Citizenship Information Open House Nov. 13, 2010

Citizenship Info Open House Nov 2010

Summit County, Ohio Flu Clinics - 2010

Community Flu Clinics 2010

Salvation Army/Toys for Tots Holiday Assistance 2010

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Free Legal Clinics in October 2010

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Project Homeless Connect 5K RUN/WALK On Water

Date

Saturday, October 23, 2010 @ 9:00 AM local time

Address

Summit Lake Community Center and Towpath
380 W. Crosier St.

Fees

$20 preregistration/$25 day of race

 

Registration Closing Date

Thursday, October 21, 2010 @ 11:59 PM

 

Brief Description

Project Homeless Connect 5K Run/Walk On Water is an event that takes you waterfront along the towpath and On the Water. The course goes across the beautiful floating towpath boardwalk which crosses the center of Summit Lake, one of the neatest sections of the Towpath. It also goes through the streets of Akron and along some older industrial sections of the city. This event is chip timed by the RS Racing Systems, who put on the Subway Challenge Series races.

 

 

Additional Information

The Project Homeless Connect 5K Run/Walk is a run/walk with prizes in both running divisions and walking divisions. Awards for top five overall male and female runners and top three overall male and female walkers. Age category awards for top three in the following age groups: RUNNERS: 11 & under, 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 & over. WALKERS: 11 & under, 12-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & older. Technical T-shirts for all preregistrants and great goodie bag. For more information call or email Sean Fremon at 330-351-2525, portagelakes@yahoo.com; Sue Pierson at 330-762-5627, spierson@infolineinc.org; or Keith Stahl at 330-253-9675, stahlkei@cssbh.org. This event is sponsored by the Akron/Summit County Continuum of Care.

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Here is some great information about the Safe Haven program from Summit County Children Services website, www.summitkids.org.

What is Safe Havens for Newborns?

Not all women who get pregnant are ready to raise a child. Sometimes they see no options except to abandon the baby. Safe Havens provides a new option. It allows a birth parent to leave a newborn infant (less than 30 days old) with:

• a medical worker in a hospital;
• a medical worker at a fire department or other emergency service organization; or
• a peace officer at a law enforcement agency.

If the infant is left with a person at one of these places, and has not been abused, the parent will face no legal consequences for making this choice.

Who can take a newborn to a Safe Haven?

The birth parent (mother or father) can take a child to a Safe Haven. The law provides protection from prosecution only for the child 's parents.

Does the birth parent have to call before taking an infant to a Safe Haven?

No. A birth parent may take a newborn to a Safe Haven at any time until the child is 30 days old.

What information will the birth parent have to provide?

The birth parent is not required to provide any information, including his or her name. However, it would help the baby if the birth parent chose to provide basic health information. The birth parent will be offered a form to guide them in providing the most important health information.

What happens next?

If the baby needs medical attention, it will be provided. The professional staff person who accepts the baby will contact the county children services agency; and the baby will be placed in an adoptive home. There are many families who want to adopt a baby.

When a parent cannot care for an infant, leaving the baby at a Safe Haven may be the best choice for the child. If the birth parent is not sure about this decision, an adoption social worker can help by providing information on available options and services for birth parents and their babies. Information is also available:

Online at: HELP ME GROW

Toll Free: 1-800-755-4769.

Any birth parent who wants to raise a baby but doesn't know how, may also call the Help Me Grow hotline to get information about caring for and raising children.