Re:Source Cleveland

You're invited to the party of the year! Purchase tickets here: secure.qgiv.com/event/benefit26

WHO: Friends of Re:Source Cleveland (that's you)

WHAT: Local international cuisine, drinks, music, and community in celebration and support of Re:Source's work

WHEN: Saturday, September 26, 2026

WHERE: Ohio City Farm, 2304 Bridge Ave., Cleveland

WHY: Together, we can keep Northeast Ohio a welcoming place for international newcomers. 💛

Thank you to our generous sponsors for making this year's event possible!

🎨Invitation design: Nikki Mokrzycki

Thank you to Three Arches Foundation for the ongoing partnership in making our work possible! We're honored to have the story of Re:Source's Healthy Pathways shared as a featured grantee on the Foundation's website this month--read the whole story here: https://www.threearchesfoundation.org/grantee-story-resource-cleveland

"Launched in 2022 with grant funding from Three Arches Foundation, Healthy Pathways grew out of the Corner65 program into a coordinated continuum of care, helping close gaps in access to trauma-informed mental health and preventative physical health care. Youth and their families are connected to primary and behavioral health care, dental, vision, and specialty care through clinical referrals, wraparound coordination, and educational programs. The approach is proactive, building healthy habits and a foundation for long-term well-being before more serious intervention becomes necessary."

Last call for mentors! If you've been looking for a chance to become involved in your community in a deeper way, we invite you to learn more about Re:Source's Youth Mentoring program. Our adult mentors and youth mentees meet weekly after school in a group cohort designed to support newcomer youth as they work toward their academic, language and social-emotional goals, all while building confidence in their skills, abilities, and identities.

We are now enrolling for the 2026-2027 school year, with extra need for young adult mentors who are available to join our 3:15pm cohort. Learn more and apply at resourcecleveland.org/volunteer.

Gratitude ahead:
Thanks to an incredible gift from , 23 of our Corner65 program youth spent an unforgettable week at Camp Asbury! The congregation's generosity provided sleeping bags, duffel bags, towels, water bottles, sunscreen, bug spray, swimsuits, and every other essential needed to ensure each child could fully participate.

An additional thank you to Brecksville UMC's Sew4Good sewists, who lovingly sewed and embroidered a personalized pillowcase for every camper. These thoughtful gifts were a huge hit and quickly became treasured keepsakes, reminding our youth that they are deeply valued.

For many American families, summer camp is a tradition passed down through generations. For many of our newcomer youth, this was their very first camp experience. They spent the week building friendships, trying new adventures, growing in confidence, and simply getting to be kids. The greatest measure of the week's success came at pickup, when many campers were in tears because they didn't want the week to end. Others were already talking about returning one day as counselors.

This gift gave 23 young people more than a week at camp--it gave them memories, confidence, belonging, and an experience that will stay with them for a lifetime. Thank you, , for making it possible!

At a nonprofit like ours, no one has a job that looks the same every day. And this time of year, staff step up to take on all sorts of extra roles when the need arises--from van driver to costume designer, field trip chaperone, goal tender, IT help, janitor, stock room assistant, cheerleader, repair technician, grill master and so much more. A huge thank you shoutout to all of our team members who make the work we do possible, showing up with heart, creativity, compassion, and joy.

School may be out for the summer but Re:Source's Teen Response students are eager to continue learning! Our 6 week Teen Response ESL Academy is underway with the support of . For this group of newcomer high schoolers (from countries including Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia and Ukraine), our focus is on literacy and math--identifying gaps and continuing to make progress on each student's educational goals as they work toward high school graduation.

Re:Source's community meals are back for another summer, each one sponsored by a generous donor who makes sure no one leaves hungry. Thanks to for sponsoring and serving last week's meal--we feel lucky to have such engaged, thoughtful partners in your team!

We're currently enrolling volunteer mentors for the 2026-2027 school year! Learn more and apply at resourcecleveland.org/volunteer (link in bio).

Mentors build meaningful relationships within a supportive community of practice.

They accompany young people on the path to reaching their holistic learning goals while also learning themselves along the way.

And they have fun engaging with the dynamic perspectives, interests, and gifts of middle grade youth.

Learn more about Re:Source's Youth Mentoring program and apply to be a mentor at resourcecleveland.org/volunteer.

Our office will be closed on Friday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The store remains open for its usual hours: Fri-Sat 8-6, Sun 10-4.

We're still feeling the energy from Saturday's Parade the Circle! Alongside staff and volunteers, 70 young people from Re:Source's Youth Mentoring and Corner65 programs participated in this vibrant Cleveland tradition, after designing and creating animal masks, costumes, drums, and a float for the day. 🦚

When asked if they'd like to participate again, the answer was a resounding "YES!"

We're extending our gratitude to and the CMA Community Arts Studio at the Pivot Center for making our participation possible, and all of the mentors, volunteers, artists, and staff who supported us on parade day and throughout the past several months of preparation.

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