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COVID-19: Go Forth, Do Good
April 15, 2020At Family & Community Services Inc., our responsibility is to maintain a culture of service and perseverance through life’s ups and downs and to continue our mission: to strengthen, empower…
Portage County FCS Resource Guide
March 16, 2020At the Family and Community Services Inc, we continue to monitor the development and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal is to continue to keep the community up to…
Holiday Distribution 2019
February 19, 2020Center of Hope and Kent Social Services’ Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Drive and Distribution Ravenna, OH – Many of our neighbors struggle to meet their basic needs and are unfortunately, facing…
GivingTuesday: A Global Generosity Movement
December 3, 2019For most of us, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the “official” start of the holiday shopping season. Did you know that the end of November also marks the official…
Big Brothers Big Sisters 2019 Jingle Bell Calendar Raffle
November 15, 2019Ravenna, Ohio – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Portage County, a program of Family & Community Services, is proud to present their 2019 Jingle Bell Calendar Raffle. Tickets are $10…
This November Make a Stand with HESS to End Homelessness
November 8, 2019Every person deserves to live without worrying whether they’ll have food on their plate or a roof over their head. But instead, far too many people are forced to make…
Center of Hope and Kent Social Services’ Holiday Food Drive
November 6, 2019Many of our neighbors struggle to meet their basic needs and are unfortunately, facing hunger on a daily basis. Of the almost 500,000 food pantry recipients that Kent Social Services…
Ravenna Wins Annual Hunger Challenge
May 8, 2019Ravenna community members have won last month’s Hunger Challenge to raise funds for Kent Social Services in Kent and the Center of Hope in Ravenna. Kent Social Services received $17,485.00,…
Letter Carriers’ Food Drive
May 1, 2019On Saturday, May 11, 2019, The National Association of Letter Carriers will hold their 27th Annual Food Drive. Kent community members are encouraged to leave non-perishable food donations out near…
Summer Food Service Program
April 16, 2019Family & Community Services is proud to participate in the Summer Food Service Program from June 3, 2019 – August 2, 2019. Meals will be provided at the following times…