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June 4, 2017 By CHRISTINE AMER MAYER, UNITED WAY OF SUMMIT COUNTY BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT OF GAR FOUNDATION For nearly 100 years, United Way of Summit County has worked to improve this community,...

Published May 16, 2017 on Ohio.com> Akron Public Schools’ effort to transform its schools into career-themed academies is getting a national boost as well as local support. The Akron school...

Read the release on the Akron Public Schools website> AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (APS) was today named a Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL) community in a ceremony at the National Inventor's Hall of...

At his organization’s annual meeting today, United Way of Summit County president and CEO, Jim Mullen, announced a new, more targeted approach to solving the problems facing Greater Akron. Speaking...

By DAN SHINGLER        United Way of Summit County will no longer be satisfied to collect money from area residents and businesses for the sake of a feel-good thermometer that measures good...

United Way of Summit County has begun a search to fill eight new AmeriCorps VISTA positions for 2017. The eight VISTAs will serve a collective 16,000 hours over the course of a year on three...