Poverty & Hunger in Lakewood
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:55 am
Good morning! I come to the deck seeking your feedback.
I am interested in writing a LO article about poverty and hunger in Lakewood. I have had the chance to serve on the CAC (2010-2013), which aids in the distribution of federal block grant dollars to both the city and local non-profits that serve Lakewood residents. I am aware of the work that Lakewood Human Services, LCSC, North Coast Health, Lakewood Alive and others are doing, but I wont pretend to know anything close to all I would need to write such an article.
In a way, this is also what I do for a living. My own organization, which serves those in need throughout northeast Ohio, has done well with publishing articles about fundraisers and awards, but I need to do more and work harder to tell the story of those we and many others serve. In doing so, and raising awareness, my hope is that we can all serve more people, better.
I moved recently, just a few blocks within Lakewood. A friend from Bay Village made the assumption that I had moved westward, which wasn't the case. My hope is that by building awareness so that we can lift people out of generational poverty, we can move toward a Lakewood that embraces every neighborhood, east and west, north and south, and outgrow the "not in my backyard" mentality that has sent some people westward, often out of Lakewood.
So I come to you for feedback on the issue within Lakewood, in the hopes of shining additional light on this important topic.
Thank you in advance!
John Litten
I am interested in writing a LO article about poverty and hunger in Lakewood. I have had the chance to serve on the CAC (2010-2013), which aids in the distribution of federal block grant dollars to both the city and local non-profits that serve Lakewood residents. I am aware of the work that Lakewood Human Services, LCSC, North Coast Health, Lakewood Alive and others are doing, but I wont pretend to know anything close to all I would need to write such an article.
In a way, this is also what I do for a living. My own organization, which serves those in need throughout northeast Ohio, has done well with publishing articles about fundraisers and awards, but I need to do more and work harder to tell the story of those we and many others serve. In doing so, and raising awareness, my hope is that we can all serve more people, better.
I moved recently, just a few blocks within Lakewood. A friend from Bay Village made the assumption that I had moved westward, which wasn't the case. My hope is that by building awareness so that we can lift people out of generational poverty, we can move toward a Lakewood that embraces every neighborhood, east and west, north and south, and outgrow the "not in my backyard" mentality that has sent some people westward, often out of Lakewood.
So I come to you for feedback on the issue within Lakewood, in the hopes of shining additional light on this important topic.
Thank you in advance!
John Litten