Tuesday, March 21, 2023--This month's YWCA of Northwest Ohio's Lunch & Learn Webinar will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, March 31 and will be titled, "Woman Leaders Serving Our Community," as part of this year's Women's History Month. There will be a panel discussion on the challenges and inequities women face in leadership. Presenters include...
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...
By David Murray, TCC Web Editor THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022--Anyone concerned about the ongoing lead poisoning of Toledo's children needs to attend a public hearing before Toledo City Council at 3 p.m. on Dec. 22. The hearing has been called to review yet another lead poisoning prevention law City Council is considering. The meeting will be held in City Council Chambers...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022--The Office of Minority Health at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, in cooperation with Wayman Palmer YMCA, will hold a Gently Used Clothing Giveaway tomorrow, Wednesday, December 14, at the Y, 2053 North 14th St., in Toledo. Volunteers and area churches have been gathering donated clothes, especially coats and other winter gear, for weeks. The clothing giveaway will...
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022--The YWCA of Northwest Ohio will lead a discussion at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 at its monthly virtual Lunch & Learn webinar focusing on gun violence as it relates to domestic violence and the intersection of race. October is domestic violence awareness month. The presenters at this month's webinar are Rachael Gardner, director of DVS/RCC...
By David Murray, TCC web editor THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022--With the City of Toledo inching closer to implementing a lead-safe law approved in 2020 and 2021 requiring most rental units in the city to be certified as lead free, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting two public training sessions for residents and lead removal contractors. The first program--"Understanding Lead"--will be held...
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022--The annual celebration of the collaboration of the Black Brown Unity Coalition and the Toledo Community Coalition will be held from from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Warren AME Church, 915 Collingwood Blvd., Toledo, with a candidates forum following the get-together from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church. Refreshments will be provided.
By David Murray, TCC Web Editor TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022--It's time to register, rally, and get ready for this year's general election on Nov. 8, with early voting beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the Lucas County Early Vote Center, 3737 West Sylvania Ave., Suite 121, in Toledo. But before you can vote you have to register to vote. The deadline for...
SUNDAY, Oct. 2, 2022--Toledo's First Church of God will celebrate its long-time pastor's birthday on Sunday, Oct. 23 in the church's fellowship hall at 12:30 following Sunday services. Bishop Robert A. Culp has led First Church of God for decades, and has been a pre-eminent spiritual leader in the City of Toledo since arriving in the city in 1961 as...
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...
