Our Impact
Concrete Orkidz has impacted 460 Youth, ages 6 to 16, since launching in 2019. See how we have grown!
Through our After-School Programming we provide 840 hours of supervision (per location) along with a safe setting for youth to enhance their academic success, character building, and social-emotional-learning.
Through our Summer Camps we provide 240 hours of supervision (per location) along with fun and engaging activities and field trips to support their academic success, character building, workforce skills, and their social-emotional-learning.
We serve youth 1,080 hours per year per location!
1 out of every 4 Children in Franklin County are not sure where their next meal will come from according to Mid-Ohio Food Collective. The After-School & Youth Summer Camp Programs are instrumental in proving support to children who suffer from food insecurities.
As of 2024, we are serving 10,200 Meals per year!
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COMMUNITIES OF THE FUTURE
Concrete Orkidz recognizes the power and influence which the programs provide for youth who participate in after-school programs for three hours a day, five days a week. Youth programs are often the best option during the critical after-school hours and summertime. There are encouraging studies about the positive benefits of youth development derived from After-School and Youth Summer Programs.
Throughout the State of Ohio, approximately 920,000 youth are in a single parent-household which emphasizes the necessity for After-School Programs. In the majority of these households, the youth are coming home to an ‘empty’ home, as their parent is still at work. The trend in Ohio is declining for two-parent households and increasing for single-parent homes.
It is the intention of Concrete Orkidz Foundation to identify additional economically disadvantaged communities—and launch After-School Programs, which are so desperately needed.
In Ohio–Franklin, Cuyahoga, and Hamilton counties have the largest concentration of youth. All youth deserve the opportunity to receive year-round support and encouragement, to enable them to close the achievement gap. What is important to recognize is the significant need to reach youth—who are yet to be served.