United Way of Summit & Medina’s focus on college and career readiness provides hands-on learning experiences for students and strengthens the education-to-employment pipeline. By teaching students the soft skills they need to succeed in college and employment, we...
The Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza is open from dusk to dawn, and is privately owned and operated by United Way of Summit & Medina. Access to the Plaza and adjoining indoor space: The outdoor plaza is open to the public. Community members, students and visitors are...
United Way of Summit & Medina is collecting classroom materials for its Stuff the Bus school supplies drive. Requested supplies include pencils, crayons, scissors, erasers, folders, glue sticks, rulers, notebooks, calculators, and more. An estimated 39 percent of...
United Way of Summit & Medina is changing the way our community tackles complex challenges. We seek out the root cause of each barrier and cultivate connections that make an overwhelming system easier to navigate. As we discover why people are struggling, we can...
United Way of Summit & Medina today announced that it had merged with Heart to Heart Leadership, effective on June 1, 2024. As previously announced, the merger has resulted in the creation of the Center for Immersive Leadership, an initiative of United Way. The...
United Way’s annual Bold Glow Golf event, taking place tonight at the City of Akron’s J. E. Good Park Golf Course, will raise an estimated $70,000 to support the organization’s education and youth success efforts. Now in its fifth year, the event treats attendees to a...
Dignitaries and the public gathered to celebrate Akron’s newest landmark. Yesterday evening, a crowd gathered on Downtown Akron’s North High Street to witness the opening and dedication of the newly completed Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza, followed by the public...
The team at United Way of Summit & Medina looks forward to the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, May 29th, 2024 at 5:30 pm. It is fitting that we celebrate this community project on May 29th, as it is the...
The public is invited to attend the dedication of the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza and Statue on May 29, the 173rd anniversary of Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech to the Ohio Women’s Convention in Akron. The new landmark is located at United Way of Summit &...
New initiative’s name, logo and purpose statement announced at Heart to Heart’s Annual Breakfast. Speaking to a crowd of 500 in the John S. Knight Center during Heart to Heart Leadership’s Annual Breakfast, executive director Jeremy Lile, laid out the future of the...
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program saved Summit and Medina County residents more than $500,000 in filing fees. Trained volunteer tax preparers completed 2,258 tax returns for Summit and Medina County residents through United Way of Summit & Medina’s Volunteer...
Local artists to be featured at site honoring the abolitionist and women’s rights activist Final preparations are underway for the grand opening of the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza on the 173rd anniversary of the abolitionist and women’s rights activist’s “Ain’t I a...
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