A new 68-unit housing development on Vernon Odom Boulevard will offer hope for residents facing homelessness. Stoney Pointe Commons, located near Romig Road, offers permanent supportive housing, which pairs housing with case management, counseling and other services, for people who are chronically homeless, along with those with disabilities. The project was spearheaded by … [Read more...]
UA’s Art Bomb Brigade collaborates with Community Support Services for inspirational mural
3,000-square-foot project, ‘Hope is a Thing with Feathers,’ to be unveiled at May 23 community event -- If you’ve been outside in Akron, chances are you’ve seen one of the Art Bomb Brigade’s many eye-catching murals since its inception in 2016. This spring, 13 students from University of Akron’s Myers School of Art are participating in Art Bomb’s experiential learning … [Read more...]
Akron Community Foundation awards $1.8 million in grants
Health, Human Services grants include $86,000 to address homelessness Akron Community Foundation’s board of directors recently approved grants totaling $1.8 million, including $1.3 million in grants from 82 designated, donor-advised, agency endowment and scholarship funds, and $495,468 in competitive health and human services grants chosen by the organization’s Community … [Read more...]
Family Promise, Community Support Services launch storage business
Family Promise offers shelter, living supplies, job readiness and dignity for families facing homelessness, keeping the household members, even pets, together through this difficult time. The number of families in Summit County served by Family Promise continues to grow, and now, the agency has teamed up with Community Support Services (CSS) to launch a storage service to … [Read more...]
Pottery studio, gallery creates ‘Mugs for Recovery’
Art and recovery often go hand in hand, as a number of artists have traditionally plied their trades with therapeutic intentions in mind. And when the owners of Zeber-Martell Clay Studio and Art Gallery were looking for a tie-in to American Craft Week (Oct. 9 through 17), recovery became a prominent theme. “We wanted to do something different that would reach out to the … [Read more...]
