United Way of Summit and Medina

This grant supports the partnership between the United Way of Summit and Medina and the Summit Education Initiative. The United Way of Summit and Medina’s mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community to advance a common good; the Summit Education Initiative envisions a future in which all Summit County students are prepared for success on a chosen college or career path. This grant will support efforts to engage students from Akron and develop their critical thinking and community engagement skills. (Substrategy: Student and Community Voice)

The United Way of Summit and Medina partners with Akron Public Schools. One aspect of this partnership focuses on helping Akron Public Schools foster student agency and engagement in their learning and enlist parent and community support for student learning. This grant will support educational travel opportunities for students selected by the district in line with the foregoing objectives. (Substrategy: District Deep Dives and Networks)

This grant will support the United Way of Summit and Medina County in partnership with Akron Public Schools. The district serves over 21,000 students in 45 schools and employs over 1,500 teachers. This grant will help Akron Public Schools to increase their leadership team’s capacity to implement pandemic recovery activities, including equipping teachers and support staff with new knowledge and resources and creating enhanced learning spaces to support students. (Substrategy: District Deep Dives and Networks)