Welcome to the Cleveland Central Weed & Seed Website!

Weed and Seed is a comprehensive strategy— not simply a program—to assist communities in bringing people and resources together to prevent and control crime and improve the overall quality of life.  Law enforcement agencies and criminal justice officials cooperate with local residents to “weed out” criminal activity in the designated area. Social service providers and economic revitalization efforts are then introduced to “seed” the area, ensuring long term positive change and a higher quality of life for residents.  The Weed and Seed strategy stresses collaboration, coordination, and community participation.

Please browse our website to learn more about the Cleveland Central Weed & Seed program, including:


Family Empowerment Conference

The Cleveland Weed and Seed Coalition will be having the Family Empowerment Conference on Saturday November 1, 2008 at Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus. The theme behind this year’s conference is; “Taking Back our Families Back, By Any Means Necessary." The conference will address three areas of concern effecting families throughout The City of Cleveland; (1) Decreasing the High School Dropout Rates, (2) Reducing Juvenile Violence Through Intervention & Prevention Programs, and (3) Increasing Families Awareness to Services & Resources. Families will attend an open Plenary Session where they will hear from Bashir Jones about the importance of the family structure. After the opening session families will be able to attend 3 workshop sessions focusing on topics that are relevant to the three areas of focus.

At 2pm, The Cleveland Weed & Seed Coalition will offer a resource fair consisting of organizations throughout the City of Cleveland where conference participants will be able to sign up for different programs and services. At the conference, every workshop that a participant attends and service that each one signs up for they will be entered for a chance to win Gas Cards, Gift Cards, and computers, along with various other prizes for just attending the conference.

Bashir Jones, of 1490am will serve as the Feature Speaker, but other invited guest will include Mayor Frank Jackson, Cleveland City Council Members, Director and Assistant Director of the Community Capacity Development Office, Program Manager from CCDO, Interim Northern Ohio Attorney General, along with other partners of the Weed & Seed Initiatives.

If you would like additional information please contact Orlando O. Grant @ 216-341-1455 or email him at ogrant@bbcdevelopment.org

Click here to hear the Radio Advertisement for the Family Empowerment Conference

Click Here to Register for the Conference via the Web    

The Cleveland Weed & Seed Coalition is a collaborative effort of the City of Cleveland three Weed & Seed Sites; Cleveland Central Weed & Seed, Detroit Shoreway Weed & Seed, and Mt. Pleasant Weed & Seed. 

Safe Haven Open
Cleveland Central Weed & Seed has opened the doors of its Seed Safe Haven Office located at 7504 Cedar Avenue. The Safe Haven will serve as a multi-service center where a mixture of youth and adult services will be accessible in a highly visible, accessible facility that is secure and safe for residents to learn about resources available to them. Find out more about the Safe Haven here.

If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please contact Cleveland Central Weed & Seed Site Coordinator Orlando Grant at Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. (216) 341-1455 or by email at ogrant@bbcdevelopment.org.

Thanks for visiting, and please enjoy!