By: Ariana Rojak, Gino Pallotta, and Danielle Shehee
January 21, 2020
Brooklyn community members Joanne and Nick Maroulis have been hosting events like City Life, Campus Life, Thrive, and many more for several years now. These programs have helped students get in touch with religion, as well as to help keep them off of the streets.
The couple has helped many students who struggle with drug addiction and gang violence to turn their lives around; it became a full-time job for them.
“We are noticing less suicide, healthier relationships, a religious purpose, and less domestic violence in homes,” stated Joanne Maroulis.
Thrive, City Life, and Campus Life are clubs hosted at the City Life Center in Cleveland, as well as the Ridgewood United Methodist Church.
At these clubs, kids can play sports, video games, instruments, and receive meals and peer assistance in a safe and positive environment.
Participants who live in the Brooklyn area meet at the Brooklyn Reformed Church and are driven to the Ridgewood United Methodist Church.
City Life meets every weekday at 6:00, while Thrive meets only on Thursdays at the same time.
To get more information, go to https://www.yfccleveland.org and http://www.yfc.net/ministries/.
These programs are life-changers!
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