In 2000, No Surf was able to raise over $1200 for the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless. In 2001, we raised over $2000. The goal for 2002 is to raise $3000.

The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) conducts advocacy campaigns around homeless issues. NEOCH constucts empowerment projects and organizes homeless people in the Northeast section of Ohio, including Cleveland; engages in public education campaigns to dispel myths regarding homelessness and poverty; publishes The Homeless Grapevine newspaper; and conducts oversight and research in Northeast Ohio.

2012 West 25th St. #717
Cleveland Ohio 44113
Phone: 216-241-1104
Fax: 216-241-1047
Email: neoch@bbs2.rmrc.net
Web: http://www.neoch.org

Homeless Grapevine

Content: Commentaries/editorials about homelessness; news; poetry; and photography Circulation: 15,000 Cost: $1.00/issue Frequency: 8/year Notes: Homeless Grapevine was first published during the summer of 1993. The total number of vendors served to date approximates 500; there are currently 35 active vendors. The paper has 55 volunteers and one paid staff who is also the director of the NE Ohio Coalition for the Homeless. Fifty percent (50%) of the paper is written by homeless individuals; all editorial decisions are made by homeless/formerly homeless persons. It is the intention of the Homeless Grapevine to expand to other cities in Ohio.

Contact: Brian Davis, Editor
NE Ohio Coalition for the Homeless
2012 West 25th Street; #717
Cleveland, OH 44113-4131
P: 216/241-1104
F: 216/241-1047
Email: neoch@bbs2.rmrc.net
Web: http://www.neoch.org/grapevine.html