{"id":1710,"date":"2026-05-25T17:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p22youthfoundation.com\/?st-import=5703b44157b42b600703943e40791d1a"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:26:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/p22youthfoundation.com\/?page_id=1710","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1710\" class=\"elementor elementor-1710\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f39ece e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f39ece\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491cbae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"491cbae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e7c5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22e7c5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387e730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"387e730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"font-style: normal; color: #0f172a; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><i>&#8220;Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6&#8221;<\/i><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4094ee7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4094ee7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c51da6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c51da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About P22 Youth  Foundation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cbbfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94cbbfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf491c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bf491c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055637a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"055637a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"312\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/p22youthfoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dr.joseph-walker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2414\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/p22youthfoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dr.joseph-walker.jpg 312w, https:\/\/p22youthfoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dr.joseph-walker-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a6dba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05a6dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>P22 Youth Foundation is a faith-based,<br \/>non-profit organization founded in 2009 by<br \/>Dr. Joseph C. Walker.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d12a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-paypal-button\" data-id=\"2d12a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;merchant_account&quot;:&quot;simple&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"paypal-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_donations\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"business\" value=\"Info@p22youthfoundation.com\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"lc\" value=\"US\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_name\" value=\"Donation Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_number\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"currency_code\" value=\"USD\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"amount\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"no_note\" value=\"1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow elementor-paypal-legacy elementor-payment-button\" role=\"button\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-paypal\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DONATE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d33a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92d33a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/p22youthfoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Donation-qrcode-ro05c8w0bpvkgo5iqh94ou9a2x2gouye5njerrnskc.png\" title=\"Donation-qrcode\" alt=\"Donation-qrcode\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cbe09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3cbe09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac6f52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ac6f52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f65f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07f65f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>P22 has hosted community and fundraising events at Abundant Grace Fellowship, The Historic Karamu House and various other community venues around Northeast Ohio.<\/li><li>An annual Teen Spiritual Retreat takes place at Mohican State Park.\u00a0 Because of generous donations and sponsorships, the Retreat has been attended by over 700 youth at no cost to the teens or their family.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7128979 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7128979\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5cae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c5cae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">P22 Board Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c768c2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c768c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Dr. Joseph C. Walker<\/p><p>Dr. Ernest Smoot<\/p><p>Kathy Royal, Esq<\/p><p>Eileen D. Bland<\/p><p>Sam Thomas III, Esq<\/p><p>James Cathcart<\/p><p>Chelsea Hicks<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d97ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d97ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3b248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d3b248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To serve as a catalyst for the spiritual development of youth through Christ-based 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