Category: Ohio

By Jan Lepore-Jentleson, Executive Director, WestCare Ohio/East End Community Services  Ellen Mays, Director of Education for WestCare Ohio/East End Community Services shared with us that the East End Miracle Makers Children’s Choir held their first ever public presentation on their final day of the Summer Miracle Makers camp on Thursday, July 21. The choir has […]

By Jan Lepore-Jentleson, Executive Director WestCare Ohio/East End Community Services and our Peers for Change team of certified Addiction Recovery Peer Supporters conducts the ‘Conversations for Change’ event every other month in Dayton for persons struggling with drug abuse and recovery. The ‘Conversations’ include a healthy meal, a motivational speaker with lived experience, group discussions […]

By Jan Lepore-Jentleson, Executive Director WestCare Ohio/East End Community Service’s flagship Miracle Makers Afterschool and Summer Program was proud to present the musical, “Moana,” before a packed house at Ruskin School on Tuesday, May 10. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Miracle Makers’ 5th and 6th graders decided it was time to continue the […]

By Jan Lepore-Jentleson, Executive Director WestCare Ohio’s creed that we have adopted from the ancient philosopher, Lao Tzu, says it all: “Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. But with the best leaders, when the work is done, the task […]

By Abby Hofrichter, Communications & Social Media Coordinator, Hofrichter Creative LLC, with contributions from Libby Freeze, FARE Coordinator There is just something about seeing a group of pre-teens gathered around a cutting board preparing a heart-healthy snack that warms the heart! Since the start of 2022, our Food Access Resiliency Enterprise (FARE) program has successfully […]

By Abby Hofrichter, Communications & Social Media Coordinator, Hofrichter Creative LLC For many of East End Community Services’ programs, the focus around the holiday is two-fold: to make sure that our clients have what they need to be comfortable and celebrate, and to provide them with an opportunity to experience the joy and togetherness of […]

By Abby Hofrichter, Communications & Social Media Coordinator, Hofrichter Creative LLC The Aging Mastery Program (AMP) is all about helping clients age 55 and older become the masters of their own aging playbook. This evidence-informed enrichment program developed by the National Council of Aging covers 10 topics from exercise and sleep to financial fitness and healthy […]

By Abby Hofrichter, Communications & Social Media Coordinator, Hofrichter Creative LLC and Wendy Berkshire, Camp Director, Camp Mariposa Instead of “Pomp and Circumstance,” Camp Mariposa’s Camp II campers graduated to the sounds of snapping fingers, teary sniffles, and laughter on a Saturday evening in October. Campers and mentors gathered in a circle to give the […]

By Abby Hofrichter, Communications & Social Media Coordinator, Hofrichter Creative LLC As we left our 700 Xenia Avenue location earlier this month, the September sun poured over the top of the building, illuminating the bright blues and deep purples of the mural on the side of the building. It was as if nature was shining […]

By Abby Hofrichter, Communications & Social Media Coordinator, Hofrichter Creative LLC. After months of virtual programming, East End Community Services’ Miracle Makers after-school program welcomed our pre-K through sixth-grade students back to in-person activities in April! Thanks to the hard work of our Miracle Makers team, led by Ellen Mays, registration for all but one […]