Infant welfare grant awarded to Alta

Infant welfare grant awarded to Alta

YOUNGSTOWN

Alta Care Group, a Youngstown-based nonprofit organization, has received a $290,000, two-year grant from the Mahoning County District Board of Health for a program designed to reduce the county’s infant-mortality rate.

The grant will fund the expansion of care coordination services provided by community health workers supervised by Alta.

Mahoning County’s 2015 infant-mortality rate was 11 per 1,000 births, compared with the statewide average of 7.2.

“With the new program, our community health workers will be able to provide enhanced outreach and support in areas such as health and nutrition education for at-risk pregnant women, while eliminating barriers to their health and well-being,” said Joseph Shorokey, Alta’s chief executive officer. Alta supports the social, emotional, behavioral and physical well-being of county youth.

Raid nets arrests

STRUTHERS

City police and the Mahoning County Drug Task Force arrested several people for drug possession during a raid Thursday night at The Bowery, 2729 E. Midlothian Blvd. at the intersection of Seventh Street.

Struthers Mayor Terry Stocker said the raid occurred at 7 p.m.

The mayor said there have been citizen complaints about the bar over the years, adding the raid had been in the works for several months. Stocker said he did not know what, if anything, was confiscated during the raid, but he expected to learn more details today.

Open house set

CAMPBELL

The CCW Academy in Campbell will host its 41st open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at 585 Sanderson Ave. Preschool-age children between 2 and 5 are eligible for enrollment and can be registered that day. All structured pre-kindergarten classes are conducted in the morning from 9 a.m. to noon. Day care and after-school care also are available. For information, call 330-755-7041.

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