/news/tags/community Community en-US Copyright Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT /health/2024-08-14/avon-hospitals-food-pantry-offers-nourishment-beyond-the-bedside Leaders at Avon Hospital opened a food pantry to connect patients with healthy foods and ongoing support from a food bank in hopes of resolving hospital readmissions for patients experiencing food insecurity. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT /health/2024-08-14/avon-hospitals-food-pantry-offers-nourishment-beyond-the-bedside Taylor Wizner /health/2024-02-14/cmsd-metrohealth-open-3-school-health-clinics-for-students-staff Cleveland Metropolitan School District and the MetroHealth System's School Health Program opened three wellness clinics in schools. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:34:36 GMT /health/2024-02-14/cmsd-metrohealth-open-3-school-health-clinics-for-students-staff Taylor Wizner, Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence /health/2024-02-13/a-cleveland-teen-was-shot-in-the-head-and-survived-how-do-she-and-her-mother-cope Hundreds of people in Cleveland each year are gunshot survivors. Those crimes impact families for years to come after, from medical expenses to physical disabilities and mental health challenges. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health/2024-02-13/a-cleveland-teen-was-shot-in-the-head-and-survived-how-do-she-and-her-mother-cope Conor Morris /health/2024-01-22/cleveland-heights-family-with-a-transgender-child-faces-an-uncertain-future-in-ohio The Burkle family of Cleveland Heights said House Bill 68 could make it unsafe for their family to remain in Ohio with a transgender daughter. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health/2024-01-22/cleveland-heights-family-with-a-transgender-child-faces-an-uncertain-future-in-ohio Stephen Langel /community/2024-01-16/once-a-teenage-mother-she-now-helps-young-cleveland-moms-unleash-the-beast-of-parenthood Linda Howard was once a young mother. Though she had supportive parents, noticing that other young moms didn't have that help inspired her to start her own nonprofit. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /community/2024-01-16/once-a-teenage-mother-she-now-helps-young-cleveland-moms-unleash-the-beast-of-parenthood Cardell Belfoure /community/2024-01-02/was-his-mother-ashamed-he-was-in-prison-poetry-helped-him-find-the-answer Wall Street Wes Robinson began writing poetry in prison. One of his favorites is a poem he penned on Mother's Day as he wondered if his mother was ashamed of his incarceration. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /community/2024-01-02/was-his-mother-ashamed-he-was-in-prison-poetry-helped-him-find-the-answer Cardell Belfoure /health/2023-11-22/northeast-ohio-food-banks-are-serving-record-numbers-as-hunger-plagues-working-class-families Food insecurity remains a problem as leaders from the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank note that some working families can't access assistance programs. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:59:52 GMT /health/2023-11-22/northeast-ohio-food-banks-are-serving-record-numbers-as-hunger-plagues-working-class-families Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence, Leigh Barr, Rachel Rood /community/2023-11-21/their-marriage-began-at-a-disco-concert-my-hope-of-finding-love-is-stayin-alive Charlotte Morgan tells the story of how a chance meeting at the Palace Theater in Cleveland's Playhouse Square led to marriage for her friends, Joseph and Marsha. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /community/2023-11-21/their-marriage-began-at-a-disco-concert-my-hope-of-finding-love-is-stayin-alive Charlotte Morgan /community/2023-11-07/shes-the-handyman-he-stays-home-how-one-married-couple-maintains-fluid-gender-roles Dr. T Carter of Cleveland examines traditional perspectives in marriage by speaking with Ron and Francine Hollis, a married couple who discussed their gender role journey. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /community/2023-11-07/shes-the-handyman-he-stays-home-how-one-married-couple-maintains-fluid-gender-roles Dr. T Carter /community/2023-10-31/my-dad-thinks-ill-never-get-married-and-im-ok-with-that At age 40, Cleveland-resident Silk Allen isn't sure marriage is for her. Her parents, who have a non-traditional marriage, weighed in — with differing opinions. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /community/2023-10-31/my-dad-thinks-ill-never-get-married-and-im-ok-with-that Silk Allen