Suit Sorting Day Part 2
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1w ago
On Friday, March 15, 2024, ACTION Ohio facilitated a second Suits Sorting Day at Buckeye Ranch. We were deeply grateful to have Velda Hofacker, a long-time supporter of this effort, and her friends assist.  Link to more photos ..read more
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Final Suits for Success pickup in Chillicothe
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2w ago
On Friday, March 8, 2024, with help from the wonderful Kristy Mullins and Tonya Gephard, Lisa was able to pick up the remaining men's professional clothing items from the Veteran Housing Program in Chillicothe. They had received a large donation of brand new suits from Men’s Wearhouse, and weren’t able to distribute the smaller sizes so they donated them to us for foster youth. ACTION Ohio has ordered 10 wheeled clothing racks and will do another Suit Sorting this month. News to come in the future regarding young women’s clothing drive. All items will be freely available for current and f ..read more
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Junior League Panel Presentation
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1M ago
On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, the Junior League of Columbus hosted a community panel.  Panelists included: Moderator JoVonna Moxley of JLC Columbus Lisa Dickson, ACTION Ohio Kim Eckhart, Children's Defense Fund ~ Ohio Katrina de los Santos, CSCC Scholar Network Here's a link to the ACTION Ohio handout that Lisa shared.  ..read more
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Suits for Success pickup in Chillicothe
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1M ago
Went to Chillicothe to pick up suits today... The first four photos are what I was able to fit in my car: The last three photos are what is still there for us to get later ..read more
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Suits for Success in 2024 -- another generous clothing donation
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2M ago
ACTION Ohio was contacted by Kristy Mullins, Program Support Assistant for the Veteran Housing Program in Chillicothe.  They had received a large donation of new suits from Men’s Wearhouse, and weren’t able to distribute the smaller sizes. They want to donate them to us for foster youth. Similar to the previous donation we received from Polaris Fashion Place, these suits will be distributed to foster youth at the 2024 Leadership and Life Skills Summit for Ohio foster youth, aged 14-24 ..read more
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Suits for Success in 2024
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3M ago
Throughout the entire state of Ohio, every American Commodore Tuxedo location closed permanently earlier this year. When their Polaris location closed down, they abandoned all their merchandise and failed to pick it up by the required deadline, making it the property of the mall. General Manager Tamra Bower and Marketing Director Ben Harrison of Polaris Fashion Place decided to donate these 200+ items to ACTION Ohio.  The suits will be distributed to foster youth at the 2024 Leadership and Life Skills Summit for Ohio foster youth, aged 14-24. There will be volunteers on hand to show yout ..read more
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Imprint Podcast: Making Holiday Traditions for Foster Youth
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4M ago
 John Kelly of the Imprint came to Central Ohio Thanksgiving Together this year, and interviewed ACTION Ohio Communications Chair Lisa Dickson on his podcast afterwards.  Here's the link:  (it starts with national updates, and Ohio-specific stuff starts at the 20 minute mark)  ..read more
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2023 Central Thanksgiving Together
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4M ago
2023 Central Ohio Thanksgiving Together for current and former foster youth took place on Sunday, November 19, 2023 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, at Reynoldsburg High School’s Summit Campus, 8579 Summit Road, Reynoldsburg OH 43068. This ACTION Ohio event was made possible due to support from Reynoldsburg City Schools, the Leo Club. Temple Israel Columbus, the Tzedakah Collective, Beth Tikvah's Sisterhood, Randi Lewis, the Junior League of Columbus, Andi Atwood, and Kristin Gilbert. Link to more photos.  ..read more
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2023 SW Ohio Thanksgiving Together
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4M ago
2023 Southwest Ohio Thanksgiving Together for current and former foster youth took place on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm, at the United Way of Greater Cincinnati, 2400 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45202. This ACTION Ohio event was made possible due to support from United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Easley Blessed Media, Safe Pastures, My Very Own Blanket, Zachary Super and Midwestern Plumbing Services, and Opportunities Knocking.  Link to more photos.  ..read more
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Proud of Dauntea Sledge
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6M ago
 Dauntea Sledge was featured in the August 10, 2023 issue of the Ohio Supreme Court bulletin ..read more
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