Focusing on education isn’t always easy. But, you don’t have to do it alone. Your community stands behind you and wants you to succeed. Take advantage of the listed resources below—they each offer extraordinary programs, services or links to other activities.

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The main educational and mentoring resources in the Central neighborhood are the Friendly Inn Settlement House and Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.:

  • Friendly Inn Settlement House

  • 2386 Unwin Road
  • Cleveland, OH 44104
  • (216) 431-7656

The Friendly Inn Settlement House offers many crucial educational services including homework assistance, a computer learning center, college visits, exposure to career path opportunities, family and student recreational activities, support groups and community service programming.

  • Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.

  • 7201 Kinsman Road, Suite 104
  • Cleveland, OH 44104
  • (216) 341-1455
  • www.bbcdevelopment.org

Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Incorporated is a neighborhood development organization that supports other agencies in the Central neighborhood. Please contact this agency to learn more about organizations with excellent educational opportunities like the Weed and Seed program—an initiative in which law enforcement agencies work to “weed out” criminals while community-based organizations collaborate to “seed” much-needed services.


Other excellent resources include:

Arbor Park Village operates the Technology Information Literacy Initiative Learning Center where students can take advantage of homework and tutoring assistance, computer skills training and mentoring services.

The City Mission provides a variety of valuable educational services free of charge. Through Pathways—a program designed to inspire youth to seek successful futures—children are exposed to fun, safety, creativity, scripture, scholarship and leadership. The Pathways Youth Center provides free afterschool care for first through eighth grade students and offers, among other services, access to a mobile library, a computer learning center and homework assistance. Transportation provided.

  • Lonnie Burten Recreation Center

  • 2511 East 46th Street
  • Cleveland, OH 44104
  • (216) 664-4139

The Lonnie Burten Recreation Center is an excellent resource to tap into for your educational needs. The Center offers extensive recreational and health/wellness activities, unique mentoring programs and access to computers. In addition, students may soon be able to take advantage of a tutoring program where teaching professionals host the sessions and students receive a hot meal.

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