Great Lakes Community Action Partnership CEO Invited to White House Inflation Reduction Act Celebration

From Fremont to Washington D.C., Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP)’s President/Chief Executive Officer Ruthann House was recently invited by the White House to attend an event commemorating the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act. The event, which took place on September 13 on the White House Lawn, was attended by committee chairs, legislators, activists, and advocators ­­like House, whose …

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 …

Community Action Helps People Build Careers

 David dropped out of high school in the 11th grade when he could no longer deal with the bullying at his school and teachers were unable to help him. Now at 20-years-old, he was living with his mom, spending his days playing video games, hanging out with friends in a similar situation. Then he came to the WSOS Community Action …

Community Action Helps Veteran Find Job

Tammy, an LPN, Navy veteran of the first Gulf War and mother of seven children lost her job while on maternity leave. Her husband was unable to work due to a back injury and was in the process of filing for disability. Consequently, the family was struggling to meet their rent and utilities payments and came to WSOS (Wood, Sandusky, …