Collinwood | Youth and Families
Sharon Kidd is a native Clevelander. Her passion for youth development and community outreach developed during her 10-month service commitment as a City Year Cleveland Corps Member in 2005. Her project “Table Talk Cleveland” is a mentoring organization dedicated to empowering youth, ages 9-19 within the Greater Cleveland area, through meaningful conversation. Their platform provides youth with a safe and judgment free zone to discuss topics that are important to them. They also offer youth resources and a network of individuals that will listen, teach and mentor them as they progress to emerging adulthood. Additionally, Table Talk Cleveland provides youth with academic, social and emotional support and helps reveal their unique gifts and talents. Table Talk Cleveland’s ultimate goal is to create a community where young people are truly seen and not just watched, where society understands and accepts its responsibility in meeting the needs of all young people, and where young people bring their gifts back into their communities as productive members of society. Sharon holds a Bachelor of Business Management, Business Administration Management & Leadership degree and a post graduate degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Franklin University.
