November 19, 2020 The Business Journal: Team NEO Reports $2.5B in Capital Investments YTD
November 10, 2020 Policy Matters Ohio: Advocates call on Speaker Cupp, Ohio House to support college students during pandemic and beyond
November 8, 2020 Crain’s Cleveland: Early figures show drop in FAFSA completion rates in Ohio, nationwide
October 29, 2020 Cleveland Jewish News: Smart 50 Awards recognizes innovation, impact, sustainability
October 27, 2020 Smart Business: 2020 Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards celebrate area’s top executives
October 5, 2020 Ithaka S+R: Solving Stranded Credits
October 1, 2020 GrantCraft: Adapting to the Times
October 5, 2020 Cleveland Foundation awards $27.5 million in third-quarter grant
October 1, 2020 Cleveland Jewish News: Virtual classes, services, and offerings, starting October 2
September 30, 2020 WKSU: Morning Headlines
September 29, 2020 Cleveland.com: Cleveland Foundation approves $27.5 million in third quarter grants
September 21, 2020 Ohio Higher Ed: Ohio Observing National GEAR UP Week Sept. 20-26
September 17, 2020 NCAN: College Now Greater Cleveland Wins 2020 Member of the Year Award of Excellence
August 27, 2020 WKYC Studios: An annual event to introduce mentors and college-bound students makes the leap to online
August 21, 2020 Cleveland Scene: Living Expenses a Bigger Burden for Older College Students Than Tuition
July 29, 2020 WKYC Studios: Jacob Duritsky – Accelerating Economic Growth
July 21, 2020 Channel 19 News: College Now Greater Cleveland
July 20, 2020 The Chronicle-Telegram: Community Foundation of Lorain County announces grant recipients
June 30, 2020 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cleveland Foundation approves $26.2 million in grants in second quarter
June 23, 2020 Channel 5 News: College Now Greater Cleveland connecting prospective students with resources during pandemic
June 20, 2020 Spectrum News 1: “College Now Greater Cleveland” Offers New Virtual Prep Service, Helps Advise Students of All Ages
June 15, 2020 New America: Employers Play it Forward by Helping Staff Return to College
June 12, 2020 Cleveland.com: College Now offers hotline, texting service to connect students with counselors for college questions
June 12, 2020 WMJI Majic 105.7: Meet the New Members of the 2020 Malone Scholarship Family
June 11, 2020 College Now to Launch Free College and Career Access Hotline and Texting Service, Ask Tassel
June 10, 2020 The Highland County Press: ServeOhio announces $8.8 million in AmeriCorps grants
May 19, 2020 Cleveland Jewish News: Virtual classes, services, and offerings, starting May 19
May 15, 2020 Cleveland.com: Cleveland Public Library to offer free online tutoring, career prep in June
May 16, 2020 News 5 Cleveland: Cleveland Public Library launching services, programs virtually
May 14, 2020 New America: To Recruit and Retain Employees, Help Connect Them to College
May 14, 2020 CMSD News Bureau: Say Yes response remains strong
May 13, 2020 WKYC: Ohio colleges, universities racing to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 1, 2020 Community Leader Magazine: College Now Reconnects Students with Learning
April 19, 2020 Dayton Daily News: Groups ask Ohio AG to stop collecting student debt during pandemic
April 16, 2020 Norwalk Reflector: Groups ask AG Dave Yost to halt student-debt collection until coronavirus crisis ends
April 15, 2020 Cleveland.com: Groups ask AG Dave Yost to halt student-debt collection until coronavirus crisis ends
April 15, 2020 Cleveland Patch: Groups Ask Ohio To Stop Collecting Student Debt Amid Coronavirus
April 15, 2020 WKYC It’s About You: Dr. Michele Scott Taylor – Helping students transition to college
April 14, 2020 New America: Bringing adults back to college? Just call and ask
April 8, 2020 Cleveland.com: College Now Greater Cleveland can help students find affordable certificate programs for in-demand trade jobs
March 30, 2020 NCAN: NCAN Members are #Here4Students (and Their Staff) in Response to COVID-19
March 26, 2020 WOSU Public Media: Student Debt Relief During Coronavirus Outbreak
March 24, 2020 Wish Cleveland: College Now: One Mentor + One College Student = Success
March 19, 2020 WKYC: College Now racing to find 100 more volunteer mentors for college-bound Cleveland students before April 1 deadline
March 17, 2020 New America: Pairing for Completion
March 9, 2020 Cleveland.com: Say Yes to Education to update public on eventful first year
March 5, 2020 Cleveland Foundation: Be part of Say Yes Cleveland’s positive impact on local students
February 22, 2020 Crain’s Cleveland Business: The workforce of the future
February 12, 2020 New America: In Time for Spring Training, Baseball Brings People back to College
February 7, 2020 WKYC: Kittie Warshawsky & Bilal S. Akram – Be the Change; Be A Mentor
January 28, 2020 WKYC: WKYC Studios launches College Now Greater Cleveland’s push to sign up mentors for kids heading to college this year
January 28, 2020 WKYC: College Now Greater Cleveland needs mentors for students heading to college this fall
January 28, 2020 WKYC: Cleveland Chef Doug Katz shares his experience as a mentor during WKYC Studios’ Mentor Monday initiative
January 28, 2020 WKYC: WKYC Studios helps sign up mentors for kids heading to college this year
January 28, 2020 WKYC: What makes a good mentor for a college student?
January 28, 2020 WKYC: CSU freshman thankful for free tuition, room and board thanks to scholarships
January 24, 2020 Cleveland.com: Cheers and Jeers
January 20, 2020 WKYC It’s About You: Jabari Dorsey & Jonathon Ortiz – Make A Difference by Becoming a Mentor with College Now
January 22, 2020 Cleveland Named U.S. Talent Hub
January 22, 2020 Lumina Foundation: New Talent Hubs Serve Today’s Students
January 13, 2020 WKYC: WKYC’s all-day volunteer recruitment blitz, ‘Mentor Monday,’ returns on January 27
January 9, 2020 WKYC: Cleveland celebrates National Mentoring Month by honoring two top volunteers
December 27, 2019 Cleveland.com: The best “Cheers” of 2019
December 15, 2019 Cleveland.com: Say Yes sends more Cleveland students to college
December 6, 2019 The Lightbulb: The Cleveland Indians Take On College Completion
October 14, 2019 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Team NEO: Workforce needs more college grads
October 14, 2019 The Plain Dealer: Cleveland Foundation $40 million donation tops Say Yes to Education scholarship contributions
October 2, 2019 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Programs aim to help Ohioans return to school, complete degrees
September 25, 2019 Cleveland.com: College Now leads effort to help Ohio students finish degrees
September 22, 2019 Crain’s Cleveland: Say Yes Cleveland is running according to plan
September 20, 2019 Smart Business: Educational attainment a key driver of economic growth
September 18, 2019 ideastream: Considering College, Ohio City Teen Asks Mom, ‘Why Bother?’
September 17, 2019 National College Access Network: Cleveland State University’s (Re)Connect to College Program Wins 2019 To & Through Award
August 16, 2019 Cleveland.com: Indians bats, Cleveland college mentors contribute to an all-cheers week: Cheers & Jeers
August 11, 2019 The Plain Dealer: Hundreds of mentors poised to help Cleveland’s first Say Yes to Education scholarship students
August 6, 2019 WKYC: Helping kids succeed in college is the goal of College Now’s Mentor-Mentee Initiative
July 29, 2019 McDonald Hopkins’ David Kall talks College Now Greater Cleveland on Live on Lakeside
July 18, 2019 The Morning Journal: Community Foundation of Lorain County announces grants
July 9, 2019 WKYC: WKYC, TEGNA Foundation present community grants to local nonprofits, including a surprise for College Now
July 8, 2019 WKYC Live on Lakeside: Lee Friedman & Bob Durham – College Now Greater Cleveland
July 1, 2019 HousingWire: The Union Home Mortgage Foundation partners with nonprofits to serve local communities
July 1, 2019 Cleveland.com: Alondra Rivera takes the first steps toward college: A Greater Cleveland
June 26, 2019 Cleveland.com: What now, Alondra? Open Table members help the 18-year-old plot her next big decisions: A Greater Cleveland
June 14, 2019 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Saint Luke’s Foundation awards $3 million in second quarter grants for 2019
June 12, 2019 Yahoo! Finance: TEGNA Foundation Announces Grants to Serve Local Community Needs
June 3, 2019 Barberton Herald: Attend transition to college workshop
May 17, 2019 Cleveland.com: A local collaboration is reconnecting adults to interrupted college paths
May 2019 BestColleges: Insight into the Life of a First Generation Student
April 14, 2019 The Morning Journal: Elyria Community Foundation awards Youth Fund grants
April 1, 2019 MarketWatch: The obscure debt holding back thousands of students
March 29, 2019 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cleveland Foundation awards $17.2 million in March grants
March 22, 2019 Cleveland Scene: College Credit Plus: Giving Ohio Kids a Leg Up
March 13, 2019 Sidney Daily News: Browns legislation aims to end student loan debt
March 12, 2019 U.S. Senate Hearing: Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Simplifying the FAFSA and Reducing the Burden of Verification
March 4, 2019 WKYC: Mentor Monday: How you can get involved
March 4, 2019 WKYC Live on Lakeside: Russ Mitchell, DeQuan Willoughby & Brinden Harvey – WKYC Partners with College Now for Mentor Monday
March 4, 2019 WKYC: #MentorMonday: Get to know Russ Mitchell and his mentee
March 4, 2019 News 5 Cleveland: College Now’s mentorship program is central to Say Yes scholarships coming to Cleveland
March/April 2019 Your Teen Magazine: College Visit Planning: How to Ace the College Tour
February 21, 2019 WKYC hosts Mentor Monday recruiting blitz on March 4
February 2, 2019 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Special report: The new ‘old college try’
January 25, 2019 WKSU: Cleveland’s New ‘Say Yes to Education’ Program Can Find Encouragement from Buffalo’s Experience
January 24, 2019 Freshwater Cleveland: Why Say Yes to Education is a game-changer for not just CMSD students, but all of Cleveland
January 20, 2019 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Crain’s editorial: Say yes to opportunity
January 20, 2019 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cleveland’s Say Yes to Education executive director says program is a ‘game changer’ for many
January 20, 2019 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Mentoring is key piece of Say Yes to Education plan
January 18, 2019 Cleveland.com: Cleveland schools selected by Say Yes to Education program for aid to bolster access to college for students
January 18, 2019 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cleveland officially named a Say Yes to Education community
January 18, 2019 Cleveland.com: Free college tuition starts now for Cleveland students as Say Yes to Education arrives
January 2, 2019 YR Media: ESL Speaker Turns Finance Whiz
November 29, 2018 Inside Philanthropy: Red State Blue Causes: The Local Foundation Pursuing an Equity Agenda in Ohio
November 27, 2018 Cleveland Magazine: Do Good: 15 Ways to Volunteer
November 11, 2018 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cleveland’s push to become a Say Yes chapter stays strong
October 31, 2018 Cleveland Magazine: A Safety Net at School
November, 2018 Community Leader Magazine: Business Hall of Fame & Community Leader of the Year Awards
October 26, 2018 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Post Office Plaza adds College Now Greater Cleveland as tenant
October 18, 2018
College Now Receives SunTrust Foundation’s 2018 Lighting the Way Award and $75,000 Grant
October 8, 2018 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Skills gap survey needs your input
October 6, 2018 Philanthropy News Digest: Cleveland Foundation Awards $8 Million in September Grants
September 13, 2018 Cleveland.com: (Re)Connect to College loans could help Summit County adult students go back to college
September 13, 2018 Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com: (Re) Connect to College loan program aims to get Summit residents back to college
September 4, 2018 Avon Patch: College Advisers Available to Avon High Students
August 26, 2018 Cleveland.com: Bridging NE Ohio’s costly job-skills gap: Pathways to Prosperity
August 17, 2018 Clevelandbrowns.com: Browns Give Back focuses on improving education and youth development in Northeast Ohio
August, 2018 Smart Business Magazine: Business Longevity Awards
August 9, 2018 Cleveland.com: Cleveland State University, College Now expand efforts to bring Cleveland ‘stop-outs’ back to college
August 9, 2018 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cleveland State receives grants to support research in economic development, Alzheimer’s
August, 2018 Community Leader Magazine: Working the Room
August, 2018 Community Leader Magazine: Targeting Talent
August 1, 2018 Cleveland Jewish News – College Now Celebrates 50 Years of College Readiness
August 1, 2018 College Now Board of Directors Elects Mark Ross Board Chair
July 31, 2018 College Now Awarded $6.1 Million in Federal 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants
June 15, 2018 Cleveland.com: College Now Greater Cleveland celebrates 50 years of increasing access to higher education
June 6, 2018 Cleveland Jewish News: Student loans, scholarships can prove beneficial
June 5, 2018 Cleveland.com: Denied for public service loan forgiveness? You might qualify now
April 17, 2018 Top Performing CMSD Students Accepted into More Prestigious Colleges Than Ever
March 21, 2018 Crain’s Cleveland: Cleveland Foundation awards $22.2 million in Q1 grants
March 7, 2018: Time Magazine: A Dreamer’s Life
March 7, 2018 Cleveland Jewish News: Don’t leave students ‘a-loan’ during financial process
January 11, 2018 College Now Mentoring Program Recognizes Three Local Mentors with Its Mentor of the Year Award in Honor of National Mentoring Month
October 10, 2017 Cleveland.com: West Shore Chatter
September 11, 2017 Cleveland.com: In Buffalo, Say Yes to Education means a lot more than free tuition
September 1, 2017 Cleveland.com: College Now receives $50,000 grant to help advise Cleveland students
August 29, 2017 WKYC Live on Lakeside: College Now Mentoring Program
August 27, 2017 Zanesville Times Recorder: Scholarship Central seeking AmeriCorps College Guides
August 18, 2017 Cleveland.com College Now receives $850,000 in grants to help high school students prepare for college
August 3, 2017 Cleveland.com: College Now Greater Cleveland receives $70,000 to fund programs for adults from Westfield Insurance Foundation
July 25, 2017 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Grants, gifts to local colleges will support research, manufacturing programs and more
June 22, 2017 Cleveland.com: Cleveland State and College Now partner to get people to reenroll and earn a degree
June 20, 2017 Fox8 Morning Show: Malone Golf Outing
June 19, 2017 WKYC: PossibleU
May 18, 2017 Ideas: Say Yes To Education; Vivitrol; White Boy Rick; Girls on the Run
May 18, 2017 WTAM: “College For All” In Cleveland?
May 17, 2017 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cleveland takes next step toward partnership with national college readiness nonprofit
May 17, 2017 Cleveland.com: Cleveland schools, Say Yes to Education ramp up planning to offer free college to all
April 21, 2017 WKYC: We the People, Featuring College Now Mentoring Program
April 21, 2017 Cleveland.com: College Now to highlight impact of mentors at ‘Someone Who Matters’ story slam
April 18, 2017 Cleveland Indians’ Larry Doby Fund Grant Supports Violence-Mitigating Work in John Adams High School
April 14, 2017 Cleveland.com: Cleveland Indians’ Larry Doby Youth Fund grant recipients announced
April 17, 2017 Clevelandbrowns.com: Cleveland Browns Marion Motley Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted for Class of 2018
April 4, 2017 Cleveland.com: Gov. Kasich, needy students need money and Ohio needs the college-educated: editorial
March 30, 2017 WAKR Interview with Advisor Jason Miller
March 22, 2017 The Marietta Times: Budget Impact: Ripples from Trump’s Budget Felt Locally
March 16, 2017 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cleveland Foundation has awarded $20.6 million in grants since January
March 6, 2017 Cleveland.com: Ohio lags in providing need-based grants to college students
January 23, 2017 Sound of Ideas: New University of Akron President; Older Adult Student Debt
January 10, 2017 ideastream.org Jane Timken; Black and Blue, Side by Side, College Mentoring
January 9, 2017 Sun Post Herald: Second phase of West 130th Street project finished: A Place in the Sun
January 4, 2017 Cleveland.com: Esperanza launches college mentoring program
December 11, 2016 ClevelandBrowns.com: Browns Foundation announces 2016 Marion Motley Scholarship Recipients
December 5, 2016 ClevelandBrowns.com Cleveland Browns Foundation Marion Motley Scholarship ‘opens the door’ for 2 CMSD students
December 4, 2016 Cleveland.com Without more investments, even the best Cleveland high schools will remain not nearly good enough: Toni Airaksinen (Opinion)
December 1, 2016 West Side Leader: Highland board acknowledges district awards
November 27, 2016 Hudson Hub-Times: Local entrepreneur pays it forward winning Katz Award
October 28, 2016 Good Call What Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Could Mean for Borrowers
September 22, 2016 Cleveland Jewish News Fill out FAFSA first in path to finding financial aid
September 13, 2016 Cleveland.com 5 tips for taking out student loans (because you’ll probably have to): Studying up on student loans
September 12, 2016 Cleveland.com Who’s responsible for college debt education? Studying up on student loans
August 28, 2016 Cleveland.com Are you swimming in student loan debt? Learn how to stay afloat
May 27, 2016 WKYC: Help students graduate college by becoming a mentor
April 4, 2016 Cleveland.com: You can negotiate the price you pay for college
Spring, 2016 Community Leader Magazine: Cap and Gown Town
January 11, 2016 Parma City Schools Monitor: GEAR UP and College Now Support Student Success
December 22, 2015 Cleveland.com: College Now Greater Cleveland receives $50,000 grant to help adults
December 22, 2015 Crain’s Cleveland Business: Westfield Insurance Foundation awards grants to Cleveland-area nonprofits
December 9, 2015 Cleveland.com: Cleveland school students who get good grades can earn money to attend Kent State University
November 4, 2015 The Buchtelite: College Now educates students on debt
October 23, 2015 Cleveland.com: College Now cuts barriers to university, vocational school
October 12, 2015 WKYC: 7 Minutes with Russ Mitchell
October 8, 2015: WCPN: The Sound of Ideas: College Readiness
August 11, 2015 Cleveland.com: College Now receives $1.2 million in grants to help high school students prepare for college
August 11, 2015 Crain’s Cleveland Business: College Now receives $1.2 million for after-school programming
