January 2025

Photo: Staff from the new central LCCAA Head Start kitchen facility, the first in more than 50 years owned by the agency. Learn more in "Network News." Photo Source: LCCAA Website.

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LCCAA Head Start Opens New Kitchen Facility

(Story Source: LCCAA News)

For the first time in more than 50 years, LCCAA Head Start owns its own central kitchen facility on 8th Street in downtown Lorain.

The new facility includes a hub for drivers where they can organize everything needed to deliver meals to all the centers. Preparation for meals for those with food restrictions and allergies now has a dedicated space.



Other new equipment in the facility includes a steamer for vegetables, an ice maker and larger coolers and hot boxes with clear doors that allow for quick inventory.

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Chillicothe Homeless Shelter Helping Many Nonstop for More Than a Year

(Story Source: The Scioto Post; Author: Kevin Coleman)

Chillicothe — With the recent snow and cold weather, how has the new homeless shelter been working? The leader of the agency that has been operating the 24-hour facility for little more than a year says it has been busy…and has probably been a lifesaver.

I spoke with Julie Bolen, Executive Director of the Ross County Community Action Coalition. They are based at the corner of Woodbridge and Western avenues, and among the many services they offer, they operate the shelter.

There were other homeless shelters before this one, but Bolen said they had to have limited hours or services because of local zoning or the lease agreement. But when Community Action bought the former Eastern Avenue Lumber property at 804 Eastern Avenue, between Watt Street and Douglas Avenue, it removed most of their limitations. >>> SEE ARTICLE