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Our Hope for the Future

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At this historic time of growth highlighted by the construction of a first-rate Academy Center, we would be honored to gain your support in our mission to create opportunity for motivated students in need throughout Northeast Ohio. This campaign will ensure that we have the resources necessary to sustain a dramatic increase in the depth and frequency of programming provided to each of the hundreds of young people we serve throughout the greater Cleveland and Akron communities. An investment in our small-but-mighty organization will illuminate this campus as a beacon of hope in Northeast Ohio for decades to come by providing a sustained pathway of upward mobility for hundreds of children living in chronic poverty. Simply put, we are determined to deliver best-in-class opportunities and long-term partnerships to the exceptional kids we serve each day. Won’t you join with us in this life-saving, hope-filled mission?

Year after year, the simple idea of breaking the cycle of poverty by providing high-possibility children from poverty with a decade of partnership and opportunity continues to grow because of faithful investors in our mission. We would be truly proud and deeply grateful to count you among our partners as we work to not only raise the life-trajectory for the 175 Scholars of today, but the hundreds of hope-filled young people who will experience this ‘home away from home’ in the years and decades ahead.

Tim Grady Executive Director

OUR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE | 2019

You are our hope to the future!

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Realities POVERTY49% of our Northeast Ohio children live in poverty.Cleveland has the second highest poverty rate of any big city in the U.S. 42% of Akron children live in poverty. U.S. Census Bureau

TRAUMA83% of inner city youth have been exposed totraumatic events. Children who experience trauma are more likely to engage in high-risk behavior and suffer chronic illness in adulthood. Journal of Urban Health

EDUCATIONOur Cleveland and Akron Schools “Failed” in the majority of key areas on their State of Ohio report cards. CMSD Report Card 2017-18. Akron Report Card 2017-18

COLLEGEOnly 9% of students fromfamilies in poverty earn a college degree. U.S. Dept. of Education PERSISTENCE

Only 11% of first generation low incomestudents persist in college through graduation. U.S. Dept. of Education

“When you’re in a situation like I was, and like a lot of the other kids are, it’s a cycle and you can’t break it unless you have people who support you and want to help.”

- Cecelia, Girls Hope Scholar since 2011

Boys Hope Girls Hope responds to these stark realities by providing a decade-long continuum of comprehensive partnership and opportunities that uniquely address the holistic development needs of the promising children we serve, our Scholars.

We provide our Scholars with a balanced approach to their development

with a focus on their intellectual growth, social-emotional development,

spiritual development and holistic wellness that ensures that they develop

the life and character skills critical to succeed in post-secondary education

and launch their careers. Our year-round curriculum is tailored to the

specific needs of our Scholars along each point in their development

through the middle school, high school and post-secondary levels, and

includes families and Scholars’ teachers as key partners.

OUR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE | 2019

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Realities POVERTY49% of our Northeast Ohio children live in poverty.Cleveland has the second highest poverty rate of any big city in the U.S. 42% of Akron children live in poverty. U.S. Census Bureau

TRAUMA83% of inner city youth have been exposed totraumatic events. Children who experience trauma are more likely to engage in high-risk behavior and suffer chronic illness in adulthood. Journal of Urban Health

EDUCATIONOur Cleveland and Akron Schools “Failed” in the majority of key areas on their State of Ohio report cards. CMSD Report Card 2017-18. Akron Report Card 2017-18

COLLEGEOnly 9% of students fromfamilies in poverty earn a college degree. U.S. Dept. of Education PERSISTENCE

Only 11% of first generation low incomestudents persist in college through graduation. U.S. Dept. of Education

“When you’re in a situation like I was, and like a lot of the other kids are, it’s a cycle and you can’t break it unless you have people who support you and want to help.”

- Cecelia, Girls Hope Scholar since 2011

Boys Hope Girls Hope responds to these stark realities by providing a decade-long continuum of comprehensive partnership and opportunities that uniquely address the holistic development needs of the promising children we serve, our Scholars.

We provide our Scholars with a balanced approach to their development

with a focus on their intellectual growth, social-emotional development,

spiritual development and holistic wellness that ensures that they develop

the life and character skills critical to succeed in post-secondary education

and launch their careers. Our year-round curriculum is tailored to the

specific needs of our Scholars along each point in their development

through the middle school, high school and post-secondary levels, and

includes families and Scholars’ teachers as key partners.

HASLAM FAMILY | JANUARY 2019

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There isHOPE

100% of our Scholars attend collegeor pre-professional programs with continued coaching from BHGH until career launch

100% of our Scholars graduatefrom high school

78% of our Scholars persist through collegecompared to 11% nationally for first-generation college-bound students. [January 2019]

100% of our Scholars have been impacted bychilhood trauma and all recieve social-emotional support from BHGH

70% of our Scholars are FIRST generationcollege students

Boys Hope Girls Hope is in the final phase of a five-year transformational growth strategy designed to:

We view our Scholar’s post high school success as indicative of the invaluable role the BHGH partnership plays in ensuring our Scholars have the support needed to succeed in post-secondary education and ultimately, to reach their full potential in life. These remarkable results have become a call to action for us to expand our reach and to create a new path, a new hope and a new future for not only the BHGH Scholars of today, but also more BHGH Scholars of tomorrow.

Before BHGH when I would wake up I felt like there was nothing to live for. Now, when I wake up, it’s ... “time to get an education, get a foundation for myself, get a better life.”

- Kenya, Girls Hope Scholar since 2012“triple the number of children we serve

dramatically increase our capacity to provide a sustained pathway of upward mobility for hundreds of Northeast Ohio children living in chronic poverty for decades to come.

HASLAM FAMILY | JANUARY 2019

SCALE

IMPACT

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Model ofSuccess At Boys Hope Girls Hope, we believe that everyone has

the potential to be successful, and Boys Hope Girls Hope creates the opportunity by providing a stable, nurturing community where young people are fully championed – academically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually and socially – providing the foundation they need to transform their lives.

Scholar Success Model

18938

101,074hours of opportunities

each of our 70 Hope Prep middle

school Scholars will experience this year

BHGH Graduates in college this year

avg number of years our collegians have

been BHGH Scholars

home-cooked dinners served to our Scholars

each month

Boys Hope Girls Hope has a goal of increasing our Residential and Academy programs to full capacity by 2020.

As our enrollment increases, so does the need for a common space for all of our Scholars to be under one roof.

The construction of the Academy Center and development of our Campus of Hope will allow Boys Hope Girls Hope to:

HASLAM FAMILY | JANUARY 2019

• Increase project-time within each grade-level cohortby 50% to allow for deeper-learning, character and 21stcentury learning skill development.

• Introduce year-round recreational and physical fitnessthrough our wellness programs.

• Strengthen the holistic Scholar experience throughindividualized daily tutoring, professional mentoring,college counseling, parent programming and careerexploration programs.

• Provide on-site therapies including expressive arttherapies as well as group and individual counseling.

BHGH Enrollmentsince 1986

1989

2009

2019

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Our Vision forThe Future

Campus Master Plan: Expanded and reimagined 5+ acre ‘sanctuary’ for our Scholars including walking paths, reflection and community gathering places as well as an athletic field and multi-purpose outdoor spaces, parking and main entrance that will unify our expanded Campus of Hope.

Rajan Academy Center: Construction of a 22,000 sq. ft. Academy Center that will serve as a year-round ‘home away from home’ for hundreds of Scholars. When complete the center will feature dynamic classrooms, art studio, STEM lab, counseling, study and physical fitness spaces (Opening June 2019)

“Our Hope for the Future” is a comprehensive effort to grow our Campus of Hope to serve more kids, more holistically.

Our $8M capital expansion is highlighted by:

OUR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN BUDGET

Since 1989, Boys Hope Girls Hope has operated as a privately funded non-profit, relying on the NEO Community’s belief in a place that consistently transforms young people’s lives. Despite contin-ued growth from a single home in the 1990’s to the 5+ acre campus of today, our audited financials demonstrate a strong history of excellent fiscal management and controls highlighted by a $4M endowment, zero debt and a balanced operating budget for the past 10 years.

Pathways, Driveways, Parking | $550K

Furnishings & Equipment | $300K

Property Acquisition & Site

Academy Center Construction | $6M

Individual Gifts | $3.3M

Federal New MarketTax Credit Equity| $1.6M

Corporate & Foundation Gifts | $1.6M

To date, $6.5M has been committed to the comprehensive $8M Our Hope for the Future Campaign. Along with a separate $500K request currently pending with a local foundation,

a $1M investment is still needed and will carry us across our campaign goal-line, securing a 100% debt-free campus for generations of Scholars to live, learn and grow.

BHGH OPERATING BUDGET: THE VIRTUOUS (& BALANCED!) CYCLE OF HOPE

Remaining Goal | $1.5M

Prep | $750K

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The Academy Center and the connection of our 2.5-acre Residential Campus with our newly

acquired 2.83-acre Academy Campus will together create our unified 5+ acre Campus of Hope.

Complete with robust outdoor and indoor wellness opportunities, and much-needed space to

share with our neighbors and the broader community, this entire campus will be an incubator for

creating opportunities for our young Scholars. A shared passion for the power of long term

holistic development opportunities for youth will ensure that there is always an address in

Northeast Ohio where community values and lasting relationships can be found by

kids who need them the most.

THE CAMPUS OF HOPE

“With our expanded Campus of Hope we are able to provide even more talented young people with the resources and security to dream and achieve. We are a place of hope and opportunity, our Scholars’ calm port in an often stormy world”

- Tom Eby, Campaign Chairman

Rajan Academy Center June 2019

Residential Scholar Homes Since 1999

Athletic Fields and Fitness Circuit

Spring 2020

Main Drive Summer 2020

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It is with deep gratitude that we recognize the following donors who have made gifts or pledges to the Our Hope for the Future campaign.

To date, this campaign has generated $6.5M in capital investments. Additionally, $2.1M in endowment funding has been secured to support

this growth.

Founders of Hope $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 Katie & Ray Murphy* Maripat & Sam Rajan†

Pillars of Hope $450,000 - $750,000 Marcia & Fred Floyd*† Kathy & Andy Moock*

Builders of Hope Society $200,000 - $250,000 The Ames Family Foundation† The Cleveland Foundation† Heidi & Bob Heltzel† The Higley Fund† The Catherine L. & Edward A. Lozick Foundation† The Lozick Family Foundation† Rick McVey† Libby & Mike Merriman† Michael & Margaux Murphy† Nordson Corporation Foundation†

Keystone Donors $75,000 - $199,999 The Abington Foundation† Nancy Benacci * Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation† Bill and Mary Beargie† Annie & Tom Eby† Mary Jane Finley-Camp Trust*

Cornerstone Donors $40,000 - $74,999 Arconic Foundation† Carlotta & Michael Boeschenstein† Leonard C. Gradeck Trust* John Hinds†* Edward & Barb Marshall* The Nord Family Foundation† PNC Bank† Maria & Jim Ruddock*

Spire Donors $20,000 - $39,999 Corlett Scholarship Fund* The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation† Paul & Gail Fussner† Margaret Fulton-Mueller† Lois & Dan Sussen†

Friends of Hope Up to $4,999 Alice Armstrong* Susie & Darrell Austin† Mike & Clare Blake† David Buckis† Shannon & Kevin Callahan† Bitty Dorr* David & Stella Fulton† John & Sandra Fulton† Theresa Kearns† LMA Interior Design Charles E. Phipps Co.* Edward & MaryAnn Plaspohl* Precoat Metals†Precoat Metals† Danielle & Todd Stephenson* Jesuit Community at Walsh Jesuit* Beth Yates*

† Denotes Capital Gift *Denotes Endowment Gift

Doors of Opportunity Donors $5,000 - $19,999 Michael & Lori Catanzarite† Gertrude Chisholm † Mrs. Martine V. Conway† Betsy Figgie† Phil & Sally Fogarty† Christine & Michael Haught* Ronald & Carolyn Lang† Betsi & Warren Morris† St. Ignatius High School*

The Sherwin-Williams Company† Missy & Doug Wells* Bourne Welsh†

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Overview – January, 2019

Late in 2014, the Boys Hope Girls Hope leadership embarked on a five-year capacity building effort aimed growing the depth and scope of our mission in a sustainable manner. A successful first phase [2015-2016] resulted in a clarified program vision, implementation of operational management systems and was com-plemented by $2.1M in endowment focused gifts. In 2017, our capital campaign began with an $8M capital project designed to provide our Scholars with a first-rate facility where they could come to work on their dreams year-round. Construction of the Rajan Acdaemy Center began in June, 2018 and is slated to open to Scholars and Families in June, 2019. With 100% of construction funds for the Rajan Center secured and construction well underway, we have initiated the final phase of our campaign, the implementation of our Campus Master Plan. Our campus master plan will meld our new and old properties together, creating a unique campus will serve as a ‘home away from home’ for all of our Scholars, and an anchor in the broader community for generations to come.

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UponcompletionoftheCampusMasterPlanandour$8Mcampaign,wewillpursueendowmentfundingfocusedonsustainingourcampusandfacilitiesinperpetuity.Thefollowingoverviewoutlinesourvisionofhopeandaninvitationtojoinusasweworktoempowerandnurturesuccessforhundredsofhigh-possibilitychildrenlivinginpoverty.

OrganizationalOverview

ThemissionofBoysHopeGirlsHopeistohelpacademicallycapableandmotivatedchildren-in-needtomeettheirfullpotentialandbecomemenandwomenforothersbyprovidingvalue-centered,family-likehomes,opportunitiesandeducationthroughcollege.

Webelievethateveryonehasthepotentialtobesuccessful,andBoysHopeGirlsHopecreatestheopportunity.Formorethanthreedecades,wehavepioneeredbest-in-classprogramsthatprovideat-riskyoungpeoplewiththeconsistent,lovingsupporttheyneedtogrowintosuccessful,thrivingadults.Committingtotheirjourneyallofthewayfrommiddle-schoolthroughcollegeandbeyond,weprovideastable,nurturingcommunitywhereyoungpeoplearefullychampioned–academically,intellectually,emotionally,spirituallyandsocially–providingthefoundationtheyneedtotransformtheirlives.

OrganizationalHistoryandGrowth

In1977,BoysHopeGirlsHopewasfoundedinSt.Louis,MissouriasauniqueresidentialprogramdesignedtoreflecttheJesuittraditionofdevelopingyoungpeopleinthespiritof‘curapersonalis’–thewholeperson.Today,BoysHopeGirlsHopehasfourteenaffiliatesacrosstheUnitedStatesaswellasthreelocationsinLatinAmerica.Eachshareacommonmissionbutoperateasindependentagentsofhope.BoysHopeGirlsHopeofNortheasternOhio(BHGH)wasformallyincorporatedin1986.

Sinceourdoorsfirstopened,BoysHopeGirlsHopeofNortheasternOhiohasexpandedfromasinglehomeinCuyahogaFallswiththecapacitytoservefiveboystoaunifiedcampusinGarfieldHeightswithourResidentialProgramandourrobustAcademyProgramthatprovidesyear-roundsupporttobothResidentialandCommunity-BasedScholarsbeginninginmiddleschool,throughhighschoolgraduationandontopost-secondaryeducationandcareerlaunch.

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Emboldenedbythesuccessesofourprograms,BoysHopeGirlsHopehascommittedtoexpandingthereachofourmissionandwearenowinthefinalphaseofanexcitingfive-yearcapacitybuildinginitiativeaimedatgrowingourprograms’enrollmentanddepth.InJune2018,webeganconstructiononanewAcademyCenterwhichisthecenterpieceofamultifacetedefforttoexpandourphysicalcapacitytoservehundredsofmoreyoungpeopleandtheirfamilies.

Bybuildingonthefoundationofourtime-testedprogramandcurriculum,weareconfidentthatourgrowthfromwhatbeganwith5boysin1989,toourenrollmentof175promisingyoungmenandwomenforthe2018-2019programyear,toaplannedenrollmentof200Scholarsengagedinourlong-termcontinuumofsupportandpartnershipby2020willfurtherimproveuponourrecordofprovidingchildreninneedwithmeaningfulandpowerfulpartnershipandopportunity.

WiththeconstructionoftheRajanAcademyCenternearcompletionandtheinfrastructureinplacetosupportourexpandedprogramming,wearenowfocusedonthefullrealizationofourmulti-yearcapacitybuildingeffort.Ourfinalphaseenvisionstheconnectionofour2.5-acreResidentialCampuswithournewlyacquired2.83-acreAcademyCampusintoaunifiedCampusofHopecompletewithfirstrateresidentialhomes,aworldclassacademycenter,sharedcommunityspaceaswellasopportunitytocontinuetogrowouruniqueprogrammodel.This$1.5MCampusMasterPlancomplementedbyanendowedcapitalmaintenancefundwillsecureasafe,welcominganddynamicenvironmentforourScholars,families,campusvisitorsandthebroadercommunity.

PopulationServed

Allofthechildrenweserve,ourScholars,arepromisingstudentsthathaveanintensedesiretolearnandsucceed,butduetosocio-economiccircumstancesoutoftheircontrol,theyarenotabletoaccesstheacademicanddevelopmentalguidanceneededtoprepareforpost-secondaryandcareersuccess.OurScholarsandtheirfamiliesarelivinginpovertyinbothCuyahoga(79%)andSummit(21%)Counties,primarilyintheinnercitiesofAkronandCleveland.ThedemographiccompositionofourScholarsis87%AfricanAmerican,4%Caucasian,4%Latino,2%Asianand3%Bi-racialchildren.Morethan70%willbethefirstintheirfamiliestoattendcollege,andforsome,thefirsttograduatefromhighschool.Whiletheirfamilieswanttoseethemsucceed,theylooktoBHGHforpartnershipandguidancethatotherwisewouldnotexisttoensuretheirchildrenareempoweredbythecriticalopportunitiesnecessarytoreachtheirfullpotential.

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SummaryofPrograms

Fromthesummerbeforetheirsixthgradeyearthroughcareerlaunch,ourScholarsengageinouruniqueyear-roundAcademyProgram.TheAcademyProgramprovidesourScholarswithabalanceddecade-longapproachtotheirdevelopmentwithafocusontheirintellectualgrowth,social-emotionaldevelopmentandholisticwellness.Ouryear-roundcurriculumistailoredtothespecificneedsofourScholarsalongeachpointintheirdevelopmentthroughthemiddleschool,highschoolandpost-secondarylevels,andincludesfamiliesandScholars’teachersaskeypartners.

ReachingbeyondthegoalsofourfrontlineAcademyProgram,ourhallmarkResidentialProgram,addressesthefundamentalrightofeachchildtohaveasafe,nurturingandfamily-likehomeenvironmentwhichprovidesthesupportneededforthemtoachievetheirfullpotential.Tothatend,ourResidentialProgramcomplimentsourAcademyProgrambyprovidingalong-termhomewithholisticaround-the-clockcareandacollegepreparatoryeducation(throughoneofouroutstandingpartnerschools)foruptotwentypromisingchildren(6th-12thgrades)withextraordinaryneeds.ResidentialScholarsalsofullyparticipateintheAcademyProgramandliveinoneofourthreeresidentialhomesonour‘CampusofHope’inGarfieldHeights.

WecloselytrackstatisticalandqualitativedataontheprogressofourScholarsalongeachstageoftheirdevelopment.Oneofthemostmeaningfullong-termmeasuresofourprogram’simpactisdemonstratedbyourScholars’matriculationto,persistencein,andgraduationfrompost-secondaryeducation.WeareproudtoreportthatourPost-SecondaryScholarshavea78%persistencerateincollege.Givenanationalcollegepersistencerateof59%,andonlyan11%rateforfirst-generationlow-incomestudents,weviewourpersistencerateasparticularlyindicativeoftheinvaluableroleBHGHplaysinensuringourScholarshavethesupportneededtosucceedinpost-secondaryeducationandultimately,toreachtheirfullpotentialinlife.Theseremarkableresultshavebecomeacalltoactionforustoexpandourreachandtocreateanewpath,anewhopeandanewfuturefornotonlytheBHGHScholarsoftoday,butalsomoreBHGHScholarsoftomorrow.

OurHopefortheFuture

Inresponsetothiscalltoaction,BoysHopeGirlsHopeisinthemidstofthelargestcapitalprojectinouragency’shistory:acomprehensiveexpansionofourfacilitiesthatwilldoubleourfootprintandre-shapeourCampusofHopetomeettheneedsofourgrowingprogram.The$8MOurHopefortheFutureCampaignincludesthe

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acquisitionandrenovationofaformerdiocesanschoolgymnasium,theconstructionofa11,500squarefootadditionandthemeldingofouroldandnewcampusesintooneunifiedsafehavenforourScholarsandthebroadercommunity.TheconstructionoftheRajanAcademyCenterandtheimplementationofourCampusMasterPlanwillallowustoreachthefulldepthofourvisiontoexpandourreachwitheachindividualScholaranddelivercoreelementsofourtime-testedresidentialmodeltoCommunity-BasedScholars(e.g.:asafeandsupportivecampustocalltheirown,physicalwellness,expressivearttherapies,regularfamily-stylemeals,weeklytutoringsupport,etc.).Thisprojectwillprovideatremendousincreaseinopportunityforour175Scholarsoftodaywhileensuringourcapacitytoservemorethan200youngpeoplethroughourdecade-longcontinuumby2020.

TheRajanAcademyCenterwillinclude2classrooms,studyareas,acafé,artandtechnologyrooms,afitnessroomandamultipurposegymnasium.RedesignedgroundsandparkingwilltiethisAcademyCenterintoourpropertyandinspireatrue“CampusofHope”,includingacourtyardforgathering,agarden,anathleticfield,walkingpathsandwalkwaysandadequateparking.

Furthermore,theconstructionoftheRajanAcademyCenterandcompletionofourCampusMasterPlanwillensureadeeperlevelofengagementwitheachScholarandfamilyandprovideasafeandnurturing‘homeawayfromhome’for200children-in-need.Ourongoingcommitmenttosimultaneouslyinvestincurriculumdevelopmentandgrowouroperationalcapacityoverthepastthreeyearswillpositionustohaveimpactonthefirstdayofprogrammingwithournewfacilityandredesignedgrounds.Ournewfacilityandgroundswillbeabeaconofhope.ItwillsendanundeniablemessagetoourScholarsthatthereisalwaysaplacewheretheycangotolearn,tothriveandbepartofasupportivecommunity.

NewMarketsTaxCredit

CriticaltothesuccessoftheOurHopefortheFutureCampaignhasbeenoursuccessfulefforttosecureNewMarketsTaxCredit(NMTC)equity.

TheNewMarketsTaxCreditprogramattractsprivatecapitalintolow-incomecommunitiesbypermittinganinvestor,typicallyabank,toreceiveacreditagainsttheirfederalincometaxinexchangefortheirinvestmentinthetaxcredits.

WeareproudtoreportthatClevelandDevelopmentAdvisors[asubsidiaryoftheGreaterClevelandPartnership]formallyallocated$6MinfederalandstateNewMarketsTaxCredits(NMTC)toourproject.Thetransactionclosed

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inJune,2018,generating$1.6Minequityforourcapitalproject.ThecomprehensiveduediligenceprocessfortheNewMarketTaxCreditnotonlyprovideassurancethatwewereusingbestpracticesinourdesignandconstructionphasebutthatBHGHhadasoundstrategyforfiscalandprogrammaticgrowthoverthenext5years.

HelpMakeHopeHappenTheopeningoftheRajanAcademyCenterandcompletionofourCampusofHopewilltrulyrepresentaremarkablemomentinouragency’s30-yearhistoryofprovidinghopeandabrightfuturetoClevelandandAkron’smostpromisingchildreninneed.

Todate,atotalof$6.5Mhasbeensecuredinsupportofour$8Mcapitalproject.

Anchoredbyaleadgiftof$1.5Mand$1.6MinNMTCequity,wehaveraisedanadditional$3.4Mfrommorethan50individuals,foundationsandcorporations.

Emboldenedbyoursuccess,wehavesetagoalofcompletingthiscapitalphasebyraisingtheremaining$1.5MingiftsandpledgesbyMarch31,2019.

Pleasejoinusastogetherwecreateaplacewhereyoungpeoplewillbeempoweredtowritetheirownsuccessstoriesforgenerationstocome

OurHopefortheFutureCampaignLeadershipTim Grady, Executive Director [email protected] 216-244-1530

Tom Eby, Campaign Chairman [email protected] 330-807-9325

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Our Hope for the Future9619 Garfield Boulevard

Garfield Heights, OH 44125

216.441.3980

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