For over 100 years, Rainey Institute has invested in our community’s people. Founded in 1904, Rainey Institute originally served as a settlement house, providing social service programs to Eastern European immigrants. In 1966, Rainey recognized the needs of the neighborhood had changed significantly. Later that year, the organization directed its focus to arts education to better serve the families of Hough and surrounding neighborhoods.

In January of 2011, Rainey Institute moved into its new home. The state-of-the-art, 25,000 square foot facility welcomed more children into Rainey’s programs and provided a dedicated performance area within the Debra Ann November Theater.

Today, Rainey is dedicated to instilling positive change in Greater Cleveland’s youth and families through education and participation in the performing and visual arts. Up from serving just a handful of immigrant families, the institute now reaches over 2,500 students, mostly from Cleveland schools, both onsite and in our outreach programs.