Mature Services is currently accepting nominations for the Inaugural 2017 Summit Oscars for Aging Resources (SOAR) Awards to recognize businesses, individuals and communities that support successful aging in Summit County. According to Karen Hrdlicka, CEO and president of Mature Services, “Summit County has been making great strides in recognizing the growing population of … [Read more...]
Drug addiction prevention, recovery programs among $2 million awarded by Akron Community Foundation
Following months of an opiate epidemic that has permeated Summit County, Akron Community Foundation concentrated a portion of its competitive health and human services grant funding on programs focused on addiction prevention and recovery. Overall, the community foundation granted $512,800 to local health and human services programs chosen by the organization’s Community … [Read more...]
Aging in Place: Summit County addresses growing senior population (Video and Article)
This article is reprinted with permission from GAR Foundation. A homecare service provider arrives at Charles Cucuzza’s house on a weekday morning. She tidies up, restocks his groceries, and prepares a nutritious breakfast for him to eat. This unvarying routine is anything but ordinary for Cucuzza, who says he nearly lost all hope after his wife died. This kind of support … [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...]
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...]
