Closing the Opportunity Gap One Young Life at a Time.
Where potential meets purpose — and neither is left behind.
Empowering Miami Chapel and DeSoto Bass through Education, Health, and Community — delivering the infrastructure, mentorship, and sustained support that transforms trajectories permanently.
Registered 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Dayton, Ohio
Permanent Anchor — Predevelopment Underway
Four-Pillar Wraparound Ecosystem
4 Pillars
Integrated programs as one ecosystem
7K sq ft
Planned community anchor facility — predevelopment underway
2 Neighborhoods
Miami Chapel & DeSoto Bass, Dayton OH
Underserved Neighborhoods
Who We Are
We Don't Offer Programs. We Engineer Futures.
Caring For Love1 (CFL1) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. Serving the Miami Chapel and DeSoto Bass neighborhoods, CFL1 delivers a four-pillar wraparound ecosystem designed to permanently close the opportunity gap between underserved youth and their highest potential. A permanent community anchor facility in West Dayton is currently in predevelopment — building the infrastructure to match the depth of the mission.
CFL1 doesn't offer programs. It engineers futures.
"No zip code should determine a young person's ceiling. CFL1 exists to make that a permanent truth — not an aspiration — for every youth we serve in Dayton, and eventually nationwide. That is my vision, and I am determined and committed to this for this generation and the next."
— Ryan Harris · Founder & President, CFL1
Our Program Architecture
Four Pillars. One Unbreakable Ecosystem.
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Ivy League College Preparation
Seven tuition-free platforms, SAT/ACT coaching, and counseling that converts aspiration into admission.
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Harvard CS50 AI & Technology
Industry-grade computer science and AI skills via Harvard's CS50 curriculum and Microsoft TEALS instructors.
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Youth Stability & Violence Prevention
Evidence-based intervention and crisis-response coordination that disrupts cycles of violence permanently.
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Wraparound Family Services
Case management, housing stability, health navigation, and family coaching — stability at home unlocks everything.
Get Involved
Fund the Future. Change a Trajectory.
Whether you're a funder, partner, volunteer, or community member — there is a role for you in this ecosystem.
Our Mission & About
Built for the Youth Everyone Else Overlooked.
A full-spectrum youth development ecosystem operating in the heart of Dayton, Ohio — delivering the infrastructure, education, safety, and family support that change trajectories permanently.
Registered 501(c)(3) · EIN Verified · Incorporated May 2025 · Dayton, Ohio
Our Mission
Caring For Love1 transforms the trajectory of underserved youth in Dayton, Ohio by delivering a comprehensive wraparound ecosystem — anchoring every young person in academic excellence, technological fluency, personal safety, and family stability, so that no zip code determines their ceiling.
Program Architecture
Four Pillars. One Unbreakable Ecosystem.
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Pillar One
Ivy League College Preparation
CFL1 puts elite academic pathways within reach of every participant. Through seven proven, tuition-free Ivy League preparation platforms, structured SAT/ACT coaching, essay guidance, and one-on-one college counseling, we convert college aspiration into college admission — for youth who never had a roadmap until now.
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Pillar Two
Harvard CS50 AI & Technology Education
Delivered through Harvard's free CS50 curriculum and Microsoft TEALS volunteer instructors, this pillar equips youth with industry-grade computer science, artificial intelligence, and coding skills. We train the next generation of technologists from communities that the industry has overlooked for too long.
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Pillar Three
Youth Stability & Violence Prevention
The largest investment in our program architecture, this pillar directly confronts the conditions that expose youth to gang involvement, trauma, and incarceration. Through evidence-based intervention, street outreach, mentorship, and crisis-response coordination, CFL1 actively disrupts cycles of violence before they become life sentences.
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Pillar Four
Wraparound Family Services
Youth don't exist in isolation — and neither does CFL1's support. This pillar delivers case management, housing stability resources, health access navigation, and family coaching to address the household conditions that dictate whether a young person can succeed. Stability at home unlocks everything else.
Founder & President
RyanHarris.
Founder · President · Building Sponsor
Ryan Harris didn't build Caring For Love1 from a boardroom — she built it from the ground up, block by block, in the communities she refused to stop believing in. As a lifelong advocate for underserved youth in Dayton's Miami Chapel and DeSoto Bass neighborhoods, Ryan recognized that fragmented, siloed programs were failing the young people who needed the most comprehensive support. In May 2025, she incorporated CFL1 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a singular mandate: build a wraparound ecosystem powerful enough to close the gap between where these youth are and where they deserve to be. Ryan's commitment runs deeper than founder status — she serves simultaneously as the building sponsor of the planned McCall Community Anchor, personally committed to eliminating facility overhead costs so that every dollar directed toward youth goes directly into programs. Her dual role as founder and facility sponsor represents exactly the kind of skin-in-the-game leadership that funders can trust and communities can count on.
Ryan Harris
Founder & President
Caring For Love1 is a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Ohio in May 2025. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law. CFL1 operates with full IRS compliance, governing board oversight, and transparent financial reporting. Funders, donors, and institutional partners may request organizational documentation, EIN verification, and program financials upon inquiry.
501(c)(3) VerifiedTax-Exempt · Ohio Incorporated
Our Future Home
Rooted in the Community We Serve.
CFL1 is in active predevelopment on a permanent community anchor facility in the McCall Street corridor of West Dayton — purpose-built to house every dimension of our mission in the heart of the neighborhoods we serve.
West Dayton · ZIP 45417Miami Chapel & DeSoto BassPredevelopment StageCommunity-Controlled
Architectural Rendering · McCall Street Community Anchor
The Vision
A Permanent Home for Everything CFL1 Does.
From day one, CFL1 has been intentional about where it plants its roots. The McCall Street corridor in West Dayton is not a compromise — it is the exact community where our mission belongs. It is where the young people we serve live, where the need is greatest, and where the impact of a permanent, community-controlled anchor will be felt most directly.
CFL1 is currently in the predevelopment phase — conducting site work, building institutional relationships, and assembling the organizational infrastructure required to bring this vision to life. Our programs are active. Our community relationships are deep. This facility is the next chapter.
When complete, this anchor will house all four of CFL1's program pillars under one roof — giving youth, families, and the broader community a permanent address for support, opportunity, and connection.
Project Status
Predevelopment
CFL1 is actively developing its permanent community anchor facility in West Dayton.
LocationMcCall Street Corridor · West Dayton, Ohio 45417
The Miami Chapel and DeSoto Bass neighborhoods represent some of Dayton's most persistently underserved communities — areas where youth face concentrated barriers to education, healthcare, economic opportunity, and safety. CFL1 did not choose this corridor for convenience. We chose it because it is where our mission is most needed and where community-rooted investment is most overdue.
Federal Recognition
Federally Recognized as Underserved
The McCall Street service area carries active federal designations that formally recognize the depth of need in this community. These designations exist because the data demands it — and they position any sustained investment in this corridor for meaningful institutional and governmental support. We are not guessing about the need. The federal government has measured and verified it.
Community Trust
Relationships Built Before the Building
CFL1's community relationships in Miami Chapel and DeSoto Bass precede any brick and mortar. Our credibility in these neighborhoods is earned — through presence, consistency, and genuine investment in the people who live here. The facility formalizes what is already true: CFL1 is committed to this community for the long term.
Permanence
Built to Stay — Not to Flip
CFL1's anchor will be community-controlled from the ground up. Our organizational model is designed to ensure that when this neighborhood grows in value — as it will — the people who have always lived and worked here are not displaced by that growth. The anchor is a stabilization tool, not a speculative asset. It belongs to the community it serves.
Our Commitment
Programs Active. Facility in Development.
CFL1's programs do not wait for a building. Youth are being served, relationships are being built, and community trust is being earned right now — in the neighborhoods this anchor will one day call home.
The predevelopment process is underway. Site work is in progress. Institutional partnerships are being cultivated. When this facility opens, it will open into a community that has already been invested in — not one being discovered for the first time.
Programs Running Now
CFL1's four-pillar ecosystem is active and serving youth in Miami Chapel and DeSoto Bass while the permanent anchor facility is developed.
Predevelopment Underway
Site planning, institutional partnership development, and organizational infrastructure are actively being assembled to bring this facility to life.
Community-Rooted Ownership
The anchor will be owned and operated by CFL1 — a community-controlled 501(c)(3) — ensuring long-term accountability to the neighborhoods it serves.
Partner With Us
Funders, Partners & Community Members — We Want to Hear From You.
CFL1 is building something permanent in West Dayton. If you believe in what we are building, we want to connect. Ryan Harris reviews every inquiry personally.
Get Involved
Three Ways to Move This Mission Forward Today.
Sign the petition. Make a donation. Volunteer your time. Every action builds the foundation that changes a young person's trajectory permanently.
How You Can Help
Your Involvement Has a Direct Impact
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Sign the Petition
Add your voice to the movement. Our community petition demonstrates public support to funders, elected officials, and institutional partners who are evaluating CFL1 for investment and partnership.
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Make a Donation
CFL1 operates lean by design — Founder Ryan Harris is personally committed to sponsoring the future facility so that every dollar donated goes directly into youth programming. Donations are processed through PayPal Giving Fund: zero fees, fully tax-deductible, Google for Nonprofits approved.
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Volunteer
CFL1 needs tutors, mentors, tech instructors, event volunteers, and administrative support. If you have a skill, we have a role. Your time is one of the most powerful resources a young person can receive.
Community Petition
Add Your Voice. Demand Investment in Our Youth.
Every signature tells funders, legislators, and decision-makers that this community stands behind Caring For Love1. Funder committees measure community support — your name on this petition is direct evidence of demand.
Sign our petition to support youth investment in Miami Chapel and DeSoto Bass, Dayton, Ohio.
CFL1 is built lean by design — Founder Ryan Harris is personally committed to sponsoring the future facility, which means program funding is maximized and every dollar you donate is deployed directly into youth programming, technology, education resources, and family services.
Donations are processed through PayPal Giving Fund — a 501(c)(3) itself, IRS-verified, zero transaction fees for nonprofits, and approved through Google for Nonprofits. Your donation is fully tax-deductible.
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Volunteer Sign-Up
Give Your Time. Change a Life.
CFL1 is actively recruiting volunteers across all four program pillars. Whether you're a teacher, tech professional, counselor, or community member — there is a meaningful role for you in this ecosystem.
CFL1 staff will contact you within 3–5 business days. Contact: [email protected] · (937) 315-1812
Contact
We Are Reachable. Let's Connect.
Every partner, funder, donor, and community member deserves a direct line to the people running this organization. Ryan Harris is available and responsive.
CFL1 is a founder-led organization with direct leadership accessibility. Ryan Harris reviews all funder, partner, and investment inquiries personally. There is no bureaucratic buffer between your inquiry and a decision-maker at this organization. That is by design — and it is a funder advantage.
