• 1,200 meals were served to youth through the Findlay Street Summer Day Camp Program.
• A total of 6 youth participated in the employment program as junior camp counselors.
• 61 received tutorial services to assist in improving their academic performance.
• 50 parents and students were assisted with applications, paperwork, and questions that pertain to the transitional process of preparing for and entering college from our college access coordinator.
• 30 youth participated in the Building Blocks after school program, of which 27 participated consistently for the entire school year. Of these students, 90% were promoted to the next grade. Over 60% of these students improved their reading or math scores.
• Findlay Street Summer Day Camp provided daily child care for working parents and 37 children participated in weekly outdoor adventures, field trips, classes.
• Opened the Findlay Street Café to serve the nutritional and social needs of the community as well as employ members of the West End Community in our job training program.
• Launched a new Arts Program that we have partnered with W.E.B. Dubois Academy and Ballet Tech. to provide.
• 287 Youth received intervention, crisis counseling, and or referrals to Beech Acres through our Time Out Station at Hays Porter School. This program helps to decrease the amount of time a student spends out of school due to suspension.
• 250 Families received emergency assistance from our agency, through our partnership with St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
• Victims of over 1,500 crimes were served by our Victims of Crime Advocacy Program. These victims are able to receive counseling, advocacy support, and assistance in compensation for damages or losses, through the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
• Our Lincoln Heights Senior Program served over 4,000 congregate meals, 200 hours of supportive services, and 809 wellness classes and programs.

Agency Success Stories

Story #1

Seven Hills' Building Blocks After School Program goes beyond a typical after school program. Building Blocks helps the children and their families. One example of this is the Ayoul family. Amad’s family moved to the U.S. from the Middle East. His mother had a difficult time understanding English as a written language. Mrs. Ayoul had difficulty pronouncing letters as well. Amad's mother tried her very best to assist Amad with his assignments, but was not very successful. Mrs. Ayoul knew she needed help. Amad's teacher recommended our program to the family. She enrolled Amad into the Building Blocks program so that we could begin to work with him. Amad’s mother would come in as we helped him with his homework. We would go over the directions and assignments with her so that she could work with him at home. Amad was in kindergarten and knowing the proper way to pronounce letter sounds is crucial to the success of any kindergartner. Amad and his mother were able to learn along side each other in our program.

Story #2

Aimee was a struggling 7th grader. She rarely attended the after school program. She had D’s and F’s in math and science. We found out that she was not grasping the information taught in class. Aimee broke her glasses and she was having difficulty reading what was written on the board. Her shyness kept her from speaking up in class. Aimee began to come to the program on a regular basis. Our staff worked with Aimee's mother and the school nurse to get Aimee some new glasses. We tutored her in math and got her grades up. Aimee ended the school year with a B in math and as a member of the Cincinnati Young Scholars Program. Without the assistance of the Building Blocks After School Program, Aimee would not have received the individualized assistance that she needed in order to succeed.