Cincinnati Gives - A Guide to Charitable Giving 2024-2025 by Cincinnati Magazine

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A Guide to Greater Cincinnati Nonproﬁts

Our region is packed with a variety of nonproﬁt groups working to make our community and our world a better place. Forty-ﬁve local organizations are stepping forward to share their stories with you. Get your giving on with this guide to great causes worth supporting.

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2024 CINCINNATI GIVES CHALLENGE

Cincinnati Magazine connects readers with local nonproﬁts in a meaningful way with the Cincinnati Gives Challenge. Here’s how it works.

WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT?

Cincinnati Gives isn’t just this magazine. It’s much bigger than that. It also includes the Cincinnati Gives Challenge, powered by Mightycause. Open to all nonproﬁts, the challenge is designed to reach the region’s most passionate philanthropists while generating a signiﬁcant monetary impact for organizations that participate.

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The challenge launches December 2 at 5 p.m. ET, the evening before Giving Tuesday. Donors can go online to make a donation to their desired charity through December 12 at 5 p.m.

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Local nonproﬁt organizations sign up to participate in the challenge. Visit cincinnatigives.org to see which charities are taking part. The nonproﬁt that raises the most funds during the challenge period is awarded a cash prize on top of the money they’ve already collected.

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Nonprofits in the News

A year in review for charitable giving in the tri-state.

From diapers to cancer research, charities across Greater Cincinnati are making a difference in the lives of the populations they serve.

COVERD Unveils New Warehouse

COVERD Greater Cincinnati—which runs Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank, Tidal Babe Period Bank, and Fly & Dry Basic Needs Bank—held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in September to unveil its new warehouse space in Walnut Hills. Through its three core programs, COVERD has distributed more than 13 million diapers, 1.2 million period products, and more than 2,000 potty-training toolkits since its founding in 2015. coverdgc.org

Easterseals Redwood Unveils Renovated Regional Impact Campus

In late September, Easterseals Redwood celebrated the grand reopening and ribbon cutting of its newly renovated Farmer Family Foundation Regional Impact Campus in Walnut Hills. The enhanced facility strengthens the nonproﬁt’s mission of supporting people with disabilities, military veterans, and individuals facing economic disadvantages. eastersealsredwood.org

TQL Foundation Makes Major Donation to IPM Food Pantry

IPM Food Pantry wrapped up its $5 million fundraising campaign in March with a major gift from the TQL Foundation. The donation, which came three months after the grand opening of the nonproﬁt’s new food pantry and distribution center in Eastgate, enables IPM to continue to fulﬁll its mission to “expand, mobilize, and equip” neighbors in need. Since moving into its new location last October, IPM has seen a 69 percent increase over last year.

Ride Cincinnati Increases Participation

Graeter’s Raises Money for The Cure Starts Now

In September, Graeter’s Ice Cream partnered with The Cure Starts Now for its annual “Cones for the Cure,” an 11-day campaign to raise money for pediatric brain cancer research. Thanks to customer support, company donations, and ice cream sales of the seasonal ice cream ﬂavor Elena’s Blueberry Pie, the event raised a record-breaking $2 million. graeters.com/ cones-for-the-cure

The number of registered riders for the 18th annual Ride Cincinnati rose by 20 percent this year. The event featured hundreds of bicycle enthusiasts racing from downtown Cincinnati to Kings Mills and back to raise money for cancer research at the Barrett Cancer Center at the University of Cincinnati. ridecincinnati.org

Impact 100 Gives $430,000 in Grants and Awards to Regional Nonprofits

In September, women-led philanthropic group Impact 100 Cincinnati awarded four $100,000 grants and three $10,000 grants to Greater Cincinnati nonproﬁts. The organizations attained the highest rankings via Impact 100 member ballots and were announced at its 2024 annual awards celebration on Sept. 19 at Music Hall. Winners included Last Mile Food Rescue, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Southwest Ohio, and the Ohio Justice & Policy Center. impact100.org

DOGS with JOBS

lend a HELPING PAW H E L P I N G PA W

Area trainers help canines bring assistance and support to people in need.

“Our dog has definitely changed our life.”

It’s a common sentiment that many of us who’ve opened our lives and homes to a pet can share. The calming touch of a cool nose on a warm day, the nuzzle of a fuzzy muzzle, that ﬂoppy tail, lolling tongue, and happy stare—dogs provide the calming presence of an unjudging defender in a chaotic world and that, for anybody, can be deeply life-changing.

Kathy Barnes, however, is talking about her son’s service dog, Mimosa, a 6-year-old goldendoodle partnered with the 18-yearold Kings High School student. And in some very signiﬁcant ways, Mimosa has radically transformed the South Lebanon family’s life for the better.

“She goes to school with J.J. every day,” Barnes says. “She sleeps with him every night. She does retrieval for him, pressure, she can open doors. He’s in a wheelchair, so it’s really helpful. Like, if you have your hands full and he drops a toy on the ﬂoor, she’ll pick it up and put it back in his lap. She can turn on lights. She can open handicapped doors for us. It’s like having an extra hand.”

Beyond helping out with everyday tasks, Mimosa brings calm and social beneﬁts to J.J. when he goes about his day. “He deﬁnitely functions better than if, for some reason, she’s not at school one day,” explains Barnes. “He’s calmer and just more acclimated when she’s around.”

This was exactly the desired outcome when 4 Paws for Ability placed the service dog with J.J. in late 2020. And that magical moment when Mimosa was partnered with the Barnes family was, as you might imagine, the result of a long and specialized training process.

“Our process starts even before the dogs are born,” says Jennifer Lutes, executive director of the program. “We have a breeding program that includes dogs who have passed thorough health and behavior qualiﬁcations. These include genetic testing, cardiology testing, orthopedic testing, and more.”

4 Paws for Ability was started in 1998 by founder Karen Shirk as a grassroots organization functioning out of a one-bedroom apartment. The program now operates from a purpose-built campus in Xenia and currently places around 120 dogs a year with children and veterans who have disabilities. At any point, according to Lutes, 4 Paws has around 400 dogs somewhere along the path of pup to placement and is this year, in fact, celebrating the placement of its 2,000th animal.

“Puppies born to the breeder dogs are raised in our Puppy Enrichment Program,” she explains. “This starts at just three days old and lays the foundation of the rest of the training. As the puppies grow in the program, they grow in skills in areas related to manners, obedience, and public practice.”

This is a critical stage, says Marlys Staley, executive director of Circle Tail, Inc. in Pleasant Plain. A trained physical therapist, Staley founded Circle Tail in 1997 as a way to extend her capacity for bringing more independence to the lives of people with limitations, training service dogs for mobility and hearing assistance as well as diabetes alert.

“The ﬁrst part of a puppy’s life, they need to be a puppy,” she explains. “But you’re always thinking of manners and self-control. It’s a little bit different than with a pet dog, because they’re going to go on to be working dogs. You have to do a lot of socialization and make sure that sights don’t bother them, sounds don’t bother them, smells don’t bother them, people don’t bother them, dogs don’t bother them.” Circle Tail also trains facility dogs to place in schools, where sensory stimulation can be especially high.

Staley explains that basic obedience training (“which all good dogs should have anyway,” she says, adding that Circle Tail also offers low-cost training as a community service), with skill-speciﬁc training layered in to teach dogs abilities such as object retrieval, hearing assistance, and other disability-speciﬁc services. At 4

These Animals Bring Cuddly Comfort

While service dogs lend a helping hand…er, paw to those with persistent limitations, there’s another set of working dogs out there giving folks emotional support during trying times—therapy and facility dogs.

Child Life Specialist Kerri Birkett has seen animals’ calming effects many times as the facility dog handler of a pup named Leica for the Children’s Hospital Canine Comfort Facility Dog Program. “Healthcare visits are stressful for patients and their caregivers, and Leica supports patients with disabilities who have difficulties coping with their visit,” she says. “Leica’s presence, love, and comfort, helps create a safe and supportive environment for patients to receive necessary medical care.”

The program uses dogs from Ca-

nine Assistants and Canine Companions, two service dog programs that also place facility dogs.

“You just see the difference that sharing your animal can make with people,” says Susan Steinhardt, executive director of Pet Partners of Greater Cincinnati, an all-volunteer organization that provides handler workshops and licensed evaluation to certify animal-handler teams of dogs and eight other animal species, including cats, rabbits, and even pot-belly pigs. The organization also works with hospices, schools and universities, libraries, and even businesses, and has programs for ﬁrst responder and crisis response support teams.

To get their pet and themselves involved with Pet Partners, vol-

unteers need to complete training focusing on policies and procedures for the handler, and the animal also needs confirmation from a veterinarian for vaccination status and general health. There’s also an evaluation of the handlerdog team to test the dog’s temperament in a variety of potential scenarios, as well as the handler’s attitude with the animal. Following a background check from the national Pet Partners organization, the volunteer will undergo a mentorship, then the team is certiﬁed and ready to go out on visits.

“We have more visit requests than we can handle,” Steinhardt says.

“We would like to get to 200 members by next July. And that still may not be enough!”

“You just see the difference that sharing your animal can make with people.”

from the Canine Comfort Facility Dog Program at Cincinnati Children’s; worker holds therapy rabbit from Pet Partners.

Paws, says Lutes, the service dog is evaluated at around one year to determine if they’re ready for this advanced training.

All in all, the lengthy training at both organizations will see dogs rotating between the homes of foster families, prison programs, and on-site residency. The intensive program is designed to ensure the animal is demonstrably ready to begin working as a service animal. “We want to make sure that we have any behavior issues in the dog ironed out and the dog we see is the dog,” explains Staley. “So it’s about a two-year training process, with socialization and a variety of experiences throughout the whole time, then layering on the obedience.”

After this years-long process, an animal is ﬁnally deemed ready to team with a human. At 4 Paws for Ability, this means 10 days of on-site training for the dog’s new human to learn how to handle and live with the service animal. “We always say that the dog’s the easier one to train,” laughs Staley. “It’s the human that’s the more difficult one.”

She stresses that partnering an animal with its human is just the beginning of the work Circle Tail does with the dog-and-human team. “We follow them through the life of a team. We make sure

that if anything comes up, anything changes—health challenges, different task needs, training for those things—we follow with our team the whole way through.”

As two of only a limited number of service dog training programs in the Cincinnati area, both 4 Paws for Ability and Circle Tail are committed to supplying service dogs to local individuals who can use a helping paw. Circle Tail, which raises between 15 and 20 dogs a year for either service work or as facility animals, only partners with individuals within a 90-mile radius of Cincinnati. 4 Paws for Ability will provide animals for some individuals farther away.

“About 25 percent of our service dog placements go to homes that are within a few hours of 4 Paws,” explains Lutes. “But due to the specialized training we provide in scent work for children with seizures and autism, we have individuals travel from all over the country to receive a 4 Paws service dog.”

Training and providing service dogs to local families is truly special work, impacting the daily lives of individuals who could use a little bit of help. “I can’t say enough about an organization that does all this to help families out,” says Barnes, pointing to Mimosa. “It is life-changing for a family.”

AS TOLD TO AIESHA D. LITTLE

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDREW DOENCH & JEREMY KRAMER

These nonprofit founders saw an unaddressed need and answered the call.

HOME TOWN HEROES

Sometimes it only takes one person to notice a problem and decide to do something about it, but supporting a population’s needs requires community effort. Meet three people who are offering their help in different corners of the Queen City.

NATASHA WILLIAMS

FOUNDER, THE GRAPEVINE FOUNDATION

Earlier this year, the creator of the Black Wine Fest launched a nonprofit to help workers in the service/hospitality industry get the mental health support they need.

Working in the service/hospitality space can be mentally draining. I often say you are a therapist in a different way. Each time I was behind the bar, I was serving someone and getting to know them, and sometimes taking on their problems while having my own. Each time you work, you don’t know if you will make enough to pay for a therapy session, and unfortunately, many bars/restaurants, etc. don’t have insurance plans and EAPs [employee assistance programs].

As someone who has struggled with mental health in the past, I thought it was important to have a space where we can bridge that gap and provide resources to our fellow colleagues. My goal is to make sure everyone in the hospitality/service industry is able to receive help when they need it.

It’s personal for me. I overcame being in a really dark place. I considered suicide twice, planning both out and ready to take those pills. I was a high-functioning depressed person, and no one knew. My regulars didn’t know, my family didn’t know, my friends didn’t know. That was over 10 years ago. The thoughts don’t go away but now, I have tools when I feel and see it happening. It’s important that everyone has a fair chance at receiving those tools. Life gets so hard especially working in service and since COVID-19, we have seen such a depressed culture in so many ways, mental health should be the No. 1 health beneﬁt for everyone.

We’re still growing and building the foundation. Starting it, making it a 501(c)3, and collecting therapy sessions has been a proud moment for us. As we continue to grow, I believe the foundation will present whole people who will be able to provide great service, but in doing that, they themselves will know how to cope with any type of mental health matters. I pray we grow to become a national foundation that, with donations, we are able to give restaurants, bars, distributors, etc., the ability to have EAPs. We will be able to bridge that gap to help grow these programs so that employees can have immediate access. I also want to see our therapist directory continue to grow to be an expansive resource. I want to be able to go into places and host group sessions to educate and inform our fellow colleagues of the many safe spaces for them.

ELISSA YANCEY

CO-FOUNDER/PRESIDENT, A PICTUR E’S WORTH

The former journalism educator uses what she’s learned about her past profession to help would-be subjects tell their own stories.

I’ve always loved reporting and telling stories. In 2017, though, after decades of working as a journalist and educator, my frustration with traditional news-gathering practices reached a breaking point. I saw how much harm the 24/7 news cycle did to communities by focusing on conﬂict and controversy instead of taking the time to understand and explain complex realities. I saw a critical need for a new approach to telling true stories, one that informed and enriched audiences beyond headlines and stereotypes.

A Picture’s Worth was born out of the desire to do better, starting by working with, for, and alongside the community members who were left to live with the consequences of halftold stories and extractive reporting practices. I set to work combining lessons from all kinds of disciplines—sociology, psychology, neuroscience, marketing, anthropology, and education—to create new practices rooted in research, trust, and transparency. Community partners have lifted it up from there. Our initial goal was to disrupt harmful and lopsided media coverage by sharing accurate, strengths-based stories rooted in reality and fueled by community. Since all narratives shift based upon who is placed in the center of them, we chose to intentionally work alongside community members to center their expertise and strengths ﬁrst as a way to add context to the challenges they face. This work is important because it provides audiences with new kinds of stories and new ways of connecting with people who are different from them. It allows people to reﬂect on the values, hopes, and dreams we all share and connect across divides rather than deepen them.

I have been so proud of all of the people—hundreds of them—who have trusted us with their photos and stories as well as the community we have built along the way. Watching neighbors gain conﬁdence in sharing their stories and claiming their narrative power is a gift. Narrative power is community power. That understanding has helped us focus our goals more clearly on what we are providing for community members: opportunities to learn, grow, connect and share with neighbors near and far.

Through our neighborhood collaborations, our trainings, and our public exhibits, A Picture’s Worth shifts how community members see and talk about themselves and one another. We spark curiosity and disrupt stereotypes that do real harm. By increasing people’s narrative power, we are also building community power. It’s an inspiring and transformative journey— and we are just getting started.

TYRAN STALLINGS

This entrepreneur supports more Black men making an impact on the lives of children

FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE D.A.D. (DIRECT ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT) INITIATIVE

Ifounded The D.A.D. Initiative in 2013 as a response to the critical need to increase the presence of Black men in education, something that I experienced during my tenure as an educator. At the time, less than 2 percent of teachers were Black men, and I knew ﬁrsthand the profound impact representation has on young people. I wanted to create a space where young Black men could see role models who looked like them and who could guide them through the unique challenges they faced in school and life. The goal was to bridge the gap in education through culturally relevant mentorship, and show that incremental changes can lead to massive, positive outcomes.

Initially, my goal was to improve educational outcomes by providing mentorship and support for young Black men who needed more positive male role models in their lives. I wanted to help them not just academically, but emotionally and socially, guiding them toward successful futures by creating a village of mentors. The focus was on direct, personal engagement through community mentoring programs, educational workshops, and leadership development.

This work addresses a fundamental gap in representation and opportunity for young people of color. Systemic inequities in education and the workforce create barriers that many youths cannot overcome on their own. By offering mentorship, education, and skill-building, we’re not just helping individuals—we’re uplifting entire communities. Every young person we support has the potential to contribute positively to society, but they need the right resources and guidance to get there. Seeing our participants thrive, whether it’s through gaining conﬁdence in the classroom, landing their ﬁrst job, or pursuing higher education, is incredibly rewarding. The creation of programs like Black Futures that brings the business community together with Black students for a day of networking and learning, and cross-sector partnerships like the one we have with RWB Construction to offer free carpentry training, stands out as a testament to our growth and commitment to empowering the next generation.

Our goals have expanded beyond mentorship to take a more holistic approach. We now address multiple aspects of development for young men and women, including mental health, workforce training, and community engagement. We’ve realized that to truly support young people, we need to consider the whole ecosystem that surrounds them—family, community, education, and health. This shift has led us to introduce new programs that equip our youth with 21st-century skills, foster mental wellness, and connect them and their families with career opportunities.

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS

ALS United Ohio

ESTABLISHED 1983

MISSION The mission of ALS United Ohio is to provide comprehensive support and advocacy for people with ALS and their families, while advancing research for new treatments and an end to ALS.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY ALS United Ohio is boots on the ground helping people navigate their illness with independence, connection, comfort, peace of mind, and quality of life. Services include one-onone case management by licensed professionals; on-site continuing education; collaboration with hospital-based ALS Multidisciplinary Clinics at OhioHealth, University of Cincinnati, and Premier Health; loans and purchases of durable medical equipment and supplies; loans of assistive technology devices; smart home technology; quality of life reimbursement grants; education and exchange groups; family and caregiver support; resources for children; bereavement support; caregiver appreciation; newsletters; a lending library; and referrals to additional resources. ALS United Ohio also engages in

government advocacy and funds research for a cure.

LEADERSHIP

Marlin K. Seymour, President & CEO

Mark Stach, Chair | Corporate Counsel, Balchem Corporation

Ryan Meadows, Vice Chair | Price Waterhouse Coopers

Wendy Pingree, Treasurer | Chief Financial Ofﬁcer, Cristo Rey Columbus High School

Lauren Barber | Human Resources Director, Ohio History Connection

Paul Carey, Jr., | Head of Product, 888holdings

Ben Duckworth | Vice President, TED Renewables

Jay Eiben | Retired Medical Sales

Corey Messaros | Investment Specialist, J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Judy Schmitz | Retired Educator

Jennifer Turnes | Owner, Turning Tails Pet Company

Beth Wilch | Educator, Dublin City Schools

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Lou Gehrig Day With the Cincinnati Reds: June 2, 2025, Great American Ballpark

• Walk ALS: TBD September 2025, Winton Woods Park/Harper Meadows Area

• Volunteering: Visit ALSohio.org and look under Get Involved to ﬁnd our online volunteer interest form. Opportunities available include event committees, set up and tear down, soliciting goods and services, ﬁnding sponsors, and more.

1170 Old Henderson Rd., Suite 221 Columbus, OH 43220 (614) 273-2572

https://ALSohio.org

Autism Connections

ESTABLISHED 1971

MISSION To uplift the Southwest Ohio autism community through education, resources, connections, and lifelong support. We envision a world where autistic individuals and their families are supported, treated with equity, and valued.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Over the last 53 years, Autism Connections has dedicated our work to supporting families, vetting and sharing resources, and developing community within the autism population, adding and adjusting programs to

enhance this work and to address the dynamic needs of our community. We provide a suite of social programs, support groups, educational and training opportunities, LIFE Skills social skills classes, and an information and referral Autism Helpline, which all help us to meet families where they are on their autism journey. While we support autistic individuals of all ages, our programming focuses on transition-age and adults, speciﬁcally supporting transition through soft-skills coaching and holistic support for emotional and social wellness.

LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors

Ed Anderson, President

Kristin Tennyson, Vice President

Mike Hoyle, Treasurer

Ian Bazzoli, Secretary

Nina Batra Britton, Mark Helphinstine, Allyson Khayo, Melissa Korfhage, Kristina Markiewicz, Tyler Pille, Ratan Tadiparthi

Staff

Mary Helen Richer, CEO

Angelo Bucci, Operations Director

Sonja Clifton, Development Director

Christina Armstrong-Cattani, Program Director

Kelli Gies, Program Coordinator

Cindy Aardema, Outreach Coordinator

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Attend Art Across the Spectrum:

Featuring art from our program participants and the local autism community, Art Across the Spectrum is unlike any other gallery event. This live and silent auction is an evening ﬁlled with color and joy! You’ll enjoy cocktails, music, and live art exhibitions. Bid on one-of-a-kind works that celebrate the gifts of autism as we raise funds to support families on their autism journey. February 21, 2025. Go to art2025.givesmart.com

• Participate in Autism Acceptance Month: April celebrates Autism Acceptance Month, a time to promote awareness and increase acceptance. Stay tuned for community resources and our social media campaign! Connect with @autismcincy

• Become a Program Volunteer or Program Facilitator: Our volunteers and facilitators keep our programs running smoothly. We are looking for people interested in moderating virtual and in-person social and support groups for children, teens, and adults with autism. Contact connect@autismcincy.org

P.O. Box 75 Milford, OH 45150 (513) 561-2300 www.autismcincy.org

ChangingLives.Together.

AutismConnectionshasbeenapartoftheautism communityfor53years,providingresources,support,and activitiesforfamiliesallalongthespectrum.Today,we supportfamiliesthroughsocialandrecreational programs,supportgroups,educationalsessions,andour resourcehelpline.

In2025,wewillexpandourL.I.F.E.Skillscoursestoinclude Career Exploration.Thisprogram,developedbystaffand communitymemberswhoworkattheintersectionof disabilitiesandemployment,willteachsocialskillsrelating totheworkplace,aswellasskillsinself-determinationand self-reflection,whichwillguideconversationstodiscover preferredcareerpaths.Thefoundationalpiecesofthe GenesisatWorkFoundationmissionwereinstrumentalin guidingthedirectionofthisprogram.

Toconnectwithus:

AstheGenesisatWorkFoundation closes,wethankthemforthework theydidtosupportindividualswith disabilitiesfindmeaningfulwork. Weareexcitedtocontinuethework throughourL.I.F.E.Skillsprograms!

Beech Acres Parenting Center

ESTABLISHED 1849

MISSION We combine science and compassion to deliver innovative solutions that equip adults to meet children’s needs and cultivate their strengths so they can reach their endless potential.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Beech Acres supports the whole family by meeting parents where they are—in schools, doctors’ ofﬁces, and in the community—giving them the tools they need to thrive.

Beech Acres’ innovative programs and services include:

• Foster Care, providing comprehensive support services and wrap-around care all along the foster parent journey. We also support Kinship caregivers with education and support groups.

• Beyond the Classroom (BtC) and The Character Effect™, offering social emotional programs to reach children at all levels of need through classroom interventions that encourage positive wellbeing and strengths-based mindsets.

• Parent Connext®, providing one-onone parent coaching, workshops, and on-going support that helps caregivers navigate raising children with conﬁdence.

LEADERSHIP

Laura Mitchell, President & Chief Executive Ofﬁcer

Brittany Speed, Chief Operating Ofﬁcer & Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Lisa Babb, Vice President of Thriving Families

Carrie Bunger, Ph.D., Vice President of Effective School Solutions

Meghan Hensley, Vice President of Talent and Culture

Jordan Huizenga, Vice President of Development

Brice Mickey, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Board

Bob Welch, Board Chair; J.R. Foster, Vice Chair; Susan J. Cummings, Treasurer; Christopher F. Bolling, M.D., Secretary Michael Beattie; Daniel E. Betts; Elaine Billmire, M.D.; Terri Bunting; Michael Dantley; Jennifer L. Dougherty; Susan K. Goldberg; Rogelle A. Hackworth; Britney Hamberg; Randy Hammann; Andy Holzhauser; Craig Jackson; Mireika Kobayashi; Laura Lewin; Shwetha Manoharan, D.O.; Chad D. Molley; Robert Shapiro, M.D.; Kristal Smith; Tracy Stillwell-Hoskins; Cicely Tingle; John Webster; The Honorable Marilyn Zayas

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Donate at beechacres.org/donate-now/

• Support Inspire-A-Family: Help families in need provide holiday gifts for their loved ones.

• Donation drives to help families: our website has lists of items needed by the children and families we serve.

• Kaleidoscope: Join a dynamic group of volunteers committed to helping positively impact the lives of children and families by producing engaging events, advocating and networking.

• Volunteer opportunities in schools, at events, administrative, and committee roles.

615 Elsinore Pl., Suite 500 Cincinnati, OH 45202

(513) 231-6630

https://beechacres.org/love-grows-here

It could happen to anyone.

I’m holding onto my future now. I have a plan...

It’s the greatest feeling ever to believe you are truly worth having something more.

A ﬂood, a collapsed roof, a moment of unexpected homelessness and suddenly... despite all her best efforts, Janell’s beautiful daughter is taken from her.

Scan the QR Code and listen to Janell share her story of resilience and love that allowed her to build a happy new beginning with her daughter.

There’s always a way, a light, a door... you just have to be willing to go through it and make a better life for you and your children. Beech Acres gave me a path forward.

Janell’s journey:

Please help others ﬁnd their strong futures by supporting Beech Acres.

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

The Beechwood Home

ESTABLISHED 1890

MISSION The current mission of Beechwood is to provide a high level of care designed to improve the quality of life for residents of the home. The mission is accomplished by:

• Promoting residents’ independence and rehabilitation in a comfortable, enjoyable, family-like home, with personalized services that foster hope and mutual support.

• Offering—as a nonproﬁt, philanthropic, non-sectarian, skilled nursing home— specialized, extensive, long-term health services to male and female adults of every race, creed, national origin, and economic status who have incurable, chronic, and disabling conditions.

• Providing for the needs of the whole person through services such as physical therapy, quality meal service, and a full range of social, cultural, religious, and recreational activities.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY The Beechwood Home is a not-for-proﬁt, long-term care skilled-nursing facility. We offer the area’s most comprehensive services for a wide range of neurodegenerative, cerebral vascular, spinal cord, and other medical conditions. We specialize in providing

high quality, long-term care together with advanced rehabilitation and restorative services, as well as therapeutic and recreational activities that optimize function and quality of life for our residents. The Beechwood Home currently has 80 beds in long-term nursing care services.

LEADERSHIP

2024 Board of Trustees

William Baechtold, Samuel Bortz, Renie Dohrmann, James Gibbs, Robert Groenke, Robert Chip Heidt, Jeffrey Keller, PhD, Mary Jo Lane, Sara Osborn, Tracy Sandquist, Ellen Seward, Donna Shambley-Ebron, Timothy Toft, Martha Walsh

Ofﬁcers of the Board

President – Samuel Bortz

Vice President – Timothy Toft

Treasurer – Tracy Sandquist

Recording Secretary – Renie Dohrmann

Member at Large – William Baechtold

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

Beechwood is a home primarily for people with a variety of neurological conditions, most of which are degenerative and incurable. Beechwood strives to provide the highest level of care possible to enable our residents the optimum

quality of life and allow them to retain as much independence and dignity as possible. Because our residents rely on the generosity of others to provide special therapeutic programs and services, we need your support more than ever. There is a ﬁnancial gap between our actual Medicaid reimbursement and the facility’s true cost for many residents of The Beechwood Home. It is because of this gap we rely on our fundraising, special events, and our Friends of Beechwood.

2140 Pogue Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45208 (513) 321-9294

www.beechwoodhome.com

care nursing facility. Specializing in providing high quality long-term neurological care together with advanced rehabilitation and restorative services, as well as therapeutic and recreational activities that assist in optimal functioning to our residents. The Beechwood Home currently has 80 beds in long term nursing care.

Ben Morrison Memorial Foundation

ESTABLISHED 2021

MISSION We are a mental health advocate and ally. After losing Ben to suicide at age 19, we strive to try to prevent suicide from happening to another young person, family or community. Our tagline, Cont;nue your story, helps remind those in crisis that there is more to their life’s story and that there is help for them to get there. These are some of the ways we work to fulﬁll our mission:

• Normalizing the ups and downs of mental health – talking about it helps to remove isolation.

• Reaching out to young people at risk –often those most at risk hide their pain or withdraw.

• Giving hope to those in dark mental moments – everyone needs to be seen and heard.

• Advocating for wellness and crisis support – everyone needs help sometimes.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY We reach out to young people where they are. We are on social media, we speak and ally ourselves with coaches and schools. We show up

at school events and games, we support other groups that reach out to those at risk. We give scholarships and reward small everyday kindnesses to foster hope, esteem, and encouragement. We bring in speakers, emotional support animals, resources for students and their teachers. We are here to make sure our young people stay here.

Some of our initiatives include:

Ben’s Way: Our newest program in 8 schools within 6 local school districts, building hope by recognizing small acts of kindness, strength, and support in action. Over 40 young people recognized so far.

Ben’s Teams: Educating and advocating for mental support, one student event at a time. Over 30 awareness events so far, impacting 52,000+

Scholarships: Over 33 given in four years, equal to $27,500—based on kindness, empathy, and positive leadership—designed to help encourage and give hope for the future.

LEADERSHIP President/Founder

Tori Morrison

Board of Directors

Stacey Lund, Kate Jackson, Lauren Nunn, Megan Hogan, Lisa McNally, Krista Dues, Kelley Deer

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

Give: www.cincinnatigives.org/Ben-Morr ison-Memorial-Fund

Volunteer: We always need volunteers, we try to be out in the community as much as possible.

Connect: Join us on social media to spread the word or reach out to us. @benmorrisonfund, benmorrisonfund.org

Attend: Join us at our events. All are welcome! Event schedule at benmorrisonfund.org

8401 Jonathan Lane G. Maineville, OH 45039 (513) 560-5315 https://benmorrisonfund.org

Ben Morrison lost his life to suicide. He was 19. He did not struggle in obvious ways. He was an athlete with friends, future plans and a forward. Every life is precious. No one should lose a life, or loved one struggle. living their story. *Source: Center for Disease Control

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

ESTABLISHED 1932

MISSION To ignite the power and promise of youth through one-to-one mentoring. We envision a future where all children reach their full potential.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY We connect caring adult mentors with children across 13 counties in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and SE Indiana. Our mentors—Bigs—empower Littles to aspire for greatness and avoid risky behaviors.

What does Success look like?

Among children in our programs:

• 99% are in school

• 99% are NOT involved in the juvenile justice system

• 99% are NOT pregnant or parenting

• 98% report improved self-esteem

LEADERSHIP

Staff Leadership

Jessica Esterkamp, President & CEO

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati

Cherise Duncan, Chief Operating Ofﬁ cer

Sabrina Smith, Chief Financial Ofﬁ cer

Julie Knutson, Vice President of Program

Amanda Emmons Shumate, Vice President of Marketing and Development

Board Leadership

Carrie Little, Chair

Joy Whinery, Vice Chair

Johnny Lewis, Treasurer

Shane Spears, Secretary

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Volunteer: Become a Big—mentor a child in your community or at their school.

• Raise Awareness: Host a Lunch & Learn or virtual event to recruit new mentors.

• Attend Events: Check our website for upcoming fundraisers: Fashion Show, Bowl For Kids Sake, Golf Outing, BIG Breakfast

• Donate: Help us support more Tri-State children at cincinnatigives.org/Big-

Brothers-And-Big-Sisters-Of-GreaterCincinnati.

Join us—Remember, It Takes Little To Be Big!

615 Elsinore Pl., 900A Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 421-4120 www.bigsforkids.org

BIG BROTHER DAVID, PLEASANT RIDGE

LITTLE BROTHER GABRIEL, NORTH AVONDALE

BIG SISTER NICOLE, BATAVIA LITTLE SISTER SAM, MT. ORAB

ESTABLISHED 1951

MISSION CET’s mission is to strengthen the communities we serve through programs and services that inspire and inform, educate and engage, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY CET’s national and local content, educational resources, and online services provide a forum, a public stage, and a resource for learners

of all ages. As Greater Cincinnati’s PBS station, CET is the largest classroom, the largest stage for the arts, and a trusted window to the world. Working collaboratively with community partners, CET’s local productions reﬂect the interests, needs, and rich history of Greater Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio.

CET is also a safe haven for children. Our children’s programming—including our daytime broadcasts, our 24/7 kids’ channels, and our PBS Kids streaming services—help children succeed as learners and as citizens. In addition to

lighting up every screen, CET provides an extensive library of resources for educators and parents to support children’s learning.

LEADERSHIP

Dave Taylor, Chair

Stephanie Amlung, Vice Chair

Brian Silverberg, Treasurer

Beth Hartman, Secretary

Dorothy (Kitty) Lensman, President & CEO

OTHER WAYS

Action Auction

1223 Central Pkwy. Cincinnati, OH 45214 (513) 381-4033 www.cetconnect.org

ESTABLISHED 2023

MISSION The Chatﬁeld Edge empowers and accompanies students as they transform their lives through the pursuit of postsecondary education. Our work is rooted in the educational legacy of the Ursuline Sisters of Brown County, and we welcome people of all faiths or no faith backgrounds.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY We serve ﬁrstgeneration and non-traditional students who face challenges that can make postsecondary education seem out of reach.

Our staff works one-on-one with students to remove obstacles that can get in the way of achieving educational goals.

We help students:

• Choose a ﬁeld of study and school

• Apply for admittance and ﬁnd ﬁnancial aid and scholarships

• Foster and develop conﬁdence in meeting postsecondary educational goals

• Develop solid study habits

• Navigate processes after enrollment

The Chatﬁeld Edge offers its services free of charge to student scholars. Whether education occurs in a college or univer-

sity setting, a trade school, or a certiﬁcate program, our unique support and encouragement will give individuals The Chatﬁeld Edge.

LEADERSHIP

Board Ofﬁcers

Chair – Tommie L. Lewis, Jr.

Vice-Chair – Keith Spiller, JD

Secretary/Treasurer – Stephen J. Pohlman

Immediate Past Chair – Victoria Parlin

Members

Mary Ellen Betz, EdD; C. Bradley East, CPA; Patricia Homan, OSU; Maureen Kiley, MAPC; Justin Pappachan; Erika M. Peterman, MBA; Karen Ristau, PhD; Mark S. Schlachter, MLS; Gerry Schumacher; Katie Wittich; Kitty Strauss Rosenthal; Carol Tierney

Our Steadfast Team on the Ground

Robert P. Elmore CPA, President/ Executive Director

David Hesson, Director of Programs

Kelly Smith Taylor, Director of Development

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Become a Mentor– Mentors meet with

their mentees 4x each semester. We provide training and ongoing support.

• Give to the Annual Fund– Gifts to the Annual Fund enable us to provide educational attainment resources, close-thegap scholarships, mentoring, and servant leadership opportunities.

• Leave a Legacy Through a Named Scholarship – Endowed scholarships beneﬁt students enrolled in college, trade school, or a certiﬁcate program.

• Sponsor Our Annual Celebrate Our Scholars Brunch (Spring 2025)– This recognition event highlights the outstanding accomplishments of our Chatﬁeld Edge Scholars.

The Chatﬁeld Edge is a registered 501(c)(3) non-proﬁt. [Tax ID: 31-0840764]

20918 State Route 251 St. Martin, OH 45118

(513) 875-3344

https://chatﬁeldedge.org

OPENING PATHS TO COLLEGE AND SKILLED TRADES FOR FIRST-GENERATION AND NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS.

The Chatfield Edge is a FREE nonprofit organization that works with students one-on-one to reach their goals. Whether education occurs in a college or university setting, a trade school, or a certificate program, our unique support gives our scholars

The Chatﬁeld Edge.

“Without Chatﬁeld’s support, ﬁnancing my education would be more difficult. I’m also grateful for the guidance I receive to navigate both school and life.”

Ethan

“The educational system is not easy to navigate. You would probably give up if you didn’t have a support system.”

Michelle

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Cincinnati Cancer Advisors

ESTABLISHED 2020

MISSION The days following a cancer diagnosis can stir feelings of uncertainty, urgency, and apprehension. Cincinnati Cancer Advisors (CCA) exists to improve the care of cancer patients seeking a second opinion so that they walk away with a thorough understanding of their diagnosis and conﬁdence in their plan of care. We believe that great care begins with a great plan, and in doing so, we hope to take those feelings of chaos out of a cancer diagnosis through our teamoriented, mission-driven approach to making second opinions more accessible.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

CCA provides platinum-level consultative oncology services, including second opinions, care coordination, referrals, clinical trial navigation, ﬁnancial navigation, and precision oncology services such as genetic testing and counseling to nearly 600 Greater Cincinnatians each year—all at no cost to the patient without billing insurance, thanks to generous donors. This unique service ensures that every patient has access to top-tier medical advice without the burden of additional costs. We do not assume clinical

care of the patient. This allows us to be objective and enhance the patient’s experience with their primary oncologist by providing reassurance and education. This service is not just about providing a second opinion; it’s about integrating into the existing healthcare framework to enhance patient outcomes and support the local medical community.

LEADERSHIP

Dr. William Barrett, Founder

Lana Uhrig, Executive Business Director

Jillian Hunt, Executive Clinical Director

Dr. Philip Leming, Medical Director

Dr. Abdul-Rahman Jazieh, Director of Innovation & Research

Dr. Robin Zon, Director of Breast Oncology

Andy Guinigundo, Director of Precision Oncology

Board of Directors

Stuart Aitken, C. Francis Barrett, Dr. William Barrett, J. Kenneth Blackwell, Joyce Elkus, Tim Fogarty, Lucinda Heekin, Dr. Thomas Herzog, Ron Joseph, Florence Koetters, Dr. Neville G. Pinto, John Shepherd, Jim Sowar, Brendan White

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

Be part of The CCA Difference: In 2015, our founder, Dr. William Barrett, had a revolutionary idea focused on making Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the best places in the U.S. to be for those facing the adversary of cancer. 100% of your donation goes towards providing premier patient care and expert ﬁnancial navigation. Thanks to the generosity of private donors, operating costs are covered so you can give knowing that your whole gift will be dedicated to serving the whole patient.

Get involved: Sponsor or volunteer for one of our upcoming Foundation Events:

• Distinguished and Distilled: A Spirited Social, Spring 2025

• The Steve Abbott Memorial Golf Outing, August 25, 2025

4805 Montgomery Rd., Suite 130 Cincinnati, OH 45212

(513) 731-2273

www.cincinnaticanceradvisors.org

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer, Cincinnati Cancer

How Does it Work?

Cancer doesn’t wait, and neither do we. We start working on your case right away, taking the time to fully understand your diagnosis and health history. We know that cancer can be overwhelming, and we’re here to support you, giving you confidence in your treatment plan.

Will You Work with My Doctor?

Our consulting physicians are an extension of your cancer care team. We collaborate with your doctor, sharing our insights and expertise, ensuring you receive the highest level of care in Greater Cincinnati.

Is There Realy No Cost?

Yes! CCA is an independent nonprofit organization powered generous donors who believe in our mission to remove barriers to expert second-opinion oncology reviews so you can focus on your health without worrying about costs or billing insurance.

Yes! CCA is an independent nonprofit organization powered by generous donors who believe in our mission to remove barriers to expert second-opinion oncology reviews so you can focus on your health without worrying about costs or billing insurance.

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The CCA Difference.

Cincinnati Nature Center

ESTABLISHED Founded in 1965 and opened to the public in 1967

MISSION Cincinnati Nature Center is dedicated to Inspiring Conservation through personal experiences, education, and care for the land.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

Each year, we welcome thousands of nature enthusiasts to explore our 20 miles of award-winning hiking trails, which provide access to our 1,800 acres of forests, prairies, streams, ponds, and wetlands.

We offer educational programs, volunteer opportunities, clubs, and events where people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities can engage with nature at their own pace and within their own interests.

For children, we offer opportunities for nature play, exploration, and discovery in our Nature PlayScape and through programming, school ﬁeld trips, camps, and our Nature Preschool.

LEADERSHIP

Leadership Team

Jeff Corney, Executive Director

Cory Christopher, Director of Conservation

Kristi Masterson, Director of Operations & Engagement

Connie O’Connor, Director of Applied Learning

Karen Sieber, Director of Development & Marketing

Brittney Torres, Director of Human Resources

Wendy Wilson, Director of Finance & Business Services

Board of Directors: Scott Aaron, Sarah Anness Evans, David Bohl, Robert S. Castellini, John S. Ficks, Meri Johnson, Christy Kaeser Holmes, Peter M. Kwiatkowski, D. Lachlan C. McLean, Lynne M. Miller, Gates M. Moss, David E. Ninneman, Devin Patchell, MD, MPH, Joan Popowics, Kaki Scheer, Michael Schott, Irwin Simon, Erica M. Spitzig, Abby Tuke, Laura Welles Wilson, Anthony Woodward

Life Board: E. Rowley Elliston, Louise A. Head, Michael S. McGraw, Richard D. Oliver, Jane N. Stotts

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Visit Rowe Woods: Enjoy award-winning hiking trails, the Nature PlayScape, wildlife viewing, and The Nature Shop. Daily admission fee for adults, children, and dogs.

• Attend Light in the Forest: Join us for a celestial walk through the illuminated

woods! There will be music, food trucks, drinks, and holiday shopping. Select nights in December. Preregistration required.

• Join: Members enjoy free access to Rowe Woods, exclusive access to Long Branch Farm & Trails, and valuable discounts on programs, events, and camps. Membership is a great holiday gift!

• Donate: As a 501(c)3, we do not receive funding from city or county government entities. We rely on the generous gifts of members, corporations, private foundations, and donors to fulﬁll our mission.

• Volunteer: Teach visitors about nature, steward the land, assist with events, or help with ofﬁce duties.

4949 Tealtown Rd. Milford, OH 45150 (513) 831-1711

www.CincyNature.org

Cincinnati Parks Foundation

ESTABLISHED 1995

MISSION As the ofﬁcial philanthropic partner of Cincinnati Parks since 1995, Cincinnati Parks Foundation is here to help everyone do more in our parks. Our mission is rooted in three pillars: create, conserve, and connect, each reﬂecting how we can do more to improve Cincinnati Parks and enhance the quality of life in our city. Through fundraising, strategic partnerships, community engagement, and volunteerism, Cincinnati Parks Foundation is dedicated to supporting environmental conservation, creating new park improvements, and fostering connections between communities and their neighborhood parks.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

We’re creating, conserving, and connecting in Cincinnati Parks by:

• Collaborating with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Luke5Adventures and the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Cincinnati to provide accessible wellness programming for people of all abilities.

• Supporting conservation efforts through obLITTERators, our volunteer litter removal initiative, planting trees to help grow our urban tree canopy and removing invasive species.

• Fundraising to improve parks like Glenway, Owl’s Nest, and Ault through capital projects.

• Working with volunteer groups to bring events and classes into neighborhood parks.

• Installing new trees and benches in parks to honor donor memories and milestones.

• Coordinating free roller skating programs with Skate Downtown Cincinnati while fundraising to revitalize the Sawyer Point Riverfront Rink.

LEADERSHIP

Cincinnati Parks Foundation Team

Jennifer Hafner-Spieser, President & CEO

Bettina Bellucci, Executive Assistant

Jennifer Buchholz, Marketing & Communications Director

Sara Bujas, Marketing Coordinator

Jennifer Devine, Philanthropy Ofﬁcer

Steve Landers, Finance Director

Colleen O’Connor, Program Ofﬁcer

Nicolette Rader, Engagement Ofﬁcer

Lindsay Wilhelm, Development Director

Board of Directors

Brian L. Tiffany, Board Chair; Lisa Diedrichs, Vice Chair; Aric A. Hassel, Treasurer; Kelly Brown, Secretary; Michael Betz, Director at Large; Kevin M. Bruegge, Director at Large; Harry Kangis, Director at Large; Christine Schaub, Director at Large; Mike Schott, Director at Large; Daniel D. Vogelpohl, Past Board Chair

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Join your neighborhood Cincinnati Parks Advisory Council and help bring more events to your local park.

• Bundle up and hike with us during our free winter hiking challenge.

• Attend one of our 200 family-friendly events in Cincinnati Parks.

• Learn how to roller skate in Sawyer Point.

• Enjoy a yoga class in Burnet Woods.

• Become an obLITTERator and join our monthly litter removal events.

• Volunteer as a hiking sherpa with Luke5Adventures or as a buddy with Cincinnati Children’s be.wellprogram.

• Become a Cincinnati Conservation Steward and join the volunteers removing invasive species from parks and greenspaces.

• Ask your doctor how time in a Cincinnati Park can improve your health.

• Pick a hat and attend our fall Hats Off Luncheon fundraiser next October.

• Become a Women’s Committee member.

• Explore your favorite Cincinnati Park on your own–or with a friend!

• Donate to support a capital campaign, conservation efforts or community program.

• Follow us on Instagram or Facebook @cincyparksfoundation.

421 Oak St. Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 861-0023

https://cincinnatiparksfoundation.org

Conserve

We increased neighborhood tree canopy coverage by more than 40% in 2024.

Together, we can do more in

Cincinnati Parks

The acorns we plant today become the great oak trees of tomorrow. Look at all we accomplished in 2024.

We raised funds towards improvements in Glenway Park in East Price Hill.

We replaced one sword broken off of the Black Brigade sculpture in Smale Riverfront Park.

Connect

We awarded grants to Cincinnati Parks Advisors Councils (CPACs) across 21 different neighborhoods.

1,500

Over the past 5 years, be.well has brought 1,500 kids of all abilities into Cincinnati Parks in pursuit of

Removed

Our obLITTERator events in Owl’s Nest, Eden, Burnet Woods, MLK Jr., Seasongood Square, Stanbery and Mt. Airy kept our parks clean.

Create

We raised thousands to support improvements and capital projects in our parks.

raised for conservation in Cincinnati Parks.

We funded the new Conservation Stewardship program for Cincinnati Parks with Civic Garden Center.

36 CPACS

We support Cincinnati Parks Advisory Councils (CPACs) to program their neighborhood parks with familyfriendly events. people attended stereo, the second annual DJ Festival in Sawyer Point.

raised for programming and events in Cincinnati Parks.

Program fundraising supported Family Fun Days, Burnet Woods Yoga and Krohn Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

hours of work from Cincinnati Park Foundation volunteers active in tree planting, invasive species and litter removal, roller skating, special events and more.

1,000 bike helmets, 300 storybooks and 700 popsicles

We made our Family Fun Days in Smale Riverfront Park extra fun, thanks to partnerships with the Cincinnati Fire Department, Cincinnati Fire Foundation and Queen City Book Bank.

100 Dogs

We’ve met lots of dogs, one of whom will be named the mascot of Cincinnati Parks in our Cincy Barks Contest.

Let’s keep planting acorns and see what more we can do together in Cincinnati Parks. Donate today

Small, impactful actions blossom into thriving community spaces.

Cincinnati Recreation Foundation

ESTABLISHED 1996

MISSION The Cincinnati Recreation Foundation provides the Cincinnati Recreation Commission with sustainable funding sources to shape a dynamic future for our Cincinnati communities.

Since 1996 we have been the ofﬁcial philanthropic partner of the Cincinnati Recreation Commission. Through fundraising and volunteerism, we provide much needed scholarships and funding for afterschool programs and summer camps, and engagement, creating a safe space for over 500,000 users annually.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY We raise funds to support program needs; summer camp and afterschool scholarships; distributing school supplies; youth golf, tennis, and aquatics programs; and lifeguard training programs, to name a few. Our work helps increase access for people of all ages to live, learn and play in Cincinnati.

Our 23 recreation centers, 24 pools, six public golf courses, over 100 athletic ﬁelds and playgrounds as well as 954 acres of greenspace are community hubs

for sports, recreation, art, community gathering, civic organization meetings, childcare, health/wellness, social events, weather emergency centers, and life skill education.

LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors

Ozie Davis III, President

Tenia Bishop, Treasurer

Mike Selker, Secretary

Victoria Chester, Director

Tonya Dumas, Director

Greg Dennis, Director

Rama Kasturi, Director

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Donate: Our Annual Summer Camp costs $2,000 per child. Your support helps to provide scholarships to more than 1,600 youth who attend the CRC’s 10-week summer camp.

• Sponsor The Wayne Lurix Memorial— Fore Youth Golf Outing: This annual October event is a great way to support the foundation, enjoy a day of golf, network, and do good, while playing!

• Join a Recreation Center: For about $25,

you can become a member. Our programs are for people of all ages and abilities: preschoolers, youth, teens, adults, and seniors. From martial arts, weight rooms, and ﬁtness classes to games, crafts, and day camps, there are plenty of healthy activities that will spark creativity and keep the mind active.

• Volunteer: The CRF is always looking for great volunteers. Come take a tour of one of the Cincinnati Recreation facilities to learn more about ways you can get involved.

Two Centennial Plaza, 805 Central Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 352-4005 www.cincyrecfoundation.org

Never Underestimate the Power of Recreation

Recreation is vital for everyone at every age and every level of ability

A donation, no matter how much, helps increase access for people of all ages to live, learn and play in Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati Recreation Foundation provides much needed support for Cincinnati’s Recreation Centers.

We raise funds for scholarships, afterschool programming, summer camps, golf, aquatics, basketball, art, roller-skating, community gatherings, childcare, health/wellness, weather emergency centers,life skills education and yes, canoeing!

The power of Cincinnati’s Recreation Centers is shared by over 500,000 people annually!

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

ESTABLISHED 1875

MISSION The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s (CZBG’s) central strategic objective is to “Inspire every visitor with wildlife every day.” We add a focus to that objective: “Inspire and connect every visitor with wildlife every day, to engage and cultivate a healthy and sustainable future.” Our vision is inspiring passion for nature and saving wildlife for future generations through four pillars: Creating Adventure, Conveying Knowledge, Conserving Nature, and Serving Community.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

• CZBG serves over 1.9 million visitors annually through a variety of fun and educational programs founded on one of the most superb and diverse collections of plants and animals in the U.S.

• We reach over 350,000 children and educators through on-site and virtual science programs, as well as through a fulltime public high school, Zoo Academy, and free ﬁeld trips for students from disadvantaged neighborhoods.

• World-class conservation research by the scientists at CREW is focused on saving endangered wildlife and plants.

• Our commitment to environmental sustainability through green building, energy efﬁciency, and resource management has earned us the title of “Greenest Zoo in America.”

• The Zoo uses its resources to create community partnerships that improve quality of life in our community.

• Zoo-wide Access for All initiative ensures all are welcome.

LEADERSHIP

Top Executive Staff

Thane Maynard, Zoo Director

Dave Jenike, Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

Lori Voss, Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Reba Dysart, VP of Development

Mark Fisher, VP of Facilities, Planning & Sustainability

Chad Yelton, VP of PR, Marketing & Group Sales

Board of Trustees

George Molinsky, Chairman of the Board

George Joseph, Vice Chairman

Peter Ragland, Secretary

Tim Bonacci, Treasurer

OTHER WAYS TO HELP Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is home to the world’s

only arboretum within a zoo to achieve the highest level of recognition awarded by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum. From edible and aquaponic gardens that provide produce for our Zoo Base Camp Café, to pollinator and endangered plant species, we manage a wide variety of interesting and beautiful collections for research, visitor education, and enjoyment. Support our Botanical Garden to ensure that we can continue to lead our community in plant propagation, trialing, sustainability, and, of course, beauty.

3400 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45220 (513) 487-3318 https://cincinnatizoo.org

In fact, our Botanical Garden recently received the highest Program and The Morton Arboretum, and we are the only

For more information visit www.cincinnatizoo.org/gardens or scan to donate. vines, and annuals for use in the Zoo and in community

Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre

ESTABLISHED 2017

MISSION We are an inclusive theatre collaborative which exists to empower high school students and build life skills through theatrical experiences in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY CAST exists to provide high school students and educators with access to quality theatre education, training, and support. Every year, CAST is proud to serve 1,200+ students and educators from 25+ area schools. With cuts to arts funding on the rise, CAST helps to ﬁll the void of reduced funds, staff shortages, and technology deﬁcits. CAST’s programming is designed to target critical 21st century work skills including leadership, communication, time and budget management, accountability, problem solving, creative thinking, and empathy. CAST’s programming includes: Diverse theatre performance opportunities, technical theatre mastery and mentoring, theatre skill-building (e.g., masterclasses and workshops), outreach for high school theatre programs

in need, and cross-school community building.

LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors

Jayson Zoller, Board President

Nanciann Moschner, Vice President

Brad Martin, Strategic Planning Director

Dr. Diane Carr, DEIA Director

Executive Director: Amy Burgess

Artistic Director: Jason Burgess

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Sponsor our Cincinnati Regional High School Theatre Awards

• Sponsor a student scholarship recipient

• Sponsor our summer productions

• Volunteer at any of our events!

• Buy a ticket to our CAST from the Past event December 27!

187 Pavilion Pkwy, Ste. 199 Newport, KY 41071 (859) 545-0770 www.caststages.org

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

The Community Action Agency – Cincinnati | Hamilton County

ESTABLISHED 1964

MISSION The Community Action Agency

– Cincinnati | Hamilton County (CAA) helps improve lives from cradle to career. Through advocacy, partnerships, and high-quality programs, our dedicated team is breaking down barriers to equity and opportunity, while building self-sufﬁciency across generations.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY CAA provides job seekers with relevant industry training, connects them to career opportunities, and helps them create a pathway to self-sufficiency. Head Start is a federally funded program that provides preschool education, ensuring that both children and parents are prepared for kindergarten and a life filled with learning. Utility and rental assistance, tax preparation, mobile food pantries, and diaper banks. Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program (CCMEP) helps work-eligible 14- to 24-year-olds build career paths and find employment.

LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors

Josh Arnold, Courthney Calvin, Holly Christmann, Ruby Crawford-Hemphill, Damon Frost, Omar Hartley, Benjamin C. Houck, CPA, Mayor Ruby Kinsey-Mumphrey, Mayor John Smith, Tyran Stallings, Susan Storer, Susan Thomas, Chanta Walker, Moira Weir, John Williams, Esq.

Executive Leadership

Mark B. Lawson, Esq, President/CEO

Nikki J. Williams, VP of Community Services

Renee Daniel, VP of Early Childhood Education

Dr. Ebony Griggs-Grifﬁn, Chief Human Resources Ofﬁcer

Willie Hill, Executive Director of GCMI

Alisa Poe, VP of Organizational Development

Kei Lawson, Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Josh Fletcher, VP of Facilities & Operations

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Donate: The Community Relief Fund provides emergency assistance to individuals and families throughout Cincinnati and Hamilton County who are experiencing a ﬁnancial crisis, facing

homelessness, or struggling to provide the basic needs of daily living for their family.

• Volunteer: CAA welcomes volunteers with a variety of backgrounds, talents, interests, and skill levels. Our needs may vary depending on the season, but we will make every attempt to ﬁnd an opportunity best suited for you.

• Purchase CAA Merchandise: Did you know purchasing CAA apparel from the NEW CAA Merch Store will support our Community Relief Fund? Proudly show your support by sporting our all vibrant, uplifting NEW CAA apparel!

1740 Langdon Farm Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45237 (513) 569-1840 www.cincy-caa.org

Early Head Start and Head Start

Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

Supporting Transitions to Employment for Parents (STEPS)

Mobile Food Pantry

Diaper Drop

Career Pathways

Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP)

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The Cure Starts Now

ESTABLISHED 2007

MISSION We are a community of families ﬁghting for better research and treatments for children battling brain cancer. We empower families with support, resources, and hope for a cure.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY We are a global organization of thousands of families whose children have battled brain cancer. We bring together and fund leading experts in childhood brain cancer with the intention of working toward a future where no child dies of cancer.

Rather than researching cancer the same way it had been, we developed a new strategy. Our strategy has allowed for better data collection, more collaboration between experts, revolutionary changes in the speed and efﬁcacy of clinical trials, and longer life expectancies for children. Because of our efforts, researchers have made breakthroughs in our understanding and treatment of the world’s deadliest, most treatment resistant cancers. Because of your support, The Cure Starts Now has grown

from a few Cincinnati families ﬁghting for their children into a global network who all share one goal: cure childhood brain cancer.

LEADERSHIP

Brooke Desserich: CEO/ Executive Director

Keith Desserich: Chairman of the Board Board of Directors: Gavin Baumgardner, Doug Desserich, Tamara Ekis, Dan Lee, Alyssa Hawranko, Terry Regan

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Join the Fight for a Cure While 100% of your donation goes toward research, you’re funding more than that. Your dollars fund hope, they show our families that they’re not in this ﬁght alone, they fund better treatments for children battling cancer today, and a future where no child has to face a terminal cancer diagnosis.

• Raise Awareness Despite being the No. 1 disease killer of children, childhood cancer receives less than 6% of federal cancer research funding. For cancers like DIPG, children have a 2% chance of sur-

viving ﬁve years. Not only do we aim to raise awareness for the urgent need for better treatment, we’re also advocating for policies that will double the speed of revolutionary treatments. If you’d like to learn more head to thecurestartsnow. org/ppa

• Fundraise With Us There are many ways to get involved with The Cure Starts Now! Join us at a fundraising event near you or host your own! Head to our website to start your fundraiser today.

10280 Chester Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45215 (513) 772-4888

https://thecurestartsnow.org

Do It For Jack

ESTABLISHED 2022

MISSION To empower our future generations to make life-saving decisions by delivering authentic stories and detailed information about fentanyl and other illicit substances. We are dedicated to educating our community about the threat of fentanyl poisoning.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

School presentations

• DOITFORJACK has fentanyl awareness programs designed for junior high, and high school, as well as for teacher inservices.

Corporate speaking engagements

• We have presentations with compelling content for safety days, health and wellness programs, fairs, conferences, and conventions.

Fentanyl Awareness Days in Loveland, OH

• Our weekend-long event in downtown Loveland unites the community in a common goal: to make sure no one else loses their “Jack” to fentanyl poisoning.

Clermont County Fentanyl Roundtable

• We took part in a county-wide roundtable on the dangers of fentanyl and shared Jack’s story.

Documentaries and Videos and educational material

• “Courage to Speak Up” was our ﬁrst documentary; “The Conversation” will be available soon. Portions of our documentaries are used as educational footage for our tool kits.

Educational materials

• Our newly upgraded website offers fentanyl education resources for teachers, parents, and students.

LEADERSHIP

President

Stephanie Quehl

Board of Directors

Tom Quehl

Dave Germano

Mandy Gillmer

Jon Homer

Jennifer Homer

Kelli Tarantino

Carol Rouillard

Tracy Vonder Brink

Donna Schnicke

Mark Murphy

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Donate: Your ﬁnancial support helps us continue the conversation and save lives.

• Book Us: Let us educate your students, workforce, and community.

• Wear It for Jack: Use our merchandise as a conversation starter.

• Educate Yourself: Visit our website at www.doitforjack.org to learn more about the dangers of illicit fentanyl and how you can make a difference.

P.O. Box 37 Loveland, OH 45140

(513) 706-4990

• Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45

• 7 out of 10 counterfeit prescription pills contain fentanyl, including those sold on fake online “pharmacies”

• Recreational drugs, including vape cartridges, are being laced with fentanyl

• Nothing is safe unless prescribed by a doctor and issued by a reputable pharmacy

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

Family Nurturing Center

ESTABLISHED 1979

MISSION Ending the cycle of child abuse by promoting individual well-being and healthy family relationships.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY We offer counseling services, group based education programs, holistic and wellness classes, parenting education programs, Parenting Time visitation services, and training programs for professionals and community groups. We specialize in healing childhood trauma with evidence-based interventions.

Our Kids on the Block program provides school based prevention. The program equips children with the skills to recognize and report abuse and bullying.

LEADERSHIP

Jane Herms, MSW, President/CEO

Bobbie Webster, SHRM-SCP

Jill Gay, LISW-S, LCSW, TRCC

Maggie Spring, LISW-S, Director of Parenting Time Visitation Services

Board of Directors

Todd Belden, President

Tiffany Porter Shabazz, Vice President Brittany Bischoff, Immediate Past President

John Gray, President Elect Jake Coffey, Secretary/Treasurer

Members

Roula Allouch, Patrick Browning, Erica Burns, Curtis Clemons, Courtney Clouse, Colleen Fausz, Paul Gelter, Jennifer Gessendorf, Julie Holt, Samantha Mosby, Marty Novakov, Christopher Owens, Dave Peterson, Beth Welter

Emeritus

Mark Cawley, Kathy Collins, Vicki Fields, Nancy Grayson, Steve Kimball, Thomas A. Prewitt, Larry Savage

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Donate at familynurture.org/donate

• Help us keep our range of prevention, education, counseling and intervention services free to children and families in the region.

• Blue Ribbon Ceremony at Tom Gill Chevrolet, April 2025, Kick off to Child

Abuse Prevention Month

• Child Abuse Prevention Month, April 2025

• Prom For A Purpose, May 16, 2025, Turfway Park Racing & Gaming: Our biggest fundraiser of the year

5 Spiral Dr., Suite 100 Florence, KY 41042 (859) 525-3200 www.familynurture.org

The Four-Seven, Inc.

ESTABLISHED 2014

MISSION The Four-Seven exists to equip individuals involved with the justice system and their families with tools and resources that lead to transformation.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

The FourSeven is a leading Ohio Reentry coalition dedicated to transforming lives through partnerships with reentry organizations, mental health and addiction services, and adult parole. Our impactful inside programming, personalized reintegration plans, and biweekly men’s reentry support group, along with monthly family support group, have empowered over 73,690 participants since 2014. We provide weekly and monthly religious services in six Ohio State prisons and offer reentry preparation and mentoring for those returning to the Greater Cincinnati-Dayton area. We’re committed to ensuring everyone has

a fair chance to rebuild their lives, ﬁnd meaningful employment, access stable housing, and achieve a brighter future.

LEADERSHIP

Kimberly Elliott, Executive Director

Jill Hartford, Associate Director

Robert Neal, Reentry Director

Sharon Bergman, Employment & Training Coordinator

Board of Directors

Grant Doepel, Founder & Board Chair

Matt Murphy, Treasurer

Sharon Bergman, Secretary

Jamie Simms, Louis Arnold, Sr., Board Members

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Donate: Your contributions support essential programs like inside family engagement activities, reintegration plans, and transitional support for

returning citizens.

• Volunteer: Share your time and skills by mentoring, assisting with events, making a direct impact on those we serve.

• Employers: Partner with us to provide job opportunities for returning citizens, helping them successfully reintegrate into the community.

• Advocate for Change: Raise awareness about the challenges faced by returning citizens to promote safe, stable housing, fair chance employment opportunities, and foster inclusive community engagement.

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

At The Four-Seven, we believe in the power of hope and community. Since 2014, we have dedicated ourselves to empowering incarcerated individuals and their families, providing them with the resources and tools they need to successfully reintegrate and ‘thrive’ – not just survive.

989 families reconnected through our Christmas Miracle events, bringing joy and creating cherished memories

2,154 children participated in holiday and year-round family engagement, vital for strengthening family bonds

513 returning neighbors served since 2018, providing personalized support, guidance, and ﬁnancial assistance

Thankfully, 98.3% of those we serve did not return to prison, fueling our effort to provide transformative programming.

TOGETHER, WE CAN EMPOWER LIVES AND REBUILD FUTURES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

Freestore Foodbank

ESTABLISHED 1971

MISSION Freestore Foodbank’s mission is to improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with our community, and our vision is to create a hunger-free, healthy, and thriving community. To achieve this vision, our objectives are to provide nutritious food, connect to support services, and offer a pathway from crisis to stability.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

The Freestore Foodbank is the largest emergency food and services provider to children and families in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana. The organization distributes over 47 million meals annually to low-income individuals and families. The Freestore Foodbank supports 611 community partners in 20 counties throughout Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, including food kitchens, homeless shelters, emergency food panties, social service centers, and food distributions. The Freestore Foodbank responds to the issue of poverty and

food insecurity in our community and provides an array of services including SNAP Assistance, Medicaid outreach, and more. Last year the Freestore Foodbank rescued 6 million pounds of food from local retailers.

LEADERSHIP

Kurt Reiber, CEO

Trish Rayner, VP & Chief Development Ofﬁcer

Tim Weidner, CFO

Valarie Boykins, VP of Talent Management and Recruiting Board

Marty Dunn, Board Chair – Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

Dwinelva Zackary, Chair Elect – St. Elizabeth Healthcare

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Hunger Walk - Memorial Day

• Taste of the Bengals - End of August

• Rubber Duck Regatta - Labor Day Weekend

• Double Your Dollar Day - April & November

• Giving Tuesday

• Virtual Food Drives

3401 Rosenthal Way Cincinnati, OH 45204 (513) 482-3500 https://freestorefoodbank.org

TOGETHER WE CAN END HUNGER.

Give now and help our neighbors in the tristate area. Soaring costs of food, gas, and household goods have pushed family budgets beyond their limits. Every $1 you give can provide up to 3 meals.

The Healing Center

ESTABLISHED 2008

MISSION The Healing Center exists to inspire hope, foster growth, meet needs, build relationships, and reﬂect God’s love in all we do.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Over the last decade and a half, thousands of families have sought the Healing Center for hope, support, resources, and community. While the needs of those we serve have evolved, our commitment has remained the same: to provide a safe, judgement-free environment where people can plan their future stories as they take steps toward overcoming barriers and living lives that thrive.

Thanks to our volunteers, partners, staff, and faithful supporters, the Healing Center acts a hub, offering over 50 unique programs and services designed to meet the needs of our community.

From the Marketplace grocery store to VITA tax preparation, all services are accessible to anyone in the community. The Healing Center offers more than just practical aids. Hope, dignity, and a path

forward are the resources that make this a vibrant community committed to helping each other thrive.

LEADERSHIP

Adrienne Wiley, Executive Director Jason Ebbing, Advisory Board Chair

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Event Sponsorship: In July 2025, The Healing Center will host a disc golf fundraising event raising money to add mental health services to our menu of offerings. Enlist your company or organization by becoming a sponsor. Partner with us to serve our community and showcase community-building values. To learn more and to receive the fund proposal and sponsorship opportunities, contact Randy Henson, Director of External Relations at randy.henson@ healingcentercincinnati.org

• Volunteer: Be a part of this community by contributing your time and talent in meaningful ways. Choose from a wide variety of roles, matching interests, and skill sets. Whether service delivery or behind the scenes, every person makes a difference.

• Advocacy: Find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube for the latest news. Contact Randy Henson at randy.henson@healingcentercincinnati.org to subscribe to the email insight called Thrive Monthly and be a part of a community that shows up for one another.

11345 Century Circle West Cincinnati, OH 45246 (513) 346-4080

www.healingcentercincinnati.org

CHALLENGE

The Library Foundation of Cincinnati & Hamilton County

ESTABLISHED 2004

MISSION The Library Foundation is dedicated to ensuring a great public library system by raising, managing, and allocating funds to expand and enhance the programs and services of our Library.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

The Library Foundation helps support the Library’s mission of connecting people with the world of ideas and information through strengthening collections, expanding programs, and enhancing services where and when public dollars cannot. The support that donors provide further enhances what the Library can provide for the Cincinnati community.

The Foundation and donors like you support the Library in many important ways. Summer Reading is the literacy-based summer program for youth, serving more than 35,000 youth annually. The Homework Helpers program is designed to offer year-round

free tutoring for school-aged children.

Since 2019, the Library has renovated or built 19 of its 41 locations thanks to the public support it receives. Foundation dollars have helped to enhance those public funds by creating public art at the Price Hill Branch, a new play space at the Downtown Main Library, a new children’s play space and MakerSpace at the Forest Park Branch, and much, much more.

A strong public library system is the foundation upon which a community can preserve the past, empower lives today, and build for the future.

LEADERSHIP

Staci Dennison, The Thomas W. Jones Executive Director

Paula Brehm-Heeger, The Eva Jane Romain Coombe Library Director

Matt Davis, Chairperson

Lee Ann Bissmeyer, Vice Chairperson

Thomas D. Sundermann, Treasurer

James Brun, Esq., Secretary

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Get a library card.

• Check out materials.

• Visit your branch and contribute through Befriend a Branch.

• Bring children to a Storytime or attend another program at your branch.

• Participate in summer reading or join a book club.

• Participate in the Mary S. Stern Lecture & events every Fall.

• Provide a month’s worth of free Homework Help to children in your neighborhood with a gift of $1,000.

800 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 369-3173 https://supportchpl.org

CHALLENGE

Resources & ways our community connected with the Library in 2023

18,462,833

Items borrowed

3,633,121 Customer visits (In-person, drive-thru, curbside, and holds lockers)

190,571

Children & caregivers at 6,136 library storytimes

Lighthouse Youth & Family Services

ESTABLISHED 1969

MISSION Lighthouse Youth & Family Services empowers young people and families to succeed through a continuum of care that promotes healing and growth.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY At Lighthouse Youth & Family Services, the light is always on, and the door is always open for any young person seeking help. Lighthouse offers a wide range of services, and young people can connect with what

they need in one place. Whatever the challenge, Lighthouse supports each young person on their unique journey.

Lighthouse provides:

• The only local emergency shelter for teens.

• Mental and behavioral health care.

• Psychiatric services.

• Community juvenile justice services.

• OhioRISE, a managed care program for youth with complex behavioral health and multi-system needs.

• Residential treatment.

• Foster care and adoption.

• Homeless youth services, including a street outreach team, a resource center, a shelter, educational and employment support, and housing. Lighthouse is the only local agency focused on serving homeless youth.

LEADERSHIP

Paul Haffner, President & CEO

Thuy Kolik, Vice President & Chief Financial Ofﬁcer/Chief Administrative Ofﬁcer

Bonita Campbell, Vice President & Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

Jessica Wabler, Vice President & Chief Development Ofﬁcer

Board Chair: Debbie White Richardson

Board Members: Doug Bierer, Chris Bolling, Marvin Butts, Steve Campbell, Bobby Cave, Elena Comeaux, Nicole Dowdell, Roni Hyman, Allison Kahn, Kick Lee, Santoshi Mahendra, Byron McCauley, Kareem Moncree-Moffett, Barry Morris, Adam Morton, Lisa O’Brien, Bob Rich, Greg Rouan, Amber Simpson, Amy Susskind, Bob Zepf

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Light up the holiday season for young people in need by joining the Lighthouse Happy Holidays Gift Drive.

• Provide a meal to a Lighthouse shelter. Meals can be prepared and served at the shelter, made at home and dropped off, or ordered and delivered.

• Give an experience. Donate tickets to sporting events, performances, museums, or amusement parks.

• Host a donation drive for much-needed items such as ethnic hair care products, personal care products, baby care essentials, and home cleaning supplies.

• Choose to support Lighthouse through Kroger’s Community Rewards program.

• Volunteer to help plan one of our special events.

Lindner Center of Hope

ESTABLISHED 2008

MISSION To provide exceptional mental health services and improve the health of our community.

We achieve this through expertise, innovation, research, education, advocacy, and putting people ﬁrst. We start by meeting individuals wherever they are on their journey and relentlessly pursue excellence in all we do.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Lindner Center of Hope in Mason is a comprehensive mental health center providing patientcentered, scientiﬁcally advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization, residential services, and substance use disorders treatment for adults, outpatient services for all ages, and partial hospitalization for individuals aged 12-years-old and older, and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnerships with UC Health and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Patients and families who

may beneﬁt from Lindner Center services may call (513) 536-HOPE (4673) for an initial assessment.

LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors

S. Craig Lindner, Frances R. Lindner, Sandra Amoils, M.D., William P. Butler, John C. Byrd, M.D., Suzette Fisher, Michael Groat, PhD, Greg Harmeyer, L. Thomas Hiltz, Esq., Anne Kereiakes, Greg Postel, M.D., J. Scott Robertson, Cory D. Shaw, Pamela D. Sibcy, Jon Zipperstein

Executive Team

Michael Groat, PhD, Interim CEO and Chief Clinical Ofﬁcer

Danielle J. Johnson, M.D., Chief Medical Ofﬁcer

Laura Nixon, CPA, Chief Financial and Administrative Ofﬁcer

Jennifer Pierson, Senior Director of Marketing and Outreach

Mary Alexander, Senior Director of Development

Jan Marhefka, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Ofﬁcer

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Join us in transforming lives and building a healthier community. Donate to the Center’s Transforming Hope Campaign. Gifts will help expand facilities, increase the number of patients served and lessen the suffering of people with mental illness. Learn more at: LindnerCenterofHope.org/Donate/

• Attend our signature Super Bowl event, Touchdown for Hope at Great American Ball Park on Sunday, February 9, 2025.

• Increase your awareness about mental illness. Check out the Center’s blog at: LindnerCenterofHope.org/resources/ blog/

• Together, we can light the way for a healthier community.

4075 Old Western Row Rd. Mason, OH 45040

(513) 536-4673

www.lindnercenterofhope.org

TOGETHER, WECANLIGHTTHEWAY.

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

Lloyd Library & Museum

ESTABLISHED 1878

MISSION We are a knowledge bridge, uniting our rich historical and contemporary nature-based collections with global and local learners.

Our vision: To catalyze nature-based knowledge, inspire innovation, and enhance communities.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Free and open to the public, the Lloyd Library & Museum advances learning to diverse user communities by providing access to hard-toﬁnd materials focusing on nature, art, health, and wellness. We are a global research destination for scientists, historians, conservationists, and artists, as well as a local resource for teachers, students, community groups, and individuals. As a civic and cultural organization, the Lloyd sponsors engaging exhibitions showcasing rare and beautiful works that spark curiosity and exploration, foster community conversations, and address critical issues of today.

Our unique event series bridges historic collections with timely topics around plants, health and wellness, and conservation through programs, classes, workshops, and outdoor activities. In short, the Lloyd Library & Museum brings science, art, and history to life.

LEADERSHIP

Patricia Van Skaik, Executive Director

Donna McMillan, Board President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Noah O’Brien, Board Vice President

Christine Perme, Treasurer

Eric Tepe, Board Secretary

John Deatrick

Judy Zitnik Finn

Jeff Lydenberg

Rose Paul

Valerie Pence

Roxanne Qualls

Niqué Swan

Carla Walker

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Volunteer to assist with collection care

• Sponsor a research fellowship or artistin-residence

• Underwrite a program or symposium

• Become a member of the Lloyd Library and Museum

• Attend one of our events and help spread the word about the Lloyd’s amazing resources, programs, and exhibitions

917 Plum St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 721-3707

https://lloydlibrary.org

The Lloyd Library & Museum

Cincinnati and the world’s unique destination for:

Artists

Gardeners

Scientists

Students

Educators

Neighbors

Environmentalists

Healthcare Practitioners

Historians

Naturalists

Engineers

Scholars

Cultural Site Visitors

Casual Researchers

Pharmacists

Genealogists

To learn more about the Lloyd Library & Museum, call us at (513) 721-3707, visit us on the web at LloydLibrary.org or come explore the Lloyd located at 917 Plum Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202, with free parking available in our lot behind the Lloyd.

Masters of Disaster

ESTABLISHED 2023

MISSION Bring Help and Hope to those who are hurting. We come along survivors, meeting them in their hour of need, and work alongside them to get them back to a sense of normalcy after an unforeseen disaster.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

• Emotional and Spiritual Care We care for survivors by meeting them where they are and making them feel known, loved and cared for.

• Chainsaw Teams If there is tree damage, we are there with teams to safely remove trees, limbs, etc.

• Roof Tarping One of our goals is to protect contents from weather so we tarp any roof damage ASAP

• Food Remediation We dry things out

so mold doesn’t have a chance to get a foothold and grow

• Debris Cleanup Cleaning someone’s yard can be a HUGE step in their recovery

• Repair & Rebuild We stay engaged longterm to help survivors get back to normal

LEADERSHIP

Darin Kroger, Executive Director

David Zimmer, President of the Board

Matt Murphy, Treasurer

Mike Duffy, Secretary

Brendan McAndrews, Board Member At Large

Leslie Deck, Board Member At Large

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Western KY Deployment – Ongoing –Repair & Rebuild Event

• Western NC & Eastern TN Deployment

– Ongoing – Immediate Response to

Hurricane Helene

• Second Saturday Simple Serve – occurs every month locally in Greater Cincinnati area

• End of Year Giving – Sponsor Deployment Days

510 Sheldon St. Greendale, IN 47025 (513) 633-8689 https://mod-usa.org

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

Matthew 25: Ministries

ESTABLISHED 1991

MISSION Matthew 25 provides food to the hungry, water to the thirsty, clothing to the naked, shelter to the homeless, medical care to the ill, and humanitarian supplies to those in need.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Matthew 25: Ministries is an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization helping the poorest of the poor and disaster victims locally, nationally, and internationally. We provide basic necessities and disaster relief, helping more than 25,000,000 people each year. Matthew 25 works with hundreds of partners in Greater Cincinnati, providing food, clothing, medical supplies, personal care products, and more to help care for vulnerable populations. In 2023, Matthew 25 distributed over 33 million pounds of aid, including millions of pounds of supplies in the Greater Cincinnati area. Matthew 25 is ranked on Forbes.com’s list of America’s Top Charities, and is a 4-star charity with a perfect score of 100 on Charity Navigator.

LEADERSHIP

Tim Mettey, CEO

Executive Team

Butch Elfers, Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Patty Dilg, Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

Barbie Ventura, Chief Administrative and HR Ofﬁcer

Ben Williams, Chief Global Disaster Relief Ofﬁcer

Joodi Archer, Director of Programs and Community Relations

Caityn Blanton, Director of Human Resources

Michelle Jones, Director of Communication

Mark Creamer, Director of IT Operations

Gracie Simmons, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Planning

Katie Canﬁeld, Director of Disaster Relief

Jonnae Staunton, Director of Finance and Accounting

Board Chair Michael Brandy, Jr.

Board Members

Linda Gill, CPA; Michelle Goret; Deborah Hayes; Donald E. Jones, ThD; Ron Messer;

Eric Niemeyer, M.D.; Martha Orabella, M.D.; Karen Otto; Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz; Harry Yeaggy; Jim Russell; Mike Staudinger, M.D.; Douglas W. Thomson, Esq

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Donate Finances: Help fund our work with the poorest of the poor and disaster victims.

• Donate Time: Volunteer for a handson experience that encourages active participation and provides a sense of deep satisfaction and accomplishment when ﬁnished.

• Donate Products: Corporations, groups, and individuals can donate new and gently used items. Visit m25m.org for a complete list of categories accepted.

Michelle Jones 11060 Kenwood Rd. Blue Ash, OH 45242 (513) 793-6256 https://m25m.org

Tim Mettey, CEO

Meals on Wheels of Southwest OH & Northern KY

ESTABLISHED 1937

MISSION Meals on Wheels has been this region’s trusted senior services provider for over 80 years. Our mission is to deliver essential services that promote the independence and well-being of seniors so they may remain in the comfort of their own homes. Serving nearly 7,000 seniors daily across all the organization’s programs, Meals on Wheels reaches the region’s most vulnerable seniors. Every year, 10,000 unique seniors across 13 counties in Ohio and Kentucky receive comprehensive services purposefully designed to prevent hunger, loneliness, and exploitation while building a welcoming sense of community. Meals on Wheels services alleviate the burden on caregivers and public programs, reduce the need for hospitalizations and long-term care facilities, and aim to ensure seniors in our region lead happier, healthier lives.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY “Much more than a meal” succinctly captures Meal on Wheels’ greater works. Our programs are designed to enable seniors to live with independence and dignity. Meals on Wheels of Southwest OH & Northern KY is on pace to deliver more than 1.2 million meals in 2024 prepared in our restaurant-grade kitchen. We also

provide group socialization, pet support, health and wellness, digital connection, birthday celebrations, transportation, independent living assistance, and a full case management program focused on ﬁnancial management, guardianship, and protective payee services. This work is accomplished by nearly 150 staff, 4,300 active volunteers, and partnerships with nonproﬁts, churches, and companies.

LEADERSHIP

Board Chair: Mike Murphy

Board members: Andy Sathe, Bart Richardson, Dan Driehaus, Danielle McColaugh, DJ Hodge, Guinette Kirk, Lyndsey Barnett, Mary Wagner, Mike Snow, Renee Dunn, Rob Jutze, Sara Celi, Tom Cooney, and Tony Fenno.

Executive Leadership Team

Mike Dunn, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer

Connie Baker, Chief Operations Ofﬁcer

Robin Rodgers, Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Matthew Melody, Chief People Ofﬁcer

Michael Beck, Chief Production Ofﬁcer

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Give Support: We invite you to join us in taking care of our community’s seniors. As one in six seniors face the threat of hunger and one in four suffers from loneliness and isolation. A charitable gift will provide

meals, meaningful social connections and so much more for our 10,000 local seniors. www.muchmorethanameal.org/give

• Volunteer: We also offer volunteer opportunities to meet schedules of many types for individuals and groups, ranging from preparing meals, packing food boxes, and helping deliver birthday surprises. We welcome families and children as young as ﬁve.

• Events: Join us for a night out at the Meals Madness Gala on March 19, 2025 at the Cintas Center.

• Also, keep up with the latest happenings by following us on social media: Instagram: @MuchMoreThanAMeal X: @MealsPlusMore Facebook: @MuchMoreThanAMeal LinkedIn: @meals-on-wheels-ofsouthwest-ohio-northern-kentucky

2091 Radcliff Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45204 (513) 661-2777

https://muchmorethanameal.org

Mental Matters Mission

ESTABLISHED 2023

MISSION Mental Matters Mission/The Marty and Bob Jacobs Foundation’s only goal is to fund the mental health therapy of young people up to age 25 who are uninsured or underinsured. We are committed to removing the ﬁnancial barrier to therapy to ensure that all children have the opportunity to become mentally healthy and conﬁdent adults.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

We are an innovative organization that aims to reach the most vulnerable in Cincinnati through collaboration with other nonproﬁts, social workers, and counselors who can identify those children who need our ﬁnancial support.

https://mentalmattersmission.org CHALLENGE

Each child can choose a therapist with whom they can csonnect and identify in order to make treatment effective. We offer payment of services until that child no longer needs care and/or their mental health issues are resolved. We are currently funding students from ﬁve different communities and every dime goes directly to a child’s care. We are

a 100% volunteer organization. We are working closely with The Being Project, which teaches social emotional learning in the schools.

LEADERSHIP

Dr. Jennifer McConnell, President and Founder

Laura Sullivan, Vice-President Michelle Gearhart, Secretary

Board Members

Dana Nelson

Sheila Lichtenberg

Cathy Tetrick

Marcie Ernst

Traci Abercrombie

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Donate! Our goal is to financially support these young people through their entire mental health treatment (rather than for just a set number of visits) to ensure treatment is complete and beneficial. Because of this, we need your financial support more than ever!

• Like and follow us on social media and share our story

• Attend the Walk/Run/Kayak fundraiser in collaboration with The 988 Initiative and Ben Morrison Fund tentatively scheduled for Summer 2025 in Loveland

• Organize a fundraiser in your school district so that we can help more students in each district

9475 Kenwood Rd., Suite 6

Blue Ash, OH 45242 (513) 309-4887

MORTAR Cincinnati

ESTABLISHED 2014

MISSION MORTAR’s mission is to ensure that minoritized entrepreneurs are equipped to build businesses, contribute to community ownership, and create intergenerational transfers of wealth that leave legacies for generations to come.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY For the past decade, MORTAR has worked to provide historically marginalized entrepreneurs with the training, resources, and networks they need to start/scale their businesses— positively impacting families, communities, and creating a more vibrant region.

MORTAR has successfully graduated nearly 500 entrepreneurs in Cincinnati alone (and approximately an additional 500 throughout the rest of the country). Through our Iron Chest Fund, we’ve put $1M of startup capital directly into the hands of our alumni nationally, while building capacity and advocating for small business owners in every room we enter.

As we continue to create access for

underestimated entrepreneurs, we’ve built our National Headquarters in Walnut Hills; a facility that includes co-working space, a pop-up shop, a multimedia center, and more to catalyze entrepreneurial growth in the city.

LEADERSHIP

Allen Woods, Co-Founder & CEO Shannon Hooten, Chief of Staff

Yvette Simpson, Esq./MBA, Board Chair Kashif Shaikh, Board Vice Chair Shawn Manns-Collins, Finance Chair Ashlee Young, Secretary

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Visit our alumni directory to ﬁnd alumni businesses to support; visit their shops, buy their products, and contract their services: https://wearemortar.com/ alumni-directory

• Donate to our “Building the Dream” capital campaign to launch the new MORTAR headquarters in Walnut Hills: https:// wearemortar.com/building-the-dream

• Contact us to learn how to host an in-person or virtual mixer to ﬁnancially support MORTAR’s mission: Development@WeAreMORTAR.com

• Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook: @WeAreMORTAR.

• Enroll in your workplace giving or employee match program to add an extra boost to your MORTAR giving.

2354 Gilbert Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45206 (513) 888-4769

https://wearemortar.com

Motherless Daughters Ministry, Inc.

ESTABLISHED 2000

MISSION The Motherless Daughters Ministry is a Christian organization dedicated to serving women who have lost or missed the nurturing care of a mother. We fulﬁll our mission by freeing women from the bondage of grief and loss through selfdiscovery, understanding how loss has shaped their lives, empowering them to journey towards healing themselves, and helping others. Our supportive community and resources empower you to navigate the challenges of being motherless. No matter your story, you belong here. We’ll walk beside you on your healing journey.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

Our support services are professionally created and curated by other motherless daughters who will see you, hear you, and embrace you. Offering individual, group, online, or in-person services and courses, we meet you where you are emotionally and mentally with self-help, healing guidance, and holistic opportunities. Our services include courses, retreats, support groups, blogs, videos, podcast, coaching, and consulting for any woman who has experienced mother loss whether due to death,

emotional abandonment, or narcissism. Being a motherless daughter is not easy. Every volunteer within the organization has walked your path and together we continue to heal and support. Healing is a journey, not a destination. We’ve been where you are.

LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors

Chair, Mary Ellen Collins, Ph.D.

Vice Chair, Gladys Bell

Secretary, Sarah Lynn Wells

Treasurer, Sandi Carter

Executive Director – Mary Ellen Collins, Ph.D.

Financial Review Team – Joyce Lee

Financial Advisor – Rochelle Harkness

Bookkeeper – Linda LaMona

Website Administrator – Bonnie Greenwood

E-Newsletters Publisher – Margaret Campbell

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Journey Retreat Individual and Corporate Sponsors Sponsor an underresourced Motherless Daughter for the Journey Retreat or become a corporate sponsor. The Journey Retreat is a fourday life-changing residential retreat.

Corporations are encouraged to donate their branded materials for retreatants and provide ﬁnancial support.

• Podcast Team Participate in our podcast, Nurturing Words: Voices of Experience as a script writer, audio editor, interviewer, social media expert, or voice over expert.

• Celebrity Sponsor Search We seek local and national celebrity sponsors who have experienced mother loss. You would be researching the Cincinnati area along with celebrities nationally who support women. They must have experienced mother loss and tell a story.

• Serve on the Board of Directors See website for more information.

• Blog writer Submit and write blogs for our website.

8730 Cincinnati Dayton Rd., #1121 West Chester, OH 45071

(513) 378-6028

www.motherlessdaughtersministry.com

What started as a small book club almost 25 years ago has grown into a global reach organization providing support services in person and online.

WHATMAKESUS DIFFERENT

• We serve women who suffer all types of mother loss whether it be from emotional abandonment, narcissism, or loss by death.

• Faith-Based

• 501(C)(3)

• Non-paid Founder/Executive Director for 20+ years

• Equip and empower volunteers to be successful

• WE have walked in your shoes — ALL current coaches and workshop facilitators have experienced mother loss

TESTIMONIALS

Motherless Daughters is a wonderful opportunity for anyone grieving the absence of a mom. They helped me identify ways the loss had affected me as well as how to move forward. I wish I had found this ministry in my 20’s. I wonder how my life would of been different.

I had no idea how powerful this would be to help me to break the cycle that I don’t want to repeat in my own family. This was a safe place – judgment free zone.

At the point where I needed this the most, you were all there to scoop me up. I will forever be indebted to the MDM and the experience and all of you are engraved on my heart. I ﬁnd peace now in knowing I am not alone and have a strong support system.

I felt like I wasn’t alone and that gave me strength to continue to face and embrace the loss of my mother. I cannot think of a time where I felt so encouraged. So ﬁlled with hope, week after week.

NAMI Southwest Ohio

ESTABLISHED 1981

MISSION NAMI Southwest Ohio provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY NAMI Southwest Ohio plays a vital role in supporting the community by improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. Through free support groups, education programs like Family-to-Family and Peer-to-Peer, a Referral HelpLine, and presentations to schools and businesses, we provide critical resources that empower individuals with mental health conditions and their loved ones. Our services help reduce isolation, build resilience, and foster recovery. With donor support, we can continue to offer these programs and more at no cost, advocate for mental health policy improvements, and expand our reach to underserved populations. Your contributions help us break the stigma surrounding mental illness and ensure that every person in our

community has access to the care and support they need and deserve.

LEADERSHIP

Katie Harper, Executive Director

Julia Saldanha, Program Director

Mark Verratti, Board President

Robert Fischer, Board Vice President Kyra Murphy, Board Treasurer Michelle Maegly, PsyD, Board Secretary

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• This May 10, 2025, we invite you to take the walk of your life—with NAMIWalks. Together, we will make a powerful change in our community. “Mental Health for All,” here we come. Don’t wait another moment to add your name to our movement. It’s a walk, a very special walk. And it’s a lifetime’s journey—the lifetimes you will change by joining us today. This is your NAMIWalks moment. Visit namiwalks.org/swoh to register or learn more; sponsorships available from $500 to $10,000.

• Design your own campaign to raise awareness, funds, and support NAMI

SWOH with NAMI Do-It-Your-Way. There’s no limit to what you can accomplish when you do it your way. Learn more at https://doityourway.nami.org/ event/swoh

• Volunteer Opportunities:

- Share our resources at events where we have a table

- Staff the Information & Referral phone line

- Share your lived experience with mental illness or as a loved one in programs and presentations

- Interested? Contact info@namiswoh.org

420 W. Loveland Ave., Suite 101 Loveland, OH 45140 (513) 351-3500 https://namiswoh.org

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

NewPath Child & Family Solutions

ESTABLISHED 1829

MISSION Igniting Hope. Changing Futures.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY NewPath Child & Family Solutions is a premier behavioral health, specialized education, and youth support agency.

LEADERSHIP

Eric Cummins, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer

John Colegrove, Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Tricia Mullins, Chief Impact Ofﬁcer

Dr. Joseph Rieman, Chief Medical Ofﬁcer

Diane King, Vice President of Quality & Strategy

Esther Urick, Vice President of Clinical Services

Board Ofﬁcers

Joseph W. Luria, Board Chair

D. Nick Lien, Board Vice Chair

Dr. Tonette C. Otchere, Board Secretary

Regina M. Marek, Board Treasurer

Board Members: Stephanie M. Coffaro, Aimee N. Cordrey, Michael G. Dailey, David R. Deger, Ph.D, Sister Mary Catherine Faller, SC, Carolyn L. Jones, Kevin

R. Kane, Ryan M. Kilpatrick, Michael T. LaRosa, Donald E. Olinger, Jennifer A. Sherwood, Billy Southerland, Marcus L. Thompson, Thomas E. Uhl

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

We appreciate investment in the form of time, treasure or in-kind donations toward any of these six areas of need.

• Client Support: Providing basic needs to the children and families we support daily.

• Healing Environment: Building and maintaining infrastructure for the children we support.

• Holiday Celebrations: Providing yearround holiday fun to 500+ children and teens, many for the ﬁrst time.

• Program Expansion: Innovating and expanding our programs to ensure continued premium care for the children and families we support.

• Staff Well-Being: Supporting the mental well-being of our NewPath team, who are constantly surrounded by stories of tragedy and trauma, while providing quality care to children and families that

need it most.

• General/Unrestricted: Continuing NewPath’s mission across all programs and initiatives to further support children and families on their journey toward healing.

4721 Reading Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45237 (855) 577-7284 https://newpath.org

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries

ESTABLISHED 1916

MISSION Ohio Valley Goodwill is a nonproﬁt organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals and families by strengthening communities, eliminating barriers to opportunity, empowering individuals, and elevating the human potential through the power of work. Goodwill, a valuable community partner for more than 100 years, envisions the Ohio Valley region as a vibrant, sustainable community, rich with opportunities for individuals to live digniﬁed and purposeful lives.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

• Supportive housing

• Rapid Re-housing

• Center for Advocacy Recreation and Education (C.A.R.E)

• Workforce Development

• Job Placement

• Job Coaching

• Veterans Dorm

LEADERSHIP

Kendra Bach, Chairperson

Keith Cheesman, Vice-Chairperson/Treasurer

Jennifer Smith, Secretary

Keith Cheesman, Treasurer

Sue Burreson, Service Guild President

Board Members

Kathy Lamping-Arar, Zach Horn, Patti J. Broshar, Zachary Kempton, CPA, Unique Kizer, Kimberly Kolenbrander Mauer, Shannon Kuhl, Shane Satterﬁeld, Charles C. Wright

Mark Heimstra, President & CEO

Executive Leadership

Gladys Ahovi, VP Missions Services

Dawn Corley, VP Retail

Jeff Eastham, VP Operations

Sherwood MacVeigh, VP Marketing

Kelly Schoembs, VP HR, People & Culture

Mike Speed, CFO

OTHER WAYS TO HELP Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries is proud to host its annual Holiday Hopefest, a cherished community event dedicated to bringing everyone together and fostering hope and celebra-

tion for those experiencing homelessness. This year’s event will be held at the Sharonville Convention Center, where guests will enjoy an evening of warmth, festive activities, and a nutritious, elegant holiday dinner.

We encourage people to participate by “Rounding Up” when you shop at Goodwill or making a donation through our website. Join us in making this year’s event a memorable one. 10600 Springﬁeld Pke. Cincinnati, OH 45215 (513) 771-4804 www.cincinnatigoodwill.org

Sharonville Convention Center

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries is proud to host its annual Holiday Hopefest, a cherished community event dedicated to bringing everyone together and fostering hope and celebration for those experiencing homelessness. This year’s event will be held at the Sharonville Convention Center, where guests will enjoy an evening of warmth, festive activities, and a nutritious, elegant holiday dinner.

As part of the event, Ohio Valley Goodwill will once again provide transportation, renting buses to gather individuals from various homeless shelters and service centers across the city. These buses will bring guests festivities.

This year’s Holiday Hopefest will be a powerful testament to what we can accomplish when our community comes together to support one another. We encourage people to participate by “Rounding Up” when you shop at

Join us in making this year’s event a memorable one.

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region

ESTABLISHED 1929

MISSION Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio’s mission is to provide access to high-quality health care and education that empower people to make informed private decisions about their reproductive lives and sexual health.

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio enriches the community by providing health care, education, and advocacy in our region.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

• Health Care We provide high-quality, nonjudgmental, and conﬁdential reproductive and sexual health care throughout southwest Ohio and offer services like annual exams, Pap tests, birth control, STI testing and treatment, emergency contraception, abortion services, and more.

• Education Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio’s Education team delivers relationship and sexuality education to more than 2,500 people in our community each year. Our programs include education for school-aged youth, parent and professional trainings, community

education, education for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and an abortion doula program.

• Advocacy Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest reproductive health advocate. In southwest Ohio, there are opportunities for volunteers, donors and supporters to take action in protecting reproductive health.

LEADERSHIP

Nan Whaley, President & CEO

Ally Armitage, Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

Kim Spurgeon, Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Katie Brokesh, VP of Patient Services

Melissa Cohen, General Counsel

Danielle Craig, VP of Communications & Education

Sharon Liner, M.D., Medical Director

Rashida Manuel, VP of DEI

Leslie Mitchell, VP of Human Resources

Claudia Villanueva, Manager of Executive & Board Affairs

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/ planned-parenthood-southwest-ohio/ support-local

2314 Auburn Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 287-6484

www.ppswo.org

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D HEPATITIS B VACCINES IUDS AND IMPLANTS HIV TREATMENT AND PREVENTION PREGNAN

STING ALL OPTIONS COUNSELING RAPID HIV TESTING VASECTOMY SERVICES STI TESTING A EATMENT WELLNESS EXAMS UTI AND YEAST INFECTION TESTING AND TREATMENT ABORTI RVICES PREVENTIVE CARE EXAMS PAP TESTS BIRTH CONTROL BREAST CANCER SCREENIN

LPOSCOPY AND LEEP EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION GENDER AFFIRMING CARE HPV A PATITIS B VACCINES IUDS AND IMPLANTS HIV TREATMENT AND PREVENTION PREGNANCY TESTI L OPTIONS COUNSELING RAPID HIV TESTING WELLNESS EXAMS VASECTOMY SERVICES

STING AND TREATMENT UTI AND YEAST INFECTION TESTING AND TREATMENT ABORTION SERVIC

As an OB/GYN, reproductive rights have especially in this environment today. – Derek

Whatever your reason, this is your chance to take action and help us provide critical health care and education services to our community.

donation to Planned Parenthood can help us win and secure crucial funding to continue providing care. No matter what.

LET’S DO THIS, CINCINNATI! health care for all people. – Shauna You were there for me when I needed you. – Laura The work you do is critical. – Daniel

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

Recovery Center of Hamilton County

ESTABLISHED 2006

MISSION Recovery Center of Hamilton County promotes health and wellness through empowerment, education, and peer support so individuals affected by mental illness can live fulﬁlling lives in our community.

Our vision is to increase empowerment, improve quality of life, and promote community involvement for people who self-identify as having a mental health issue. We do this by providing peer support, education, activities, and wellness programs.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Recovery Center of Hamilton County provides an atmosphere in which growth and recovery become attainable goals for Hamilton County residents dealing with mental health issues.

Our members are the guiding force in their own recovery and are encouraged to take classes that ﬁt their personal needs and help them meet their recovery goals.

Classes are led by individuals who understand the challenges of living with

mental illness and who are themselves models of recovery. In addition to being structured and goal-driven, the center is a stepping stone to full integration into community living.

We also offer a program that is based on the Clubhouse Model called Queen City Clubhouse, aimed at being a place for people with mental illness to be themselves and make their own choices. Membership in a Clubhouse gives a person living with mental illness the opportunity to share in creating successes for the community.

LEADERSHIP

Chris Pedoto, Executive Director, Recovery Center of Hamilton County

Natalie Centers, Director, Queen City Clubhouse

Board of Directors

Maurice Stewart, President Bradley Cutter, Vice President Robert Obermeyer, Treasurer David Delgado, Secretary

Charlotte Coleman, Regina Moore, Heidi Stolgitis, Kyle Isaacs, BriAuna Keys, Janice

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Donate to support our programming at the Recovery Center of Hamilton County & Queen City Clubhouse to help us Promote Wellness, Inspire Hope, and Change Lives.

• Every donation goes towards supporting the members of the Recovery Center of Hamilton County and Queen City Clubhouse.

• Donate your time and talent to support mental health by contacting Chris Pedoto at (513) 241-1411 for volunteer opportunities.

2340 Auburn Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 241-1411 www.recoverycenterhc.org

Curry, Ashley Ejiogu, Pierson Savarino

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

Reviv Family Support Foundation

ESTABLISHED 2014

MISSION Reviv is a valued asset in the community for families with a critically ill child and their care providers. We are the link that helps families by providing personalized compassionate support and connecting them to community resources while assisting care providers to give them the best possible patient care experience.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Through the Reviv Room, we give renewal to families while they seek the best medical care for their child, which is the core of our mission. Whether in from out of town, or a local family with time between a child’s appointments, the Reviv Room is a space to allow kids to be kids and for adults and/or siblings to recharge. This on-site room is available 8 a.m.–8 p.m. and is walking distance from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. We also pair each family with a family support worker to help them navigate their child’s new normal.

LEADERSHIP

Athena Hall, DrPH, MPH, Executive Director

Alicia Daniels, Family Support Coordinator

Charlie Gavin, Board Treasurer Sean Bostic, Board member

Christina Sherrod, RN, Board member

Jimmie Foster, Board member

Mike Slemons, Board member

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

We need donors and support for general operations, as well as meal and fuel cards for families. The needs of our families have grown as inﬂation has risen. We need your support to ensure our most vulnerable families continue to thrive!

Donate here: https://checkout.square. site/merchant/MLFY4SGKWY2TT/checkout/LH7PFV5SBF6LHRG5NV4FRNWR We also need donors to adopt a family for Christmas. Many of our families face unmet needs, and Christmas is especially difﬁcult for them to navigate.

2719 Short Vine, P.O. Box 19722 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (248) 550-9222 https://revivfamilysupport.org

Reviv began out of love, but more importantly out of necessity.

The founder of Reviv Maria Lees Dunlap, and her husband welcomed their daughter, Vivian, into the world on July 24, 2012. A short 59 days later they held Vivian for the last time. Throughout Vivian’s diagnosis and hospitalization, the Dunlap’s received endless support from family and friends. Their heart was saddened by the loss of their child, but also heavy with the urgency that they needed to do something for the families experiencing the same heartbreaking situation as they did. And that is what birthed our organization Vivian’s Victory (now known as Reviv): the

their child without medical equipment at home;

for follow up appointments; and ways to care for their other children while medically caring for their hospitalized child.

Reviv is a valued asset in the community for families with a critically ill child and their care providers. We are the link that helps families by providing personalized compassionate support and connecting them to community resources while assisting care provides to give them the best possible patient care experience.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati

ESTABLISHED 1982

MISSION Our House offers a community of compassion, support, and the comforts of home to families with critically ill children, steps away from the medical care they need.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Cincinnati’s Ronald McDonald House keeps families with sick children together and near the care and resources they need. While the children are receiving treatment, we surround each family with hope and support and bring joy and a sense of normalcy to children as they heal. Our 177-bedroom House is one of the largest Ronald McDonald Houses in the world.

LEADERSHIP

Jennifer Loeb, CEO

Matthew Coffey, Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

Mike Hales, Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Kristen Klein, Chief Marketing Ofﬁcer

Michelle Steed, Chief Development Ofﬁcer

Melissa Stier, Chief People Ofﬁcer

Kelly Janszen, Board Chair

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

There are many ways to support our House. Financial donations enable us to support families when they need it most. We also welcome corporate and social groups to prepare and serve a meal for our families through our Taste of Hope program. Donations of snacks and other household items keep our pantries stocked for 177 families. We also have regular and single-day volunteer opportunities available. Please check our website for the latest information.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati 341 Erkenbrecher Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45229 (513) 559-4600 www.rmhcincinnati.org

Springer School and Center

ESTABLISHED 1971

MISSION The Springer Mission is to empower students with learning disabilities to lead successful lives.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Springer School and Center empowers students with ADHD, dyslexia, and executive function challenges through four distinct pillars: Springer Lower School and Middle School, Springer High School, Springer Diagnostic Center, and Springer Learning Center.

Springer Lower School, Middle School, and High School provide rigorous academics rooted in multisensory and direct instruction. Unique arts opportunities and extracurriculars provide a well-rounded experience where students grow into conﬁdent learners.

Springer Learning Center provides low-cost programming for parents, caregivers, and educators to gain knowledge on topics including ADHD, dyslexia, executive function, and structured literacy instruction.

Springer Diagnostic Center offers comprehensive psychoeducational

evaluations for students in grades K through 12. Summer programs, tutoring, and occupational and speech-language therapies are available.

LEADERSHIP

Board of Ofﬁcers

Mike S. Wright ’96, President; Cecily Fassler, PhD, Vice President; Thomas L. Finn, CFA, Treasurer; Anna Hogan, Secretary

Board Trustees

Monica S. Battle, Laura Becker, Matthew C. Blickensderfer, Casey M. Boland ’77, Wendy Bonomo, Jamelle R. Bowers, MD, FHM, Sam Cooper ’97, Penelope R. Dinsmore, Peter M. Frey ’90, Thomas C. Garber ’91, Edward R. Garvin, MD, FAAP, Eva Gilkey-Booher, Carrie L. Gould, Jessica Hall, Stephen T. MacConnell, Peter Niehoff, PhD ’98, Betsy Newman ’97, Jeffrey M., Reichard ’87, Tammy Riddle, John J. Schiff lll, Cindy Shetterly, Josh Smitherman

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Increase awareness! Follow @SpringerLD on social media.

www.springer-ld.org

• Make a gift to Springer’s Annual Fund to support outreach and ﬁnancial aid.

• Attend our annual fundraising gala and auction, A Springer Celebration, on May 1, 2025.

2121 Madison Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45208 (513) 871-6080 www.springer-ld.org

Financial Aid

YOUR DONATION MAKES AN IMPACT

Independent Elementary, Middle, High School

Diagnostic Evaluations for grades K-12

Tutoring for grades K-12

Education for parents & teachers SUCCESS

Students across the tri-state rely on Springer. You can help!

St. Rita School for the Deaf

ESTABLISHED 1915

MISSION St.Rita School for the Deaf is a Catholic school, educating students of all faiths, in a Christ-centered, barrier-free communication environment through individualized instruction, personal attention, and direct communication

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY The school offers comprehensive services to deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students with communication needs that foster the development of the whole child. Key services include tailored education programs that prioritize language, communication skills, and academics. St. Rita provides a safe, inclusive, and accessible environment that meets students where they are academically and socially. American Sign Language and spoken language along with audiolo- gy services, speech therapy, and assistive technology enhance communication in and outside of the classroom. The school promotes cultural and extracurricular activities to nurture students’ self-esteem and conﬁdence. St. Rita School for the Deaf empowers its students to reach their full potential by addressing their unique educational and communication needs.

LEADERSHIP

Angela Frith – President

Ken Raupach – CFO/COO

Natalie Marsh – PreK–12 Principal

Megan Havens – Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Bethany Hodges – Professional School Counselor

Board of Limited Jurisdiction

Ordinary: Most Rev. Dennis Schnurr Chair: Jerry Doerger, IMEG Corp.

Helen Asbury, Clinical Psychologist

Doug Bennett, Miller Valentine Construction

Thomas L. Finn, Ft. Washington Private Client Group

Joe Lind, Dinergy Wealth Management

Eric O’Driscoll, Fifth Third Bancorp

Mark Sims, Keating Muething & Klekamp

Jennifer Young, Mockingbird Home

Vince Woodall, Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Angela Frith, St. Rita School for the Deaf

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Volunteer Service Opportunities are available to businesses and groups in the community and are arranged on an individual basis.

• Local businesses can partner and col-

laborate with the Work Study program to give students hands on, personal experiences that build their skills for jobs and careers.

• Follow us on social media: comment, like, and share our stories

• Join us on April 12, 2025, for the Annual Dream Makers Scholarship Beneﬁt

• Host a party for a cause to gather gifts for the silent auction

1720 Glendale Milford Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45215 (513) 771-7600 www.srsdeaf.org

May the spirit of Christmas fill your hearts today and guide you throughout the coming year. In this Christmas season at St. Rita School for the Deaf, we reflect on the blessings of the past year and look forward to the opportunities ahead.

St. Vincent De Paul

ESTABLISHED 1989

MISSION A network of neighbors, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY For over 150 years, St. Vincent de Paul has provided compassionate care for people in need throughout Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Over 1,100 volunteers, based at Catholic parishes, visit the homes of their

neighbors and offer material, emotional, and spiritual assistance. St. Vincent de Paul also serves the community through its Neyer Outreach Center, providing an anchor for its innovative social services and outreach programs. SVDP operates three Charitable Pharmacies serving southwest Ohio; eight thrift stores that provide no-cost furniture, clothing, and household items to neighbors in need; a network of neighborhood food pantries, including the Catino Choice Food Pantry in the West End; and the Ozanam Center for Service Learning.

LEADERSHIP

Brad McMonigle, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer

Brian Combs, Chief Operations Ofﬁcer

Cindy Hammerstrom, Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Ameila Off, Vice President of Services

Jim Wenstrup, Vice President of Stores

Rusty Curington, Vice President of Pharmacy

Kaytlynd Lainhart, Vice President of External Relations

Chris Williams, Cincinnati District Council President

Jenny Neyer Berg, Chairperson

Cindy Givens, Vice President

Kelly Postlewaite, Treasurer

Jim Gerwe, Secretary

OTHER

WAYS TO HELP

• Shop: Your purchases from St. Vincent de Paul’s eight Greater Cincinnati thrift stores help provide assistance with basic needs, such as food or utilities, to people in your neighborhood. Visit SVDPcincinnati.org/locations for a list of locations.

• Donate Items: St. Vincent de Paul accepts a wide range of items as donations, including clothing, furniture, kitchenware, household appliances, cars and more. Call (513) 421-CARE for a free home pickup.

• Donate Funding: You can help provide basic necessities to neighbors through a monetary donation at SVDPcincinnati. org/give.

• Volunteer: Whether you’re looking to become a regular volunteer or are seeking a one-time service opportunity for your school or business, there are dozens of ways to get involved. Visit SVDPcincinnati.org.

1125 Bank St. Cincinnati, OH 45214 (513) 562-8841 www.SVDPcincinnati.org

Together, We Are Changing Lives

Every day, families in our community face the overwhelming challenges of hunger, homelessness, and access to basic health services. At St. Vincent de Paul - Cincinnati, we’re committed to providing help and hope to our neighbors in need through nutritious meals, rent and utility assistance, free healthcare services, and prescription access.

But we don’t stop there. Our empowerment and self-sufﬁciency programs equip individuals to rebuild their lives and move toward a brighter future. Your generosity makes all the difference. Whether through ﬁnancial contributions or donations of clothing and household goods, you are helping transform lives. Together, we can ensure that no one has to face life’s challenges alone.

Donate today at SVDPcincinnati.org/gives.

Clothing, furniture, and home goods can be donated at any of our thrift store locations or call 513-421-CARE for a free pick up.

SuperSeeds

ESTABLISHED 2013

MISSION Our vision is to serve as a catalyst for prevention and restoration, empowering youth to become positive, contributing members of our community; disrupting the pipeline to prison through planting seeds of Awareness, Hope, and Courage within youth to impact Thought, Behavior, and Vision.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY We provide a 2-Day Transformation Camp designed to disrupt the pipeline to prison for youth by helping them understand the real-life consequences of behavior. Our camp focuses on behavior, but also the root causes—addressing their thinking, trauma, mental health, substance abuse, etc. The tour is for girls and boys between the ages of 13 and 17 who are exhibiting behaviors that feed into the pipeline to prison. The camp is an in-person tour of The Hamilton County Justice Center, where they get to interview an inmate and learn about many career opportunities in law enforcement; Cincinnati State, to understand the educational oppor-

tunities that they can take advantage of while still in high school; and UC Medical Center, to explore the medical side of gun violence.

LEADERSHIP

Candice Tolbert, Executive Director, Candice@SuperSeedsCincy.org, (513) 543-4275

Ron Meyer, Board President, Ron@SuperSeedsCincy.org, (513) 376-1277

Andrea Donegan, City of Cincinnati, Board Member

Bryan Dell, Cincinnati State Tech & Community College, Board Member

James Sutton, Walker Funeral Home, Board Member

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• We present to organizations to help them understand the pipeline to prison, and learn more about our program. Any opportunities to present would be helpful.

• We are also looking for volunteers to assist with Program Management and to build a volunteer marketing team.

10142 Springﬁeld Pke. Woodlawn, OH 45215 (513) 549-1516 www.SuperSeedsCincy.org

Our Vision

Our Vision is to serve as a catalyst for prevention and restoration empowering youth to become positive contributing members of our community disrupting the pipeline to prison

What We Do

SuperSeeds provides a 2-Day Transformation Camp for youth between the ages of 13-17. The camp addresses youth behavior and violence utilizing a Restorative and Transformative approach. Youth take a tour to explore the real-life consequences of behavior and how behaviors feed systems.

The camp focuses on providing youth with:

• Awareness - Helping youth understand the real-life consequences of behaviors and to explore all of the many career opportunities in law enforcement. (Youth visit the Hamilton County Justice Center to explore career opportunities and to hear from the employee and the inmate & UC Medical to learn about the effects of gun violence)

• Hope - Helping youth understand that they still have value and have very bright futures ahead of them. (Youth visit Cincinnati State Technical & Community College to help them understand the importance of being seated in the classroom and doing the work)

• Courage -We hope that by making them aware and providing them with hope, they will have the courage to do something different.

The Transformation journey starts with the camp as youth are Restored, Reformed and Redirected.

Arraignment Court | Interview Judge In-Take Process | Tour Jail | Interview Inmates (Panel Discussion) Trauma Presentation (Drugs, Guns/ Violence) | CPR Training Stop-The-Bleed Training

ESTABLISHED 1915

MISSION We empower everyone in our region to achieve economic well-being so our entire community can thrive— now and in the future.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY At United Way of Greater Cincinnati, we’re tackling the challenges that hold individuals and families back. By addressing urgent needs and focusing on long-term solutions, we’re working to ensure everyone in our region has the opportunity to thrive.

Our efforts center on three critical areas: educational success, ﬁnancial empowerment, and housing security.

From our 24/7 helpline, 211, which connects people to vital resources, to our advocacy for policy change, and strategic investments in community partners, we’re committed to building pathways to economic well-being for all.

But we can’t do it alone. Lasting change happens when we come together. Join us to create a brighter, stronger future—where everyone has the chance to thrive, now and for generations to come.

LEADERSHIP

Moira Weir, President & CEO

Brian Hodgett, Board Chair George Vincent, Board Chair-Elect

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

Your support can make a real difference in our community:

• Donate: Your gift will provide essential services and create lasting solutions. Donate at http://uwgc.org/give

• Volunteer: Your time and skills are invaluable. Sign-up to help lend a hand at http://uwgc.org/volunteer

• Advocate: Use your voice to drive positive change for our community. Learn more at http://uwgc.org/advocate.

2400 Reading Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 762-7100 www.uwgc.org

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT

Wheels Transportation, Inc.

ESTABLISHED 2002

MISSION Wheels is a volunteer team dedicated to helping meet the transportation needs of people in our community. We do this by reconditioning donated vehicles and passing them on to qualiﬁed recipients who are in a transportation crisis.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY We partner with churches, nonproﬁts, and businesses across Greater Cincinnati to help individuals overcome barriers and crises, including the critical need for reliable transportation. By working closely with our partners, we provide free vehicles to those who are qualiﬁed, empowering people to regain independence and stability.

LEADERSHIP

David “Tex” Cho – Executive Director

Albert Duebber – Founder, Board Chairman

Steve Ogle – Board Treasurer

Dave Fay – Board Secretary

Gerry Reisert – Board Member

Matt Murphy – Board Member

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Donate a Car Do you have a used car in good condition that you’re considering trading in or selling? Instead, consider donating it to Wheels. Not only can you receive a tax deduction for the fair market value of your vehicle, but more importantly, you’ll experience the joy of knowing you’ve made a signiﬁcant difference in someone’s life.

• Volunteer with Us Whether you’re an ASE Certiﬁed Technician, a hobbyist mechanic, or someone who enjoys making a car shine, there’s a place for you at Wheels. Even if you’re not comfortable with tools, you can volunteer with administrative tasks,

facility maintenance and cleaning, or supporting leadership in areas such as marketing, IT, website management, accounting, fundraising, and more. We value others’ skills, and we’d love to have you on the team!

6039 Hamilton Cleves Rd. Cleves, OH 45002 (513) 873-2610 https://wheelscinci.org

Wheels is a volunteer ministry dedicated to meeting transportation needs of people in our community who are in crisis. Make a Difference in Someone’s Life

DONATE A CAR TO WHEELS

We give cars new life then give qualified individuals and families restored hope by meeting their transportation needs.

BE A WHEELS VOLUNTEER

We welcome all levels of expertise and administrative support. Be a part of a great team of volunteers!

Ziegler Park

ESTABLISHED 2015

MISSION At Ziegler Park, we promote inclusion by strengthening the bonds of community through recreation. We welcome all, regardless of gender, race, socioeconomic status, or physical ability. With a commitment to ensure that everyone in the neighborhood has a clean, safe, and fun place to enjoy, it is our mission to offer free and reduced-cost activities, leagues, and clinics, as well as pool memberships for all.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

Ziegler Park continues to improve the physical, economic, and social conditions in the OTR/ Pendleton neighborhoods by reducing crime, bringing new commercial activity to the area, and offering free programmed activities to neighborhood youth. We’ve also created numerous jobs, hiring from within the community whenever possible. The Everybody In program was designed to make pool access affordable to all and provides a variety of free programs, geared toward neighborhood youth.

This year’s free programs included a swim team with 48 swimmers, swim lessons for 585 children and adults, a weekly drop-in basketball program, a 10-week summer camp with nearly 80 daily campers and a series of events speciﬁcally for neighborhood teenagers. In 2025, we plan to enhance our current programs to expand our youth engagement and strengthen our community.

LEADERSHIP

Steve Leeper, President & CEO; Adam Gelter, Executive VP, Real Estate; Tim Szilasi, Senior VP & CFO; Christy Samad, Executive VP, Civic & Commercial Space Activation

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Spread the word about Ziegler Park and follow us on social media.

• Volunteer for swim team, summer camp, and other youth programs.

• Donate snacks, meals, and gear for the swim team and summer camp participants.

• Purchase a season pass to the pool.

621-4400 www.3cdc.org

CHARITY 365

Daily Bread in Over-the-Rhine.

Plant native flowers and trees or help grow food for zoo animals at the Bowyer Farm Wetland Project, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s 529-acre property in Warren cincinnatizoo.org/gardens/ bowyer-farm

Helping your community doesn’t have to be a once-a-year thing. Here’s how you can give back year-round.—AIESHA

D. LITTLE

Donate fleece blankets to the local children’s hospital through Project Linus’s “Make A Blanket” Day. The nationwide event takes place the third Saturday of projectlinus.org/mabd

Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity’s three-day “Rock the Block” event to help build homes or complete exterior projects for qualifying habitatcincinnati.

Help clean up local parks with your coworkers during the Cincinnati Parks’s Mayor’s Corporate Challenge. Each team has a different task, including mulching and brush cincinnatiparks.regfox. com/mayors-corporate-challenge

volunteering for Keep Cincinnati Beautiful’s “1st Saturday Community Cleanups,” which rotates between Evaston, Walnut Hills, and East Walnut Hills on a monthly basis.

Write letters to local seniors who are experiencing loneliness through United Way of Greater Cincinnati’s

Renovating your home or office space? Donate old building materials to Building Value, Easterseals Redwood’s retail store in Northside. org/donate-building-materials

Help more children learn to swim by donating to Lane 8 Fund, which purchases swimsuits, swim caps, goggles, and team shirts for lane8fund.org

Get in the giving spirit this holiday season and sign up to assemble food boxes at the Freestore Foodbank’s distribution center in Riverside. freestorefoodbank.org/volunteers

A History Of Doing Good

We consider Cincinnati the best place to live, work and celebrate life. Committed to doing good for our community, we play an active role in preserving its traditions, helping businesses thrive, enriching cultural experiences and supporting its people in many ways. Our strong belief in giving back is deeply rooted in who we are and all we do.

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