As pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea, assistant wide receivers coach Stephen Bravo-Brown and players Cedric Tillman, Jamari Thrash, Kaden Davis and DeAndre Carter walked through the halls of Canopy Child Advocacy Center, Executive Director of Canopy Child Advocacy Center Jennifer Johnson showed the different spaces available to the children and families they work with, and explained the services Canopy provides to the community.
They also walked through a space called the “play zone,” which featured a playground, basketball hoop, Pop-A-Shot and other activities for the children, and heard how Canopy uses the play zone space as not only a place for children to play, but also a tool to foster healing.
In their current space, Canopy serves an average of 700 children annually. Yet, they want to provide services to more children and are working to expand their footprint in Cleveland.
And the Browns are helping to kickstart that project. The Browns donated $100,000 towards Canopy developing and equipping its new, expanded space, allowing Canopy to serve hundreds more children and families each year. In recognition of the donation, Canopy announced it will name the new atrium and a children’s play zone in recognition of the Cleveland Browns.
“This gift from the Cleveland Browns will make an extraordinary difference for the children we serve,” Executive Director of Canopy Child Advocacy Center Jennifer Johnson said. “Every child deserves a space where they can feel safe, supported, and begin to heal. Thanks to the Browns’ generosity, our new space will offer just that—and we hope this inspires others across our community to step forward to support this critical mission.”
A Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is a national model utilized to reduce potential trauma for children and families impacted by child abuse and to improve services through interagency collaboration. Clients come to one child-friendly,…
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