburgh released a report on gender and race disparities that concluded,

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Project Noir (2021)

In early 2020, right before the Covid-19 pandemic began, and racial unrest became a national conversation, Brentin Mock of Bloomberg City Lab publicized a ranking of American cities based on livability metrics for Black Women. As a Black Woman, what is it like to live in a city that experts agree is the worst place

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(ideastream.org) Cleveland City Council creates commission on Black women and girls

Sourced from ideastream.org.Originally published by Ideastream Public Media | Written by Amanda Martinez Moreno On Monday evening, Cleveland City Council unanimously passed legislation to create the Cleveland Commission on Black Women and Girls. The commission will improve the quality of life for Black women and girls by advocating for programs and legislation that strengthen families and communities, according

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