Economic Development
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McGuffey Inter-Generational Gardens
M.I.G began as a Community beautification project in 2015, within the North Linden Area. Our strategic plan has called for us to maintain the lot for cleanliness and use the land to teach Urban Gardening. Our plots fall within an area of the City for which the USDA would classify as a Food Desert Zone. Given this reality leaders with LUF are focused on raising awareness about food sustainability and healthy options for families in the Community. Our impact has been great but we have a lot more work to do. Join us in the Garden at 2510 McGuffey Rd. Columbus OH 43219!!
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Legacy Connectors
Legacy Connectors is a financial endowment initiative, backed by Legacies United Foundation to support young and Seasoned Athletes across Central Ohio. This effort has already benefited several families attached to the TCI Cares initiative. Our goal with Legacy Connectors is to ensure youth and their families who may be struggling financially have access and the opportunity to participate in quality physical activities and wellness programs. Staying active and engaged through sports and or leisure activities has proven to cultivate healthy relationships and personal development. This is due to the rich sharing of knowledge, skills and abilities of the participants. Therefore we believe it is our responsibility to try and remove such financial barriers to achieve the intended intergenerational results. Our initiative additionally provides support to participants in the realm of mental health. Legacy Connectors is concerned with helping participants find their strengths on and off the playing field.
Community Outreach
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Fund-Raising & Volunteering
At Legacies United Foundation we have been able to thrive based off our rich culture of servant leadership. A servant-leader focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong. We are a Faith-based organization that takes pride in creating opportunities for volunteers to pour into lives of others as well as our Community. We run a soup kitchen, several concession stands at The Ohio State University in partnership with the Levy Restaurant Group amongst other activities. Our goal is to steadily increase the capacity for intergenerational relationships, program development and shared resources.
Continuing Education
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Tutoring
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Youth Sports Leadership Academy
Our Youth Sports Leadership Academy (YSLA) is a Year-Round initiative broken up into 6 week rolling sessions for Youth ages 12-24. The goal of YSLA is to help current, former and aspiring athletes leverage their experiences in sports to obtain greater self sufficiency. This initiative was born-out of Legacies United
Foundation's Annual Youth Sports Conference which seeks to promote safety,
sportsmanship and community. Youth who participate in this program can expect;
entrepreneurial skills training, tutoring's/dropout recovery, strength and conditioning
classes, and friendly competition.
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Host Site: The Cheer Institute
Future Host Site: Road To Success High School
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Cost: $125
Duration: 6 weeks
September, 3rd 2024 Next Cohort
Recess All-Stars
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​ This program is designed to reintroduce students to free play, providing them with access to quality experiences that they can own. Students grades K-6 will be engaged in a variety of activities and training through sports sampling, aimed at developing the next generation of scholar athletes. Students will be assigned to weekly sport zones and given the chance to rotate over the course of the 9 weeks. At the close of the semester student athletes will be given the opportunity to compete and showcase their knowledge, skills and abilities at a school family game night.
Additionally participating students will be able to assist with the planning of an end of the year Olympic style event. This project is not intended to replace gym class or any other structured educational time. Recess All-stars is meant to enhance free-play during recess periods, both indoor and outside. Over the course of the 9 weeks students will be able to engage in 4 sports/activities each semester ranging from:
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tennis
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​lacrosse
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flag football
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soccer
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basketball
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tumbling
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baseball
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dodge ball
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rock climbing
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volleyball
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track and field
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skateboarding
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strength & conditioning ​​
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Legacy Research
Today we live in one of the most vibrant complex societies due in part to the growth of technology, arts and culture. The impact of this stimuli on our relationships and engagement within our communities has been widespread. This current reality is driving our Legacy Research Initiative. We hope to uncover facts, and trends into how we may best connect, support and promote various generational cohorts.
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With any research a systematic investigation is essential in order to reach new conclusions. The results of our research is available to the public and focuses on aging and senior services as well as youth engagement to name a few. We hope our work leads to intergenerational public policies, private philanthropy and corporate advancement. If you are interested in research join our Team!!!! Were In this Together!
