First Year Cleveland's Angela Newman-White discusses new grant to support families

First Year Cleveland will share $1.8M with local groups to prevent infant deaths

ideastream: Angela Newman-White, director of First Year Cleveland, housed within the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, said that a new $1.8M grant will help trusted community groups directly meet families’ needs, cutting red tape around food, housing, transportation and prenatal support. Post-COVID isolation and misinformation make local networks crucial, she said, emphasizing easier access to basic resources to combat persistently high infant mortality.