Can you believe Brats, Beer and Brackets is just a week and a half away?! Today we would like to thank our FOOD SPONSORS: -HW&Co. | CPAs & Advisors -Welty Building Construction Thank you, HW&Co. and Welty, for your support for Team YC! .
关于我们
Youth Challenge brings together young people with physical disabilities and teen volunteers who inspire each other through adapted sports, recreation, and social growth activities.
■ Participants: 150+ children, ages 4-18, with physical impairments, such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida and a variety of other disabilities, who reside at home and attend local schools.
■ Volunteers: 300 teens, ages 12-18, are trained seasonally by professionals and peers to work with children with physical disabilities.
■ Programs: Over 300 activities are offered year-round with adaptive sports and recreational equipment and adjustments to suit each child's interests.
■ All programs and transportation are offered free of charge.
■ Founded in 1976 by Executive Director, Mary Sue (Anter) Tanis, as an alternative summer recreation program for children with physical disabilities.
- 网站
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https://youthchallengesports.com
Youth Challenge的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 体育和休闲活动指导机构
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- Westlake，OH
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1976
- 领域
- Sports and recreation for children with physical disabilities和Paralympic sports
地点
Youth Challenge员工
动态
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Today on the YC Blog: Board Member Carl Segura has decided to jump into the frontlines of YC’s mission, and team up with his son Bryce in doing so. Carl is volunteering as an assistant coach during basketball programs. His 12-year-old son, Bryce, is a brand new YC volunteer. Their teams will be facing off against each other during the Championship Game of the Basketball Showdown on March 8 (Doors open at 4:45 pm, Game 1 is at 5:15 pm, Championship Game is at 6 pm.)
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This #FoundationFriday, we would like to thank our creative arts funders! Whether through painting, dance, ceramics, music, or another medium, we are grateful for the opportunities these funders provide our participants and volunteers to express themselves! -GPD Group Employees' Foundation -Kulas Foundation -Cyrus Eaton Foundation [ID: Participants and volunteers engage in various art projects.]
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Thank you so much First Federal Lakewood for your $20,000 sponsorship for our alumni programs! These programs are essential to helping our adult participants stay active and connected as they face many challenges of adulthood. First Federal Lakewood has been a loyal partner of Youth Challenge for over three decades. [ID: YC CEO Chris Garr and Director of Community Engagement Carolyn Palmer accept check from First Federal Lakewood.]
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Today on the YC Blog: Today on the YC Blog: What happens when you mix fitness, creativity, and food-themed trivia? You get an unforgettable new program packed with movement, laughter, and friendly competition! Food, Fun, and Fitness brought together participants and volunteers for engaging activities designed to get the body moving, the mind working, and the creativity flowing.
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Youth Challenge extends congratulations to Sara Steimle, who will be the first person with a developmental disability to serve as a Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities Board Member! "I am excited to serve the disability community in this way," Sara said. "My perspective is unique, because not only do I receive services due to my disability, but professionally I serve people with disabilities. So, I am familiar with both providing services and the services that are provided to me personally." Sara is the Alumni Program Coordinator at YC, and first joined YC as a participant over 20 years ago. At the County Board, Sara was a founding member of the Leadership Council, which consists of five members with developmental disabilities and has a mission "to modify and improve as well as ease access to services, facilities and programs being provided by the county board for people with disabilities." Before working at YC, Sara worked at a County Board Provider agency, where she planned activities and helped people with disabilities learn work skills. In addition, she serves on the Cuyahoga County Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities. Sara graduated in 2018 from Wright State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Rehabilitation Services. We are so proud of Sara Steimle's leadership and how she represents Youth Challenge in the community! [ID: headshot of Sara Steimle in a black and white sweater.]
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Today on the YC Blog: Mark Dvoroznak, retired leader at Sherwin Williams and seasoned YC board member, began his position as Board President this month at YC. Mark got connected with Youth Challenge about 11 years ago through Sherwin-Williams, which Youth Challenge has had a relationship with since the 1980s.
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YC would like to welcome its new Class of 2025 Board Members! Kelsey McMillan Matt Niehaus Dan Hardman Sarah Harbottle We appreciate the background and expertise you bring to help further our mission! [ID: Graphic with pictures of the four new board members and their job titles: Kelsey McMillan, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Oatey Company; Matt Niehaus, Physician, University Hospitals; Dan Hardman, VP of Executive Compensation, The Sherwin-Williams Company; Sarah Harbottle, Client Relationship Specialist, Stratus Advisors.]
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