community development

Last weekend, teams of students from five local universities participated in a competition designed to help business owners in Price Hill grow their companies and increase profits. The University BrainSteer SLAM was sponsored by the Incline Incubator and featured business students from the University of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati Christian University, Northern Kentucky University and Xavier University.

Madisonville got its start in 1809 as Madison, named after the fourth president of the United States, James Madison. 

Throughout Cincinnati, residents, community leaders and organizations are working to improve conditions in their neighborhoods. 

ArtPlace America works to position arts and culture as an integral part of community planning and development to help strengthen the social, physical, and economic fabric of communities.

Spring Grove Village borders several neighborhoods such Northside and Clifton and is known for Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, which is the second largest cemetery in the country. 

Price Hill is known for more than just its famous chili; it’'s a neighborhood in the midst of revitalization with renovated homes, young musicians and community gardens emerging. This is in part thanks to Price Hill Will, a non-profit community development agency that has been working to renew East, West and Lower Price Hill for more than a decade, incorporated in 2004.

Design can be used for many things, but how about solving social problems? That’'s exactly what nonprofit social innovation firm Design Impact strives to do. Those at the firm -– designers, community development leaders, social entrepreneurs and educators alike - collaborate with other nonprofits to design creative systems and services that evaluate deeper problems such as youth homelessness.

The Miami University Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine establishes collaborations between the University and community groups in the neighborhood, providing opportunities for student, faculty, and community learning, in an environment that fosters and supports social justice and community transformation.

  Last December, People'’s Liberty announced its two 2015 Haile Fellows, who each received $100,000 to develop their winning business concepts. Now People'’s Liberty is opening the application process for its Project Grants. Ranging in size with a maximum $10,000, the grants will be awarded for innovative projects that increase civic engagement and drive community development.