Ashtabula County Community Action Agency Weatherization Event: A Frightening Success!

Ashtabula County Community Action Agency’s (ACCAA) recent Halloween-themed weatherization event was a treat for families who were made aware of the program that can help them overcome all the tricks the winter season has in store. To celebrate national Weatherization Day, ACCAA held a free community Truck R’ Treat event on October 29. The event included prize drawings, games, seasonal …

Community Action distributes 20,000 bottles of soap across Ohio

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, in partnership with the Office of Governor Mike DeWine, has coordinated the distribution of over 20,000 bottles of soap to Community Action Agencies across Ohio. Thanks to a generous donation from Bath and Body Works, these soaps will be distributed across the state at food pantries, domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, and other vital locations …

Three Community Action programs awarded Exemplary Program Awards

During the 2020 Winter Legislative Conference in January, three Community Action programs were recognized as exemplary for their highly effective and innovative programs that have made a substantial impact throughout their local communities. In partnership with Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies awarded Ashtabula County Community Action Agency’s Dragon Empowerment Center, Ironton-Lawrence County …

Exemplary Program Awards 2019

Three Community Action programs awarded Exemplary Program Awards During the 2020 Winter Legislative Conference in January, three Community Action programs were recognized as exemplary for their highly effective and innovative programs that have made a substantial impact throughout their local communities. In partnership with Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies awarded …

Providing Vision For The Future: Dragon Empowerment Center Assisting Students, Families, and the Community

The Ashtabula Area City School (AACS) District has a great new initiative with the goal of “providing services and programs to students, families and the community (stakeholders) so that they can be successful in school and in life.” The Strong Foundations, Successful Futures Advisory Group (a collaborative led by Ashtabula County Community Action) is working to ensure that all children …

Ashtabula County Community Action Agency Receives Workforce Innovation Award

The following article was originally published in Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County’s 2018 Best of Ashtabula County Awards program. Workforce Innovation Award – Ashtabula County Community Action Agency: Strong Foundations, Successful Futures Several years ago, at the urging of State Representative John Patterson, community leaders came together to explore a Community Learning Center (CLC) approach in the Ashtabula Area City …

Helping the community hear

When Ashtabula Speech and Hearing Center abruptly closed in 2014, the community quickly saw the effects of the lack of services available. That’s when Ashtabula County Community Action Agency sprang into action in an effort to bring back a much-needed service. ACCAA opened the doors of the refurbished Audiology, Speech and Hearing Center, now a program of Community Action, in …