Welcome House is celebrating 40 years in the community with a fundraiser happy hour at Braxton Brewery that will benefit its new facility.
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Local veterans group announces annual 5K walk/run
An Erlanger-based group for veterans announced its annual 5K will be at The Banks in downtown Cincinnati this November.
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Event designed to give hope, provide some fun to those in recovery
A night of food, prize giveaways, fun and community resources could be beneficial for anyone. But for those seeking help with addiction or people who have been formerly incarcerated, such an event can be a lifeline. The 3rd annual Reentry Resource Night, to offer those who may need addiction recovery or post-incarceration services, is scheduled […]
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Grant supports mental health services in Northern Kentucky schools
Members of the local fundraising nonprofit Give Where You Live voted at last week’s meeting to grant this quarter’s funds — totaling $6,000 — to Ethan’s Purpose, a foundation established to address mental health and suicide prevention. Ethan’s Purpose was established after Debbie and Richard Zegarra lost their 16-year-old son, Ethan, to suicide in 2018. They […]
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NKY nonprofit Redwood receives grant from Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Northern Kentucky nonprofit Redwood announced Monday that it received a $7,785 grant to purchase and install a new clock system for for its 86,000-square foot facility in Fort Mitchell. The Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels gave the grant to Redwood, which provides educational, therapeutic, vocational and other services to children and adults with disabilities. […]
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Point/Arc, Amazon host job fair for people with disabilities
Northern Kentucky employers and community organizations are collaborating in order to help people with disabilities get hired in the region. The Zembrodt Education Center, located at Point/Arc in Covington, held its first job fair for people with disabilities. Amazon, one of the largest employers in Northern Kentucky, worked together with Point/Arc to organize the job […]
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Strangers come together to help community member, then turn it into something bigger
What started as a case of an elderly man being taken advantage of turned into strangers coming together to help their fellow river city neighbor. That effort turned into an idea for a volunteer-based group called Neighbor Helping Neighbor that will provide assistance on other projects that might be too much for one person to […]
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The Point/Arc to host Amazon job fair for people with disabilities
The Amazon Job Fair for people with disabilities is scheduled for Wednesday, June 22 from noon to 4 p.m. The job fair, hosted by the Point/Arc, will be on the third floor of the Zembrodt Education Center at 104 W. Pike St. in Covington. “It is specific for people with disabilities, but we certainly won’t […]
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Redwood announces Abilities Award recipients
Redwood recently announced the recipients of its Celebration of Abilities Awards. The nonprofit focuses on serving children and adults with “severe and multiple disabilities,” and the awards ceremony highlights people and organizations for their ability to impact the community, according to a press release from the organization. Redwood CEO Sharon Fusco said the awards “recognize, […]
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Want to play golf with penguins from the Newport Aquarium?
Northern Kentuckians will soon have an opportunity to play with penguins and other aquatic animals at a charity golf outing. The WAVE Foundation, a nonprofit located at the Newport Aquarium, is hosting the 11th annual David Fulcher’s Putt for Penguins Celebrity Golf Outing on Monday, June 27 at Wetherington Golf and Country Club in West […]
