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January 26, 2021
GAR AWARDS $200,000 TO KNOW COVID PROGRAM
GAR Foundation has dedicated $200,000 to the creation of the Know COVID program. This effort is designed to connect Akron’s healthcare system with trusted neighborhood organizations to develop culturally competent, credible COVID-19- and vaccine-related information and deliver that information to the Black community. As the U.S. surpasses 25.2 million COVID-19 cases and Ohio approaches the […]
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November 14, 2016
Systemic Inequity: An honest reckoning
My friend and colleague Brian Frederick referenced in his recent blog post the Racial Equity Institute (REI) “Groundwater” training session. I attended that powerful session as well, and I was struck by the questions it raised related to the growth and opportunity challenges we face. REI suggests, and indeed proves with a hefty catalog of […]
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April 08, 2016
Aging in place: How Summit County is addressing its growing senior population
Produced and written by GAR Foundation and Akron Community Foundation. A homecare service provider arrives at Charles Cucuzza’s house on a weekday morning. She tidies up, restocks his groceries, and prepares a nutritious breakfast for him to eat. This unvarying routine is anything but ordinary for Cucuzza who says he nearly lost all hope after […]
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