Empowering girls through sports: Hannah Bartlome

Woman getting ready to throw a football

Sports provide a platform for girls to develop perseverance and resilience, writes guest columnist Hannah Bartlome, shown here getting ready to throw a football.Photo Courtesy of YMCA of Greater Cleveland

Guest columnist Hannah Bartlome is program director for the YMCA of Greater Cleveland.

As an organization deeply committed to nurturing the holistic development of young people, the YMCA of Greater Cleveland firmly believes in the transformative power of sports.

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