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Peace for Your Days || Nate Ortiz
Practicing social distancing has been a challenge for many, especially teenagers whose social life went from a steady stream to a trickle.
Statement on Lawsuit Attacking EdChoice and Students
A special interest group called “The Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding” announced today they are preparing to sue the state in an attempt to deny families access to the EdChoice Scholarship program.
We Are Hiring!
Citizens for Community Values Multimedia Coordinator supports the mission of the organization by producing content to support the various projects of the organization.
Rethinking the Links to Rehabilitation
When COVID-19 began shifting the landscape of daily life, Executive Director, Barbara Campbell, immediately reached out to the very populations reLink.org was designed to help.
Faith Friday Call with Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof & Georgia's Re-Opening
The Church Ambassador Network of CCV and the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Director Michele Reynolds host a weekly Faith Friday Coronavirus Update Call at 10:00 am.
Just A Little Hope || Brother Byron Woods
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8
Cultivating Relationships and Resources
Cultivate has compiled 602 resource bags and dropped them off on the front porches of almost every household in Milo-Grogan. Inside those resource bags, they included household essentials like toilet paper, cleaning supplies, activities for kids, playing cards, and nonperishable food.
Stillness || Chiquita Toure
Chiquita Toure is an educator-librarian, speaker and writer. Currently, she is the school librarian at Eastmoor Academy High School located in Columbus, Ohio.
Three Generations of Caring Operations
“This is a third-generation pregnancy center—that means we could have clients whose mothers and grandmothers have relied on our care.”
5/08 Faith Friday Call with Special Guest from President's Interfaith Advisory Council
The Church Ambassador Network of CCV and the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Director Michele Reynolds host a weekly Faith Friday Coronavirus Update Call at 10:00 am.
Psalm 23 || Minister Ruth McNeil
Minister Ruth is a community relations network professional and government servant leader, and serves as Church Relations Director at Citizens for Community Values.
POLL: Ohioans Support Religious Freedom and Privacy and Safety for Women and Children
A new live-caller poll shows that Ohioans support freedom, privacy, and safety
Feeding the Body to Nourish the Soul
Palm Sunday was different this year at Mary Queen of Peace.
The Power of 40 || Pastor Willie Peterson
This week one of my members shared with me the following information that I thought was worth sharing:
Love Akron in Action
As he watched the COVID-19 outbreak leave a trail of cancelled fundraisers and dwindling funds, Kemp Boyd became consumed with financial concerns for his organization and its employees…
5/01 Faith Friday Call with Guidelines for Re-engaging in Public Worship
The Church Ambassador Network of CCV and the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Director Michele Reynolds host a weekly Faith Friday Coronavirus Update Call at 10:00 am.
Seeking the Truth || Pastor Tim Throckmorton
Tim Throckmorton serves as the Midwest Director of Ministry for the Family Research Council in Washington, DC.
Hope Springs Eternal in Cincinnati
The Finneytown School District’s monthly food stipend for families was at risk of going to waste because of COVID-19 precautions.
Citizens for Community Values Releases Guidelines for Churches Resuming Public Worship Services
Citizens for Community Values, Ohio’s largest Christian public policy organization, released guidelines for churches and other religious entities planning to resume public worship services over the next several weeks and months.
The Victory is Already Won || Pastor Drenda Keesee
Drenda Keesee and her husband Gary founded Faith Life Now, a ministry designed to spread the message of freedom in the areas of finances, faith, marriage and family.