Meet The Kids
Tori Mathis
5 years old when Louisa Ridge began serving the Summit County Community
Most Vivid or Best Memory of Louisa Ridge:
My best memory of Louisa Ridge is watching it grow from an idea to the company it is today. I watched and learned so much from the examples set by my grandmother, my aunt, and my mother. They taught me how to show respect to others. I learned how to display integrity and the importance of being honest. But what stands out most is the importance of showing love to others and hard work. Through their hard work and the support of many others along the way, Louisa Ridge has been able to grow from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
What Louisa Ridge Means to you:
Louisa Ridge means family. We started as a family of 3, but over the past 20 years, our family has grown immensely, which translates to……. more love.
Justin Kidd
“The best was yet to come” when Louisa Ridge began serving the Summit County Community
Most Vivid or Best Memory of Louisa Ridge:
The best memory is from 2009. My aunt and Mother shared that Louisa Ridge was going to be moving locations. The pure excitement on their faces was amazing. I remember clearly the evening where we worked as a family to set up the new base of operations. I had never seen my family work with such efficiency and in seamless harmony. The new day program site was awesome!
What Louisa Ridge Means to you:
Louisa Ridge is my family. Louisa Ridge is the hard-working caregivers. Louisa Ridge is the various individuals we serve. To me, Louisa Ridge is a pristine example of love, unity, and fairness.
Jerome Kidd Jr.
On the way when Louisa Ridge began serving the Summit County Community
Most Vivid or Best Memory of Louisa Ridge:
My best memory of Louisa Ridge is when it first opened. Before heading to preschool I would stop by and eat French toast sticks and watch SpongeBob in the dining room area. I was so young, but this is something that really stands out in my mind and I will never forget having so many “grandmas” and “grandpas”. I always felt loved.
What Louisa Ridge Means to you:
Louisa Ridge was born in the same year I was 1998. Louisa Ridge means a lot to me. I cannot remember a time in my life when Louisa Ridge was not an important part of my family.
And "Up and Coming Stars"
Jerome Kidd Jr.
Jalen Walker
