About the recipients of the First and Ten grants program, presented by Bridgestone:
Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) is a nonprofit workforce development organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. For over 40 years Y.O.U. has served teens and young adults ages 14-24 living in under-resourced areas in Northeast Ohio. Its mission is to prepare teens and young adults to become economically self-sufficient contributors to building Northeast Ohio’s educated, skilled and inclusive workforce.
Adaptive Sports Ohio was founded in 2009 by Chief Executive Officer, Lisa Followay. Adaptive Sports Ohio’s mission is to remove barriers to ensure that individuals with physical disabilities have a chance to play and utilize sport to elevate ability and empower futures. In the 11 years since the organization’s inception, Adaptive Sports Ohio has grown to serve hundreds of physically impaired youth and adults across the state through an abundance of competitive and recreational sports.
Founder Justin Batt aims to disrupt fatherhood with intentionality, by creating intentional fathers who raise good kids who become great adults. He founded Daddy Saturday in his own backyard with his four children, and it’s grown into a national movement engaging fathers across multiple channels, including stadium events like the Fatherhood Festival, partnerships with groups like the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village, NFL Alumni Association and national sponsors, social media, the Daddy Saturday book, a mobile app that includes crypto, NFT’s and gamification, a podcast, coaching, speaking, and an international 501(c) (3) foundation, through which Justin plans to impact 10 million fathers in the next 10 years.
The ACE Mentor Program is a not-for-profit organization that helps to prepare high school students for careers in architecture, engineering, and construction. Through mentoring by industry professionals, our…
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