Picture the first day of school: The smell of freshly sharpened pencils, immaculate erasers, the crisp edges of a fresh notebook. But as the school year goes on, pencils break, erasers and notebooks get used up, and children find themselves short on vital learning supplies. Our Stuff the Bus "Recharge" school supplies drive will help […]
*Date is subject to change* Reading to children helps stimulate their imaginations, contributes to language development, and helps to encourage early literacy. So why not share your love of reading? This fall, United Way’s Read to Me Day is expanding to all Akron Public Schools elementary classrooms. Volunteers will visit schools throughout Akron and read […]
Get ready for our second annual Summit Beerfest! We'll be back at Springside Athletic Club again this year, with a full array of beers to taste from local breweries. The night will be full of food, live music by Cleveland's Breakfast Club, games and live voting for your favorite brewery. The brewery with the highest […]
Through this workshop, learn how economic realities of poverty, middle class, and wealth impact individuals, communities, systems, and structures. In order to positively impact the education and lives of individuals in poverty, we must explore the way we think and behave. Bridges Summit County Workshops offers a structure to help us assess the mindsets and […]