More than 2 million Ohioans — one in six — turn to a food bank for help each year, and the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is requesting $40 million over two years. Ohio’s food banks serve 40 percent more people than in 2010, according to a study released Thursday by the Ohio Association of Foodbanks. […]
New Website Provides Employment Assistance to Ohioans with Disabilities
October 23, 2014 by
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and Ohioans with disabilities now have a free, easy way to search for jobs and access information about a variety of work-related resources. Working in tandem with OhioMeansJobs.com, OhioMeansAccessibility.com will help job seekers with disabilities post resumes, search for jobs and more. “The Ohio Department of Job and […]
Registrations for Christmas Clearinghouse Start Monday
October 17, 2014 by
Jr. Service Guild will host their annual Christmas Clearinghouse registration in October at Marion County Children Services, 1680 Marion Waldo Road in Marion. Dates to Register: Monday, October 20, 2014 5pm – 8 pm Wednesday, October 22, 2014 5pm – 8 pm Saturday, October 25, 2014 9am – 12 pm The following items are needed […]
Legal Aid Initiates Awareness Campaign, Hopes to Serve More Ohioans
October 7, 2014 by
For more than 100 years, legal aid societies in Ohio have served low-income families. Now the groups are raising awareness in hopes of increasing donations so that fewer Ohioans in need will be turned away. The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation launched its “Voices for Justice” Campaign on October 1 to illustrate the types of legal […]
Marion Community Foundation Awards Nearly $800,000 to Area Programs
September 11, 2014 by
In the 2014 competitive grant program, Marion Community Foundation is providing $778,000 to area not-for-profit organizations. This is a record year in both the number of applications and the total amount requested, according to Julie Prettyman, program manager at Marion Community Foundation. The Foundation received 79 grant applications with requests totaling more than $2 million, […]
Salvation Army Hosting Free Farmer’s Market on Friday
August 28, 2014 by
Mid-Ohio Food Bank on Friday, August 29, 2014 will be bringing a truck loaded with produce to be distributed to income eligible households in Marion County. The distribution will take place at the Salvation Army, 317 West Church Street in Marion, from 11:00am to 1:00pm. To receive produce, attendees must bring IDs for everyone in […]
Meijer Program Helping to Support the Marion Salvation Army
August 25, 2014 by
Meijer’s Simply Give Program is in full swing and they are partnering with the Salvation Army in Marion to help to replenish the shelves of the pantry. The program encourages customers to purchase $10 Simply Give donation cards, which are then converted into Meijer food-only gift cards and then distributed to local food pantries. The […]
Ohio Sued Over Work Waivers for SNAP Recipients
August 19, 2014 by
Advocates for the poor have filed a civil rights complaint against Ohio officials for failing to renew the state’s food stamp waiver for all 88 Ohio counties, which resulted in thousands of Ohioans losing the federal benefits, including in Marion County. In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the advocacy groups argued the […]
I CAN Awards Last Dollar Grants for 2014-15
August 13, 2014 by
The I CAN Center of Excellence, a regional college access organization, recently awarded 9 students Last Dollar Grants for the 2014-15 academic year to area students fund their future education. Last Dollar Grants are funded through the cooperative efforts of our partner institutions Columbus State Community College, Marion Technical College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Otterbein University, […]
Local Credit Union Seeks School Supplies for Project Backpack
August 8, 2014 by
This summer Corporate America Family Credit Union (CAFCU) began its eleventh year of support for Project Backpack, an annual school supply drive that helps families, students and teachers prepare for the school year. All CAFCU branches began collecting items such as rulers, highlighters, calculators, binders, and other basic classroom tools to give to local schools […]
