
Your support helps an academic achiever soar
You may not know it, but you helped a future neurosurgeon with his homework. Yes, Rockelv, 13, has always been a bright …

Supporters like you win, teach respect
Your dollars provide so much for youth – academic help, a hot meal daily, athletics, arts, music, career readiness and fun. But …

Your support helped Javy earn his dream job
Hector (Javy) Vazquez literally grew up at Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland. At age 4, he often went with his mother …

Your generosity gives her a safe place to grow
Mariah, 11, likes to be alone. But there are occasions when she prefers to hang out with friends. At Boys & Girls …

You provide hope for a promising child
Timothy smiles a lot these days. You would never know the energetic and optimistic 10-year-old struggles with a difficult family situation. You …

Your support gives her a safe, fun place to go
La’Jaya’s smile melts into a rigid stare. “My cousin, he died in January or February after he was shot,” she says, looking …

Girl’s learning power boosted by your generosity
Kayla, 9, was struggling in the classroom. “I couldn’t spell, and my math was just OK,” she says. Kayla got the help …

How your generosity changed a boy’s life
Jose was an angry kid. The 14-year-old mostly observed life instead of living it. Music was for listening, not playing. Basketball? He …

Creating tools for lifelong learning
Mia Almodovar remembers her feelings when she arrived in Cleveland in 2016. “It hurt,” says soft-spoken Mia, now 9, who was born …

Helping kids reshape their outlook
Helping kids reshape their outlook Kenvontae Jackson has faced a lot of uncertainty in his young life. His family moved. He changed …

Forging meaningful relationships
It is not unfair to say Shyanne Beard, 26, has been on her own since birth. Born to a 19-year-old mother, she …

Showing kids how to become leaders
Growing up, Rikki Kyle never sought the spotlight. Rikki, now 19, says leadership “was something I wasn’t really sure I was interested …