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October 27, 2025
“ODA is the root of my soul. ODA has not only given my family hope, ODA has also given others hope. Senior citizens are raising children, and seniors need ODA as well. This has meant...
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September 08, 2025
Nothing beats creating your own story. That’s exactly what our Cleveland summer camp fourth grade scholars did with Taft volunteers. Guided by Miss Melissa from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, scholars identified adjectives, nouns, and verbs, then...
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September 08, 2025
Once again, our friends from St. Paul’s sat helped our elementary scholars grow their love of reading. Volunteers from the congregation of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights – where Open Doors Academy started in...
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September 08, 2025
This summer marked a milestone for ODA as we launched two summer camps in Mansfield, our first ever summer programming outside northeast Ohio. Our Mansfield scholars’ summer was packed full of learning, visiting local businesses, and,...
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September 08, 2025
Quick! You need to balance a cookie on your forehead, then get it into your mouth without using your hands, oh, and don’t mind the group of scholars cheering you on the entire time. No...
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September 08, 2025
“If you’re planning a career in law, you better make sure you have strong reading and writing skills.” The beautiful offices on Main Avenue in downtown Cleveland definitely made an impression, but the message about reading...
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September 08, 2025
What does it take to thrive in a high-pressure operating room or help patients recover? High school scholars found out from Van, Kate, Sasha, and Michaela, four hero MetroHealth nurses. Scholars practiced CPR, learned how to...
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June 17, 2025
Summer camp for ODA scholars is a season filled with growth, new experiences, collaboration, and creativity. Our 2025 Cleveland Summer Camp kicked off with the kind of energy only a group of curious, motivated scholars can...
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June 10, 2025
What does it look like to prepare a young person for life after high school – not just academically, but personally and professionally? In late May, a group of ODA high school scholars found answers during...
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June 10, 2025
For Jemier Johnson, an Open Doors Academy alumnus and current staff member, ODA has been a place where potential was nurtured, goals took shape, and giving back became part of his future. Jemier recently shared his...
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