Local blood drive
Local blood drive
YOUNGSTOWN
There will be a blood drive from 11 am. to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center on the Youngstown State University campus. You must be at least 18 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, in general good health the day you donate and provide identification such as a driver’s license, according to American Red Cross guidelines.
Wellness fair in Canfield
CANFIELD
A lifestyle and wellness fair will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 8 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 N. Broad St.
This event is open to the public. Buckeye Hospice will provide free blood pressure checks. Walgreens will offer free flu shots with people showing their insurance card. All participants will be provided tickets to win different prizes/baskets that will be drawn before 3 p.m.
Some of the vendors that will be present are Charlene Burke, Home Instead, Comm.HH, Lane Funeral Home, Veterans Affairs, CHS, Gathering Place, Lord of Life Church, Animal Charity, Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Mahoning County Green Team, Damsel in Distress, Alzheimers Network, Optical Solutions, Accudose, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Centers 4 Hearing, Family First, and Atlas Rehab and Wellness.
The fair is sponsored by Buckeye Hospice and Palliative Care, The Gathering Place and Lord of Life.
Ohio ranking in children well-being
COLUMBUS
Ohio ranks 24th in overall child well-being, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book recently released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
In particular, the economic well-being of Ohio’s children has improved. The percentage of Ohio kids living below the federal poverty line has decreased, fewer children live in families where no parent has full-time, year-round work, and fewer children are in households that spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing.
More than a half-million children, however, still struggle with poverty.
The annual KIDS COUNT Data Book uses 16 indicators to rank each state across four domains – health, education, economic well-being and family and community – that represent what children need most to thrive. Ohio ranks 22nd in economic well-being, 23rd in health, 27th in education, and 30th in the family and community domain.