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Sisters Haven offers a welcoming home to pregnant and parenting women experiencing homelessness or crisis
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Friday, December 12, 2025; Sisters Haven Open House, 1986 W. 99th Street: Sisters Haven’s founders Shena Maddox, Yvonne Murchison, and Julie Mallett are prepared to greet guests at the Open House for Sisters House, a residential home for pregnant or parenting women experiencing homelessness or crisis. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Friday,…
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In Memory: Mary Rose Oakar, March 5, 1940 – September 13, 2025
(Plain Press October 2025) Family and friends of Mary Rose Oakar gathered at Saint Patrick’s Church on Bridge Avenue on September 20th to celebrate her life. Speakers offering words of remembrance at the funeral mass included Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, Mary Rose Oakar’s former legislative director Scott Frey, Mary Rose Oakar’s niece Cleveland Municipal…
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Thrive for Change offers one-stop shop for persons using opioids
PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Wednesday, July 2, 2025; Thrive for Change, 11002 Detroit Avenue: (L-R) Thrive for Change Executive Director Bethany Roebuck, Harm Reduction Education Coordinator Ashley Rosser, and Community Engagement & Response Coordinator Elisha Starkey offer help to opioid users. by Edie Le Bouton (Plain Press August 2025) Persons who use opioids,…
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YWCA offers shelter and continuum of care when a woman needs a place to stay
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVENSaturday May 10, 2025; 2710 Walton Avenue: The YWCA is using this former Volunteers of America shelter as a temporary home for its women’s shelter while its Norma Herr Women’s Center on Payne Avenue is being rehabilitated. by Edie Le Bouton (Plain Press June 2025) Two women’s shelters, the YWCA’s Norma…
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In Memory: Gloria Aron
PHOTO FROM PLAIN PRESS ARCHIVES In memory of Gloria Aron: December 28, 1945 -January 31, 2023 In the words of Gloria Aron: “Desegregation changed my life forever. I became a community activist. But even more important was when parents, black and white came together. We not only learned how to work together for change…
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