Info Line Inc. Offers Hotline for the Homeless (Part 2)

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Info Line Inc. Offers Hotline for the Homeless (Part 2)

Story by Katie Cassaro

 

Imagine this. You are struggling financially and then lose your job. You have children to feed and bills to pay, but no income. You are now facing the possibility of homelessness.

You are one of the nearly 900 homeless individuals living in Summit County.

So where do you go? And what do you do?

The Continuum of Care (CoC), a branch of Info Line, Inc. works around the clock to help people in this critical situation.

And they continue to grow, improve and add services to better serve the homeless. Their most recent launch being the Homeless Hotline.   (more…)

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Info Line Inc. Offers Hotline for the Homeless (Part 1)

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for the Homeless  (Part 1)

 

Story by: Katie Cassaro

 

Can you imagine being homeless? Would you even know what to do or where to turn?

Many probably wouldn’t know where to start, or how to find food, shelter, etc.

Thankfully Info Line Inc., located in the heart of Akron, has this covered.

Info Line Inc., incorporated as a private nonprofit corporation by the State of Ohio in 1975, has come to the rescue with their phenomenally categorized system and database to help sort things out for the homeless. Their one-of-a-kind system creates stability for those focusing on just surviving.
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Tactical Urbanism growing in Akron Communities

 

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Story by Jason Segedy

 

You may have heard about the growing Akron2Akron movement, which organizes monthly walking tours of Akron neighborhoods, led by local residents.

The walks have attracted people of all ages and all backgrounds, and they have been a great way to connect with other people, to get to know your own neighborhood better, and to get to know another neighborhood that you may not be as familiar with.

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