Great Lakes Community Action Partnership News

The People Helping Fund provides assistance for individuals and families who are enrolled in GLCAP programs and have needs that cannot be covered through grant-funded services.

Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) will help eligible Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, and Wood County residents stay cool during the summer months through the Summer Crisis Program, taking place July 1 through Sept. 30, 2025.

Devin Black, a Financial Opportunity Coach for the Financial Opportunity Center at Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP), has recently achieved certification as a HUD Housing Counselor. 

Each day, GLCAP MSHS bus drivers pick up students to and from their school location, ensuring that children are safe along the way.

The deadline is approaching to apply for utility bill reductions through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), due May 31, 2025.

After being nominated by the Eastern Chapter of the Kentucky Water & Wastewater Operators Association (KWWOA), Kentucky State Director, Roy Gray, was selected as the recipient of the Eugene Nichols Award.

The Ohio Early Childhood Conference, held over the weekend at the Kalahari Resort, brought together approximately 2,300 educators, caregivers, and early childhood advocates for a weekend of inspiration and learning. Attendees from the Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) included nine teachers from its Child Development centers, and six GLCAP teacher coaches.

GLCAP Head Start educators are taking the next step to enhance literacy among young learners. The recent training session titled, “More Than Just Reading!”, was attended by teachers from the Stricker Family Development and Clyde Early Childhood centers. It focused on providing hands-on opportunities to engage children during classroom reading.

After more than four decades of trying, the Village of Bainbridge has finally completed a long-awaited sewer collection system and wastewater treatment plant

The Winter Crisis Program through Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) helped 1,349 households in northwest Ohio with heating needs this winter.