Participants
YC provides adapted sports and recreation programs to over 150 young people with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, blindness/visual impairments, and others.
Programs
We offer more than 300 free, year-round activities throughout Northeast Ohio. All programs are carefully adapted to meet the special needs of each child and are created to safely challenge appropriate age and skill levels.
Volunteers
YC receives help from 450+ teen volunteers, ages 12-18, who are trained seasonally by professionals to assist and engage with their peers who have physical disabilities.
Resources
You can find links to local and national organizations that provide services for people with physical disabilities.
Youth Challenge brings together young people with physical disabilities and teen volunteers who inspire each other through adapted sports, recreation and social growth activities.
Only with your Annual Fund Gift can young lives be changed in extraordinary ways.
Youth Challenge’s Theatre Troupe brings together young people with physical disabilities and teen volunteers to write and produce an original production celebrating the holidays.
Take a swing with Youth Challenge on September 15, 2025, at Avon Oaks Country Club! Purchase tickets and foursomes here. We can’t wait to take a swing with you to celebrate the end of summer in Cleveland. Join us for 18 holes of golf, lunch, drinks, and heavy appetizers after playing has concluded. All of this […]
Click here to purchase tickets. We look forward to celebrating 50 years of Youth Challenge at our Annual Benefit & Auction. Sponsorships are available starting at $2,000. Contact Carolyn Palmer for more information at [email protected].
