East Akron Community House

The Disproportionate Minority Contact ("DMC") Work Program provides at-risk youth with work experience. This program focuses on the reduction of crime throughout the community among youth involved with the program.  This work program provides youth who are known to the Court System with an opportunity to use their time in a productive way and encourages them to learn the value and…

The Educational Development & Guidance for Employment (EDGE) Program encompasses over 100 at-risk students between 14 to 18 years of age from four key public high schools in the Greater Akron area: Buchtel High School, East High School, Ellet High School, and Kenmore High School. This program aids at risk youth by encouraging students to stay in school and obtain…

The East Akron Community House (EACH) Positive Exposure program serves over one hundred (100) middle and high school students by focusing on the prevention of substance abuse and teen sex.  This comprehensive program engages program participants in interactive group sessions and activities which increase program participants' peer support. Students enhance their life skills, build resiliency, and strengthen their leadership skills through…

The focus of the Healthy Living Program is to engage African American women living in the greater Akron area who have been identified as high-risk for developing HIV.  Healthy Living helps to reduce the risk of these women developing HIV by educating them.  EACH is uniquely located in East Akron and conveniently located on the bus route so that individuals…

The Youth Outreach Center is a community gased alternative to incarceration which utilizes various approaches to holistically impact juvenile offenders.  This program provides vital program services to adjudicated youth between the ages of eleven (11) and seventeen (17) who have been referred to the program from the Summit County Juvenile Court (probation department). This program helps to reduce crimes committed…

The Conscientious Caregiver Program helps individuals prepare to meet the needs of northeast Ohio’s growing aging and disabled populations. Classroom activities prepare each participant for the work experience, as well as for securing a position as a caregiver. This training program is an extension of the mission of EACH. Trained caregivers help ensure that those in need of service have…

East Akron Community House provides free food Monday through Friiday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m for residents living in the following zip codes: 44305 and 44306. These residents must meet certain income guidelines, in order to receive food. Residents must also provide identification for head of household, social security cards for all family members and proof of residence must…