NewsChannel5 adopts 5 northeast Ohio neighborhoods

CLEVELAND - NewsChannel5 is making a commitment to Building Better Neighborhoods in northeast Ohio.

As a station, WEWS has chosen to adopt five neighborhoods in five different cities, including Cleveland's east side, Cleveland's west side, Elyria, Painesville and the Akron area.

Over the next few weeks and months, we will be working with city officials to identify what types of needs each neighborhood has, whether it is trash cleanup, pulling weeds, landscaping, painting, demolishing buildings, building parks or creating community gardens.

We are encouraging residents, community members, volunteers and non-profits to lend a hand however they can.

Clean Up Day Calendar:

Painesville
Date: Friday, Sept. 21
Location: Bank Street and State Street (Historic District)
Volunteers needed for: building a community park (mulching, landscaping, building paths, installing fences, etc.)
Meet: NewsChannel5 Anchor Danita Harris and Reporter Stephanie Ramirez

Elyria
Date: Friday, Sept. 28
Location: South Maple Street, Gates Avenue and Oberlin Road
Meet: NewsChannel5 Anchor Chris Flanagan and Reporter Paul Kiska

Akron
Date: Friday, Oct. 12
Volunteers needed for: "Safe at Home" project, which helps keep seniors (mainly) in their homes, by installing grab bars, handrails, repairing/replacing stairs, improving lighting, plumbing, etc.
Meet: NewsChannel5 Anchor Lee Jordan and Reporter Bob Jones

Cleveland's West Side
Date: Friday, Oct. 19
Location: West 46th Street and West 52nd Street
Meet: NewsChannel5 Anchor Chris Flanagan and Troubleshooter Joe Pagonakis

Keep checking newsnet5.com for the latest updates on our Building Better Neighborhood community projects. If you would like to see the progress we've made this year or share information about your neighborhood, click onto our special Building Better Neighborhoods page .