Description Ohio veterans face many hurdles as they adjust to life after service to our country. In this workshop, we will discuss how to work with veterans, identify their needs, and discuss what services and supports are available to them. This training is free for staff of OACAA members in good standing. When November 6, 2024, from 10:30 am to …
Hancock County’s rural public transportation system
HHWP Community Action Commission is the designated grantee responsible for general oversight of the Hancock Area Transportation Service, also known as HATS. As a Section 5311 rural public transportation system, HATS provides low-cost, demand response, public transportation to anyone within Hancock County for any purpose. There are no service eligibility requirements for passengers. The HATS program is funded in part …
Community Action: Helping Veterans
Luther, a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, had a good job as a police officer in Florida, but he was forced to leave that position to return to Ohio to care for an ill parent and was unable to find another position. A local veterans organization referred him to the Community Action Commission of Erie, Huron & Richland Counties’ …
Homeless Veteran Finds a Home and a New Family
In January 2011, the Ohio State Highway Patrol picked up a man they found walking on State Route 23 just south of South Bloomfield and took him to the Circleville Police Department. Because the man was a homeless veteran, the CPD contacted Joe, Pickaway County Community Action’s (PICCA) transitional housing manager. Joe called a local hotel to put the man …
Homeless Veteran Finds a Home and a Job with Community Action
David, a Navy veteran of the first Gulf War, found himself homeless after losing his job and going through a divorce. The father of two was staying at a homeless shelter in Fremont, Ohio when he turned to WSOS Community Action for help. WSOS is one of six pilot Community Action Agencies in Ohio participating in the Ohio Vocation, Education, …
Community Action Helps a Struggling Veteran
A veteran from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan (Gulf War-era II) was sentenced to attend the Fathers Matter program at the Community Action Commission of Erie, Huron and Richland Counties as part of an alternative sentence after violating his probation for his charge of failing to pay child support. During the sessions that provide parenting skills and encourage increased …