2024 Holiday Food Drive!

We’ll be collecting non-perishable food donations at our November and December meetings to support the Center of Hope and Kent Social Services food pantries. Both programs serve hundreds of families in need on a daily basis so we’re honored to be able to help support their work in our county!

Bring in canned or non-perishable food donations to either luncheon and receive a chance to win a gift card! Attendees will receive 1 drawing ticket per item donated.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • The Center of Hope has served over 108,000 hot meals and distributed over 22,000 bags of groceries!  They serve the communities of Ravenna, Ravenna Township, Charlestown, Wayland, Edinburgh, North Benton, Palmyra, Eastern Palmyra, Diamond, Paris Township, Deerfield, Newton Falls, and Rootstown.
  • Kent Social Services “serves over 20,000 hot meals a year and provides over 100,000 pounds of groceries to households in need.”

June 16, 2017 – Narcan In The Workplace

The PCSC is excited to be partnering with the Portage County Health District to offer a free Narcan In The Workplace training on Friday, June 16, 2017, 2pm-3:30pm, at Family & Community Services in Ravenna.

This training will:

  1. Explain the current heroin/opioid epidemic occurring in Portage County.
  2. Describe the key components for Ohio’s Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Program; Project DAWN.
  3. Explain why this epidemic is a public health problem that affects all of us.

Seating is limited to 30. Registration deadline is Friday, June 9th, 12pm. Click here to register today!

PLEASE NOTE: This training qualifies for 1 PCSC Attendance and/or CEO Credit!