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Lutheran Hospital urged to accept detox patients with a single addiction — heroin
To the editor: (Plain Press, December 2017) I would like to commend the Plain Press on its coverage of the panel discussion at Lutheran Hospital concerning the present opioid crisis. As I read the article, however, I was aware of the fact that, while Lutheran Hospital has a very good detox program, and an…
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Panel discussion addresses opioid epidemic in Cuyahoga County
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2017) Residents, community agency representatives and local experts joined together to listen to and interact with a panel addressing the opioid crisis. The panel discussion held at Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital’s Castele Center Auditorium on October 11 was titled Heroin, Fentanyl and Carfentanil: The Triple Threat on our…
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Building needed for installation of West Side Recovery Mural
(Plain Press, November 2017) The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County is seeking location on the West Side of Cleveland to place a mural with a similar message to the “Treatment Works, People Recover” mural installed on E. 55th just north of Euclid Avenue. The mural has been completed on…
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Greater Cleveland Congregations challenge “the politics of privilege”
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2017) Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC) has a simple idea, if we can raise huge sums of public money to benefit a downtown development project like the expansion of the Quicken Loans Arena (the Q), we should be able to raise a similar amount to address real needs of Cleveland…
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ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County announces new CEO
(Plain Press, August 2017) The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County formally announces its unanimous decision to select Valeria A. Harper, MA, CDCA, as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer effective August 1, 2017. Ms. Harper follows William M. Denihan, current CEO who will be retiring on July 31, 2017, to lead…
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Gigi’s Playhouse offers a place to learn and grow for individuals with Down Syndrome
by M. Yesenia Summers (Plain Press, August 2017) I walked into Gigi’s Playhouse and was greeted by friendly faces. Gigi’s Playhouse is nestled in a strip of stores on Detroit Road in Lakewood, Ohio. I was given a tour by the site coordinator, Elizabeth Maxwell, and we discussed the success of the achievement…
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Lou Tisler takes position in Washington D.C.
(Plain Press, August 2017) Many Clevelanders now have a direct connection in Washington D.C. Lou Tisler, who served for 12 years as the Executive Director of Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland, announced via Linkedin that he has taken on a new position as Director of the Housing Counseling Network for the National Community Reinvestment…
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May Dugan Center helps people to advance their lives and communities
by M. Yesenia Summers (Plain Press, July 2017) “We help everyone” these words resonate after visiting Sue Marasco, the Director of Education at the May Dugan Center. Marasco and her colleagues honor the legacy of the late May Dugan, who tirelessly helped individuals in need and showed compassion for everyone in her community. The…
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Linda Johanek, Chief Executive Officer of the Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center, plans move to new venture
(Plain Press, July 2017) Linda Johanek, Chief Executive Officer of the Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center for the past nine years and a member of their staff for the past 22 years, has announced that she will be resigning her position effective August 3rd of this year. Johanek says she plans to join Morino…
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