Local program helps fathers be fathers

Article and photo reprinted with permission from the Marion Star  Published June 16, 2013 by John Jarvis When Richard G. Byrd Jr. heard about a program that would help him find work after months of being told by employers they wouldn’t hire him because he had a felony conviction, he had his doubts. “I wasn’t sure, but I was open-minded,” the …

There’s No Place Like Home

Mark and Joann had big dreams of buying their first home for them and their three children. To help in this process, they turned to Lima Allen Council on Community Affairs (LACCA) for assistance. LACCA offers a Homeownership program that provides 12 hours of homeownership classes that identifies the process in which homeownership is accomplished. Speakers discuss home financing, establishing …