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How CASAs change lives
Butler County Court Appointed Special Advocates help abused and neglected children. Submitted by PARACHUTE: Butler County CASA
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Tutoring children in poverty
City Gospel Mission increased the number of children working with tutors and opened four new tutoring locations. Submitted by City Gospel Mission
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Preventing Foreclosure
A Weathering the Economic Storm grant allowed Brighton Center and Catholic Charities Diocese of Covington to provide foreclosure counseling to individuals throughout the Northern Kentucky area. Submitted by Center for Great Neighborhoods, grant fiscal agent
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Keeping families strong
The Salvation Army in Greater Cincinnati reported that Weathering the Economic Storm funding made a difference in the lives of 914 individuals, which included 513 adults and 399 children. Submitted by The Salvation Army in Greater Cincinnati
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Giving teens a chance
The teens served by Positive Futures at LifePoint Solutions experience a high number of risk factors: poverty; crumbling neighborhoods; and family histories of teen pregnancy, violence, gang involvement, high school dropout and substance abuse. Submitted by LifePoint Solutions
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Advocating for foster kids
ProKids trains volunteers to advocate on behalf of children in foster care. In 2010, these highly trained volunteers advocated on behalf of 456 children. Submitted by ProKids
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Powerful parenting
Tanya is a 43-year-old mother of five and grandmother of two. She has faced tremendous challenges and obstacles and was angry, frustrated, and overwhelmed. Submitted by Beech Acres Parenting Center
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Keeping children safe
Weathering the Economic Storm funds allowed Ever Child Succeeds to provide items, such as safety-gates, for high-risk mothers and their children. Submitted by Every Child Succeeds
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Turning lives around
A Shared Harvest Foodbank staff member runs into a former client whose life has turned around. Submitted by Shared Harvest Foodbank
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Keeping adoptive families intact
Thanks to funding from Weathering the Economic Storm, The Children’s Home of Cincinnati has been able to keep children in their adoptive families despite significant issues that threaten to disrupt their placement. Submitted by The Children’s Home of Cincinnati
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Keeping a community well
Weathering the Economic Storm funds have allowed Santa Maria’s Wellness Program and Affordable Housing Program to serve 382 individuals. Submitted by Santa Maria Community Services
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Closing their ranks for kids
Avondale/Every Child Succeeds teaches fathers how to be better dads with the program, A Soldier (Avondale’s Strong Organized Leaders Delivering in Every Responsibility).
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Keeping people in their homes
People Working Cooperatively, Inc. (PWC) has been able to utilize GCF’s Weathering the Economic Storm funds to provide needed emergency home repairs to low-income homeowners in Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Submitted by People Working Cooperatively, Inc.
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Providing family stability
The Weathering the Economic Storm grant served 79 people including 31 adults and 48 children through Child Focus, Inc. Submitted by Child Focus, Inc.
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Delivering meals to seniors
Cincinnati Area Senior Services (CASS) used grant funding the Weathering the Economic Storm fund to purchase an additional delivery truck for its Meals-on-Wheels program. Submitted by Cincinnati Area Senior Services
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Saving homes, saving families
Seven homes were saved from foreclosure thanks to funds from a Weathering the Economic Storm (WTES) grant. Submitted by Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati and the Butler County Homeownership Preservation Group
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Back on course
Ashley, a working mother of two, received employment training to prevent homelessness. Submitted by Brighton Center
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A growing need for meals
The Center for Respite Care continues to see a growing need for basic services among sick homeless people. Submitted by The Center for Respite Care
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Making Choices
DeMountez, a sophomore at Elder High School, shares that he lives on the “worst street” in Price Hill.
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