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NOTE: The ACE application is closed indefinitely as of February 21, 2024, to process applications as the program nears full subscription.

Applications will continue to be reviewed on a first come, first served basis. Families whose applications are in “Corrections Needed” status are encouraged to resubmit applications as soon as possible to determine eligibility before all ACE awards have been exhausted.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SPEND FUNDS
Families who have ALREADY been awarded funds from the Afterschool Child Enrichment Education Savings Account program (ACE) have more time to spend their money. The deadline for families to spend funds was previously July 1, 2024 and has now been extended to September 1, 2025. Please note, that the ACE program is fully subscribed, and no more accounts may be awarded. The extension applies to families with existing accounts only.

If you have questions or need help submitting a claim for reimbursement, please use the Help Center.

THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE AFTERSCHOOL CHILD ENRICHMENT TEAM, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE.

[Stef Densmore]

This was posted by a friend on Facebook, reposting here as related to the topic:

TW: deep despair, ideation of self harm

 

One time I was messaging with someone who was in a crisis and they said something like

 

“I don’t have the will to live” and I said something like

“when you hold your breath what happens next?”

They said

“I don’t know, you run out of oxygen?”

 

And I said “whether you hold your breath a long time or a short time, when you hold your breath different feelings will occur…

 

You may feel pressure in your throat

You may feel tightness in your ribs

You may feel burning in your lungs

You may look around  to see if anyone is noticing

You may feel restless

You may feell confusion about what’s happening (even tho you chose it)

 

These are all feelings and you may think aboit each or some of them too

 

But what HAPPENS NEXT is always: you breathe again”

 

❤️ And i think that’s true in life, too

 

Lots of things can cross your mind and be felt and thought and feelings and thoughts can cycle with one anotherr almost perpetually

 

But what HAPPENS NEXT IS your body

 

does what it needs to in order to keep you going

 

Sometimes, your body needs you to follow its cue,

Instead of asking IT to follow your feelings or your thoughts

 

Be well, my friends

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

 

You are loved 🥰

Take a breath

… And another

[Stef Densmore]

I’m being told that the Save The Dream Ohio program will pay past due mortgage up to present date (to bring you current), then 6 additional months of mortgage, so long as the total does not exceed hundred thousand dollars. Waiting on verification of this, and will post here when verified. I had previously heard they only assist with past due mortgage.

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Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care by David R Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H. and Toni D. Rucker, Ph.D., archived in the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Great article (research summary). While the data compiled is now over twenty years old, the conclusions and recommendations still hold as best practices for addressing racial disparities in health care.

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This article is out-dated. The Freestore Food Bank now updates pantry locations using the following shared Google Map of Local Food Pantries.

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