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Youngstown block party targets healthy pregnancies

Sean Barron – Correspondent YOUNGSTOWN — Shari Nesbitt is among the social workers and health care practitioners dedicated to adding layers of cement to fill gaps in what those who have a variety of challenges need. “If you’re between birth and age 21 in Mahoning or Trumbull County with special needs, diagnosed with a behavioral …

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Youngstown Rayen Early College Celebrating 20 Years

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Youngstown City School District is marking its 20th anniversary of providing educational opportunities at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School.   YREC will have an anniversary celebration in conjunction with its open house Friday, with an anniversary convocation from 10 to 11 a.m. outside the school at 20 W. Wood St. YREC, …

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Wean Foundation Marks 75 Years with Summit

WARREN, Ohio – The Raymond John Wean Foundation started in 1949 as a family foundation and evolved into a progressive, private foundation, its president said. The foundation is rooted in community and all about advancing change in the Mahoning Valley, President Jennifer Roller said Tuesday during its 75th anniversary summit at the Grand Resort. “I’m …

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Raymond John Wean Foundation marks 75 years in the Mahoning Valley

HOWLAND, Ohio (WKBN) — For the last 75 years, the Raymond John Wean Foundation has been providing philanthropic assistance to the community. On Tuesday, leaders with the Foundation invited the community for a celebration at the Grand Resort in Howland. They held a number of sessions gathering input on how to encourage what leaders say is more …

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Wean Foundation plans 75th Anniversary Summit

HOWLAND — Ruha Benjamin will be the keynote speaker for the Raymond John Wean Foundation’s 75th Anniversary Summit on Sept. 10 at The Grand Resort, 9519 E. Market St., Howland. Benjamin is the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, founding director of the Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab and …

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Philanthropy Review Summer 2024 Excerpt

Conversations with Colleagues Racial Equity Learning Exchange supports members in advancing racial equity From November 2023 through May 2024, Philanthropy Ohio hosted a Racial Equity Learning Exchange cohort with support of the United Philanthropy Forum and facilitated by Marga, Inc. The Philanthropy Ohio cohort consisted of 11 member organizations that explored work to advance racial …

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Marking 75 years, Wean Foundation Continues Focus

WARREN, Ohio – The Raymond John Wean Foundation is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and to mark the milestone, the foundation is reinforcing its focus on building community and advancing equity in the Mahoning Valley. “The coming year is an opportunity for the Wean Foundation to illuminate what we have learned, celebrate the valuable …

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Black history month events

YOUNGSTOWN — “Greatness Revealed: The Art of African Americans at the Butler Institute of American Art.” Virginia Banks and Lou Zona will co-curate. The exhibit is open daily through March 1. AUSTINTOWN — Mahoning Valley Historical Society Curator of Education Traci Manning is speaking at 6 p.m. today at the Austintown Library branch. Manning will …

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Wean Foundation Seeks Racially Equitable Future

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – As the Raymond John Wean Foundation celebrates 75 years of philanthropy in the Mahoning Valley this year, the organization will continue to focus on its work toward a racially equitable future. “The coming year is an opportunity for the Wean Foundation to illuminate what it has learned to help it better understand …

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