Tremont | Youth Development
Joel Solow, originally from Northern Manhattan, New York City, has lived in Cleveland since January, 2010. He came to Ohio to study at Oberlin College, where he graduated with a major in Anthropology and a minor in African American Studies and Environmental Studies. He worked as a community organizer for Slavic Village Development Corporation. He formerly served as an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) at Hard Hatted Women, as the Green Jobs Partnership Coordinator. Joel also works in a number of roles on the Cleveland Summer of Solutions Program, a summer internship program that attracts youth and students to come to or remain in Cleveland to build capacity with existing neighborhood organizations, practice responsible and effective neighborhood integration and engagement, and work on sustainability and community projects with local residents.
