Mission Statement: Charity begins at home: our teammates, our community, our clients, our extended G EVERY YEAR, CLEVELAND TAKES IN OVER 700 REFUGEES FROM VARYING COUNTRIES. THE CITY DEVELOPED THE "DREAM NEIGHBORHOOD" CONCEPT TO ADDRESS REFUGEE HOUSING NEEDS BY ENCOURAGING RENOVATION OF THE OVER 150 DISTRESSED HOMES IN THE CLARK/FULTON AREA, AND THEREBY NURTURING VIBRANT, DIVERSE, AND ENGAGED COMMUNITIES. THE GEIS COMPANIES, CLEVELAND'S HOME-GROWN PREMIER DEVELOPER, WAS FOUNDED BY ERWIN & KATHERINE GEIS, IMMIGRANTS TO THE US. USING OUR CONSTRUCTION EXPERTISE, OUR DESIRE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE WORK AND LIVE, AND IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. GEIS, WE PROUDLY ANNOUNCE OUR GEIS VILLAGE PROJECT. BUYING VACANT HOMES, RENOVATING, AND RENT-TO-OWN TO REFUGEES.