Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Community Action Helps Rural Resident Receive Needed Medical Treatment

Roy is a diabetic living in rural Mahoning County who had a stroke that left him blind. As part of his care, his doctor recently ordered him to start receiving dialysis treatments three times per week. Unfortunately, the  facility he was sent to is in Trumbull County, roughly 25 miles away from his home, and being blind he was unsure how he would get to his appointments.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Community Action Helps Dayton Youth Improve Her Grades

Cierra is an 11-year-old girl living in Dayton who has been participating in the Community Action Partnership of the Greater Dayton Area's Youth Empowerment Center. She has been flourishing in the program and was recently excited to report to the director of the program her noteworthy improvement in her school performance.