SWAGStarting With Attainable Goals

Support SWAG

How you can help

While we work on getting our program up and running, there are a number of things you can do to help us make a difference in the lives of our future clients.

From Prison to Purpose

Help us open our first home

Your gift directly funds housing, mentorship, and the resources that help men rebuild their lives after incarceration. Every contribution brings us closer to opening the doors of our first home. Donate securely using the form on this page.

To say thank you, we will send you a button(s) featuring quotations from leaders that inspire us. A $10 donation receives one randomly selected design from the collection below. Every package includes an assortment of button sizes from 1 to 3 inches. With a $50 donation, SWAG will create a personalized button featuring your image and your choice of quotation. Larger donations can also receive buttons; we'll customize your order with you by email.

If your shipping address differs from your billing address, we'll contact you to confirm your shipping information.

A little inspiration to take with you

Your generosity helps change lives—and we'd love to send a little encouragement your way. Explore the button collection, find a design that speaks to you, and select it for a closer look.

Business Leaders

Business Leaders button featuring Reginald F. Lewis with the quote, Create wealth, create opportunities, create legacy.Reginald F. LewisBusiness Leaders button featuring John H. Johnson with the quote, Create opportunities for others, not just yourself.John H. Johnson

Political Leaders

Political Leaders button featuring John F. Kennedy with the quote, Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.John F. KennedyPolitical Leaders button featuring Bernie Sanders with the quote, A more just, kind, and equal society is not only possible, it is necessary.Bernie SandersPolitical Leaders button featuring Bill Clinton with the quote, There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.Bill Clinton

Feminist Icons

Feminist Icons button featuring Ruth Bader Ginsburg with the quote, Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.Ruth Bader GinsburgFeminist Icons button featuring Dolly Parton with the quote, Find out who you are and do it on purpose.Dolly PartonFeminist Icons button featuring Gloria Steinem with the quote, The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.Gloria Steinem

Sports Leaders

Sports Leaders button featuring Mickey Mantle with the quote, A winner never stops trying.Mickey MantleSports Leaders button featuring Walter Payton with the quote, Never be satisfied with just good enough.Walter PaytonSports Leaders button featuring Michael Jordan with the quote, Greatness is a process, not a destination.Michael JordanSports Leaders button featuring Mike Tyson with the quote, Discipline does what motivation won’t.Mike Tyson

Civil Rights Leaders

Civil Rights Leaders button featuring Langston Hughes with the quote, Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.Langston HughesCivil Rights Leaders button featuring Malcolm X with the quote, Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.Malcolm XCivil Rights Leaders button featuring Angela Davis with the quote, Freedom is a constant struggle.Angela DavisCivil Rights Leaders button featuring Jesse Jackson with the quote, Keep hope alive. Together we can make a better tomorrow.Jesse JacksonCivil Rights Leaders button featuring Mahatma Gandhi with the quote, Be the change you wish to see in the world.Mahatma GandhiCivil Rights Leaders button featuring Martin Luther King Jr. with the quote, The time is always right to do what is right.Martin Luther King Jr.

More ways to help

Spread the Word

Connect with your community

One of the simplest ways you can help is to tell people about SWAG, INC and share this website with them. It will continue to be updated as the program moves toward its active phase.

Spread the Word

Connect with your network

Do you have professional connections with other local non-profits working to make a difference in the lives of systemically disadvantaged young men? Help us develop partnerships that will make our program more robust and resilient.

swagcincinnati@gmail.com

Get Involved

Donate your time

Do you have experience developing grant proposals? Maybe you're a skilled organizational leader. Or maybe you just want to help set up tables at a community event. If you want to lend a hand toward our goals, please let us know.

swagcincinnati@gmail.com