Participating Charities

2011 Participating Charities (Alphabetically)
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	AAGA Booster Club The All-Around Gymnastics Booster Club is an action oriented group of parents who work together to support our competitive gymnasts. Our primary function is to facilitate and participate in fundraising events which provide financial assistance and help offset the costs of meet fees and associated coaching expenses. We rely on each booster parent to be an active participant giving of their time, talents and financial support. In addition to this, we desire our booster parents to set the example for our children with regards to our ethics of competition, character and integrity. We want to foster pride in the achievements of the individual gymnasts and the team as a whole.

	The Agnon School Founded in 1969, Agnon is a private, coeducational Jewish day school located in Beachwood, Ohio. Academic excellence is achieved through a comprehensive curriculum that blends outstanding general studies with meaningful Jewish learning to create a strong intellectual and ethical base. Agnon enrolls more than 360 students (18 months – 8th grade) from diverse Jewish backgrounds and is Cleveland’s only Jewish day school with the elite ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States) accreditation. We do have some students who are not Jewish and that is not a requirement for admission.

	The Arc of Greater Cleveland The Arc of Greater Cleveland can assist families and individuals with problems in educational, residential and vocational systems.

	Art on Wheels Our mission is to serve as a nonprofit traveling art education organization, to give a voice to individuals of all abilities through engagement in hands-on arts experiences that enrich the lives of individuals, their families and our community.

	The Bainbridge Recovery Club The Bainbridge Recovery Club serve as a non-profit meeting organization for those seeking help from substance addiction through already established twelve step programs, both by hosting regularly scheduled meetings and by providing a safe haven for fellowship with other members in recovery. The intent is to be similar in function to several clubs already in operation in the Greater Cleveland area.

	Basketball Assist Corporation Basketball Assist is an IRS 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides scholarships for kids to attend basketball programming conducted by the National Basketball Academy. To accomplish this goal we develop and manage fundraising events where we raise money to award scholarships to needy families. We use 100% of our net funds to provide scholarships. Our employees volunteer their time to ensure that our events are fun and successful.

	Bay Band Boosters – Bay High School

	Bay Rockets Association, Inc. The purpose of the Bay Rockets Association is to promote and support the athletic teams and programs of Bay High School and Bay Middle school through fund raising activities and donations.

	Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse prevents child abuse and neglect by breaking the cycle of child abuse in all its forms through clinical treatment and education. The cycle of abuse can be broken through prevention, intervention, and education. Issues can be resolved and behaviors can be changed. Bellflower Center’s programs are designed to model effective family relationships, provide alternatives to violent or destructive behaviors, and offer advocacy and support.

	Berea Animal Rescue Fund, Inc. For the betterment of the lives of stray and abandoned animals, Berea's Animal Rescue Fund, Inc. promises to: Give loving care and companionship for as long as needed; Provide shelter, food and medical necessities; Seek quality homes through adoption program; Create public interest and awareness of animal rights and issues; and Promote action and advocacy for all of the above.

	Berea High School Athletic Boosters The Boosters raise money for all sports, totaling annually between $35,000 to $38,000. These funds pay for officials, team uniforms, and other athletic costs. Some examples of these expenditures over the past few years are: refurbishing main gym floor; payment (partial) of athletic trainer’s salary; purchase of sound system for outdoor athletic use; varsity locker room renovation; purchase of new wrestling mats (in conjunction with the wrestling parents); and purchase of motorized ground rake for the baseball field. This year, more than ever, we need your support so that we can upgrade the weight room which will be utilized by all athletes, male and female.

	Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland (BGCC) is the local chapter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), which began as the Boys Club in Hartford, Connecticut in 1860.

	Brooklyn Animal Shelter Inc. Brooklyn Animal Shelter, Inc. has been organized for the purpose of raising funds to encourage responsible pet ownership, increase awareness of the proper care of companion animals, reunite owners and lost pets, and promote adoption of homeless animals. We are a group of volunteers working together to provide a clean, safe, comfortable home for stray and lost animals.

	Brunswick Band Parent Organization The Brunswick Band Parents Organization is dedicated to the support of music education in the Brunswick City School District. We believe that music education is a fundamental piece of the human experience in the education of the whole child. The Band Parents Organization provides financial support for uniforms, instruments, music, transportation, contest entry fees, and many other program services.

	Brush High School Athletic Booster Club The Brush High School Athletic Booster Club exists as an organization of parents and community persons dedicated to supporting, encouraging and advancing the athletic programs of the South Euclid/ Lyndhurst School District. The organization strives to help cultivate school spirit, promote good sportsmanship, and develop character. Funding from the Brush Athletic Booster Club provides additional uniform, equipment and award purchases, and clinic fees for coaches and scholarships. Through the Boosters' financial and human resources support, the very best opportunities are established for our student athletes.

	Burke Parents Association - Cleveland The Burke Parents Association (BPA) originated in 1976, and since 2004 has been classified as a 501(c) (3) charitable organization. Through its fundraising efforts, BPA aims to support the schools’ dancers as they compete, perform and spread the heritage of Ireland throughout the community. The mission of the BPA includes: Supporting the educational and cultural interests of Irish dancing and providing competitive and performance opportunities for the dancers.

	Cathy's House The mission of Cathy’s House is to serve the community by providing a sober living environment for individuals making the transition from addiction to sobriety.

	Center for Families and Children The Center for Families and Children (CFC) makes success possible for people who choose to change their lives. We work with more than 12,000 people in our community every year, and our programs focus on behavioral health, early learning and youth development.

	Chagrin Falls Dad’s Club (CFDC) Founded in the fall of 1996, the Chagrin Falls Dad’s Club (CFDC) is a non-profit organization with two primary goals; to improve the educational, recreational and local opportunities available to the children of the Chagrin Falls School District, and to promote good fellowship and a sense of community among all who participate in our organization and in our events.

	Children's International Summer CISV evolved from a firm conviction that lasting peace is possible if individuals and groups can learn to live together as friends. For ClSV, the key to making this vision a reality was to start working with children and youth. Programs were developed which offered young people opportunities to meet their peers from other countries and to form intercultural friendships. Locally, programs give people the chance to learn about the cultures in their own communities and explore important themes related to peace and understanding.

	The Church at Stony Hill The Church at Stony Hill is a church that takes seriously the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to offer opportunities for religious, spiritual, emotional growth and education over the lifespan in a non-denominational Christian setting.

	Clay Eddy Fields Association

	Cleveland Edges Skating Club The Cleveland Edges is a synchronized skating team with members throughout Cleveland and surrounding communities. The skaters range in age starting as young as six years old up to adults. They participate in competitions and exhibitions in Ohio and surrounding states.

	Cleveland Rape Crisis Center The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is dedicated to serving survivors of sexual violence and those who support them with free comprehensive healing and advocacy services, and to creating social change in the community through education, training, and activism.

	Cleveland Rowing Foundation The Cleveland Rowing Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that promotes and shares the athletic, health, educational and social benefits of rowing throughout Greater Cleveland. The CRF works in concert with community partners to enhance the recreational quality of the Cuyahoga River. CRF is the umbrella organization for rowing in Cleveland which includes highschool, collegiate, and adult programs.

	Cleveland State University Foundation / CSU Viking Club Cleveland State’s Viking Club, established in 1978, has helped CSU athletics grow to include 17 varsity sports and more than 280 student athletes. In its first 25+ years, the Viking Club has supported our teams with more than $4 million in private gifts. Gifts may be unrestricted to address departmental needs or directed to support a particular sport, endowment or scholarship fund.

	Copley-Fairlawn Athletic Assoc. The Copley-Fairlawn Athletic Association is a not-for-profit organization comprised primarily of volunteers. We are focused on providing for the formation, organization, training and development of our community’s youth. We are committed to providing a fun yet competitive environment whereby the youth of our community may compete and develop general or advanced skills in specific sports, while learning the basic values of teamwork, respect and sportsmanship.

	Dancing Wheels Company & School Considered America's first and foremost physically integrated dance company, The Dancing Wheels Company & School unites the talents of dancers both with and without disabilities. We travel the globe educating, integrating, advocating disability awareness, and entertaining more than 50,000 people each year. In our 30 year history, The Dancing Wheels Company & School's inspirational message has touched over 4.5 million worldwide through performances, school assemblies, workshops, classes, and outreach activities in the community.

	Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland's mission is to ensure that Greater Clevelanders affected by diabetes have the support they need to live well with the disease. Founded in 1954 (formerly the Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland) the Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland is a local and independent nonprofit organization. One hundred percent of donations to Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland remain in Northeast Ohio.

	Dominic Konopka Scholarship Fund This Program is taught to elementary school 5th graders and targets the topic of Drug Abuse. D.A.R.E. is taught by uniformed Police Officers in all 82 Cleveland Municipal School District Elementary Schools and several Cleveland Parochial Schools. Aproximately 6,400 children attend D.A.R.E. classes a week. D.A.R.E. is a 17-week program. In memory of Dominic Konopka (1971 – 1999), the candidate selected by the scholarship committee must excel in academics and take part in extra curricular activities and community service.If you or your company is interested in making a contribution to the Dominic Konopka Scholarship Fund, please contact us at dkscholarshipfund@hotmail.com.

	East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church Our mission is to offer a loving, joyful, accepting religious community where the right to freedom of belief is unfettered by any prescribed creed, and where our liberal religious tradition is made accessible to all. Our denomination’s history is replete with leaders in public education, abolition of slavery, women’s rights, civil rights, and peace and justice movements. Please visit our church in Kirtland, Ohio, where every week we say: “We join hands in Unitarian Universalist fellowship, pledging ourselves to an individual religious freedom which transcends all creeds: not to think alike, but to walk together.”

	Elyria Pioneer Club, Inc. The Pioneer Club is a non-profit organization designed to assist sports teams at Elyria High School. It is made up of Parents, Friends, Community and Alumni working together for the betterment of athletics in Elyria.

	Friends of Brush Hockey Inc. Mission of the Friends of Brush Hockey is to promote youth hockey in the South Euclid-Lyndhurst School District communities.

	Friends of D.A.R.E., Inc. This Program is taught to elementary school 5th graders and targets the topic of Drug Abuse. D.A.R.E. is taught by uniformed Police Officers in all 82 Cleveland Municipal School District Elementary Schools and several Cleveland Parochial Schools. Aproximately 6,400 children attend D.A.R.E. classes a week. D.A.R.E. is a 17-week program.

	Garfield Heights Athletic Booster Club The Booster Club has provided in excess of $1.5 million in the past 39 years for major projects like baseball and softball fields, football stands, weight rooms, soccer goals, wrestling mats and other sports equipment. It gives annual support for uniforms, equipment, rewards/recognition and scholarships. The club also started the Little Bulldog: Wrestling, Football, Basketball, and Cheerleading.

	Greyhound Adoption of Ohio, Inc. Greyhound Adoption of Ohio is a nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to placing retired racing greyhounds in loving homes for over eleven years. To date we have placed more than 1000 dogs (who might otherwise have been destroyed) into homes where they have become members of the family. We are very proud of the work we do and the many volunteer hours it takes to provide homes for these amazing animals.

	George Washington School PTA Promote respect Achieve all we can and Work together.

	HIGH RISE FOUNDATION Eric Riley’s High Rise Foundation provides resources and assistance so that urban youth may excel in their academic careers and become successful, productive members of society. High Rise will develop programs that provide rigorous academics and character development to urban youth who have traditionally under achieved, and have been under served.

	Hiram House Camp Hiram House Camp, in continuous operation since 1896, has been working to enrich the lives of children through camping. We provide the youth with an opportunity to live, play and learn in an environment tha is racially, ethicmically and socio-economically diverse. Hiram House is commited to promoting family values, building character and opening new horizons for youth.

	Humane Society Of Greater Akron The Humane Society of Greater Akron is a private, non-profit organization. We rescue, rehabilitate, and find loving homes for animals that have been victims of cruelty, abuse, abandonment, injury and illness. We are proud to serve all of Summit County and rely on donations from the community to continue to provide these invaluable services. No adoptable animal is ever euthanized. We also provide free education programs and outreach to the area. We know that education about proper animal care can teach compassion and empathy for living creatures and is a wonderful tool in creating better neighborhoods.

	Kent Skating Club Kent Skating Club is a Northeast Ohio figure skating club (FSC) offering practice ice times, conducting test sessions, and holding competitions and exhibitions for purpose of advancing/developing member figure skating skills. Kent Skating Club (KSC) promotes membership and non-member public education of competitive sport figure skating disciplines and recreational figure skating activities. KSC strives for active community involvement by offering outreach figure skating (FS) demonstration/participation programs, by collaborating with other FS clubs in national/regional promotion joint-membership productions, and by affording figure skaters desiring a progressive, life-long relationship with the sport abundant opportunities to participate in competitive and non-competitive figure skating events.

	Kincaid's Kindred Spirits, Inc. Kincaid's Kindred Spirits, Inc. is a non-profit organization created for the purpose of bringing community awareness to the plight of adults who are afflicted with Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Trait. Our aim is to help lessen their uncertainty and to improve their quality of life.

	Liberation United Church of Christ Liberation United Church of Christ is a progressive spiritual community, a family of individuals as unique as we are many. We gather regularly to worship God, to work for justice, and to grow spiritually. Our mission is to be an inclusive community, embracing all who seek the transformative power of the gospel

	Lucky Paws Animal Rescue We are a 501 (c)(3) organization formed to (1) Rescue animals from situations that are abusive, endangering and neglectful; (2) Inform the public of these situations in order to put a stop to animal abuse; (3) Provide foster homes for these animals; (4) Provide necessary veterinary care; (5) Promote the importance of spaying/neutering and (6) To place rescued animals into permanent adoptive homes.

	Lupus Foundation Of America Inc. Greater Cleveland Chapter Our Mission is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, support individuals and families affected by the disease, increase awareness of lupus among health professionals and the public, and find the cause and cure.

	Mayfield High School Alumni Association, Inc.

	Mayfield Wrestling Club The Mayfield Wrestling Club's purpose is to promote interest and participation in youth amateur wrestling, to conduct and foster amateur wrestling competitions and develop youth amateur athletes for that purpose.

	Medina Creative Accessibility Medina Creative Accessibility's goal is to enhance the lives of children and adults with disabilities. We provide quality services enabling individuals to live in their homes or in the least restrictive environment. We strive to equip individuals with disabilities the skills and support they need to become active members of the community.

	Medina Creative Housing, Inc. Medina Creative Housing works with families to encourage early planning and timely transition of adult children with disabilities into independent housing with support designed and adapted to meet their child’s individual needs. Today, Medina Creative Housing provides single family homes and is expanding housing options through development of Medina Creative Living subsidized garden style apartment units.

	Mentor Junior High School Boosters Club, Inc. The Mentor Junior High Athletic Boosters support all junior high interscholastic sports teams; help improve sports equipment and facilities; work cooperatively with other extracurricular support groups and strive to become a community forum to encourage cooperation, good ideas, constructive contributions for the general improvement of the junior high athletic programs.

	Midpark Boosters The Midpark Boosters' mission is to support all extracurricular activities at the high school including the athletics program and music program. Through our fundraising efforts we recently purchased new weight lifting equipment, built new girl's softball dugouts, added new scoreboards to the baseball and softball fields, and funded scholarships for deserving Seniors.

	Mentor Figure Skating The Mentor Figure Skating Club was formed in 1984 to encourage the instruction, practice and advancement of its members in all forms of figure skating, including free skating, pairs skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating. We currently have 120 members. The Mentor Figure Skating Club’s home rink is located at the Mentor Civic Arena. The Mentor Civic Arena houses an ice skating complex with two regulation-size ice rinks, a studio rink, lockers and snack bar.

	Mustang Wrestling Club The Mustang Wrestling Club provides funds to the amateur youth wrestling community in Strongsville for uniforms, tournaments, coaching and scholarships.

	New Avenues to Independence, Inc. New Avenues to Independence provides opportunities for people with disabilities and special needs to become more independent and productive members of society by offering the highest quality support services and developing innovative and inclusive programs.

	Normandy Invaders Booster Club The Normandy Invaders Boosters Club supports and promotes programs of Normandy High School and assists the school administration in the best interests of the boys and girls of Normandy High School and promotes loyalty and tradition within the Normandy High School family.

	North Olmsted Athletic Eagles Boosters, Inc. The North Olmsted Eagles Boosters is a charitable organization established primarily to promote and support all North Olmsted High School athletic programs. As a secondary purpose, other charitable, educational and amateur scholastic sports activities in the community may also be supported. Through charitable fundraising activities, the organization assists the North Olmsted Athletic Program. The organization encourages community participation and interest in amateur scholastic athletics and recreational activities; undertakes activities for the betterment and safety of scholastic athletic programs in the community and provides athletic equipment and facilities for the enhancement of the community.

	North Olmsted Hockey Club Our mission is to foster, advance, and encourage youth participation in the sport of ice hockey in the City of North Olmsted and its surrounding communities. We are dedicated to conducting and promoting athletic, recreational, and social programs for our member families and the community. Through a culture of sportsmanship and fair play we strive to provide each youth with proper instruction and opportunities to enjoy the great game of ice hockey.

	North Royalton High School Band Boosters The North Royalton High School Band Boosters supports and promotes the music program at North Royalton High School by providing volunteers for band and music activities and providing funds for instrument and uniform acquisition and maintenance, scholarships for graduating students and awards and recognitions to band members. Thanks for supporting our musicians!

	North Royalton Baseball Boosters The North Royalton Baseball Boosters are a non-profit volunteer organization whose goal is to provide youth summer baseball and softball for the City of North Royalton. Looking to get more involved? Have a desire to help out? NRBB is always looking for volunteers in a variety of capacities to help our program thrive.

	North Royalton Bears Hockey Association The North Royalton Bears Hockey Association (NRBHA), is a club hockey team that offers high school hockey players grades 9-12 the opportunity to play hockey at the high school level. The Bears compete against other club teams, high school varsity and junior varsity teams. NRBHA competes in the North Coast High School Hockey League. Our home ice is Hoover Arena (Iceland USA) located in Strongsville, Ohio.

	North Royalton High School Athletic Boosters Club The NRAB supports all student athletes from grades 7 - 12. Thanks for supporting our middle school and high school atheletes!!!

	Oarsmen Club The purpose of the Oarsmen Club is to promote, support athletics and uphold the mission and philosophy of Villa Angela St. Joseph High School. Through this dedication, we propose to instill spirit, pride, unity and camaraderie among the students, staff, alumni and parents of Villa Angela St. Joseph High School.

	Ohio Junior Hockey Ohio Junior Hockey Association dba The Cleveland Barons Hockey Association promotes Cleveland Hockey and gives players age 9 thru Junior A level hockey an opportunity to play at the highest level possible. The Cleveland Barons are proud to say that they have helped put the state of Ohio on the USA Hockey map and anticipate the opportunity to continue producing college impact players and NHL prospects by participating at USA Hockey's highest sanctioned levels. Our program consists of Junior A team which plays in the North American Hockey League and our youth development program consists of players 9 thru 17 that play AAA Hockey in the Midwest Elite Hockey League.

	Old Brooklyn Area Little League Old Brooklyn Area ittle League encourages the fellowship of all in Old Brooklyn and the greater Cleveland vicinity by helping to bring families, friends, businesses, and the community as a whole together. Provides opportunities for growth through activities and team play that encourages morals, values, friendships, role models, and family relationships.

	Olmsted Falls Athletic Boosters Association The Olmsted Falls Athletic Boosters Club exists as an organization of parents, community members and interested parties dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and advancing the athletic program and related activities of the Olmsted Falls School District, thereby cultivating clean, wholesome school spirit, promoting good sportsmanship, scholarship and developing high ideals of character. The club shall collectively work with the school district to promote projects that improve facilities and equipment necessary to provide an adequate interscholastic athletic program for the school district. To accomplish this purpose, the members shall support, sponsor, and promote fund raising activities as may be sanctioned by the membership.

	Olmsted Falls Music Association The mission of the Olmsted Falls Music Association (OFMA) is to support, encourage, advance and cultivate, through fundraising and volunteer services, the musical education for the students in the Olmsted Falls City Schools.

	The Orange Boosters Club, Incorporated For more than 60 years, the Orange Boosters has supported student activities in academics, the arts and athletics. As one of the Orange School District’s most vital organizations, we provide significant financial support to a myriad of projects at Orange High School, Brady Middle School and Moreland Hills Elementary School. The mission of the Orange Boosters is to "promote and foster a feeling of goodwill, fellowship and understanding between the school and the residents of the Orange School District."

	Parma Hockey Association, Inc. For over 35 years, Parma Hockey Association has been committed to the growth and development of youth ice hockey in Parma and the surrounding areas. We believe that "A Child on the Ice is Seldom in Hot Water."

	Parma Senior High Adult Athletic Boosters

	Ravenwood Mental Health Center Ravenwood Mental Health Center provides behavioral health and substance abuse services to residents of Geauga County, Ohio and surrounding communities. Services are provided from a consumer driven perspective, utilizing best practice models within a framework which promotes recovery and resiliency.

	Redline Club Founded 1988 to support the Mentor football program and its athletes.

	Ronald McDonald House® of Cleveland, Inc. The mission of the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland is to support families whose children are receiving treatment at area medical centers by providing a home-like environment and essential resources and services. Our House is full of many families, many stories, and many hearts – but it is one home. Find out how your heart can be a part of our story, visit http://www.clevelandrmh.org/involved/

	Solon Athletic Boosters The Solon Athletic Booster are a non-profit organization that raises funds for distribution to Solon Community Schools Athletic programs.Booster Members volunteer to operate concession stands and hold special events to raise funds for the athletic teams.

	Greater Cleveland Special Olympics Festival Date: July 9th - 12th Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Special Olympics offers children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round training and competition in 26 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. There is no charge to participate in Special Olympics. Special Olympics currently serves more than 1.7 million persons with intellectual disabilities in more than 200 Programs in more than 150 countries

	Spectrum Soccer Spectrum School started with a very simple idea: individual professional soccer training for anyone at any level that had a desire and commitment to work toward developing to their full potential. Over the years, Spectrum has slowly evolved into one of the Premier Soccer Clubs in Ohio. So if you are looking for a soccer home for you and your child, give Spectrum a try before making your final decision on joining another club. We are a smaller, family oriented program in which your child’s soccer development is our main goal. Also, in these economically troubled times, we pride ourselves on making soccer development at a higher level very affordable for everyone!

	Stallions Athletic Organization The Stallions are based out of Northeast Ohio and will be entering their 15th season in 2009. Stallion’s baseball prides itself on developing the youth in the greater Cleveland area in the sport of baseball.

	Stella Maris Inc. Stella Maris’ mission is to provide quality chemical dependency treatment and mental health services to our community regardless of race, sex, religion or ability to pay. Stella Maris will strive to make services available to all those seeking treatment based on presenting need and available treatment capacity. Stella Maris recognizes that alone we cannot meet the total needs of our community and will work with other community resources to improve the availability of appropriate services for the treatment of alcoholism and other addictions.

	Stow Boys Baseball League Inc. Purpose is the organize and promote youth baseball/softball programs in the Stow-Munroe Falls community. We are a non-profit organization consisting of parents and volunteers dedicated to the instruction, participation and education of all youth regardless of race and gender in the sport of baseball/softball and the sportsmanship associated with the game.

	Strongsville Youth Hockey Club Strongsville Youth Hockey Club, (SYHC) is part of the Cleveland Suburban Hockey League. SYHC is one of the largest youth hockey programs in Northeast Ohio. We offer both an in house hockey program and a travel hockey program. For the 2007/2008 season SYHC fielded 14 teams had a total of 270 kids rostered in our program. Our players range from ages 3 to 13.

	Sure House Baptist Church Ministries Sure House Ministries provide Worship Services, Bible Study, Prayer Meetings, Choir Ministry, Senior Citizen Ministry, Youth Ministry, Women’s Ministry and a Re-Entry Program. Our Re-Entry Program is a Faith-Based program dedicated to provide support to ex-offenders who recently return to Cuyahoga County from a State Institution.

	The Littlest Heroes The Littlest Heroes improves the lives of Northeast Ohio children, teens, and young adults with cancer and their families by delivering support services, free of charge, to families at their location of choice.

	Unity Spiritual Center The mission of Unity Spiritual Center is to enable seekers of high spiritual consiousness to tap into the God within adn co-create growth of their souls, resulting in health, joy, happiness and peace. This heightened spirituality will be activated by services, classes, and policies that are based in the highest ethical application of proven life principles and the teachings of Jesus, the Christ an other Masters, both historical and contemporary. Presentation adn application of the above will maintain an ever-growing spiritual community based in love and peace.

	USO of Northern Ohio Inc. The USO of Northern Ohio was established in 1941, and for 70 years we have been providing morale-boosting programs and services to enhance the the quality of life for the military and their families in the 29 counties of Northern Ohio.

	Valley Forge High School Adult Athletic Boosters The Valley Forge High School Adult Athletic Boosters provides funds to pay for high school athletic uniforms, letters, pins, scolarships and to help offset the costs of self funded sports.

	Welcome House, Inc. Welcome House is dedicated to helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities live full and rewarding lives by providing a variety of residential services in an atmosphere of a caring community.

	Willoughby South High Booster Club The Willougby South Booster Club has a long history of annually supporting the South Athletic Department, sponsoring academic scholarships to graduating seniors, and being heavily involved in the City of Willoughby. Funds provided to the athletic department promote and support all interscholastic sport teams through the replacement of uniforms and purchase of necessary equipment. The South Booster Club also works in close collaboration with the Rebel Moms organization to provide academic scholarships and donate funds to offset the costs of the schools After Prom festivities.

	Winterhurst Hockey Association, Inc. Dedicated to the growth and development of youth hockey, WHA is an educational/recreational organization teaching children ages 4-18 how to play the exciting game of hockey.

	WomenSafe, Inc. WomenSafe provides emergency shelter and support services for survivors of domestic violence in Northeast Ohio. WomenSafe is a non-profit organization that offers information, counseling, education, referrals and support to victims of domestic violence.

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