By Elizabeth Coss The Mahoning Valley Mobile Market travels across Mahoning County to provide healthy foods to the community — including Youngstown State University’s. The market is a 28-foot-long grocery store on wheels, spearheaded by the Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighborhoods. Jeffery Stanford, lead organizer for ACTION, said the Mobile Market was created …
Read MoreLIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio – A new program being launched by Valley Partners will provide $10,000 grants to qualifying new small businesses to pay for accounting and legal assistance. Valley Partners has set aside $300,000 per year for the next two years to fund the program, Teresa Miller, executive director, said. The $600,000 will come out …
Read More“Come Sail Away With Us” is the theme for Saturday’s Waterfire Sharon, the final one of 2023 in downtown Sharon, Pa. The food court and artists market starts at 2 p.m. The children area opens at 3 p.m. and will feature demonstrations by the Sharon School District’s Tiger Tech Robotics Team and a Touch a Truck …
Read MoreJune 8, 2023 (Warren, Ohio) – During the June 7 meeting,The Raymond John Wean Foundation Board of Directors approved Community Investment grants totaling $360,0000 to three organizations: Ohio Transformational Fund (OTF) – A collaborative fund led by an Advisory Council that seeks to transform the criminal legal system through collective grantmaking in support of Ohio …
Read MoreMay 31, 2023 (Warren, Ohio) – The Raymond John Wean Foundation is excited to announce the addition of McKayla Rockwell to their team as Administrative Associate. In her role, she supports the Foundation and its staff to ensure the smooth operation of the facilities, programs and office administration while creating a welcoming space for guests. …
Read MoreMay 17, 2023 (Warren, Ohio) – The Raymond John Wean Foundation seeks to “Activate the Space” in 2023 by extending the use of their state-of-the-art facility to those interested in hosting a meeting, event, workshop, presentation, luncheon or other gathering. The Foundation has two rooms available for community use. The Western Reserve community room, an …
Read MoreLeaders of charitable foundations in the Mahoning Valley see a bright future for philanthropy in the area as they not only contribute money to worthwhile causes and organizations, but also work to bring groups and people together to grow and improve the area. “The Wean Foundation serves as a connector to leverage resources, create partnerships …
Read MoreWARREN, OHIO—April 7, 2023—Continuing its commitment to the success of under-resourced communities in Warren and Youngstown, The Raymond John Wean Foundation is adjusting a long-time program to be a better partner to neighborhood groups and resident-led efforts. The changes come as the Wean Foundation releases a new report, Making Philanthropy Better, a recounting of how …
Read MoreApril 5, 2023 (Warren, Ohio) – The Raymond John Wean Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Sarah Lowry to its Board of Directors. Lowry is the director of the Healthy Community Partnership (HCP), an initiative of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, where she oversees the cross-sector collaborative and its work to …
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