Open Doors Inc

Open Doors Academy provides high-quality, out-of-school time programming.

Our scholars benefit from afterschool programs, summer camps, scholar travel opportunities, and year-round family engagement programming across northern Ohio, including Lima, Firelands, Mansfield, and Sandusky. We are not a school. We are an educational non-profit organization based in Cleveland that provides educational and wrap-around services to over 1,900 youth and their families annually. 

At our core, we provide critical childcare. During the hours after school and throughout the summer, our programs keep children safe and engaged in learning so parents can remain working and supporting their families.

Our afterschool programs serve K-12 students in 30 programs in Breakthrough Charter Schools, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, Euclid City School District, Firelands Local Schools, Lima City Schools, Mansfield City Schools, Sandusky City Schools. Our summer programs current serve K-12 students across Northeast Ohio and in Mansfield, Ohio.

Our Impact

• 98% Graduate high school since 2018
• Higher school attendance for students in our programs than district-wide averages.
• 15% increase in reading grade
• 250 meals & snacks per student per year, helping scholars & families avoid childhood hunger
• $55,000 scholar average starting salary, helping to break the cycle of poverty