On July 25th, 2023 Dr. Wes Fair, President and Jessica Purdy, Director of Development of Shelter Care, Inc. presented to our Club about the work that Shelter Care does in Summit County. Shelter Care, Inc. is a private non-profit agency that has served young people and families in crisis since 1972. Shelter Care has six distinct programs that together provide a continuum of residential and non-residential care including short-term crisis intervention, intermediate or respite care, long-term care en route to independent living, residential services for pregnant teens, outreach services, and outpatient counseling. Shelter Care's Mission Statement: To provide healing, restore hope and recognize the value of young people and families in need.
As part of our ongoing commitment to serving our community, Akron Rotary has partnered with Shelter Care for an ongoing service project to bring home cooked meals to two of their programs. This is the 2nd service project by Akron Rotary Club for ShelterCare!
On September 18th, 2024, Rotary members, incoming members and young professionals from CLA organized a special event to prepare cooked and ‘ready to bake’ meals for two of their youth programs (The Highlands and Shelter Home). Those meals were delivered the next day, Baked Ziti with Sausage and Chicken Enchiladas. Come join us for our next Meal Prep Service Project!
Thanks to these volunteers:
Virginia Addicott, Ben Gregory, Megan Jonaitis, Liv Pilon, Marissa Rufe, Caitlin Sokira, Kelly Unger, Cheryl Warren, Zak Williams, Darethann Krill, Tom Knauer
