one stop resource center for children and families
Helping underserved, at-risk youth, and young adult males
At The Straight Path After School Respite Program, we believe in empowering our school age boys, teenage boys and young men by helping them build core values such as:
- Love and Respect
- Character and Integrity
- Leadership
- Gratitude
- Courage & Resilience
Be the Best They Can Be
Empowering Youth With The Tools To Succeed
FOUNDER AND CEO - EDWIN CLEVELAND
A Man With A Mission
Owner/CEO Edwin Cleveland began his journey in 2018 with a plan to strengthen his community by creating The Straight Path Program to assist people with navigating through the pitfalls of poverty, violence, homelessness, and elevated crime rates within the communities of Stark County, Ohio.
Since 2018, Edwin has been working diligently as a certified life coach and mentor to underserved & at-risk youth and their families to decrease the elevated rates of juvenile delinquency.
With over 2800 family court cases alleging delinquency in 2023, 84% of those were from law enforcement. Stark County is seeing a rise in misdemeanor crimes such as domestic violence and obstructing official business which can also be charged as a felony depending on the crime’s nature and severity.
As members of the communities of Stark County we believe in our community. Our leaders are at the forefront, with boots on the ground in the fight to save and protect the children and families of our village. We also believe in our leadership in a way that we have created a network of strong willed visionaries that want to see our communities success as a hole.
Our objective is to provide the necessary resources for children and families within our community. We want to see our children thrive, we want to see the elevated rates of homelessness and crime drop in our community. We believe that through partnerships and collaboratives efforts of like-minded organizations we can build a strong network to ensure the success of our children.
Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to uplift a family
Owner/CEO
Edwin C. Cleveland
The Straight Path Child & Family Center is a one stop resource center for children and families of Stark County, Ohio. Nestled in the center of Canton Ohio, we offer a number of services to a population of over 370,000 people.
As a life coach & mentor working with underserved, at-risk youth, and young adult males.
Valued long-term partners, enjoying exclusive benefits and dedicated support.
Working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
Amongst students and their families
Last year I was going through some things and ultimately acting out and hurting the people who loved me. It took taking a step back and looking at myself in the mirror to realize I was in the wrong. The Straight Path helped me with that.