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Area students to benefit from state mentorship grant

7/18/2015

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ASHTABULA — The Ohio Department of Education this week awarded several Ashtabula County schools a share of more than $6.8 million going to Ohio schools as part of a new state program.

The Community Connectors School Mentorship Program aims to give more students access to positive role models, said Michael Perona, public information officer for the Ohio Department of Education. 


The state received 192 applications for funding from area school districts and each followed the state's instructions to partner with community organizations and faith-based groups and businesses, he said.

Ashtabula Area City Schools District will receive a Community Connectors grant for about $139,000, partnering with local agencies such as Ashtabula County Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Ashtabula Conneaut Telephone Company, Ducro Funeral Services and the City Church of Geneva. The grant lead is G.O. Community Development, a non-profit organization at 3703 Station Ave.

"Ashtabula school students are the beneficiary of the services, but the grant is administered by the lead agency. In this case, G.O. Community Development is the lead," Perona said.

Ashtabula Superintendent Patrick Colucci said he's excited about receiving the grant but he doesn't know all the details yet.

Sally Bradley, who serves as the school district's Closing the Achievement Gap (CTAG) Linkage Coordinator, will be going to Columbus on July 31 to get all the details, he said.

"She's going to come back and tell us," he said.

Bradley could not be reached for comment Thursday, but in an interview in April, she said she works to provide the building blocks to socially construct hope by providing mentors, personal attention for academic learning and social service intervention.


Ashtabula school officials weren't the only ones to receive good news from the Community Connectors program.

Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley-Ashtabula County was named the lead on a more than $76,000 grant for Buckeye, Geneva, Pymatuning Valley, Conneaut, Grand Valley and Jefferson school districts to share.

Last year, Gov. John R. Kasich proposed the creation of the Community Connectors to give more Ohio students access to positive role models. 

“The response has been overwhelmingly positive ... the grant application process initiated new relationships and conversations in communities across the state on how to inspire and help more young people to reach their goals,” said Richard A. Ross, state superintendent of public instruction, in a release. “Our boys and girls need an adult, a mentor they can trust, who can help them reach their potential and show them their future.”

Ross' office will continue to analyze and work with the other grant applicants in the next 30 days in an effort to award $3.2 million in remaining funding. There was a total of $10 million in all.

Award winners were selected based on a number of important factors, including the mission and vision of Community Connectors. The program provides $3 for every $1 provided by local partnerships for activities specifically associated with one-to-one mentoring.


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Beauty and Brains event set for Saturday at G.O. Ministries

7/17/2015

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ASHTABULA — "Beauty and Brains," an empowerment workshop for women is planned for Saturday at G.O. Ministries, sponsored by the Gemstone Ministries Team of Ashtabula.

 Octavia Yates, spokesperson from the Gemstone Ministries, said the group is passionate about Ashtabula County.


“It is our vision that the young teens and adults of Ashtabula know that they are worth something; they are somebody,” Yates said earlier this month during a presentation to City Council. 

“It’s our vision that these individuals see that they can be greater than their surroundings," she said. "They do not have to turn to drugs, addictions, etc. but can be taught and encouraged to fight the odds and come out successful; it’s our vision that they rise up and look beyond what they see.”

Gemstone’s "Beauty and Brains" event will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at G.O. Ministries, 3703 Station Ave. 

There will be free food, free giveaways, raffles and workshops. 

"We see 'gems' all around the city that may simply need a little support and encouragement to keep pushing," she said in news release. "If you are that person, reach out, we are here."

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G.O. CDC Food Programs

7/9/2015

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G.O. Community Development Center is a non profit organization in Ashtabula, Ohio.  We are located in a low poverty in the city. You can view our web site and video at www.go-cdc.org.  We rely heavily on local support to continue to provide hundreds of meals to those in need.  We are the only center in Ashtabula that supplies a hot balanced evening meal 5 days a week to anyone who comes through our doors. On a average we serve 75 to 100 and up people per day. Our vision is to one day be able to expand that service  when we can get the funds, volunteers and means to deliver. We supplement the donated food we  receive with the purchase of many shelf stable items, cooking supplies, eating utensils and one of our biggest expense is meat.  There has been a increasing demand for food assistance  and people coming in each day for a hot meal. We also have a Thursday food pantry once a week where we distribute bags of groceries. It is hard and almost impossible to add the personal items to these distributions  which are so much needed.  These items can be expensive but they are necessities.  When people have limited resources they have to make decisions about what to do with what  they have.  We would be able to purhase items such as soap, hygiene products,laundry soap ,toilet paper etc, The funds we raise  will help us supply our soup kitchen and pantry with the above items for the next 6 to 8 months. Please join us in our efforts to help the less fortunate. No one should go to bed hungry, especially our children,   I encourage you to  show your support and we invite you to tour our facility .  Volunteers are always welcome as everyone at our center is a volunteer,  We have no paid employees.


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