We receive the news of the grand jury’s decision to issue no indictments with heavy hearts, as no outcome or decision creates peace, true equity, or brings back the life of Jayland Walker. Our hearts are with the Walker family, who are being forced to navigate a very...
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The Importance of Career Readiness & Preparation
The first step to lasting employment is career readiness. Before you start searching for a job, it’s important that you have the baseline skills needed for interviewing for, securing, and maining meaningful employment. These skills include a variety of practices, such...
Citizens supports United Way of Summit & Medina Providing Free Tax Prep Program for Akron Residents
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program Reaches Low to Moderate Income Households With the 2022 tax filing season coming to a close on April 18, United Way of Summit & Medina, in partnership with Citizens, which generously supports the program with a...
United Way of Summit & Medina postpones Report to the Community event to May 22
United Way of Summit & Medina will postpone its Report to the Community event, previously scheduled for April 26. The event will now take place on May 22 at the John S. Knight Center in Downtown Akron. United Way staff has begun contacting event sponsors and...
United Way of Summit & Medina partners with Harold Varner III to launch Youth United program
United Way of Summit & Medina today announced the launch of Youth United, a new out-of-school-time program for Akron Public Schools students. Created in partnership with Akron native professional golfer Harold Varner III’s HV3 Foundation, the program will connect...
How United Way is Lowering Summit County’s Black Infant Mortality Rate
United Way of Summit and Medina’s Bold Goal 4 is focused on leveling the playing field for Black pregnant women in Summit County. Currently the Black infant mortality rate is 2.5x the county average. Our goal is to reduce the Black infant mortality rate to 6 per 1,000...
Using Tax Services to Prepare Your Taxes for 2022
As if Northeast Ohio’s weather in February and March isn’t bad enough, it’s also when you’re thinking about getting your taxes figured out! We know, we know – tax season isn’t fun for anyone. And while you do have until mid-April to file your taxes, we don’t suggest...
United Way’s 211 empowers local leaders through data
By Kyle Kutuchief, Akron Program Director, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Last fall, I attended an Infrastructure Innovation conference where former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and U.S. Chief Data Scientist Denice Ross were guest speakers. Earlier in her...
United Way of Summit & Medina releases list of 2023 events and volunteer opportunities
United Way of Summit & Medina today announced the release of its new listing of engagement events for 2023. Available online at uwsummitmedina.org/volunteer, it lists more than a dozen volunteer and fundraising events taking place throughout Summit and Medina...
How 211 Helps Connect Services to Families
When you find yourself in a crisis, the last thing you want to do is dig through a mountain of resources to get the help you need. United Way of Summit & Medina’s 211 Helpline helps people throughout our community connect with local resources when they don’t know...
United Way of Summit & Medina’s 211 answered more than 70,000 calls for help in 2022
In 2022, United Way of Summit & Medina’s 211 program answered 72,893 calls for help from local residents. Free and confidential, 211 has information on more than 11,000 services for Summit and Medina County residents. These services include supplemental food and...
United Way of Summit & Medina now providing financial empowerment services in Medina
United Way of Summit & Medina is now providing financial empowerment services to Medina County residents. Located in the organization’s Medina office at 23 Public Square, Suite L-1, the Medina Financial Empowerment Center (FEC), a satellite office of the Akron...
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