Euclid | Youth and Families
Benjie Marie Alatise is a Baltimore native who moved to Cleveland in 2000 with her family. She desires to uplift her Euclid community by working with disadvantaged, at-risk youth and males, ages 5 to 18, by partnering with a non-profit organization. To that end, Benjie has been involved with Pop Warner Football for 10 years as a football mom, recruiting youth to participate, supplying snacks and drinks, and transporting participants and their families to games and events. She also offers an afterschool program in her home as a safe haven for youth with no place to go after school. With the tragic loss of her eldest son in 2015, in Baltimore, Benjie is even more determined to make a difference in the lives of her community youth. A senior student at Cleveland State University majoring in Social Work and Non Profit Administration, with a minor in Black Studies, she anticipates graduating December 2016. Upon matriculating, Benjie plans to collaborate with existing nonprofit organizations to utilize her skills and education to assist in empowering Euclid’s youth, as well as assist abused women in her community.
