Brenda Glass Multipurpose Trauma Center Expansion
The Brenda Glass Multipurpose Trauma Center will provide behavioral health social services to residents, providing psychotherapy, assertive case management, and peer advocacy as well as safe shelter and relocation assistance to victims of violent crimes.
“We have been able to expand our safe shelter housing units by 30% thanks to the funding from the City of Cleveland that enabled us to do the necessary renovation on the existing unit without total cost to the agency.” -Brenda Glass
About the Developer & Project
- Developer: Brenda Glass Multipurpose Trauma Center
- Primary Contractor: Grant Property Services, LLC
- Hard Cost: $500,000
Funds
• $500,000
Community Benefits Agreement Terms
- MBE Participation Goal (15%)
- FBE Participation Goal (7%)
- CSB Participation Goal (8%)
Cleveland Resident Construction Worker Requirement: 20%
Low-Income Cleveland Residents construction Worker Goal: 4% of 20%
Mentor/Protégé Program: Required to provide or cause to provide mentorship opportunities working with at least (2) college students to provide exposure to working to working with people of color who experience violence.
Apprenticeships: Developer will utilize the subcontractor WTD Mechanicals, LLC.
Internships: At least (2) interns from City of Cleveland High School students with work permits, adult Cleveland residents or City of Cleveland residents who are community college students.
Community Engagement: At least (1) outreach event to provide awareness of services offered in the community as well as at our agency and to educate the community about the negative impact of violence and possible solutions to combat the spread of violence in our community.
Past Events
- Presented “The Drama of Trauma” at the Sankofa Healing Weekend November 8-10, 2024
- Cleveland Thrive Cross-Sector Leadership Partners’ Meeting Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Two-day Meeting 9/14/24 & 9/15/24 at University Hospitals Adult Forensic Nurse Clinical Practicum