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Committee backs $15,000 ARPA award for ACE Mentor program that reaches 200+ students

Cuyahoga County Council — Education, Environment & Sustainability Committee · February 20, 2025
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Summary

Committee approved advancing a $15,000 ARPA grant recommendation for ACE Mentor of Cleveland, which presenters said serves about 200 high-school students across 11–14 schools and offers mentoring and career-pathway support into architecture, engineering and trades.

The committee moved resolution 20250015 out of committee Feb. 19; the measure would award up to $15,000 from District 9 ARPA funds to ACE Mentor of Cleveland to support career-pathway programming and project-based learning.

Cindy Leadsen, board chair, said ACE Mentor’s core mission is after-school mentoring in architecture, construction and engineering; she said the program engages roughly 200 high-school students across 11–14 area schools and runs both the September–April series and a smaller summer program of roughly 12 students. Mark Panzeca, former board chair, underscored industry support from trade partners and the Building Trades Council.

Council members asked about union connections and program scale; presenters said many contractors and trade partners contribute mentorship and site visits. The committee approved advancing the resolution for second reading by unanimous voice vote.

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