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United Way of Summit County to open financial empowerment center in former Huntington Bank branch in Kenmore
Oct 12, 2017
Published on October 12, 2017 by Cleveland.com>
The shuttered Huntington Bank branch on Kenmore Boulevard is poised to be transformed into a financial services center for residents in the city's...
United Way’s Stuff the Bus drive collects 60,218 school supplies for Akron Public Schools students
Oct 10, 2017
On September 6, students at 11 Akron public schools were surprised with a free backpack full of classroom materials, courtesy of United Way of Summit County’s Stuff the Bus school supplies drive. Now...
Beacon Journal editorial board: After a decade of tax cuts — Ohioans in financial hardship
Oct 06, 2017
Published on October 6, 2017 by Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com>
When Statehouse Republicans started reducing taxes in 2005, they didn’t promise that a decade later a larger share of working Ohioans...
United Way study finds 40% of Summit County households struggle to afford basics
Oct 04, 2017
As published by Crain's Cleveland Business on October 4, 2017
By DAN SHINGLER
Akron's on the rebound but not all of its residents have bounced back yet.
That's according to a new report from Ohio...
United Way: 40 percent of Ohio households struggle to pay basic expenses
Oct 04, 2017
As published on Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com on October 4, 2017
By Rick Armon
Beacon Journal staff writer
Forty percent of Ohio households struggle to pay for basic living expenses, a new...
Groundbreaking study reveals 2 in 5 Summit County households struggle to afford basics
Oct 04, 2017
There are more than 85,000 households in Summit County unable to afford the state’s cost of living, with conditions still lagging behind pre-recession levels, according to the United Way ALICE Report...
