#Domestic #violence happens everywhere and victims come in all ages & genders! Donya & Amy of Family & Community joined us to chat about #domesticviolence & how often it happens in the #PortageCountyOH area. Ohio BWC Portage Co Health Portage County MH&RB youtu.be/3fHzx88wFt4

Thanks to TJ, our extraordinary Case Manager, and some great board members, Family Fun Day was a success! And thanks to the Community for coming out to play! Looking forward to our next event!

During Men’s Health Month, it is important to remember that it’s always okay to reach out for help. Contact your healthcare provider if you are overwhelmed and stressed, or one of our local providers at 330-296-3555 Coleman Health Services or 330-677-4124 Family & Community

Our friends at Family & Community are looking for a few Childcare Coordinators to assist with their Parent Cafe group sessions! (Beginning in July) This position is only for students who are eligible for Federal Work Study. Learn more/apply here: kent.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4963915/ #KentState

Portage County Cares and like minded citizens are hosting a donation event on Saturday the 31st from 9-11am in front of the Portage County Courthouse. They are collecting hygiene products for our male and female recovery houses, Root House and PARC. All donations welcome!

Community Engaged Learning & @CKPKentState will host the “Flashes Fighting Hunger” Contactless Food Drive on Wed. Aug. 25 from 1-4 p.m.! Collected items will go to Family & Community agencies and Campus Kitchen. Learn more and register to volunteer: kent.edu/community/flas… Kent State

Thank you FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES for the BRONZE Sponsorship of Bowl Against Abuse on 10/2! Visit CACPortage or email [email protected] for info about forming a team/becoming a sponsor! Support Family & Community by visiting fcsserves.org.

CEL and @ckatkentstate are coordinating the “Flashes Fighting Hunger” Contactless Food Drive on Wed. Aug. 25 from 1-4 p.m.! Collected items will go to ⁠@fcsserves agencies and Campus Kitchen. ⁠ Learn more: kent.edu/community/flas…⁠ Kent State #FlashesFightingHunger

Thank you to one of our generous 2021 Fall Conference sponsors: Family & Community Family & Community Services, Inc. seeks to strengthen, empower and enrich the lives of individuals and families through a broad continuum of services.

Thank you to BlackUnitedStudents for your support for the King Kennedy Community Center and the greater Skeels-McElrath community, from 1968 to today❤️

Watch last week’s panel on the pandemic's impact on education. THANK YOU Jenny Hamel @WCPN & panelists Eric Gordon, Cleveland Metropolitan School District; Jennifer Felker, Geauga & Lake Educ Ctrs; Shari Obrenski Cleveland Teachers Union, Local 279; Andrea Pollock Family & Community; Thea Wilson Step Forward. bit.ly/3JzWIhe

Thanks to so many donors who contributed food items for Pizza Night Giveaway and Taco Tuesday Giveaway! Sixty families received the ingredients for these meals in January and February. In addition, gloves, hats, scarves and blankets were distributed! And some gift cards too!

Totally 90’s Fundraiser where a great time was had by all. Thank you to everyone who came!

It's March! You know what that means?! 👀📦👀📦 Our Movers for Moms® donation drive is officially back Sunday March 20th! We are once again collecting for our friends at the Battered Women's Shelter & Safer Futures Family & Community through Mother's Day!

Service Leader Clarice Farley recently facilitated a ⚡️ Service in a Flash ⚡️ event that invited volunteers to make valentines for residents of Kentway Senior Independent Living.

Last week, our employee-led Corporate Responsibility Committee hosted a potluck to benefit Freedom House, an initiative of Family & Community that provides transitional housing for #homeless #veterans. ES employees raised over $500 at the event to donate to #FreedomHouse! 💞🇺🇸