Nora READY4LIFE project - northern ohio recovery association will implement the READY4LIFE program to equip youth with relationship, communication, decision-making, and goal-setting skills needed to…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Northern Ohio Recovery Association a $2,128,236 cooperative agreement on September 30, 2025, under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086) to implement the Ready4Life Project.

Northern Ohio Recovery Association will deliver a 17.5-hour primary workshop using the evidence-based Love Notes curriculum and soft skills development lessons to equip youth in grades 9–12 with relationship, communication, decision-making, and goal-setting skills. Supplementary workshops will address career success sequence planning and entrepreneurship activities. The program targets completion of high school, securing full-time employment, and delaying childbearing until after marriage. The recipient will serve 1,800 youth over five years, with a goal of 1,350 participants completing 90 percent of the program to strengthen family functioning and economic stability.

Performance takes place in Cleveland and East Cleveland, Ohio. The period of performance runs from September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2030.

Nora READY4LIFE project - northern ohio recovery association will implement the READY4LIFE program to equip youth with relationship, communication, decision-making, and goal-setting skills needed to achieve the success sequence: completing high school, getting a full-time job, and getting married before having children. The project will serve youth in grades 9-12 in cleveland and east cleveland, ohio through a 17.5-hour primary workshop using the evidence-based love notes curriculum and soft skills development lessons. Supplementary workshops will include career success sequence planning and entrepreneurship activities. The program will serve 1,800 youth over five years, with 1,350 completing 90% of the program, strengthening family functioning and economic stability.