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Utmost Athletics, The Columbia Future Forge related in more than one way

By Jeff Klein, Columbian sports staff

Published: December 29, 2020, 6:00am

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Zach Singleton, left, and Lucas Fabianek, both 16 and from Vancouver, get in a workout at Utmost Gym while using an oversize container for shelter outside Columbia Youth Center. Utmost Gym is just one part of The Columbia Future Forge, a nonprofit mentoring and training program to help young adults gain job skills and life skills. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

To say that Utmost Athletics is under the umbrella of The Columbia Future Forge on a day it was pouring down rain, well, it just seemed perfect.

The two Vancouver nonprofit organizations have the same ultimate goal: to teach life skills to young adults.

Matt Overton founded Columbia Future Forge five years ago.