Cleveland's Evergreen Co-ops

The Evergreen Cooperatives grew out of Cleveland’s Greater University Circle Initiative, an anchor institution strategy spearheaded by the Cleveland Foundation aimed at breaking down the barriers between the major anchor institutions of Cleveland’s Greater University Circle and surrounding communities. These neighborhoods are home to 43,000 people whose median household income is less than $18,500. Unemployment rates are now well over 25 percent.

Owning Your Own Job Is a Beautiful Thing - Ted Howard, 2012 (video)

The Cleveland Model - (one hour video)

Taking Evergreen On The Road - Dubb - OEOC conference, 2012 (powerpoint)

Evergreen Cooperatives Field Study - Capital Institute

The Change Gang: A co-op movement grows in Cleveland - Leonard - Grist, 2011

Green Jobs with Roots - Axel-Lute - Shelterforce, 2010

A Sense of Place - Howard, Kuri, Lee - Neighborhood Funders Group, 2010

Asset-Building Comes of Age - Alperovitz, Dubb, Howard - Shelterforce, 2007