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Encore Staffing Network
Stats (2018)
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
In 2018, Workforce Solutions helped provided over 12,000 hours of job training to nearly 1,000 people who were actively searching for unsubsidized employment.
By the Numbers:
- Found Work: 84
- Assigned to Work Training: 1,003
- Hours of Training Completed: 12,126
- Hours of Service to Nonprofits: 643,469
Encore Staffing Network
May Dugan is a multi-service center serving residents of Cleveland’s near west side neighborhoods and the Greater Cleveland community. For 43 years, the Center has been committed to a comprehensive and caring approach to helping people overcome socio-economic disadvantages.
For the past few years, the Center has taken on three Encores to help with different aspects of operations, including development, education, and programming. Since then, two Encores have been hired as full-time employees of May Dugan.
“We are able to fulfill our mission with quality staff members,” said Executive Director Rick Kemm. “We are very fortunate to have partnered with VANTAGE Encore Staffing Network.”
By the Numbers:
- Hours of Service to Nonprofits: 10,132
- New Encore participants: 87
Behavioral Health Solutions
In 2018, VANTAGE Behavioral Health Solutions taught 153 seniors about safe medication practices. The Medication Review program allows seniors meet one-on-one with a pharmacist to discuss how their drug regimen affects their well-being, how to safely dispose of drugs, and how to identify drug abuse. The program also provided 760 hours of individual counseling to older adults in Summit County.
By the Numbers:
- Hours of Group Therapy: 3,392
- Hours of Individual Counseling: 760
- Medication Reviews: 153
Meals on Wheels
Because we decided to combine forces in 2018, VANTAGE’s Meals on Wheels program will serve Summit, Stark, and Wayne County seniors an estimated delivery of nearly 600,000 meals each year as well as 48,000 congregate meals being served.
By the Numbers:
- Congregate Meals: 30,976
- Home-delivered Meals: 284,853
- Home delivery Clients: 650
- Hours of APS training: 1,773
Home Wellness Solutions
In 2018, VANTAGE Home Wellness Solutions provided over 3,000 hours of homemaker services (light housekeeping, errands, laundry, meal preparation) and over 9,000 hours of health aide services (bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating assistance, and mobility).
By the Numbers:
- Hours of Homemaker Services: 3,824
- Number of Homemaker Clients: 38
- Hours of Health Aide Services: 9,802
- Number of Health Aide Clients: 28
- Hours of Deep Cleaning: 1,747
- Number of Nurse Assessments: 202
- Hours of Case Management: 203
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
In 2018 VANTAGE RSVP connected 15 volunteers to 17 homebound seniors to form engaging bonds through its Telecare program. Volunteers check in on elderly individuals who are often socially isolated due to lack of mobility, transportation and/or finances to provide friendly and reassuring phone calls.
By the Numbers:
- Volunteers: 321
- Volunteer Hours: 13,473
Media Assets
Press Room Archive
March 28, 2020: Meals on Wheels delivering 2 weeks worth of meals to seniors during coronavirus pandemic
April 3, 2020: Meals on Wheels continuing meal delivery
April 3, 2020: Stark County philanthropic collaborative announces funding
July 22, 2020: Meals On Wheels of Northeast Ohio centralizes kitchen operations
August 3, 2020: NE Ohio Meals on Wheels expands Massillon kitchen
- 1/3/2019 - VANTAGE Aging receives grant
- 1/9/2019 - New Year, No Excuses! Volunteer to Deliver
- 1/29/19 - Limited Meal Deliveries Jan. 30-31
- 2/1/19 - Meals on Wheels to benefit from cornhole fundraiser
- 2/20/19 - Stark & Wayne Meal Deliveries Cancelled
- 3/22/2019 - Pride and lack of information about SNAP keeps seniors from signing up, experts say (News 5 Cleveland)
- 3/25/19 - VANTAGE Celebrates RSVP
- 4/15/19 - Meals on Wheels awarded funding from Subaru
- 6/13/2019 - VANTAGE Aging Hosted the Senior Health & Services Fair to Promote Wellness in Aging Populations
- 6/19/2019 - Sandwich Generation looking for help balancing financial and family responsibilities (News 5 Cleveland)
- 7/12/2019 - Funds awarded to local organizations (Massillon Independent)
- 7/19/2019 - Meals on Wheels stressing communication as extreme heat blankets NE Ohio
- 7/21/2019 - Summit County group encourages employers to take CDC Health ScoreCard
- 7/23/2019 - Meal delivery a challenge for some rural Ohioans
- 9/4/2019 - Merger expands program's reach; Put Hunger in Park event set for Sept. 12
- 9/6/2019 - Meals on Wheels enables individuals to age in place (Canton Repository)
- 9/9/2019 - Meals on Wheels relies on dedicated volunteers (Canton Repository)
- 9/12/2019 - Meals on Wheels fundraiser seeks to 'put hunger in park'
- 12/20/2019 - Ted Watko takes over as CEO at VANTAGE Aging
- 12/24/19 - Agencies partner to offer behavioral health services to seniors
- 2/2/2018 - Senator Sykes Visits Meals on Wheels
- 2/27/18 - Gizelle Jones Hired at VANTAGE Aging
- 4/6/2018 - VANTAGE Announces 2018 SOAR Award Nominees
- 4/12/2018 - VANTAGE Aging to recognize SOAR Awards recipients (Akron.com)
- 5/4/2018 - VANTAGE SOAR Awards Honor Those Promoting Positive Aging in Summit County
- 5/10/2018 - County Executive Shapiro wins award for support on senior issues (Ohio.com)
- 5/12/2018 - Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro Receives SOAR Award (Akron News Reporter)
- 6/12/2018 - VANTAGE Aging is Hosting Senior Health & Services Fair to Promote Wellness in Aging Populations
- 6/13/2018 - Summit County Adult Protective Services Is Hosting Elder Abuse Awareness Luncheon Series This June
- 6/14/2018 - Regional news briefs, Elder Abuse Series (Akron Beacon Journal)
- 6/14/2018 - Sarah Redoutey Promoted to VANTAGE Project Director for Portsmouth Region
- 6/28/2018 - VANTAGE Aging Is Participating in GIVE65 to Raise Money for Home Wellness Solutions
- 8/23/2018 - Akron-based Agency VANTAGE Aging Hosted Community At Grand Opening
- 9/19/2018 - VANTAGE Aging to host free job and career fair (Ohio.com)
- 10/2/2018 - Two of Ohio’s Largest Meals on Wheels Providers Scheduled to Merge
- 10/2/2018 - Meals on Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties and Vantage Aging announce merger (Ohio.com)
- 10/2/2018 - Vantage Aging, Meals on Wheels of Stark, Wayne counties to merge (Cleveland.com)
- 10/2/2018 - Meals on Wheels, VANTAGE merger will boost services (The Alliance Review)
- 10/2/2018 - Meals on Wheels, VANTAGE merger will boost services (The Canton Repository)
- 11/15/2018 - VANTAGE Meals on Wheels joins Meals on Wheels America and Subaru of America in Sharing the Love this Holiday Season
- 12/7/2018 - Akron Community Foundation announces $2.3 million in distributions, including first-ever capital grants (Cleveland.com)
- 12/18/2018 - VANTAGE Aging receives $23,190 Grant From the Northern Ohio Golf Charities & Foundation
- 1/19/17 - Mature Services Receives Grant for Program
- 1/27/17 - Young People Set to Lift the Spirits of Akron Seniors One Valentine's Day Card at a Time
- 2/23/17 - Mature Services Now Accepting Nominations for the Inaugural 2017 SOAR Awards
- 3/31/17 - Online Voting Now Open for Mature Services’ SOAR Online Community Awards
- 5/16/17 - Mature Services Celebrates RSVP Volunteers at Annual Recognition Luncheon
- 6/20/17 - Mature Services Holds Annual Health and Services Fair June 20, 2017
- 6/21/17 - Mature Services Receives $10,000 Grant from Akron Community Foundation
- 7/17/17 - Dozens of Valley Elderly Workers Furloughed
- 11/6/17 - Mature Services Receives $50,000 Grant from GAR Foundation
- 11/16/17 - Meals on Wheels of Mature Services joins Meals on Wheels America and Subaru in Sharing the Love this Holiday Season
- 4/27/16 - Mature Services Sponsors RSVP Appreciation Event
- 5/23/16 - Mature Services’ Experts to be Featured in Social Media Roundtable
- 6/23/16 - Mature Services Receives $1,000 from Meals on Wheels America to Help Start a Client Pet Support Program
- 6/28/16 - Taylor Vaughn of Mature Services Receives VISTA Award
- 9/1/16 - Mature Services in Summit County Needs Food Pantry Volunteers
- 9/22/16 - Support National Employ Older Workers Week September 18-24, 2016
- 10/26/16 - Innes Community Learning Center Fights Hunger in Akron
- 11/17/16 - Subaru Share the Love Event 2016
- 11/17/16 - Agency Helps Older Butler County Residents Find Jobs, Learn New Skills