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November 14, 2024
On October 26, we celebrated our commitment to empowering youth at our 4th Annual Benefit Clambake, held under a tent at the Cleveland Rowing Foundation. Thanks to the support and generosity of donors, scholars, families,...
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November 14, 2024
This month, Heaven Malcolm, a sophomore at Garrett Morgan High School, wrote about her experiences with ODA. We hope her words inspire you as much as she continues to inspire us. Dear ODA families and friends,...
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September 26, 2023
In their feature on Open Doors Academy, WKYC Studios in Cleveland, Ohio, shares that out-of-school time learning has a major impact on helping youth reach their potential. Watch on WKYC website
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October 15, 2021
ODA CEO Dorothy Moulthrop interviews with WKYC as part of the 2021 Lights On Afterschool initiative.
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October 03, 2021
Looking back on last year's summer program as we prepare for the 2022 Spotlight for our Kids benefit.
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September 17, 2021
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, Bob Cupp, visits an ODA afterschool program at Lima West Middle School. Speaker Bob Cupp visited West Middle School on Friday to talk with 8th-grade students and school officials...
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January 12, 2021
ODA opens a new program at Lima West Middle School in Lima, Ohio. About fifteen 7th and 8th grade students have been staying after school three days a week for the new West Middle School Extension...
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October 28, 2020
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine shouts out Open Doors Academy as part of the national initiative, Lights On Afterschool, to shine a spotlight on the importance of the work out-of-school time providers do.
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September 15, 2020
Cleveland’s Channel 5 features ODA’s pandemic program, the Remote Learning Centers, and a family from Miles Park School that has been a part of ODA for five years. CLEVELAND — She was having a tough time...
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