Community Action-operated Family Medical Center wows in first year

Every parent is familiar with the challenges involved with picking up a sick child from school, from leaving work midday to driving all over town for doctors’ appointments and prescriptions. Family Medical Centers’ first school-based center in Rock Hill, Ohio eliminates these strains by enabling children to be seen by health professionals and prescribed treatment on campus while parents remain …

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 …

Staff Spotlight, March 2018

OACAA would like to thank Ms. Lewis for her contributions to the Community Action mission. Name: Nancy Lewis Title: Director of Clinical Services Agency: Ironton-Lawrence County Community Action Organization Time with Community Action: 42 years Nancy Lewis began her career with Ironton-Lawrence County CAO in 1976. She began her journey as a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and, over the years, …

Staff Spotlight, November 2017

OACAA would like to thank Mr. Kline for his contributions to the Community Action mission. Name: Ralph W. Kline Title: Assistant Executive Director of Planning and Development Agency: Ironton-Lawrence-County Community Action Organization Time with Community Action: 37 years Mr. Kline joined Ironton-Lawrence County CAO in 1981 as the Agency Planner and later became the Director of Housing and Community Development. In …

Governor Kasich helps Community Action keep children warm this winter

Thanks to Governor Kasich and the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, this week Lawrence County Early Childhood Academy, part of the Ironton-Lawrence County Community Action Organization, was able to surprise the five Lewis family children with brand new coats! “As a Family Advocate, I have worked to help this family with food and clothing in the past and …

Community Action Serves their Local Communities

In 2001, Lawrence County lost the only hospital in the county, forcing 62,000 residents to seek services from hospitals across the river in West Virginia and Kentucky. Medical professionals vacated the community, $250,000 in hospital revenue disappeared from the area, and southern Ohio had a significant gap in their health care services. Upon the closure, the community called upon the …