Community Stewards

Now accepting applications for the next Community Steward cohort!

Want to improve your neighborhood leadership skills and connect with fellow Slavic Villagers?

Community Stewards creating the Garden of Life on E 57th

As a Steward you would be expected to:

Attend educational workshops including Leadership Training from Equius Group and Neighborhood Connections, Trauma Training from MetroHealth and Racial Equity Training provided by the Racial Equity Institute.
Help develop a Neighborhood Plan using the EcoDistrict Protocol, a new standard for urban and community development built around three distinct imperatives or principles: Equity, Resilience and Climate Protection.
Connect with residents in your neighborhood and bridge them to resources
Start your own neighborhood project or support and partner with other Steward’s projects.

We are looking to recruit 10 new enthusiastic and committed community residents to join 11 returning Community Stewards. Stewards will serve from January 4, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Applicants who are selected will be compensated for their time with a $1,000 stipend for the year, distributed quarterly ($250 per quarter).

Applications are due back to Slavic Village Development by Wednesday December 1, 2021 via mail (5620 Broadway Ave Cleveland, OH 44127) or email (AbbyS@slavicvillage.org). Call 216-429-1182 X106 for questions.

Community Steward Application 2022 Download

Currently in the second year, the Community Steward program has 21 dedicated neighborhood activists who are educating themselves in leadership, trauma resilience, racial equity, and climate resilience. As part of a bottom-up planning process known as the EcoDistrict Protocol the Stewards connect neighbors to resources, host their own events and create their own community projects. Above all, they call this neighborhood home and are giving their time to improving it alongside Slavic Village Development.