FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MyCom Releases Their 2023-2024 Annual Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: KASEY MORGAN, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
PHONE: 216-288-3365
EMAIL: kasey@mycomcle.org
DATE: September 3, 2024
MyCom
Releases
2023-2024
Annual
Report
to
the
Community
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The
report
details
the
Greater
Cleveland
youth
development
initiative’s
activities
and
summarizes
recent
evaluations
Cleveland,
OH
–
MyCom,
a
youth
development
network
with
a
vision
that
all
children
and
young
adults
in
Greater
Cleveland
can
access
and
engage
in
positive
opportunities
that
allow
then
to
become
productive
adults,
has
released
its
annual
report
detailing
the
2023-2024
year.
The
report
is
available
for
download
and
on
the
MyCom
website.
The
report
celebrates
MyCom’s
growth
from
its
2006
founding
following
a
Cleveland
Foundation
study
finding
a
fragmented
and
uncoordinated
area
youth
development
system
to
current
efforts
combining
youth
development,
professional
development,
occupational
skills
training,
and
violence
prevention.
“MyCom has worked to connect services across systems and neighborhoods, supported the identification of the unique needs of youth in our neighborhoods, created broad-scale pilots addressing more global youth development challenges, and built partnerships at national and state agencies strengthening our ability to ensure our children are connected to quality programs and services,” said MyCom Chief Strategy Officer Kasey T. Morgan.
The MyCom Youth Development Network of Greater Cleveland is Cuyahoga County’s premier youth serving organization providing a network of resources aimed at creating healthy, safe and thriving communities. MyCom has developed community-based systems that position communities to achieve common goals through partnerships that increase authentic youth engagement and college and career readiness. With over 300 neighborhood service providers in 20 neighborhoods, providing services in the areas of Out of School Time, Quality Improvement, Neighborhood Planning, Youth Workforce Development and Youth Engagement, with an emphasis on Youth Voice.
Testimonials
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Curtis Benjamin
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Brenda PryorMyCom Coordinator
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Brandan NewtonAnton Grdina FLOW Participant
MyCom will enact our mission with race and equality at the forefront of our work as we always have. We will use our thought-leadership, funding, advocacy, and network to redesign service delivery. Together we will rethink infrastructure and create solutions that eliminate access to healthcare, cyclical poverty, access to quality education, housing stability, and other barriers that have impacted black lives.