ODA Annual Report 2021-2022

Joyce P. Huang summed up the spirit of this year’s summer camp best as she shared “We are all neighbors.”

Joyce P. Huang Director, City Planning Commission, City of Cleveland

FROM ZIP CODE TO ZIP CODE. STREET TO STREET.

EVERYONE WANTS TO FEEL AT HOME IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

In developing this year’s annual report, our scholars examined what makes a community through neighborhood explorations and meetings with urban planners, developers, community leaders, and entrepreneurs.

The kids provided amazing insights into what makes their house a home and what makes their communities work. They also wrestled with competing desires and basic needs. There were passionate pleas to

address homelessness. There were more lighthearted but equally heated debates on whether an ice cream parlor was needed or a community park. Or both.

These conversations reflect the learning experiences ODA scholars receive in our programs. We strike the balance between in-classroom learning with real-world application. And we know strong, vibrant communities are the foundation for the future success of our scholars and their families.

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS

Celebrating 30 years of protecting, inspiring, nurturing, and challenging youth to reach their dreams.

In 1992, several parishioners at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights saw a need in their neighborhood and met it. They opened their doors to a group of children from Roxboro Middle School who needed a place to go once school ended.

Thirty years later, those doors are still open, as are many others across Northeast, Northwest, and Central Ohio. Since 1992, Open Doors Academy has grown to serve

over 1,000 scholars annually in grades K-12 at over 15 sites. We support our alumni in their postsecondary pursuits, operate seven weeks of summer camp for 900 scholars, and train over 200 afterschool providers across the state, indirectly impacting over 40,000 children.

Today, kids still need a place to go when the school day ends, and thirty years later, neighborhoods, schools, and partners still respond to that need with open doors and open hearts.

OF BEING 100% FOR KIDS

WHO WE ARE

Open Doors Academy is a Greater Cleveland-based nonprofit organization working to level the educational playing field for scholars by offering comprehensive out-of-school time programs and support for students and families in grades K-12 and at least one year out of high school.

MISSION

ODA works to protect, inspire, nurture, and challenge youth to reach their full potential.

OUR VISION

We seek to advance educational equity in the communities we serve. We create free, high-quality, out-of-school time programs that individually meet the needs of scholars by partnering with families and schools and by investing in educators on our team and across the state.

CORE VALUES

The ODA team embodies our “Essential Ten” in everything we do. It’s who we are. It’s what we do and how we do it.

THE ESSENTIAL TEN

What makes a house a home?

Jaylen Wiggins Monticello Middle School, Grade 6

ODA WORKS TO PROTECT, INSPIRE, NURTURE, AND CHALLENGE

Our scholars created a collage combining their illustrations of what makes a community.

WHAT MAKES A HOUSE A HOME?

Jebril Barnes Citizens Academy East, Grade 5

Emmanuel Oden Janiya Barnes E-Prep Cliffs, Grade 7 Citizens Academy East, Grade 5

Diamond Blake Citizens Academy East, Grade 8

ON MY STREET...

Chrystal Dye Roxboro Middle School, Grade 6

Sionna Sykes

Jaylen Wiggins

Monticello Middle School, Grade 8

Monticello Middle School, Grade 6

Sabria Blevins Monticello Middle School, Grade 8

NOTEWORTHY

STRATEGIC PLANNING

This year, we began the work of building a strategic plan to guide the organization for the next five years. With the help of David Fitz and his team at Strategy Design Partners, we engaged a diverse group of stakeholders including our board of directors, staff, families, alumni, scholars, and school, community, and philanthropic partners to set the direction of ODA. Many of you provided your insights into our strengths, opportunities, and aspirations. Thank you for contributing to this important work as we lay the foundation for future growth and deeper impact.

MEASURING OUR IMPACT

Through our partnership with the Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University, we are gaining a deeper understanding of our impact. Amy Fisher, a doctoral student on the project, conducted a study of the social emotional component of our 2019-2020 program. Participants were in third through eighth grade across nine of our program sites.

The study examined adolescent participants’ perceptions of common predictors of social emotional learning, individually and concurrently. The impact of her study will help us better understand how three programming components (staff and student relationships, belonging, and positive emotional engagement) function in relation to individual social emotional domains. Results indicated that positive engagement and a sense of belonging were stronger predictors of social emotional learning competencies (e.g. self-efficacy, self-confidence) than staff and student relationships.

DEVELOPING STRONG PARTNERSHIPS

In working with youth and families, ODA recognizes that while our programs have enormous impact, we can do even more by engaging others in our work. In order to more fully meet the needs of our families and ensure the long-term success of our scholars, we identify strategic partnerships to bolster our collective efforts.

YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED

This past year was an exciting one in identifying more sustainable opportunities for our high school scholars and alumni. We engaged in a partnership with Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) in response to us recognizing an unmet need: connecting high-quality, youth-centered workforce development opportunities with our scholars. Y.O.U. is a nonprofit workforce development organization based in Cleveland, with over 40 years of experience serving teens and young adults living in under-resourced areas in Northeast Ohio. We knew we needed to find a way to further embed these resources in our out-of-school programs, and last year, we made it happen. Through a pilot program which was supported by the Deaconess Foundation, Y.O.U. placed a full-time Employment Specialist in ODA’s after school and summer programs. The Specialist led career readiness training, such as resume writing, and worked with scholars to explore career options in various sectors. Y.O.U. also worked with

our high school scholars to place them in paid internships over the summer. This partnership has grown to now serve over 200 ODA high school scholars annually, and we can’t wait to see where this partnership takes us in the future.

SAY YES TO EDUCATION CLEVELAND

ODA works closely with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) through Say Yes to Education. Through this initiative, ODA and Say Yes work together to better serve the diverse needs of our families and prepare scholars for high school graduation and postsecondary success.

During the 2021-2022 school year, ODA partnered with the following schools through this partnership: Garrett Morgan High School, Miles Park School, Orchard S.T.E.M. School, E Prep Cliffs, Albert Bushnell Hart School, and E Prep Woodland Hills.

ENRICHMENT MODEL

From the minute the last school bell rings, ODA is there, greeting students and engaging them in our robust learning and enrichment activities. ODA’s enrichment model is grounded in five key areas: afterschool, summer, scholar travel, family engagement, and alumni.

AFTERSCHOOL

ODA’s flagship afterschool program is available for scholars in grades K-12 and is differentiated by grade level to meet the diverse academic needs of our scholars. We meet daily for up to 3 hours and emphasize positive relationships, goal setting, and a love of learning at every turn.

Our program incorporates daily academic learning with a focus on English Language Arts and math, social emotional learning, college and career exposure, and enrichment. Enrichment activities reflect the interests of students and can include visual and performing arts, entrepreneurship training, STEM, robotics clubs, and more.

Last year alone, we served 638 scholars at 19 sites across Northeast Ohio and Lima through our afterschool program.

SUMMER

We know too well that opportunities for learning don’t stop when the last bell rings. We bring that same philosophy to our summer program, where we offer (always fun, always free) programming to scholars in grades K-12 for 7 weeks every summer. We work hard to combat the summer slide while engaging youth in a fun and dynamic setting.

And what’s better? We keep growing year after year. We continue to meet an unmet need to provide a safe, nurturing environment for scholars to engage in learning during the summer months. In fact, summer of 2022 was our biggest summer yet. We served 893 scholars from all over Cleveland, and we can't wait to see how we grow next year.

HOW IS ODA HELPING TO BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY?

Like our afterschool program, our summer camp is differentiated by grade level.

K-8 SUMMER CAMP

ODA’s K-8 summer camp focuses on academics (English Language Arts and math), social emotional learning, visual and performing arts, health and wellness (yoga, soccer, basketball), mindfulness, and experiential learning. We also know we can’t do this work alone. ODA partners with area museums, parks, and organizations to develop meaningful hands-on learning opportunities both inside the classroom and out in the community. Examples of

partnerships from our most recent summer camp include the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Lake Erie Ink, Brown Sugar Dance Academy, America Scores Cleveland, and Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM

ODA’s high school summer program is rooted in college and career exploration and experiential learning. Scholars research colleges and careers, work as interns in our K-8 summer camp, and participate in other work-based experiences across Cleveland. We also go on a variety of college visits and field trips and end summer with a week-long trip to engage in service-learning.

SCHOLAR TRAVEL

We recognize that learning extends beyond the four walls of a school building. In fact, it’s in those moments and experiences we can learn the most—about ourselves and the world around us.

ODA offers travel opportunities for scholars in grades 6-12 who are enrolled in our academic year and summer programs. Trips during the academic year typically occur over spring break and on weekends and focus heavily on college exposure.

and met longtime elders and community advocates from Detroit through a partnership with the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Throughout the full year, ODA engages many more scholars through day-long and overnight college visits across Ohio and to nearby states. Just last year, we visited schools including Gannon University, Ohio University, and George Washington University.

communities. The four-day trip included conversations with community elders and activists, and taught our scholars how to gather knowledge, tools, and resources to advocate for equitable communities.

In April of 2022, we had the privilege of traveling with a group of 43 scholars to Washington, D.C. During this trip, we visited Historically Black Colleges and Universities including Lincoln and Howard and toured important cultural and historical sites while in our nation’s capital.

We believe in the power of travel. It opens our minds and our hearts, and many of the scholars we serve would not have access to these opportunities otherwise. We feel fortunate to step in and provide these transformative experiences.

DETROIT TRIP

Community building in action

40 SCHOLARS to Detroit 43 SCHOLARS to

Washington, D.C.

VISITED SCHOOLS

INCLUDING

Gannon University

George Washington University

Howard University

Over the summer, ODA took a group of 40 high school scholars on a weeklong trip to Detroit, where scholars engaged in service learning with Feedom Freedom Growers,

The Detroit trip provided our high school scholars with a space to learn, explore, and build social-cultural relations with the hope of gathering knowledge to replicate in their

Kent State University

Lincoln University

Ohio University

How is ODA helping to build a better community?

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

ODA values family engagement. Parents and caregivers are an extension of a scholar’s learning and are our true partners in this work. ODA’s family engagement program helps parents

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support their child’s social and emotional growth and development, and navigate the K-12 education system and beyond.

We work closely with families to understand and meet their needs. ODA’s full-time team of Family Advocates leads this work and partners with families and school staff to ensure our programming is reflective and responsive to the collective needs of the families we serve.

ALUMNI

ODA supports scholars for at least one year following high school graduation. We connect through monthly coffee chats, email and text exchanges, and through at least two alumni-specific events per year. We focus our efforts on postsecondary success, workforce development, and serving as a support system to help connect scholars to the resources they need to help them reach their goals.

THE CENTER FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL ADVANCEMENT

WHO WE ARE

Open Doors Academy founded the Center for Out-of-School Advancement (COSA) in 2018 as a response to the need for more professional development for outof-school time providers and to support recipients of Ohio’s Nita M. Lowery 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs. Recognizing that ODA could never reach all of the kids who need its high-quality afterschool, summer, and family programming, the ODA team made a commitment to help other out-of-school time programs serve their kids better. Through this work, we indirectly reach over

40,000 kids across the state. This work is grounded in our partnership with the Ohio Department of Education and in our shared desire to increase the quality of afterschool programs across the state.

competencies to successfully implement programs that are equitable and impactful to Ohio’s youth and families.

WHAT WE DO

At COSA, we believe that quality out-ofschool time experiences are essential for providing youth with the tools necessary for academic, social and emotional, and career success. Each year, we train and empower hundreds of adults who work with Ohio’s out-of-school time programs and provide them with the knowledge and

The COSA team works across the state to build and strengthen a network of support for out-of-school time programs. We share best practices, conduct program observations, and host regional and statewide trainings. In addition, COSA hosts a two-day state conference for recipients of 21st Century Community Learning Center grants. 471 people attended the conference.

90%

OVERALL PARTICIPATION SATISFACTION OF THE TRAININGS

COSA’S IMPACT

A few examples of our demonstrated success over the past five years include:

EXCEEDED

75%

3.85 – 4.1

of participants for each training being able to identify three or more key tools or strategies to apply in their programs

Increased the average Mentorship Effectiveness Scale score from 3.85 in 2018-2019 to 4.1 in 2021-2022

WHAT WE HEARD

“I am so happy I attended this training. It was so informative.”

448AVERAGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ATTEND COSA’S TRAININGS PER YEAR.

“Thank you for going “back to the basics.” As a first-year program manager taking a program over in year 4, this was very helpful!”

“Very informative. Gave me many more bright ideas for my summer program.”

“The enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge is great!”

How can I make a positive impact in my community?

ODA scholars engaged in a participatory planning exercise by voting on community priorities for a new development.

BEYOND NORTHEAST

OHIO PROGRAMMING

Open Doors Academy has continued to expand its footprint across the state. In the fall of 2020, we began a partnership with Lima City Schools, and we operate two afterschool programs in partnership with the district, at Lima West Middle School and Heritage Elementary School. The programs serve 125 scholars. Students receive a daily snack, academic support, enrichment, and transportation home. Both programs will continue in the 2022-2023 school year. In addition, we are building partnerships with Firelands Local Schools, Mansfield City Schools, and Sandusky City Schools.

CLEVELAND LIMA

ODA SITES

COSA STATEWIDE PROGRAMMING

Why he joined ODA

His mother learned about the value of ODA from a friend.

Why he thinks other scholars should join ODA “It’s not only to have support and help with your work, but to have a second family that you could get away to when you are not at home. It's a second home.”

How he feels about the ODA staff

“Ever since I've been at ODA, the staff has always had my back. Whatever I wanted to do, they’ve always supported me and tried to help me in any way that they can. That’s been really beneficial for me.”

His favorite college Howard University

Trip he learned the most on “I really liked Detroit because it wasn't just all fun and games. I learned a lot in Detroit. We learned about civil rights. A lot of the civil rights movement started in Detroit with these great, wonderful African American people. And I liked that we had a chance to give back to the Detroit community. Detroit is basically just another Cleveland, and it was really nice to see that.”

How Detroit compares to Cleveland

What makes a city or neighborhood great “Something that makes a neighborhood great is the sense of everyone together— the feeling that you know y’all got each other. And the feeling that you don’t want to be separate. You want to have some friends and some family that you could just go to when you need it.”

INTERVIEWED BY Daa’iyah Rahman

Digital Marketing and Advancement Manager Open Doors Academy

His favorite ODA experience

Going to Washington, D.C., and all of the college tours he went on with ODA.

“Everything from the area to the culture to streets and houses seemed like I was home in Cleveland. It felt good. I didn’t see any difference. They listen to the same music we listen to. I went out there and expected it to be a whole different thing, but it was really just like home.”

8 9 %

OF EVERY DOLLAR GOES DIRECTLY TOWARD PROGRAMMING

The percent of families living below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, which correlates to a family income of less than $26,500 for a family of four.

The number of families who qualify for the Free and Reduced Price lunch, a proxy for families living in poverty.

HOW CAN I MAKE A POSITIVE

Lauryn Price Euclid Middle School, Grade 6

Angelle Anderson E-Prep Woodland Hills, Grade 6 Chrystal Dye Roxboro Middle School, Grade 6

Lorenzo Locklear E-Prep Woodland Hills, Grade 6

Elijah Baker Roxboro Middle School, Grade 6

Dareon Fields E-Prep Woodland Hills, Grade 7

Jade Pettway E-Prep Cliffs, Grade 7

Elias Grimes

Ja’Shawn Brown

Euclid Middle School, Grade 7

Albert Bushnell Hart School, Grade 6

Daa’iyah Rahman Digital Marketing and Advancement Manager Open Doors Academy

Sarah N. Johnson Chief Communications Officer City of Cleveland

Joseph Postwaite Community Engagement and Alumni Manager Open Doors Academy

Our deepest gratitude goes to our staff for working tirelessly to ensure our scholars and their families have the tools they need to succeed and for continuing to combat the pandemic by prioritizing the safety, mental and physical health, and wellness of our community.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

PROGRAMMING LEADERSHIP TEAM

Dan Sehlhorst Operations Manager

Carolin Moreta Operations Coordinator

Dorothy Moulthrop, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

Kristen Gates

Chief Advancement Officer

Lola Gomez

Chief People and Culture Officer

Heavenly R. Berkley

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District Manager

Anima Donkor, Ph.D. Director of Programs

Jason Kustron

Chief Programming Officer

Jim Sukys

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer

Gina Garrett Family Program Manager

Mark Noftz

Director of COSA

Tiersa Sullivan Breakthrough Public Schools and Euclid City Schools Manager

Anita Whitlow Cleveland Metropolitan School District Manager

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

Erin Adams

Executive Assistant

Le’Aunna Rhodes

Compliance Manager

Heather Madden Office Manager

Brandon Sheil Director of People and Culture

ADVANCEMENT TEAM

Reza Khoramshahi, Ph.D., LSW Grants Director

Joseph Postwaite Community Engagement and Alumni Manager

Daa’iyah Rahman

Digital Marketing and Advancement Manager

NORTHEAST OHIO PROGRAMMING TEAM

NORTHWEST OHIO PROGRAMMING TEAM

Delores Barnes

Richard Barnes

Jhosephine Bermudez

Antonette Bisbee

Daniel Burns

Niquira Cammon

Sukara Dean

DaVaughn DuBose

Emilia Durand

Yesenia Garcia

Keiara Hansberry

Mtepa Jacob Cedric Jamerson Jemier Johnson

FAMILY PROGRAM TEAM

Celia Matthews

Lizzie McNeill

Jordan Morrow

Jessica Obregon Jameelah Rahman

Megan Stanevich Ben Strommen

Eric Thomas Alexis Williams Vaughn Williams DeAnna Wilson Jelenna Winfree

Kristal Winfree

Ashley Bennett

Link Brinks

Halle Brockman

Jacob Brunk

Nadine Clarckson

Valery Conrad Wendy Doup John Engberg

Braden Goodman

Vincent Hess Rochelle Johnson Karlette Kill Emily Lake Nicole Lanning

Trisha Lauck

Becky Leach

Kathryn McKiney

Tavion McLaurine

Julie Monfort

Heidi Payne

Cassandra Schaaf

Staci Sims

Alysa Smith

Jessica Snay Cassandra Sullivan Shannon Taylor Haley Vermillion Shirley Warnimont

COSA TEAM

Gina Cantale

Britiny Lee

Theresa J. Barnett

Jamond Foree

Sheila James Stacy Ward-Braxton

*2021-2022 STAFF

Justin M. Bibb Mayor, City of Cleveland

PARTNERS 2021–2022

NORTHEAST OHIO PROGRAMMING TEAM

BREAKTHROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Citizens Academy Glenville Afterschool program Summer Camp

Citizens Academy Southeast Summer Camp

E Prep Cliffs Afterschool program Summer Camp

E Prep Willard Summer Camp

E Prep Woodland Hills Afterschool program Summer Camp

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS-UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Roxboro Middle School at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Afterschool program Summer camp

Monticello Middle School Afterschool program Summer camp

Cleveland Heights High School Afterschool program Summer internship program

Miles Park School

Afterschool program Summer camp

Orchard S.T.E.M. School

Afterschool program Summer camp

Cleveland Central Catholic High School Afterschool program Summer internship program

EUCLID CITY SCHOOLS

SHAKER HEIGHTS SCHOOLS

Shaker Heights Middle School Summer camp

THE INTERGENERATIONAL SCHOOLS

Lakeshore Intergenerational School Summer camp

NORTHWEST OHIO PROGRAMMING TEAM

LIMA CITY SCHOOLS

CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Albert Bushnell Hart School Afterschool program Summer camp

Euclid Central Middle School Afterschool program Summer camp

Euclid High School Afterschool program Summer internship program

West Middle School Afterschool program

Heritage Elementary School Afterschool program

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Access

America

First

WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF ODA?

SUMMER CAMP PARTNERS

America Scores Cleveland

AVI Foodsystems, Inc.

Bedtime Math Foundation

Bellwether Farm

Broadway School of Music

Brown Sugar Dance Academy Caribe Conexion

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

City of Cleveland Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Creative Concepts in Music (Sheela Das)

Community Bus Services

Dancing Wheels Company and School

Fieldstone Farm Foodstrong at Coit Farm

iPlay Activities

Lake Erie Ink

Little Jacket

National Park Rangers

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Negative Space Art Gallery

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

The Cleveland Platform Tennis Foundation

The Foundry

The Music Settlement

The United Youth Entity (Steve Walker)

Tyler Wyche Willo Transportation

Youth Opportunities Unlimited Zebra Crossing (Mark Yasenchack)

RESEARCH PARTNERS

Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University

Youth Opportunities Unlimited

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2021-2022

Richard S. Wesorick, Esq. President

Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP, Partner

Lori Niederst

Vice President

Progressive, Customer Relationship President

Jason Collier Treasurer 2021

Plante Moran, Audit Senior Manager

Scott Flamm, M.D. Development Chair

Cleveland Clinic, Head, Section of Cardiovascular Imaging

David Arenberg

Segal, Vice President and Benefits Consultant

Brandon Ashcraft

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Assistant Rector

Robert Brown

Karmen Harrison

KeyBank, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager

Heather Holmes

Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations

Chuck Martin, MD, Secretary

Cleveland Clinic, Intervention Radiologist Anne Steele Secretary 2021 Muskingum University, President Emeritus

Bill Pavilonis Marketing Chair

M-Force, Inc. Marketing Consulting Group, Regional Director

Beth Sweeney Governance Chair

Ratliff & Taylor, President

Sam Feller

Treasurer

Avient Corporation, Director, Assistant Corporate Controller

Tony Bodak Governance Chair 2021

Tailored Living of Cleveland West, Owner and General Manager

Case Western Reserve University, Retired Dan Connor University Hospitals, Director, UH Ventures Roger S. Frank Little Jacket, Managing Partner

Melissa Gallop

Meaden & Moore, Personal Tax Advisory Group, Vice President

Sarah Johnson

City of Cleveland, Chief Communications Officer

Allison Kimbrough

Hall of Fame Village, Director of Sales and Business Development

Howard Lewis

Family Heritage Life Insurance, Retired CEO

Kelly Moody

Silverlode Consulting, Senior Consultant

Paul Morreale

Accenture, Retired Giuseppe Pappalardo Tucker Ellis LLP, Attorney Nick Petty

Cleveland State University, Director, Undergraduate Inclusive Excellence

Janet Reed-James CHN Housing Partners, Chief Human Resource Officer

Jerry Schneiberg

Nager, Romaine & Schneiberg Co., L.P.A., Partner

Adam Siegal

The NRP Group, Vice President of Marketing

Monica Trusley

Lockton Companies, Senior Vice President

Lisa Vidacs

Federal Reserve Bank Cleveland, Senior Vice President

Director, City Planning Commission, City of Cleveland

Joyce P. Huang

“To me, when people share a purpose and feel a sense of commitment to one another, like an extended family, that is what makes a community a community.”

“Seeing the scholars’ excitement in recognizing locations they were familiar with and the potential for a neighborhood revitalization project was the most rewarding community engagement we could hope to do.”

ODA scholars gained insight on how a developer considers existing conditions and community needs when planning a development.

Matthew Wymer WXZ

DONORS

VISIONARY ($100,000 TO $3,000,000)

Bank of America

Deaconess Foundation

Ohio Department of Education

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

Anonymous

SUMMA CUM LAUDE ($25,000 TO $99,999)

American Automobile Association (AAA)

The Abington Foundation

City of Cleveland Heights

Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation

Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation

Say Yes to Cleveland

Starting Point

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Third Federal Foundation

Joanna Hardis Fund

MAGNA CUM LAUDE ($10,000 TO $24,999)

City of Cleveland Connor Foundation

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Charleys Kids Foundation

David H. and Barbara M. Jacobs Foundation

The George Gund Foundation

Griffith Family Fund

Anne and Rollin Steele Fund

The Howard L. and Ruth Ann Lewis Foundation

The Higley Fund

KeyBank Foundation

Lori and Scott Niederst

The Reinberger Foundation Stocker Foundation

The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

The Thomas White Foundation The AT&T Inc. Fund Lincoln Electric Foundation

CUM LAUDE ($5,000 TO $9,999)

Cleveland Cliffs Foundation

George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation

McMaster-Carr Supply Company

Fifth Third Bank

Meaden & Moore Mgmt., LTD

The Murphy Family Foundation

The NRP Contractors LLC

James and Donna Reid Jerald Schneiberg

Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP

United Way of Greater Cleveland

HIGH HONORS ($2,500 TO $4,999)

Bob Brown

Boys Hope Girls Hope

Capitol Partners

Cleveland State University

Sam & Laure Feller

Scott and Anne Flamm

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Frank

Homer Chisholm and Gertrude

Kalnow Chisholm Fund

The DMSA Young Fund

John P. Murphy Foundation

Shelly L. & Mark J. Saltzman Philanthropic Fund

Progressive Insurance Foundation

Elizabeth and Tom Sweeney Rich and Melissa Wesorick

The Wolpert Fund

HONORS ($1,000 TO $2,499)

Megan Bernard

Caplan Wright Family Fund

Catch Meaning Fund

Chris and Christina Keller Family Charitable Fund

John Davies Suzanne and Craig Deering

Eaton Corporation

Ernst & Young Fairmount Presbyterian Church

Friends of Breakthrough Schools Mary Ann Greiner

Heights Youth Center Fund

Sarah Johnson

Lisa Lystad and Mark Warren Philanthropic Fund

Sarah Kurtzner

Ben and Sandra Madey

Drs. Chuck and Kimberly Martin

The Moody Family Brian Murphy Evelyn Newell William Pavilonis

Oak Tree Philanthropic Foundation

Pease Bell, CPAs

Jane Richmond

Teresa Ruch Sal and Lisa Russo

Sixpence Family Foundation

Stacy K. and Michel E. Goldberg

Philanthropic Fund

Mary Stone

Jim and Jean Sukys

Swamy Family Foundation

Bruce and Virginia Taylor

The James B. Oswald Company Charitable Fund

The Kim and Scott Joseph Family Fund

The RTH Group

Vail Family Fund

Lisa Vidacs

Jill and Jeff Zimon

GRADUATES ($500 TO $999)

Adrienne Allotta

Amgen Foundation

Lee Banks

Blackbaud Giving Fund

Gary and Janet Clark

Cynthia Connolly

Dick and Nancy Dietrich

Steve Eisenberg

Karmen Harrison

Lin Hawkins

Jonathan and Karry Hatch Family Fund

Susan and John Kenney

Allison Kimbrough

Jazmin Long

The Moody Family Jewel Moulthrop

Giuseppe Pappalardo Janet Reed-James Richmond Charitable Fund

Barbara and Alan Rosskamm

Laura Russell

Patrick and Stefanie Russo Schwab Charitable Stephen Shergalis Edward Stockhausen

Stuelpe Family Charitable Fund

Suzanne & Rick Cooper FCFG of the Fund for Charitable Giving

Thomas and Joann Adler Family Donor Advised Fund

United Way of Greater Atlanta Stephen Whaite Brent Zimmerman

Jeffrey T. Verespej Chief of Staff & Operations

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress

ODA scholars learned how Cleveland Neighborhood Progress works with community members to ensure neighborhood investment addresses their needs.

FRIENDS

AbbVie

($100 TO $499)

Margaret Berris

Bill Bishilany

Chris and Mary Abood

Jestin Alancheril

Ryan and Jackie Anderson Tasmin Andres Brandon Ashcraft Cheree and Scott Aspelin

Erin Barker-Brown and Jeff Brown

Kurt Barrett

Sarah and Mike Bass Nancy and Michael Bell

Jon Benedict Kathleen Berkner and Kurt Runge

Daniel Berrios

John Bodak

Richard Padgett

Jeremy and Jennifer Bordeaux

Bradley Company, Margaret I. and John S. Zitzner Fund

Meredith Camp

Church of the Western Reserve

Joshua Cochran

Jason Collier

The Comston Family

Tim Connors

Carol Conti-Entin

Jay and Lisa Costantini

Janet and Duke Crate

Kristin and Matt Dailey

Peter Danford

Ryan Davis

Craig Dorn

Donna Driscoll

Echo Health, Inc.

Russ Eckles

Doug England

Thomas Evans

Leigh Fabens

Jeff & Tina Fast

Pat Ferrara

Michael Ferry

Fran Stewart and David Mook Family Fund

Joseph Frolik and Karen Long

Patrick & Catherine Gannon

Stacy and Michael Goldberg

Ron and Susan Goldfarb

Robert Gries Marguerite Group

Andrew Gunn

Tom and Kirsten Hagesfeld

Stanley Hazen

Bruce Hearey

Holly Henry

Ann Herbruck

John S. and Elaine M. Hibsham

Dr. And Rev. Hildebrand

Wendy Hoke Heather Holmes

Barbara Honecy and Julienna Bahar

Jeff Hulett

Richard Israel and Lois Annich

Robert Jeffris and Diane Mogren

Kurt and Mary Beth Karakul Kazdan & Gooch Philanthropic Fund

Susan Kent

Dr. Reza and Judy Khoramshahi

Michael F. and Sarah J. Knoblauch

Ursula Korneitchouk

Lisa Kropf

Peter Longini

Gilbert and Carol Lowenthal Mac's Backs - Books on Coventry

Linda Macklin

Thomas and Wendy McIntyre

Arthur G. and Rosemary Merriman, Jr.

Matthew and Kimberlee Monaghan

Dan and Dorothy Moulthrop

Robert Moulthrop

Lisa Mullin

Anne Myers

David Neiswander

Mark Noftz

Laura and Stephen Ospanik

John Pavilonis

Donald and Marcine Pensiero

Patty and Ed Pentecost

Vickie Person

Nick Petty

Liz Pim

Edward Plow and Jane Hoover-Plow

Jim Posch and Ms. Joyce Braverman

Larese Purnell

RaShaunda Purnell

Jared Ramirez Sarojini Rao

Savery & Louis Rorimer

Frank Rosenwein

Andrew and Beth Russo

Salvatore V. Russo

Andrew Scharf

Doug and Lisa Vigil Schattinger

Judith Schiciano

Barbara Schubert

Rachel Schuberth

Shannon Schuetz

Peter and Laurel Scriven

Marcie Sehlhorst

Jonathan Shelly

Ann Sherif

Marilyn Shimp-Stone

George and Ellen Shook

Frank Sinito

Jonathan and Leena Smith

Christopher and Suzanne Smythe

Patricia and Paul Springstubb

Jeanne Stephens

Chris Strauch and Ina Nemet-Strauch

Carla Strong

Robert Sukys and Jeanne Perse

Mary Supler

Scott Supler

Michael & Sandra Supler

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

The Cloth Merchant

The Stenson Family Fund

Emily Thome

Monica Trusley

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Urban Community School

Gregory Videtic

Steven Walker

Cheryl Wearsch

Lucile Weingartner

TRIBUTES

In Honor of Barbara & James Pelowski – Linda & Warren Gould-Faber

In Honor of Bill Pavilonis's Commitment

– John Pavilonis

In Honor of Jon & Carly – Wayne Kontur

In Honor of Mr. And Mrs. Salvatore J. Russo – Salvatore Russo

In Honor of Dorothy Moulthrop -Sal and Lisa Russo

In Honor of Kate Goldberg – Brenda Goldberg and Catherine Levy

In Honor of Sweatshirt Fund – Stanley Hazen In Memory of Gwendolyn Scott - Robert Moulthrop

In Memory of Liz Martello - Sally Martello

ADOPT-A-FAMILY DONORS

Cathy Albers

Vicki Bell

Bradford Road Neighbors

Brent, Cary, Remy, Charlie

Brown-Smith & Kimbrough Family

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs Employees

Burns Bunch

The Bodak Family

Cantale Family

The Camp Family Champ Titles, Inc.

The Coleman Family Comston Family

The Cox Family

Davidson Family

Lora DiFranco and Jen Bullen Karen Doubrava

Dowdley Family Sam Fulton

Greater Cleveland Partnership

The Hartzell family

Harrison Family

The Haught/ Patterson Family Heidi Marshall Hunt Family

The Jolliffe Family

The Joseph Family Jacobs Family

KMK Promotional Sales, LLC

Laura Lemermeier

The Martin Family Cheryl & William McConnell Family

Robin Mervine

Heidi Modarelli-Frank The Moulthrop Family

The Ndyajunwohas

Jeff, Kara, Amelia & Julia O'Donnell

Laura Ospanik & Stephen Robbins

Perkowski Family Ratliff & Taylor Jane Richmond

The Roller-Abbott family

Marcie Sehlhorst

The Simmering Family Smokey Peaches

Collaborative

Summers/Mariuzza Family

Wendy Stahl

Jim & Jean Sukys

The Vakharia Family

Vullo Family

Rich & Melissa Wesorick

Marty & Brent Young

The Yunker Family

ODA scholars created collages as part of a visioning exercise on what would make a better future for them and their communities.

“Creating a shared vision of what we’d like to see in our community helps us start from a place of possibility instead of limitations.”

Lora DiFranco Owner, Free Period Press

HOLIDAY SWEATSHIRT DONORS

Ryan Anderson

Sarah and Mike Bass

Kathleen Berkner

Leslie Bond

Richard Boorman-Padgett

Jan Claesen

Sarah Davidson

Joe DiDonato

Donna Driscoll

Chia Feng Liu

Prabar and Subhashri Ghosh Maryann Goudarzi

Andrew Gunn

Lauren Haines

Harrison Family Vannel Hassett

Stanley Hazen

Holly Henry Chris Hine Justin Lathia Donal Luse

Drs. Chuck and Kimberly Martin Thomas and Wendy McIntyre Guy Mercer Deborah Pearl

Edward Plow and Jane Hoover-Plow

Jun Qin Ofer Reizes

Judith Schiciano

Jonathan Smith

Rene Smith

Kate Stenson

Christopher Strauch and Ina Nemet-Strauch

Robert Sukys and Jeanne Perse

David Van Wagoner Rich and Melissa Wesorick

THANK YOU

Thank you to the following individuals and organizations who gave their time to share valuable insight on their roles in shaping their communities with our scholars during ODA’s annual report camp.

STUDENTS

ANNUAL REPORT SUMMER

CAMP SCHOLARS

Angelle Anderson

E-Prep Woodland Hills Grade 6 Elijah Baker

Roxboro Middle School Grade 6

Janiya Barnes

Citizens Academy East Grade 5 Jebril Barnes

Citizens Academy East Grade 5

Diamond Blake

Citizens Academy East Grade 7 Sabria Blevins

Monticello Middle School Grade 8 Ja’Shawn Brown

Albert Bushnell Hart School Grade 6 Chrystal Dye

Roxboro Middle School Grade 6

And a special thanks to Monticello Middle School, the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District, and the CH-UH Board of Education for the use of Monticello Middle School as our summer camp base.

Dareon Fields E-Prep Woodland Hills Grade 7 Elias Grimes Euclid Middle School Grade 7

Jade Pettway

E-Prep Cliffs Grade 7

Lauryn Prince Euclid Middle School Grade 6

Lorenzo Locklear II E-Prep Woodland Hills Grade 6 Emmanuel Oden E-Prep Cliffs Grade 7

Sionna Sykes Monticello Middle School Grade 8 Jaylen Wiggins Monticello Middle School Grade 5

Design: Little Jacket Photography: Paul Sobota, TRG Multimedia

CAMP SPEAKERS

Justin M. Bibb

Mayor City of Cleveland

Joyce P. Huang Director

City Planning Commission

City of Cleveland

Sarah N. Johnson

Chief Communications Officer

City of Cleveland

Jeffrey T. Verespej

Chief of Staff & Operations

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress

Lora DiFranco

Owner

Free Period Press

Matthew Wymer WXZ

Chris Giancola Jonah Bae Co–Owners Mount Granita Italian Ice

Open Doors Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides out-of-school enrichment programming for school-aged youth, supporting the students and their families academically, socially, and emotionally through graduation and beyond.

For more information and to donate, visit opendoorsacademy.org