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Wean Foundation Board of Directors Meets at Amphitheater

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Raymond John Wean Foundation Board of Directors this week held its quarterly meting on the stage of the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre, in full view of the Wean Park it funded. Presentations and discussions centered around the foundation’s racial equity outcomes, which include funding viable solutions led by organizations whose leadership represents …

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Wean Foundation Awards Neighborhood Success Grants

WARREN, Ohio – Neighborhood Success Grants, a program of The Raymond John Wean Foundation, awarded over $30,000 to eight resident-led organizations. Several of the groups are previous grant recipients, while three are first time grantees. “The foundation has supported our efforts to improve property standards and promote the interests of the residents in our service area …

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Resident-led groups get Wean grant funds

Neighborhood SUCCESS Grants, a program of The Raymond John Wean Foundation, awarded more than $30,000 to eight resident-led organizations in Mahoning County.https://aaa9587b79516bb6294f4d80e3780ea2.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html Several of the groups are previous grant recipients, while three are first-time grantees. “The foundation has supported our efforts to improve property standards and promote the interests of the residents in our service …

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MVMC to focus on inclusion

The Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition is on the cusp of launching a series of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives for its members and community partners in a targeted multi-pronged approach. “Our focus is on increasing diversity focus with outreach activities in the community; increase diversity, equity and inclusion awareness among manufacturers; and increasing DEI …

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Community news

RACIAL EQUITY WORKSHOP: The Raymond John Wean Foundation will host the 2022 Racial Equity and Inclusion Workshop on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sponsored by the Wean Foundation, this two-day virtual training is hosted by ThirdSpace Action Lab and presented by the Racial Equity Institute.

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YSU Phi Kappa Phi marks 50th anniversary

From Sally Hotchkiss to Bege Bowers, John Loch to Lowell Satre, the list of past presidents of Youngstown State University’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi reads like a hall of fame of YSU notables across the years. This year, Chapter 143 marks its 50th anniversary. “For half a century, Chapter 143 has kept the tradition …

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Wean Foundation sets orientation

PROGRAM RETURNS: The Wean Foundation will host a Neighborhood SUCCESS Grantee Orientation 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Raymond John Wean Foundation Western Reserve Room, 147 W. Market St., Warren. This is the first in-person event for the program since COVID-19. Participants will get to know some of the grassroots organizations and the projects …

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Local foundation awards $400K grant for inclusion and civic work

Two organizations focused on inclusion, meeting the needs of underrepresented communities and policy reform will share in grants totaling $400,000 from The Wean Foundation. Ohio Voice and the Fund for our Economic Future are the two recipients of the Wean Foundation’s first quarter 2022 grants. “Both organizations’ work relates directly to existing and new race equity and inclusion …

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