Open Doors Inc

The high school plus program (199 served in fy24) - this career and college readiness program includes comprehensive educational support, mentoring, workforce development, financial literacy, service learning, and enrichment programming delivered mostly in an afterschool setting. The curriculum for workforce development includes career assessments, resume and cover letter writing, along with mock interviews. In addition, students are connected to job shadowing and other work-based experiences during every year of high school and during the first year after high school graduation. Students are exposed to potential career paths through field trips and career panels. Students also visit college campuses throughout the state of ohio, along with one national trip to expose scholars to potential college opportunities. Since 2018, 97% of students in oda's high school plus program who have participated for two or more years have graduated from high school, and 85% have enrolled in a postsecondary career or college option immediately after graduation.

The summer program (807 served in fy24) - this program is a critical component of our continuum of programming. The program consists of summer camps, paid internships for high school scholars, family programming, service-learning, and travel. Oda operates a k-8 summer camp and a high school summer camp, each for approximately eight weeks at no cost to families. Summer camp incorporates literacy and math enrichment, arts and culture, stem (science, technology, engineering, and math), health and wellness, and leadership development. Scholars engage in service-learning to build the connection between classroom and real-life and to cultivate empathy, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. Our service-learning opportunities vary annually, and have included a week-long trip to toledo, ohio, where scholars engage with the local community in different service opportunities. When they return home, they share their experiences with greater cleveland community partners.

Additional programs include: family engagement program (2,150 served in fy24) - this program helps parents and caregivers navigate both (1) the developmental milestones of children ages five through adolescence and how they can support along that continuum, and (2) ways in which parents can support their children throughout the k-16 educational system and beyond. This two-generation approach is central to oda's work because family engagement is vital to the academic success of children. Oda offers monthly workshops as part of its "family partnership series" to help parents develop skills and access resources which allow them to maintain a healthy and stable home life. Workshops provide strategies on how parents can help their children develop socially and academically to achieve their dreams. There are also financial literacy workshops which teach families strategies they can use to plan for the cost of their children's postsecondary education. Oda also hosts at least four family engagement events throughout the year to build relationships and network families to one another and community and school resources. Oda's family advisory council (fac) is the vehicle oda uses to design and create its family engagement programming. Fac meets monthly to design family education workshops, college trips, and family engagement activities. Fac also provides our programming team with feedback and ideas on how to improve programming and support for scholars and families. Fac is comprised of members of oda's leadership team and two parent representatives from each oda site.in fy24, 92% of families reported they were satisfied with oda's services, and 83% reported oda positively impacted their relationship with their children.center for out-of-school advancement (cosa) program (served 300 other out-of-school time providers throughout ohio, indirectly serving 40,000 kids) - this department prepares teams of ost professionals throughout ohio to deliver high-quality programs through conferences, trainings, and consultations. Cosa supports over 300 recipients of ohio's nita m. Lowery 21st century community learning center program. In addition, cosa hosts a two-day statewide conference for 21st cclc grantees.100% of programs have made improvements to their services because of cosa trainings, and 90% of participants in cosa's trainings have indicated satisfaction with them. Scholar travel opportunites & work-based experiences - oda offers travel opportunities for scholars in grades 6-12 who are enrolled in our academic year and summer programs. Oda connects students with job shadowing and other work-based experiences during every year of high school and during the first year after high school graduation. Students are exposed to college and career opportunities through these field trips, college visits, and career panels.