Resources

Business & Commerce  
Heights-Hillcrest Regional Chamber of Commerce
East Side Business Resource.

Additional Business Resources

Community Gardens  
Community Gardens of Shaker Heights
Promotes the health and wellbeing of Shaker residents through the establishment of community gardens that will beautify and make productive use of vacant land.

Consumer Protection
NHS Consumer Law Center
Provides information to make informed, intelligent and financially safe consumer decisions – through the use of educational materials, seminars, practical advice, and public awareness campaigns. Free.

In the Community
City of Shaker Heights

Eastside Welcome Club
Provides opportunities to become acquainted with the new community and with other newcomers to the area. 

Family Connections
Educational, social and recreational programs for families with young children.

Macaroni Kid
Delivers the scoop on family-friendly events and activities happening in the community each week.

Shaker Arts Council
A volunteer nonprofit founded in 2003 to promote Shaker residents in the arts, create activities that bring artists and community together, and to act as the voice of Shaker’s arts community in advocacy of arts and culture.

Shaker Historical Society
The Shaker Historical Society was established in 1956 to house the Shaker Historical Society's collection of fine shaker furniture and artifacts.

The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
The Nature Center exists for the preservation and enjoyment of a natural area surrounded by city and suburb, and for the education of all in the region so they may become stewards of the environment.

Cuyahoga County

Arts and Culture in Cuyahoga County
Historically, Cuyahoga County has enjoyed one of the highest concentrations of arts and cultural organizations in the nation.  Website developed by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture to link residents to resources, events, press material, and ways to get involved. 

Farmers Market at Shaker Square
Local farmers, bakers, artists and craftsmen every Saturday from April through December in historic Shaker Square from 8 AM to Noon.

Shaker Square
Cleveland's historic square sits on Shaker's border and is part of the Shaker School District.  Learn about its unique charms.

University Circle, Inc.
Home to a concentration of leading cultural, educational, medical and social service institutions.

Northeast Ohio

OASIS
Educational non-profit organization designed to enhance the quality of life for mature adults.

State of Ohio

Ohio Benefit Bank (OBB)
A simple and easy path to getting help for food assistance, medical benefits, veterans education benefits, help filing a tax return, completing a financial aid application and other assistance.

Education  
See World Class Education

Preschool Programs  
Carol Nursery School
CEOGC Plymouth Head Start
Children's Center at First Baptist Church
Cooperative Nursery School at Heights Christian Church
Early Childhood Enrichment Center
Hanna Perkins School
Hathaway Brown Early Childhood Program
JDN Early Childhood Center
Laurel Preschool
Nana Ella's Daycare
Parent's Day Out at Plymouth Church
St. Dominic Early Childhood Program

Historic Preservation  
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Properties listed include districts, sites, buildings, structures.

Ohio Historic Preservation Office
The Ohio Historic Preservation Office is the official historic preservation agency of the State of Ohio.
 
Standard for Treatment of Historic Properties
Common sense principles in non-technical language developed to help protect the nation's irreplaceable cultural resources by promoting consistent preservation practices.

Technical Preservation Services for Historic Buildings
Preservation Briefs provide guidance on preserving, rehabilitating, and restoring historic buildings.

The Cleveland Restoration Society
The Cleveland Restoration Society and Preservation Resource Center of Northeastern Ohio develops economically-viable solutions to preservation challenges in order to preserve and enhance the architectural heritage of the region. A Local Partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and  the primary local historic preservation organization in Northeastern Ohio.
 
The Shaker Historical Society
The Shaker Historical Society was established in 1947 to preserve and promote the history of North Union Village, Shaker Heights and Warrensville Township.

Homeland Security  
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Information about preparedness.
 
Medical
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
The Cleveland Clinic has more than 1,700 physicians and scientists representing 120 specialties. The Cleveland Clinic annually provides for more than 2.5 million outpatient visits, 52,000 hospital admissions and 68,000 surgical procedures for patients across the United States and from more than 90 countries. 
 
MetroHealth Medical Center
The MetroHealth System commits to leadership in providing outstanding health care for individuals and in promoting the health of the community. An integrated program of services encompassing patient care, education and research. Provides service to any resident of Cuyahoga County regardless of ability to pay.
 
University Hospitals of Cleveland
947-bed tertiary medical center specializing in adult/pediatric medical and surgical specialties. UHC is also the primary affiliate of Case Western Reserve University. 
 
Urgent Care Facility
Urgent, not life-threatening; located at 2174 Warrensville Center Road in University Heights. 
 
Money Matters
Practical Money Skills

Motor Vehicles  
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Branch locations, licensing information, vehicle and title registration, etc.
 
Vehicle Emissions Testing Program
Testing information, station locations, what to bring, fees, etc.
 
Neighborhood Associations  
View our Neighborhood Association pages. 

Public Library
Shaker Heights Public Library
 
Public Transit  
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Important information, passes, farecards, timetables, maps and schedules, more.

Resource Management  
Doan Brook Watershed Partnership
Protects and restores Doan Brook and its watershed through collaboration and sharing of resources. 
 
Senior Assisted Living  
Woodlands of Shaker Heights
 
Sports  
Shaker Figure Skating Club
The club, made up of serious and competitive figure skaters, is a member of United States Figure Skating (USFS). 
 
Shaker FIRE Raiders
Family Involvement Reaps Excellence (FIRE) Football league for children ages 5 to 13.
 
Shaker Youth Baseball League
Organized baseball for children in grades 3 through 10.
Voice mail: 216-566-5708. 
 
Shaker Youth Soccer Association
Soccer league information for boys and girls, ages 8 to 12. 
 
Taxes
Federal  
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
United States Department of Treasury - Internal Revenue Service. 
 
Local  
Regional Income Tax Agency (R.I.T.A.)
R.I.T.A. serves as the income tax collection agency for 115 municipalities throughout the State of Ohio.

State  
Ohio Department of Taxation
State of Ohio tax Website. 
 
Utilities  
Cable  
Time Warner Cable
Providing cable services to the Shaker Heights community.
 
WOW! Internet and Cable
Providing cable services to the Shaker Heights community.
 
Electric  
The Illuminating Company (FirstEnergy)
Local provider.
 
Gas  
Dominion East Ohio Gas Company
Local provider.

General Information:
 
NOPEC
Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council 
 
Ohio Consumers' Counsel
Website of the residential utility advocate. 

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Information on electric, telephone, natural gas, water, rail, trucking and moving companies for residential and business consumers. 
 
Water/Sewer
City of Cleveland Division of Water
Providing water to the Greater Cleveland area. Find links to news, information and paying bills online. 
 
NEORSD
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District: providing wastewater treatment facilities and interceptor sewers in the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan area.
 
Voter Information  
Board of Elections, Cuyahoga County
Find information on voter registration, precincts, absentee ballots, and other voting information.

League of Women Voters
A nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government. Influences public policy through education and advocacy. Any person of voting age, male or female, may become a League member.