Start Right Community Development Corp.

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Start Right Community Development Corp. SRCDC was established in 2008 as a community development corporation in the City of Cleveland Heights. President and C.E.O. Jimmie Hicks, Jr.

Our mission has always been to develop programs within our community that will help low and moderate income families in underserved areas. OUR MISSION:

To Develop programs within our community that help low and moderate income families in blighted areas. Our goals are to provide:
Hunger Relief
Educational Program Opportunities
Home Purchase Training Opportunities
Community Beautification Program

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10/13/2026

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10/08/2026

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By Thomas Jewell, special to cleveland.comCLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- When it comes to infill housing opportunities in th...
10/06/2026

By Thomas Jewell, special to cleveland.com
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- When it comes to infill housing opportunities in the Caledonia neighborhood, no one has been more patient than Rev. Jimmie Hicks Jr. and the Start Right Community Development Corp.

City Council approved the sale of three vacant residential lots to Start Right Monday night, with Hicks hoping for many more to come, based on a new grant application to the Welcome Home Ohio program.

Start Right received a $500,000 grant earlier this year through the state program to build or rehabilitate five homes in the city and already has two lots they are working on.

Up to then, it had been a slow go especially early on with the previous city administration.

“We’ve been doing rehab in the Noble community since 2012 -- at that time totally reactive to receiving homes from the city and banks,” after the mortgage crisis, Hicks told council Monday (Oct. 5).

Since 2020, Start Right has become proactive and the city more cooperative, especially after Hicks stepped in to help resurrect the council-rejected $15 million Noble Station development.

As its local partner to obtain state housing credits, Hicks and Start Right assisted in the transformation to Nobility Court, a 52-unit complex, with a ribbon-cutting set for Oct. 14.

“But in seven years, we had only been able to get one home built,” Hicks said.

Their fortunes continued to shift, with Start Right receiving its first loan to build a home from the ground up this year.

In addition to the half-million dollar state grant, the nonprofit just received a $500,000 line of credit from Farmers National Bank, requiring that all the work be done in Cleveland Heights

What a wonderful God we serve.Ephesians 3:20 New Living Translation20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mig...
10/01/2026

What a wonderful God we serve.

Ephesians 3:20
New Living Translation
20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think

https://www.nobilitycourt.com/
09/29/2026

https://www.nobilitycourt.com/

Located in Cleveland Heights, Nobility Court places you in a convenient, well-connected neighborhood just minutes from the heart of Cleveland

Start Right Community Development Corp. Is building 5 new homes in Cleveland Heights.  Check out the design below
09/16/2026

Start Right Community Development Corp. Is building 5 new homes in Cleveland Heights. Check out the design below

This 1379 square feet Single Family home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is located at 924 Greyton Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH.

https://www.nobilitycourt.com/
09/16/2026

https://www.nobilitycourt.com/

Welcome to Nobility Court! Enjoy elevated interiors, private outdoor spaces, and a convenient location near Cleveland’s top dining, shopping, and entertainment.

08/14/2026

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977 Caledonia Avenue
Cleveland Heights, OH
44112

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