CINCINNATI (WKRC) – The temperature is dropping and Officer Lisa Johnson is looking for people who need help. She found several people in need at Cincinnati’s downtown library. Cincinnati police officers partner with Lighthouse Youth Services for street outreach to help homeless youth. Officer Johnson said, “There’s just too many youth out there that are…

Monroe Elementary Students Donate 600 Books to Lighthouse Students from Monroe Elementary gave the gift of reading to children at Lighthouse Youth & Family Services. Lexie Hill, a fifth-grader, had the idea when she was challenged to do a project that would put some good back into the community. WCPO 9 On Your Side shared…

Holly is an education volunteer with Melanoma Know More. She is also a wife, mother, early education director and is currently battling Stage 4 melanoma. Holly spent many years in her teens and twenties getting a tan outdoors as well as from tanning beds and unfortunately all of that has caught up to her in the…

Jen L. is a wife, mother, attorney and a melanoma survivor. She was diagnosed with Stage 1 melanoma shortly after the birth of her first child. She considers herself one of the lucky ones because her melanoma was caught very early and her doctor was able to surgically remove her melanoma. After her diagnosis, she…

Kay Castle-Brinker Q1: Describe yourself in a sentence or two. Kay: I’m a retired Qualitative Research Consultant, which means finding out how consumers FEEL (no numbers, warm and fuzzy consumer research) about ideas / products / services so clients know how to talk to their customers in a relevant way. In this “refreshment” (re-branding retirement)…

MARY ANN DEAK Q1: How would you describe yourself? Mary Ann: I have been a camp counselor, teacher, social worker, mother—all involved helping others to learn, believe in themselves and create their own success. The Literacy Network seemed like a good fit! Q2: What made you decide to initially get involved with the Literacy Network?…

Talk about Giving Back! Fernside alum, Chris Pankau, has done that in a big way. Chris attended Fernside in 1999, when he was a high school freshman, after experiencing the death of his mother, Margaret Pankau. He began his volunteer career at Fernside as a facilitator, when he started college in 2002. He’s volunteered in…

Kevin’s Journey with Healthy Visions Kevin is a shining example of the impact of Healthy Visions on the youth in Reading Community Schools. He was first one in a family of 15, including his mother, father, uncles, aunts and cousins, to graduate from high school.  Kevin was mentored for two years by a Healthy Visions…

Chelsey King’s Reflections on Her First Year of Mentoring with Healthy Visions.  This year has been eye-opening for me.  I’m not from the Reading area myself, I found HV through my Church which is located in Reading.  I wanted to make an impact with my life, and my pastor told me about the Reading School mentoring program.…