About Us
We're engaging communities in social and environmental justice.Mission
Incorporated as a 501(c)3, the mission of the Community Life Collaborative is to engage communities around social and environmental justice issues by empowering untapped relationships, collaborations, and understandings across boundaries.
Our Inception
When asked “What is it you need?” Social impact organizations repeatedly express a need for resources, visibility, and networking among like-minded organizations. As a catalyst and connector, the Community Life Collaborative (CLC) was formed to weave connections, bridge resources, and develop entry points of action among individuals and organizations in NEO eager to advance social and environmental change.
At its inception, the CLC formed to solve a complex problem. A progressive church owned two campuses and faced either selling 40 acres and a 20,000 sq. ft. building to developers or reimagining its use for the betterment of the community. Through listening sessions, needs assessment, and ideation, the CLC emerged as an organization embracing the full forty acres and built space as a comprehensive indoor/outdoor platform to advance environmental justice.
Download our White Paper
Ready to learn more? We invite you to download our White Paper to learn more about our guiding principles, core competencies, our commitment to sustainability and more.
Our Staff

Destinee Burse
Executive Director

Chrissy Cici
Office Manager

Allen Garland
Facility Manager

Brian Baber
Facility Support

Open Position
Bookkeeper
Our Board

Ann Lentz
Board President

Anne Burr
Board Vice-President and Treasurer

Maren Koepf
Board Secretary

Pete Bednar
Board Member

Rev. Cheryl Lindsay
Board Member

Martine Scheuermann
Board Member

Kim Price
Board Member
Our Mission
Engage. Partner. Transform.
Incorporated as a 501(c)3, the mission of the Community Life Collaborative is to engage communities around social and environmental justice issues by empowering untapped relationships, collaborations, and understandings across boundaries.

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Get in touch with Community Life Collaborative to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.
Mailing Address:
PO Box 23368
16349 Chillicothe Road Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
Email:
admin@communitylifecollaborative.org
Phone:
440-708-1961
Office Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Outside of our office hours we'll be available by appointment only.
Our office is closed on the following holidays:
New Year's Day
MLK Jr. Day
Washington's Birthday
Memorial day
Juneteenth
Independence day
Labor Day
Indigenous peoples day
Veteran's day
Thanksgiving day
Winter Holidays