Strengthening Stark Articles

My Stark Story: NaSheka Combs-Lemon

Name NaSheka Combs-Lemon  Title and Employer/Organization Career Connect Engagement Manager / Strengthening Stark  How would you describe your day job to a child? I am a part of a movement working with community leaders and employers to provide career opportunities for Stark resi...

Community Highlight - TomTod Ideas

 TomTod Ideas is a youth development nonprofit in Stark County that listens to, honors, and advocates for middle schoolers. Unabashedly community-focused, TomTod empowers middle schoolers to know that they have a role to play in Stark County. TomTod is the lead partner with Strengthening St...

Strengthening Stark In SE Canton: Lathrop Neighborhood

Strengthening Stark had the privilege of sharing our Stark Career Connect program at a meeting in SE Canton. On September 14, Habitat facilitated a conversation with several neighbors and community leaders. While the intent of the meeting was to discuss employment opportunities, we also learned...

My Stark Story - David Whitehill

  Name David WhitehillTitle and Employer/Organization President & CEO, ArtsinStark and the Cultural Center for the ArtsHow would you describe your day job to a child? I make art happen! Everything I do, every day, helps us see, hear and live art in our daily lives. Art is in ...

Greater Stark County Urban League Receives Grant For The YES Project

The following includes snipets from the official press release from America's Promise Alliance. You can read the complete annoucement including the other awardees HERE.  WASHINGTON, D.C.– The YES Project—Young, Employed, Successful—a national youth employment initiative led b...

Hall of Fame Week-What It Means For Stark County

The annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival including Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls works in a spirit of cooperation with the Pro Football Hall of Fame to annually produce the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival to celebrate the induction of new Enshrinees,...

My Stark Story - Mayor Kathy Catazaro-Perry

NameKathy Catazaro-Perry Title and Employer/OrganizationMayor, City of Massillon How would you describe your day job to a child?I am the mayor of the City of Massillon. The mayor is elected by the people and is responsible to keep the city moving forward. That includes; the police offi...

A Positive Ripple Effect

The 2021 Habitat Builders Academy is creating a positive ripple effect in Canton. Because of this community-focused program, students are earning money and learning important skills, a small business is experiencing growth, and countless individuals are strengthening Stark.The 2021 Habitat ...

BCFHOF CLASSIC RETURNS TO CANTON

After a one-year absence, the Black College Football of Fame Classic makes its return to Canton this September, featuring two of the most storied Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the country.margin-left:0in;vert...

Stark Library Brings Summer FUN School to Canton City Schools

As a community, we are all concerned about the impact of the last year on our students. Research shows that the interruption to their education has resulted in learning loss similar to what we see during the summer, when students may read less and have fewer quality learning experiences. Educati...

Habitat For Humanity ECO - How We Can Support Our Neighbors

In 2016, Habitat for Humanity launched a holistic neighborhood revitalization effort called The Renewal Project: Northeast Canton, a four-year, $3.5 million plan that was designed to reinvigorate one Northeast Canton neighborhood while helping more families and children discover the power of decent ...

Congratulations House of GRACE

Congratulations to the winner of the 2020 Stark County Impact Program, House of G.R.A.C.E. Residential Services, LLC. House of G.R.A.C.E. is a minority owned, female led business founded by Audra Martin, PhD, CEO and Haydee Thomas, RN, COO. Dr. Martin is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Sup...

Community Highlight - SCYLP

 Stark County Youth Led Prevention is a leadership organization through Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health that allows students and young adults to become more engaged and involved in their community. Facilitated by Prevention Specialists Hannah Cowie and Marissa Cooney, the SCYLP pro...

Training Funding Is Available

Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) federal funding is a limited type of funding dispersed by OhioMeansJobs Stark County that provides training assistance for eligible individuals who require additional skills and would like to enter an in-demand career.  If you are inte...

2021 Stark Tank College WINNERS

 For our pilot college edition, 10 college teams submitted 90 second elevator pitches along with a business plan to the sharks. They also attended workshops and mentoring sessions. The top six teams were chosen to compete in the final pitch competition.Each final pitch had four minutes to pr...

Stark County Manufacturing Workforce Development Partnership Highlight

Stark County is at the heart of manufacturing in northeastern Ohio.  Five-hundred and fifty manufacturers work with 26,000 employees to provide the most wages of any industry category in the County, according to MAGNET’s 2019 NEO Manufacturing Survey.  The Survey also concludes that in Nor...

Find Your Tribe With ystark And Leadership Stark County

 As the largest demographic in today’s workforce, millennials are the bridge between our community’s present and future. Retaining this group of young talent should be a priority to us all, not just the Human Resource managers of the largest employers in town. ystark! and Leadership Stark ...

2021 Stark Tank High School Edition WINNERS

 High School DetailsBefore qualifying for the final event, 40 high school teams submitted 90 second elevator pitches along with a business plan to the sharks. They also attended workshops and mentoring sessions. The top eight teams were chosen to compete in the final pitch competition.Each p...

In Demand In Stark - Ryan Hartong

Canton Repository Article: https://www.cantonrep.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2021/05/02/commentary-life-after-high-school/4893315001/  Next step: Life after high schoolBy Ryan HartongI heard the other day that there are approximately 4,200 seniors in Stark County high schools, man...

2021 Middle School Stark Tank Winners

 Stark Tank: Middle School Edition brings our entrepreneurial contest to Stark County middle schools, encouraging students to develop creative ideas for the community and empower participants to develop meaningful life skills. The program is developed and implemented by TodTod Ideas, Stark...