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Mobile Meals Fighting Trump’s Plan to Cut Funding for Meal Delivery Programs Nationwide
March 20, 2017 Mobile Meals Inc. — the group that delivers about 2,600 meals and supplements daily to Northeast Ohioans — is fighting back against President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut funding for meal delivery programs nationwide. Mark Frisone, executive director of Family & Community Services, said the proposed federal funding cuts make up the…
Read More“Jars of Inspiration” Give Thanks and Appreciation to Valor Home Residents
February 15, 2017 Twenty students from the North High School Biomedical Science program made their second annual visit to the Valor Home of Akron. On Monday, February 13th, they presented over a dozen homemade “Jars of Inspiration” to the director of the Valor Home, Michael Semon, and some of the resident veterans. The clear plastic…
Read MoreOperation Restoration: Enhancing Veterans’ Lives, Preserving a Piece of Ravenna
January 27, 2017 A Ravenna house built in 1871 by a Civil War veteran will be completed in February when four homeless veterans from Portage County move into Operation Restoration. The brainchild of Family & Community Services, Inc., the housing project is now nearing completion. A soft opening of the house, located at 213 W.…
Read MoreValor Home Can Be Like Family to Homeless Veterans
January 3, 2017 Watch the video here! LORAIN, Ohio – Vietnam veteran Leonard Miller may have been laid to rest last November without any family present, but he didn’t die alone. Among the more than 40 people who filled a room at the Andras Crematory & Funeral Home in Lorain for his memorial service, then…
Read MoreF&CS and Portage Industries, Inc. Partner to Create New DD Program
October 21, 2016 RAVENNA, Ohio – Oct. 13, 2016 – Family and Community Services, Inc. (F&CS) and Portage Industries, Inc. held a meeting last night to announce their collaborative new developmental disabilities program, Unified Resources (UR). UR is combination of Family and Community Services’ Emerald Transportation and POWERCorps programs along with the employment offered by…
Read MoreF&CS and Kent State University Partnership
June 8, 2016 Family and Community Services has partnered with Kent State University to offer employees, constituents and their families exceptional educational opportunities through flexible, high quality and relevant academic programs. Through its regionally accredited online Master’s programs, Kent State University can help you meet your personal and professional goals. Kent State’s programs are designed…
Read MoreCOA Public Comment Opportunity
February 23, 2016 The Council on Accreditation (COA), a national accrediting entity designated by the US Department of State to provide Hague Accreditation and Approval, invites the public to provide comment on inter-country adoption service providers seeking Hague Accreditation, Approval or Renewal. You are invited to provide comments through COA’s website here.
Read MorePCARS Donation
November 25, 2015 The Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) presented Mark Frisone, chief executive officer of Family & Community Services, Inc., with a donation of $3,857 to support the efforts of the Center of Hope in Ravenna. Rick Kruis, president of PCARS, and Jim Wilson, vice president, presented Frisone with the donation. “This is…
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