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Kentway Senior Apartments Sold
December 4, 2017 Residents of Kentway Apartments can expect to see a few changes. The 47-year-old apartment complex on East Summit Street has a new owner: Family & Community Services, Inc. With 140 units designed for seniors 55 years old and over, the apartment complex has a rich history in Kent. It is the oldest…
Read MoreSomeplace Safe Holiday Donation Center
November 15, 2017 Someplace Safe is excited to have a holiday donation center at the Eastwood Mall! With 250 clients registered for Christmas gift assistance, Someplace Safe realized their facility would not be able to accommodate gift drop off and pick up. The Eastwood Mall stepped in to provide a space that could. They have…
Read MorePhyllis Zumkher County Clothing Center Holds Santa’s Closet
November 1, 2017 The Phyllis Zumkher County Clothing Center will be celebrating the holidays with Santa’s Closet. On December 2 from 9:00am–1:00pm, children ages 3-13 can stop in to visit Santa and shop for gifts for three family members. Volunteers at the County Clothing Center are already putting together gift baskets for children to take…
Read MoreSenior Corps Volunteers Recognized at Luncheon
September 18, 2017 Senior Corps volunteers from Montgomery, Clark and Greene counties in the Foster Grandparents Program (FGP) and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) will be recognized at a luncheon to be held on Friday, September 15, 2017 from 11am – 1pm at the Montgomery County Business Solutions Center, 1435 Cincinnati Street, Dayton. Lorine…
Read MoreF&CS Awarded $188,478 to Support Senior Volunteer Service
August 2, 2017 Family & Community Services, Inc. (F&CS) announced today that it has received a Senior Corps RSVP grant totaling $188,478 from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to support 452 RSVP volunteers serving in four more counties in Ohio. The grant will expand the F&CS RSVP presence in Delaware, Franklin, Geauga…
Read MoreMobile Meals Receives $60,000 Grant from GAR Foundation
June 23, 2017 The Distribution Committee of GAR Foundation awarded Mobile Meals, a program of Family & Community Services, Inc., $60,000 to fund general operations at its May meeting. Mobile Meals is a nonprofit organization that provides hot and frozen meals to seniors in Summit, Portage and Cuyahoga counties. The award from GAR will be…
Read MoreMural Offers Striking Image for Valor Home in Lorain
May 17, 2017 LORAIN, Ohio – “Lady Liberty” towers with an upraised sword, flanked by a mighty lion, on the side of Valor Home, a residential facility for homeless veterans that is getting a new, distinctively identifying exterior mural. The work is the latest project of Amherst artist Mike Sekletar, 40, who in recent years…
Read MoreStamp Out Hunger Food Drive set for May 13
May 8, 2017 In 2016, the Center of Hope served over 4,400 households in the Ravenna and surrounding areas, providing 25,000 bags of groceries and serving 35,000 hot meals. Nearly 1,100 of those households came from the 44266 zip code. The need is not diminishing, especially given the rising costs of groceries, said Anne Marie…
Read MoreEx-judge Swift Honors Son with Donation to Valley Counseling
May 1, 2017 WARREN — Retired Trumbull County Probate Judge Thomas Swift remembers his late son Ethan as a champion of the underprivileged. “He would always go out of his way for those kids who grew up with hardly anything. I remember him taking some of the disabled kids to ballgames in Cleveland and Pittsburgh,”…
Read MoreStark County – Mayor and County Day of Recognition for National Service
March 24, 2017 Senior Corps of Stark County was grateful to have the Honorable Thomas M. Bernabei present a proclamation to the gathered group of volunteers, Advisory Council members, local Site Supervisors and FCS Staff in honor of Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service. The celebration took place at the Community Campus at…
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