Ymca Of Greater Cleveland

Social Responsibility: Y-Haven provides temporary housing, substance use disorder and mental health treatment, and other critical services to women and men who are experiencing homelessness, re-entering the community from incarceration and seeking to recover from opioid use disorder. Y-Haven worked to reduce the likelihood of overdose in the client population through the provision of safe housing, high-quality treatment, vocational support, and other needed services. In 2024, Y-Haven provided temporary housing and substance use disorder treatment to 588 adults. 71% percent of residents completed 90 days of intensive outpatient treatment, 47% obtained employment or training (less those receiving SSI/SSDI or engaged in intensive outpatient treatment), and 62 were homeless veterans. During the year, work continued on a $6 million renovation of the floors of the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority facility that Y-Haven uses to house and treat residents. The funds came from public and private sources.

Youth Development Our Youth Development programs continue to return to pre-COVID activity. In 2024, we served thousands of children in our various programs. For example, we provided 837 kids per day with our before-and-after-school (Y-Club) and pre-school programs. More than 2,000 children participated in our Junior Cavs program. Our summer camps served 1,792 children in day, sports and fine arts camps. We also taught thousands of kids and teens to swim. We were delighted to expand our Teen Leaders and Teen Cafe programs, providing positive and productive activities along with leadership training. Our We Run This City youth marathon program, serving kids in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and the Warrensville Heights City School District, had another successful year in partnership with the Cleveland Marathon. For all of our youth development programs, we provided need-based scholarships to make our programs more affordable. To determine how to allocate scholarships, we use several factors, such as the annual income of the applicant, the number of adults in the home, and the number of dependents.

Community Impact Sixty-two percent of our service delivery benefits individuals with low to moderate incomes. Over $661,000 in financial assistance was provided to 2,070 individuals. More than 3,150 senior citizens joined in our bus and air travel trips, helping us to fight isolation in the senior population. Every branch addressed local community needs in a variety of ways. 175 branch board volunteers and 348 program volunteers supported the YMCA