Education

Lead Safe Forum to Kick Off Minority Health Month

MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026--The Toledo Lead Resource Center will host a free community event to kick off National Minority Health Month on Wednesday, April 1 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Glass City Enrichment Center in Toledo, 815 Front St., Toledo. The afternoon will focus on empowering families with practical knowledge about preventing lead exposure while connecting families to...

Lead Safe Landlord-Tenant Education Fair

By David Murray, TCC Web Editor MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2025 -- A Lead Safe Toledo Landlord-Tenant Education Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Main Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. This event is part of the National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and supports the city of Toledo's #LeadSafeToledo initiative, which is working...

Toledo NAACP Chapter Creates ‘Trump Watch’

By DAVID MURRAY TCC WEB EDITOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025, TOLEDO, OHIO—The Toledo Chapter of the NAACP, at its general membership meeting last night, announced it was creating a ‘Trump Watch’ to keep a local tally of the damage the Trump Administration is doing to the Toledo community, especially to local Black people and people of color. Darlene Sweeney-Newbern, Toledo chapter president, told...

Getting Your Affairs in Order

By Dave Murray TCC Web Editor WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025--Back by popular demand, the free Getting Your Affairs in Order workshop will be held again this year from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 5, at the McMaster Center at the Main Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, downtown at 325 N. Michigan St., Toledo. To attend you must register by...

2024 YWCA Racial Justice Challenge

TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2024--This year's YWCA Racial Justice Challenge will focus on Bodily Autonomy, Women's Financial Empowerment/Caregiving, Gun Violence, and Transportation. To register go to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhsidLIfwaBLwF66IV1Nj3sOvkUIB1EdOtsblkMNRdG4RPYQ/viewform The Racial Justice Challenge is the action component for the Until Justice Just Is campaign, which is designed to raise awareness of systemic racism and how each of us can take action to advance...

MultiFaith Council of NW Ohio to hold Peace Gathering

Monday, October 23, 2023--The MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio will hold a Peace Gathering at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 24, at the First Unitarian Church of Toledo, 3205 Glendale Ave. The mission of the MultiFaith Council is to provide community leadership and facilitate programs that draw together diverse faiths and foster mutual respect, friendship, and cooperation in service to the region. People...

National Voter Registration Day of Action

BY DAVID MURRAY, TCC WEB EDITOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023--The Ohio Unity Coalition will hold a National Voter Registration Day of Action on Tuesday, September 26 to help people confirm their voter registration or to register to vote. The deadline to register to vote for the November 7, 2023 general election is October 10. How To Take Action? Go to OHIOUNITY.ORG for...

Ohio Women’s Leadership Summit Coming to Toledo

By DAVE MURRAY TCC Web Editor MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2023--This year's Ohio Women's Leadership Summit will be held in Toledo on Sept. 9 at the newly remodeled and expanded Glass City Center, the city's downtown convention center. The summit will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public, but registration is required at