5 Years ago

Five years ago our founding board traveled to Austin, Texas to gain a deeper understanding of the programs and business model of National Angels. They returned to Cleveland to launch Cleveland Angels and began the journey to reach and serve every child and youth experiencing foster care in Greater Cleveland.

When this team began the process to found Cleveland Angels, they did so because they knew every child and youth deserved to have someone cheering them on and empowering them to reach their fullest potential. They also believed the families who said yes to fostering deserved to have caring community members walk alongside them on their journey to enable them to continue saying yes to our kids who desperately need their consistent love and support.

Over the past five years we have gained a deeper understanding of the foster care community and what role we can play in helping to strengthen support. We have also learned more about the devastating statistics our youth in care face if they age out without consistent, caring role models and support. This fuels us to push harder and passionately pursue these deserving youth because we KNOW that together we can change the experience of foster care and the statistics our kids are facing.

For National Women's History month we would like to honor the women who made this mission possible. We are grateful to our founder, Susan Ramirez, for her vision, passion and dedication to found National Angels. The ripples she has created will be felt for years to come! Thank you to our founding board members for their dedication and commitment to serving children and youth in our community. They helped start this movement in Cleveland and we are energized by the momentum we have gained!

Thank you to each and every volunteer, partner and investor who believes what we believe...that everyone can do something to impact the life of a child. We cannot wait to see what the next five years will bring!

Come celebrate this important milestone with us on April 21st at the Foster the Future fundraiser and be a part of fostering the future for youth in the years to come! Click below for more information.

FOSTER THE FUTURE

Pictured (L to R): Colleen Mansuetto, Beth Draeger, Susan Ramirez, Gretchen Dupps, Stephanie Sharpnack, Kristin Caputo, Tess Smith