The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies extends congratulations to Lifelife Inc. for receiving the Lake-Geauga Fast Track 50 Nonprofit of the Year Award at a gala on Thursday, November 4, 2021. The Lake-Geauga Fast Track 50 has been recognizing change-seeking companies, businesses, and individuals in Lake and Geauga counties at their annual gala for 29 years, according to the local newspaper The News-Herald. In …
When Ohio’s Stay At Home orders were put in place in March, schools were forced to adapt to online learning quickly. In Painesville, not only did teachers need to adjust their methods, but the district had to determine how to serve students without internet or computer access. Nearly 25% of students had no access to the internet or a computer, …
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 …
In January 2007, Regina came to Lifeline, the Community Action Agency in Lake County Ohio, to interview for a slot in the Family Development Program. The Family Development program pairs clients up with professional case workers who conduct comprehensive assessments, provide support and create action plans. Participants work on long-term strategies, skill building, and setting and achieving realistic goals and …
Juan, a 66 year old Lake County resident who lives with his daughter’s family is an insulin-dependent diabetic without medical insurance. His family must absorb the financial responsibility of his medical care. Juan turned to Lifeline for the Empowerment and Development of Consumers, the Lake County Community Action Agency, for assistance with his diabetic needs. His required insulin was over …
Mallory lost her job and was living in a homeless shelter. She also broke her glasses and had no way of replacing them without any medical insurance or money. She learned of Lifeline’s Eye Care Assistance program from another shelter resident. Mallory turned to Lifeline, the Lake County Community Action Agency, for assistance. Lifeline’s Eye Care Assistance program was able …
Before enrolling in Lifeline’s Family Development program (the Community Action Agency for Lake County, Ohio), Stacy worried each night about how to provide for her two young daughters. She was working and going to school, but it never seemed like enough. How would she feed them? Clothe them? Would she ever feel like she could give them everything they needed? …
Kathy is a diabetic who takes two types of insulin to manage her condition and tests her blood sugar three times a day, but after being injured in 2010 she had to switch from full-time to part-time work and was struggling to pay for her expensive medications after the decrease in income. At 60 years old, Kathy doesn’t qualify for …
As a single mother of two toddler boys, Ashley knew that she needed to continue her education in order to provide a good and stable home for her family. Although she enrolled in an intensive Licensed Practical Nursing program, Ashley found the task of juggling part-time work as a nursing assistant, full-time coursework and raising her sons to be a bit …
