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Airport pickup completes family’s journey from Nepal to Akron

Rohit Biswa (left) came to the U.S. in 2010 after more than 20 years in a Nepali refugee…

April 3, 2015

As of 2013, the number of homeless individuals living in Akron/Barberton and Summit County totaled 862 (Source: Point in Time Count 2013 Report).

This includes the total number of homeless persons in emergency and transitional shelters, safe havens, and the unsheltered.

– 19 of these 862 individuals were unsheltered, living outdoors

– 107 were living in emergency shelters that gave them a temporary place to stay.

– 171 were living in transitional housing, also temporary.

– 572 persons over the age 24 were homeless.

Of the total homeless population, 114 of these individuals were considered to be chronically homeless. (more…)

March 13, 2015

By Dorothy Markulis

It is truly everywhere. Children trudge home from school toting them with a heavy load of items – books, clothes, games and other useful items.

But for some in four community learning centers in Akron, the backpack is a lifeline, saving the elementary students from hunger. (more…)

March 6, 2015