Florence Matthews Women's CenterGreater Cleveland
Free · Open to every woman in Greater Cleveland

You are managing. That is not the same as being fine.

Divorce. An aging parent. A job that ended. A bill that will not wait. Most help in this county is built for crisis, and if you are not in crisis yet you are told you do not qualify. We are the place for the middle.

Find help where you live Why we exist

There is no front door for the woman who is not okay but not in crisis.

Services here sort into two piles, crisis help and professional networking. Neither is built for the woman who has resources but no support, who looks fine from the outside and is quietly asking who am I now?

Our job is to make sure a hard year does not become a permanent slide. We are not a poverty program, we work upstream of one. Most of what you need already exists in this county. It is just scattered across a hundred agencies, and nobody hands you the map.

Why this happens →

Vetted resources across all 79 communities in Cuyahoga County. See every community we cover →

What do you need today?

Choose one and we will show you what exists near you, with real phone numbers, real hours, and who to ask for.

Something else — see all 14 →

Three steps. No account, no intake form, no one calling you back.

1

Tell us where you live

Your ZIP or your community. Every Cleveland neighborhood and every Cuyahoga suburb.

2

Tell us what you need

A ride, help with your father, a citation, a job. As many as apply.

3

Get one page you can print

The programs specific to your city listed first, with phone numbers and hours.

Also here, also free

Everything below is free and open to anyone, member or not.

Become a member

Free, and it takes two minutes. Membership opens the parts of the Center that need a name on a list: a seat in a circle, a place at a workshop, and the Exchange.

What membership opens

  • A seat in a circle — capped at 8–14 women, eight to twelve weeks together
  • Workshop registration — capped at 20, with materials prepared per person
  • The Exchange — posting and being matched needs membership on both sides
  • Partner services — some partners reserve appointments for referred members
  • Priority seating at the monthly talks, and one short monthly note

What we ask you for

  • Your name — what you would like to be called. A first name alone is fine.
  • Address — so we can point you to your own city's programs. Your ZIP alone works.
  • Email — for the monthly note and your member code.
  • Phone — optional. Only used if you ask us to call.
  • Text messages? — yes or no. Reminders only, and never before 9am.

Become a member →