Teen dating violence, zero tolerance school bullying policies, suicide, appearance discrimination, sex abuse in the church: these are just a few of the issues on the minds of high-schoolers in Akron Public Schools’ Early College Program. While some students may feel left out of community discussion around some of these topics, their voices were definitely heard at the Second … [Read more...]
Akron’s food movement yields bountiful harvest
Many of Akron’s leading locavores believe the key ingredients for Akron’s local food movement have finally come together…sans a financial cherry. Just ask Veronica Sims, project coordinator for Akron Summit Community Action (ASCA) and Akron’s Growing Hope Food Summit. She is seeing a holy convergence of factors igniting the movement in Akron like never before. “What’s … [Read more...]
