About Us
History
BLOC Ministries was started in 1998 by Dwight and Stephanie Young who stepped out on faith with five young children to start a ministry in an underserved urban community in Cincinnati. Since then, BLOC Cincinnati has more than 20 programs, around 40 staff and between 100-150 volunteers weekly. Programs range from Equine therapy to ministries for women who have been sex trafficked, afterschool programs, performance sports center, teaching kitchens, a food pantry, and more primarily located in the Price Hill Community - an urban Cincinnati suburb.
Visit BLOC Cincinnati: www.onebloc.org
Re-building Phase
Currently BLOC Louisville is in the process of renovating the old Ormsby Boys and Girls Club building in the Park Hill/California neighborhood in West Louisville.
Once this building is complete it will house our community, youth, and sports programming for the community.
This includes:
- Culinary Arts - Fully Equipped Commercial Kitchen
- Sports Training - Youth Sports Training Facility
- Sports and Recreation - Indoor and Outdoor Basketball, Tennis, and Volleyball courts.
- Adult and Youth Education - Classroom and Computer Labs for community use and afterschool programming
Re-building Phase
Additionally, BLOC has acquired a property on Oak Street in the California Community that will house our Men's programs.
Once this building is complete it will serve as an important community meeting place.
Future ideas include:
- Barbershop - Fully Equipped
- Counseling Center - In partnership with several local organizations
- Game and Recreation Room - Indoor Community Space.
- Adult Education - Classroom and Computer Labs for community use.
Meet Our Team - BLOC Louisville
Joan Morgan Executive Director
Hope Odubena MS, CPA Finance Manager
Ethel Martin, M.Ed. Director of Administration
Ethel Martin, M.Ed. Director of Administration
Hope Odubena MS, CPA Finance Manager
Ethel Martin, M.Ed. Director of Administration
Hope Odubena MS, CPA Finance Manager
Hope Odubena MS, CPA Finance Manager
Hope Odubena MS, CPA Finance Manager
Vonnie Lewis, LPC-A Interim Program Director
Hope Odubena MS, CPA Finance Manager
Hope Odubena MS, CPA Finance Manager
Chef Marcus Childs Board Member
Will Morgan, MS MBA Board Member
Chef Marcus Childs Board Member
Henrietta Dean Board Member
Will Morgan, MS MBA Board Member
Chef Marcus Childs Board Member
Will Morgan, MS MBA Board Member
Will Morgan, MS MBA Board Member
Will Morgan, MS MBA Board Member
Laurie Stollenwerk Board Member
Will Morgan, MS MBA Board Member
Will Morgan, MS MBA Board Member
Jenny Veech-Smith, M.Ed. Board Member
Jenny Veech-Smith, M.Ed. Board Member
Jenny Veech-Smith, M.Ed. Board Member
Rev. Darrell E. Wilson Board Member
Jenny Veech-Smith, M.Ed. Board Member
Jenny Veech-Smith, M.Ed. Board Member
About BLOC's Impact (Cincinnati)
Our Mission
It was placed on our hearts to expand beyond the Cincinnati area. There is a soft spot within the organization for the West End of Louisville, Kentucky which has evolved into one of our first expansion locations. Here we will utilize programs already successfully developed by BLOC Cincinnati. These include an afterschool program, teaching kitchen, sports performance gym and a day shelter for trafficked women.
At BLOC Louisville, we strive to improve the lives of underprivileged children by providing them with education, food, and shelter. Our aim is to break the cycle of poverty and give these children a chance at a better future.
