College Now's office move is officially complete! As of May 13, College Now has moved both its Resource Center and downtown administrative offices to its new space in the Post Office Plaza at the address below:
Post Office Plaza
1500 West 3rd Street, Suite 125
Cleveland, OH 44113
This new office is across the street from our old space in the Terminal Tower and Tower City - in fact, the new office can even be accessed by walking through Tower City! Our old office served us well and saw us through so much organizational growth and development, including our 50th Anniversary celebration, but we could not be more excited about our new space. The new office, which is significantly larger than our former space, will allow for improved access for our Resource Center clients and will provide a collaborative work environment for our staff.
Our phone number and email information will not be changing; you can continue to reach College Now at 216.241.5587 and
info@collegenowgc.org. You can begin using our new address for mailed correspondence immediately.
Should you be visiting our new space and need directions or a map, please email
info@collegenowgc.org and we will send the requested information to you. If you have any questions about our new office space, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Please enjoy the pictures below of our new office space and the fun celebration our staff had on their first full day in Post Office Plaza. We can't wait to welcome students, clients, donors, and supporters to our new office and share this exciting change with all of you!
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#BeTheGreaterGood and commit to a year of service with AmeriCorps
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Do you know of a family member or friend that is a recent college graduate that would be interested in helping Ohio students go to college and succeed? Encourage them to #bethegreatergood and spend a gap year serving their community through AmeriCorps!
In order to effectively provide its services throughout Greater Cleveland, College Now works with AmeriCorps members who serve alongside advisors in area high schools, community venues, and in the downtown Cleveland Resource Center. Currently, College Now’s AmeriCorps program is recruiting talented individuals who want to make a difference to join their AmeriCorps team. Seventy positions are available statewide, with 37 positions right here in Cleveland. Other locations include: Columbus, Cincinnati, Marietta, Yellow Springs, Canton, Youngstown, Oberlin, Zanesville.
Positions begin August 1, 2019. Detailed position descriptions can be found
HERE.
College Now’s AmeriCorps program places recent college grads into middle schools, high schools and community centers to serve alongside professional school counselors and other school faculty to help guide traditionally underserved young people and get them the information and knowledge they need and deserve to prepare for, access and complete a postsecondary credential.
In return for providing 1,700 hours of service over 11 months, AmeriCorps members receive:
- compensation that includes a living allowance up to $13,992, health insurance, and a $6,095 Education Award that can be used to repay qualified student loans or for future education expenses.
- Ample training, professional development, networking opportunities and a support and advising system for your avenues of interest – graduate school, teacher licensure program, career building – for “Life After the Corps.”
- An overall great entry-level career experience.
- The opportunity to make a difference while serving your community and helping students reach their higher education dreams.
- A productive way to spend a gap year!
Informational sessions and on-site interviews are being held throughout the summer at College Now's Post Office Plaza offices (1500 West 3rd Street, Suite 125, Cleveland, OH 44113). Individuals interested in attending should make sure to bring their resumes. Dates for the information sessions are as follows:
- Thursday, June 6: 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, June 20: 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, June 27: 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 9: 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 16: 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 30: 1:00 p.m.
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College Now and impact! to sponsor July
CLE Reads Book Festival with Cleveland Public Library
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College Now’s impact! program is thrilled to be a partner and sponsor in the planning and execution of the inaugural CLE Reads Book Festival, which will be hosted at the Cleveland Public Library on July 13, 2019. Hosted in partnership with the Cleveland Public Library as an integral part of their bicentennial celebration this summer, the CLE Reads Book Festival aims to promote literacy and foster a deep love for reading within the Cleveland community, with a particular focus on local youth.
An after-school college access program, impact! at College Now is dedicated to assisting underserved middle and high school teens with their coursework, standardized test preparation, and, ultimately, their postsecondary planning and application process. As such, impact! and College Now have worked with the CLE Reads Book Festival to be able to provide transportation to and from the festival for at least 100 local teens, and funding has been secured to gift two books to each participating teen.
Emphasizing the importance of championing diversity in what students read and recommend to others, the CLE Reads Book Festival will highlight 13 authors and their works. Featured authors will include both acclaimed local authors and award-winning, best-selling writers from across the country. Writers featured will include Samira Ahmed, Dana L. Davis, Emily Duncan, Sara Farizan, Tiffany D. Jackson, Katy Loutzenhiser, Mindy McGinnis, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Mark Oshiro, Justin A. Reynolds, Lisa Leighton and Laura Stropkie, Gita Trelease, and Jeff Zentner.
For more information on the CLE Reads Book Festival, visit
www.clereads.com. Registration is open for the July event, and those interested in attending or with questions about the festival or the impact! program can contact Bailey Capelle, Manager of Advising Programs and Services with College Now, at
bcapelle@collegenowgc.org.
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Bag Lady 2019 tickets going fast
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Tickets for Bag Lady 2019, a biennial silent auction benefiting College Now's innovative
Mentoring Program, are currently on sale and going fast for the September 12, 2019 event! A limited number of Young Professional tickets are available for $150 each, and full price tickets are available for $300 and can be purchased on
College Now's website.
Bag Lady 2019 is going to be different than past Bag Lady events. Held at the Great Lakes Science Center, this year's event will give attendees more time to shop and mingle.
When you buy a ticket to Bag Lady 2019, you will have access to our entire silent auction beginning at
10:30 a.m. on September 12
. Can't make it at 10:30? No problem! You can
join us at anytime
throughout the morning to shop, sip some delicious beverages, and, beginning at noon, enjoy passed hors d'oeuvres and food stations.
Also new this year, in lieu of a seated luncheon, will be a
short program from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m.
And, regardless of what time you arrive, we will be wrapped up and have you
checked out
with your purchases well
before 2:00 p.m.
If you have any questions about this year's Bag Lady event, please contact Krissi Romanini at
kromanini@collegenowgc.org
or 216.635.0173. You can also follow Bag Lady on
Instagram
and
Facebook
to stay up-to-date with the event and get an exclusive look at some of this year's merchandise and special features!
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College Now Greater Cleveland
Post Office Plaza
1500 West 3rd Street, Suite 125
Cleveland, OH 44113
216.241.5587
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