Housing

2023 Racial Justice Challenge

Sunday, July 16, 2023--The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge begins tomorrow, July 17. The month-long program is an integral action component of the YWCA of Northwest Ohio's annual racial justice campaign--Until Justice Just Is. To register go to REGISTER NOW. When you register for 21 days you'll be sent an email directing you to daily activities such as readings or...

Bishop Robert A. Culp, TCC founder, awarded Ohio Governor’s Humanitarian Award

By David Murray, TCC Web Editor MONDAY, JAN. 16, 2023--Bishop Robert A. Culp, founder of the Toledo Community Coalition, past president of the Toledo chapter of the NAACP, and long-time pastor of First Church of God in Toledo, was awarded this year's Governor's Humanitarian Award by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission for...

ZIP CODE MATTERS: Where You Live Can Affect Your Health

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2002--The YWCA of Northwest Ohio's September Lunch and Learn Webinar will focus this month on the neighborhoods people live in and how location can affect the quality of your health care and health outcomes in life. This month's webinar will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, September 30. Presenters at the Lunch and Learn will...

Zip Code Matters — a special documentary screening on June 14th

The YWCA of Northwest Ohio and the Fair Housing Center of Toledo will present a special screening of the documentary Zip Code Matters at 7 p.m. on June 14. Register in advance at bit.ly/YWCABOOKDISCUSSION. Zip Code Matters, developed by the Fair Housing Center, shows the impact of where a person lives. A person’s ZIP Code has been shown to...

Housing insecurity focus of virtual meeting March 17

Buckeye Health Plan is hosting a Community Agency Virtual Meeting from 11 a.m. to noon March 17 focused on housing insecurity as a social determinant of health barrier impacting the health of its members and the communities it serves. "Where we work, live, and play can have a significant impact on one's health. Often referred to as 'social determinants of health,'...