Our Story | CLASSIC FOR COLUMBUS

ABOUT US

MISSION

RECENT OUTCOMES

Promote education, economic development, and economic mobility while raising money for scholarships and institutions of higher learning.

★ Awarded $750,000 to scholarships/educational programs and HBCUs.

★ 15,000 youths benefited from seeing arenas filled with accomplished culturally-conscious Americans who serve as role models and mentors.

★ Connected 8,000 students with college enrollment, internships and job opportunities.

★ Over 47,000 people from all walks of life came together to experience culture and connection.

★ $1 Million in contracts and vending awarded to small businesses.

★ Connected over 200 underserved residents to homeownership opportunities and resources.

FUN SCIENCE:

Preparing students for 540,000 STEM jobs coming to Ohio.

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Programs & Initiatives

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

CFC Academy: Workforce development program that includes 40 hours of classroom training and 60 hours of hands-on learning. Students ages 16 to 24 learn transferable soft skills/hard skills before practicing the skills to manage major events, sports marketing and hospitality.

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ECONOMIC
EMPOWERMENT

Rebuild Wall Street: Economic mobility initiative that organizes underserved entrepreneurs/business owners into cohorts to work, invest and assemble together. The purpose is to build a collaboration between cohorts and finance experts that will result in appropriating a $50 million investment fund to grow emerging businesses, seed new businesses, subsidize homeownership and capital for business owners to own their locations.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

Classic For Columbus (CFC) is helping drive an initiative to decrease $2.1 Billion Franklin County businesses are losing annually due to employees struggling with “Substance Use Disorders.” CFC is leveraging its events and partnership with sponsors to address this crisis. Employers that participate in CFC events are connected to Champions Substance Recovery Systems (leader in the treatment of this disorder) and granted free consultations.

CSRC gets results by delivering individualized treatment services, including: