Pathway of Hope is a nationwide initiative rooted in an intensive case management approach, providing targeted services to families with a desire to take action to break the cycle of crisis and enable a path out of intergenerational poverty. Its curriculum is client-centered, focusing on empowerment through a strength-basses lens and aiming to address the root causes of barriers through the use of existing internal resources alongside extensive community collaboration.… Read full story
Category: Living
National Sweetest Day
National Sweetest Day is observed on the third Saturday in October by people of all ages.
Just in time for its 100th Anniversary, National Sweetest Day encourages everyone to be generous even in the smallest ways. From its inception as Candy Day in 1916, this day reminds us that even small tokens improve the lives of those around us. … Read full story
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Here at the Mount Vernon Law Director’s Office, we believe effective prosecution of domestic violence cases is critical to the safety and well-being of our Knox County community. That’s why our office recently started the Mount Vernon Law Director’s Domestic Violence Special Prosecution Unit.… Read full story
BBB Offers Spooktacular Tips for Halloween
Shopping for Halloween should be fun—not terrifying. With so many costume and decoration ideas, it’s hard to choose what to buy, and where to buy it from.
According to the National Retail Federation(NRF), Halloween spending for 2019 is expected to reach $8.8 billion, with consumers planning to spend an average of $86.27 each.… Read full story
Attorney General’s Office Statement on H.B. 6 Television Advertisement
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently became aware that comments from a Sept. 30 press conference are being used in a television commercial regarding H.B. 6. The inclusion of his comments occurred without his knowledge or consent.
The attorney general has deliberately not taken a position on the merits of the law – during the legislative debate or following its passage – as he anticipated it would be litigated.… Read full story
AG Yost Announces $117 Million Multistate Settlement with Johnson & Johnson
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a multistate settlement requiring Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon Inc. to pay nearly $117 million for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices, with Ohio receiving $6.3 million under the settlement.… Read full story
MVMS Veteran’s Day Breakfast
We are excited to announce that we are hosting the 2nd annual MVMS Veterans Day Breakfast on Tuesday, November 12th at 8:30 am. This event is for all veterans in the Mount Vernon community and their families and is entirely student-led.… Read full story
Governor DeWine Joins Fellow Governors to Support Protecting America’s Wildlife
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine joined governors from Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Minnesota in sending a letter to members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources in support of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act.… Read full story
Brown Challenges VA to Aggressively Combat Veteran Suicide Crisis Following Reported Increase
Following Recent Suicide Data Report, Senator is Pushing VA to Connect At-Risk Veteran Populations with Mental Health Care, and Streamline Suicide Data Collection
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee joined his colleagues in challenging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to aggressively increase its efforts to connect veterans in Ohio and across the country with critical mental health care.
STRONG Ohio Safety and Security Grant Applications Now Being Accepted
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that Ohio is now offering millions in grant funding to enhance safety and security at religious institutions, chartered nonpublic schools, licensed preschools, and nonprofit organizations.
The $8.5 million in grants are being offered as part of Governor DeWine’s STRONG Ohio violence prevention plan and are funded through Ohio’s 2020-2021 operating budget.… Read full story