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A recent study by the Partnership for a New American Economy comissioned by the Knight Foundation highli

GAR Foundation is honored to present Christine Yuhasz, Director of Strategic Engagement at Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) with the 2016 Glass Half Full Award.

In a way, it’s ironic. In the digital age, many of us can do our work from any place, as long as we have a laptop and high-speed internet.

Last month members of our team attended the annual Knight Breakfast hosted by United Way of Summit County to hear activist, author and entrepreneur, Dan Pallotta.

We’ve been enjoying the new changes around here and hope you have too! If you haven’t had a chance to check out our new website, here are six new things to explore:

We officially welcomed summer this week, so that means it’s time to start working on those summer reading lists.

After many years Congress recently updated the former No Child Left Behind Act, and replaced it with the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA.) ESSA essentially answers criticisms about perceived f

With Mayor Dan Horrigan settling into city hall, there has been much talk about Akron’s “new day,” and enthusiasm around bringing fresh perspective to economic development.

Every board seat is precious. If all board members are effectively engaged, then the board can do so much to help advance the mission of the organization.