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1992

• Developed and implemented an Adulthood Development Program for Cuyahoga County African-American youth in foster care and group homes (16-18 year olds)
• Received an award from The Ohio Commission on Minority Health for Best Culturally Written Materials-Training African-American Parents for Success (TAPS)

1993

• Established The National Rites of Passage Institute through funding from The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Black Male Institute
• Published The Semi-Annual Drum Newsletter

1994

• Received for the second time an award from The Ohio Commission on Minority Health for Best Culturally Written Materials
• Received an unsolicited special grant from HUD via Congressman Louis Stokes ($500,000)
• Received the Cleveland Foundation Grant to implement Passages Project for K-8th grade Cleveland Public School Youth
• Received $1.4 million from The Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Capital Improvement Project (State Biennium Funds and Kresge Foundation Grant)

1995

• Sponsored five community residents to participate in Neighborhood Leadership Cleveland
• Had a ground breaking for $1.4 Million Capital Improvement Project
• Became a founding member of the National African-American Male Collaboration
• Received United Neighborhood Centers of America Agency Accreditation
• Received staff support and leadership Transition Grants from the Cleveland Foundation and the George Gund Foundation

1996

• Received a National Award from The Center of Youth Development and Policy Research for a Model Youth Development Program
• Initiated the Health Family/Healthy Start Program
• Conducted a Summer Youth Leader Academy
• Received a grant from the National African-American Male Collaboration

1997

• Sponsored an international trip to Ghana West Africa for participants in the Summer Youth Leadership Program and the Rites of Passages Project (Passages)
• Celebrated its 90th Anniversary (1907-1997)
• Finalized the Agency's three-year Financial Plan (1997-1999)
• Established an Agency Computer Lab
• Participated in the Piney Woods Country Life School Summer Enrichment Program for Youth (Mississippi)
• Published database information on Adult Rites of Passage Training and Youth Programming
• Contracted for Financial Services

1998

• Received Governor of Ohio's Best Practice Award for Agency's collaboration with Anton Grdina School (Cleveland Municipal School)
• Creation of Agency web site
• Conducted management assessment with summary through the University of Indiana

1999

• Received National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation
• Received a $25,000 grant from The George Gund Foundation for youth programs
• Agency youth participated in an Internet retracing of the Middle Passage of the actual voyage with Captain William Pinkney and crew (January - May 1999)

2000

• Project Seed (2 Schools) received muti-year funding from The Cleveland Foundation and The St. Luke's Foundation
• Received a $25,000 grant from Starting Point to open an infant room (4 Infants) and a toddler classroom (8 Toddlers)
• Foster Grandparents volunteered 70,562 hours to serve 220 children in 32 city wide sites
• Created Agency vision statement and revised mission statement
• Implemented Foster Care Program

2001

• Project Seed youth participated in film documentary "Reinventing Rituals" produced by Ocean Entertainment of Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Received funding of $40,000 from The Thomas White Foundation
• Incorporation of United Way Services (UWS) outcomes measure process for Agency Day Care
• Raised $4,800 to begin Agency Endowment Fund

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