Category: Charity and Philanthropy

LAKEVIEW TERRACE, internationally known as a landmark in PUBLIC HOUSING, was one of three Cleveland housing projects that were the first to be authorized by the federal government. Together with Cedar-Central and Outhwaite, it was begun in 1935 and completed in 1937. Lakeview Terrace was especially notable because of its successful adaption to a difficult site.

LANG, H. JACK (24 June 1904 - 30 Aug. 1996) was an advertising executive, editor and author, and philanthropist. He was born in Cleveland to Rosetta "Setta" (Stettiner) Lang, a Red Cross volunteer, and Charles E. Lang, a partner in the automotive firm Rauch & Lang [see BAKER MATERIALS HANDLING CO.].

The LAUB FOUNDATION was founded in 1958 by Herbert J. Laub (1892-1967) and his sister Elsie K. Laub (1889-1969), of the LAUB BAKING CO. family. The foundation supports private high school scholarship programs, cultural activities, and youth agencies, primarily in Cuyahoga and adjacent counties. No grants are given to individuals, or for endowment funds or loans.

The LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS was organized in Cleveland in 1933 by Rabbi ABBA HILLEL SILVER and journalist LEON WIESENFELD after they attended a national convention of the League for Human Rights & Against Nazism.

The LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS (LWV) OF CLEVELAND was formed in April 1920 by a group of suffragists, after the disbanding of the Woman's Suffrage Party of Greater Cleveland. Founders followed the example of the National American Woman's Suffrage Association, which had organized the National League of Women Voters in February 1920.

The LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND, incorporated on May 12, 1905, was the fifth society in the United States organized, according to its charter, "to render legal assistance gratuitously or for a moderate charge to deserving persons not otherwise able to obtain the services of a competent attorney, and to promote measures for their protection." Praised as an innovative program by proponents of legal aid at various points in it

The LESBIAN/GAY COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER CLEVELAND was incorporated by Arthur G. MacDonald, Michael Madigan, and Ethan A.

ROBERT L. LEWIS (25 September 1919 - 3 August 2005) was a lawyer and education activist.

Lewis was born in New York City and was a vaudeville performer during his youth. He and his older brother were billed as “The Sunrise Happiness Kids.” At age 16, he entered Hamilton College.

The Cleveland Chapter of LINKS, INC., a national black women's service organization, was founded in 1951 (five years after the national group) to promote civic, cultural and educational activities. Dubbed the "Black Junior League," Links of Cleveland celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1976 with a benefit for KARAMU HOUSE.

The LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR, a Catholic religious order dedicated to helping the elderly poor, have operated a care facility in Cleveland since June 1870. The order originated in France in 1839. Seven Little Sisters came to Cleveland in May 1870 at the invitation of Bp. AMADEUS RAPPE. They opened a rest home on Erie (E. 9th) St.

The LOMOND ASSN. is a neighborhood organization that was formed in Nov. 1963 to promote peaceful racial integration in the Lomond School District in SHAKER HTS. Like its counterpart, the LUDLOW COMMUNITY ASSN., the Lomond Assn.

The LOUIS D. BEAUMONT FOUNDATION was established in 1943 with $16 million from the estate of Commodore LOUIS D.

The LOUISE HARKNESS AND DAVID SINTON INGALLS FOUNDATION, INC., was founded and incorporated in 1953 in Cleveland by Louise Harkness and DAVID SINTON INGALLS.

The LUCILE DAUBY AND ROBERT HAYS GRIES CHARITY FUND was founded in 1968 in memory of Lucile Dauby Gries (1902-68), daughter of May Co. (see KAUFMANN'S, A DIVISION OF THE MAY DEPARTMENT STORES CO.) executive NATHAN DAUBY.

MADONNA HALL, a non-sectarian home for the elderly, opened in 1926 as a Catholic-sponsored boarding house for working girls and women. Madonna Hall operated as a residence for business and professional women until 1946, when the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland acquired the brick building at 1906 E. 85th St.