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Cleveland Foundry seeks $32,500 in ARPA funds for 100 summer camp scholarships
Summary
Cleveland Foundry asked the Cuyahoga County Environment & Sustainability Committee for up to $32,500 from District 8 ARPA funds to provide 100 summer camp scholarships—50 targeted to District 8 and 50 countywide—citing youth pathways through rowing and sailing; committee voted to advance the resolution to full council.
The Cuyahoga County Environment & Sustainability Committee voted April 30 to advance Resolution 20250149, which would award up to $32,500 to the Cleveland Foundry to fund summer camp scholarships for local youth. Ian Marks, representing the Foundry, told the committee the nonprofit operates rowing and sailing programs and has the only indoor rowing tanks in Ohio.
Marks said the Foundry’s mission is “to transform the lives of Cleveland youth through access to the sports of rowing and sailing,” and highlighted partnerships with Cleveland Metroparks and the Freshwater Institute. He told the committee the organization engages roughly 3,000 young people each year through school partnerships and outreach programs and runs multi-level camps and competitive teams.
The proposal would fund 100 scholarships for summer camps the Foundry runs, with 50 reserved for District 8 residents and 50 available for youth elsewhere in Cuyahoga County. Marks estimated retail camp fees near $375 and described the per-scholarship cost for the program’s planning as roughly $325. He also said the Foundry leverages federal and private dollars, and that some scholarships are paid through TANF and private foundations.
Xavier Anton, outreach director and a former recruited collegiate rower, described how rowing produced college opportunities for him and urged support for the program’s outreach to students without scholastic teams. Committee members praised the program; one member said the Foundry’s middle-school programs serve as the “front door” to the sport and that the organization’s background-checked, certified coaches lower barriers to participation.
Chair Simon moved to send the resolution out of committee for second reading at full council; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The resolution will next appear on the full council docket for additional readings and a final vote.
