The Nord Center

The Nord Center who's mission is to provide comprehensive mental health services to greater Lorain County is looking for board members that will bring with them a variety of skills. No mental health backround is necessary to serve just a passion to make a difference! Monthly board meetings are held on the 1st Monday of the month at 5:30pm at The Nord Center. For more information, contact Jeff Neal, Nord Center Board President, at 440-324-2366, Ext. 4375 or email him at Board President

Oberlin Early Childhood Center

Oberlin Early Childhood Center is seeking new Board Members to support the agency's mission and to ensure its viability. The mission of Oberlin Early Childhood Center is to provide high quality early care and education to children regardless of their family's income.

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Journey of Hope

Journey of Hope's Mission is to provide immediate financial assistance for critical and urgent survival needs to support and sustain adult cancer patients and their families. Journey of Hope is looking for additional board members. They are looking for individuals from Lorain and Eastern Cuyahoga counties, but welcome anyone who has a passion for helping cancer patients in need of assistance. JOH also has a need for board members that have specific talents in event planning, human resources and/or fundraising experience.

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Catholic Charities Community Services Lorain County Advisory Council

Catholic Charities Community Services of Lorain County is seeking volunteers to serve on its Advisory Council. The function of the Advisory Council is to support the mission and ensure the viability of the agency by providing assistance with program planning, evaluation, financial review and fundraising, marketing and public relations. The Advisory Council is instrumental in articulating the needs of the community and in helping staff to conduct community assessments which provide information on the issues and concerns facing the community.

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Common Ground, The Cindy Nord Center for Renewal

Common Ground is a 21 acre wooded retreat center offering leadership training and retreats, personal growth programs, youth day camp, school programs and much more. Common Ground's Mission is to enhance quality of life by promoting conscious living through innovative learning experiences and guiding individuals in realizing their full potential.

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The Avon Lake City Schools Foundation

Organizaion Mission Statement is to provide a stable source of funding for non-required school programs that are not funded by the state & that enrich the educational programming of the district.

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Family Promise of Lorain County

The mission of Family Promise of Lorain County is to help families without homes achieve and sustain independence. Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) of the Family Promise of Lorain County, Inc. is an affiliate of the Family Promise Network Program. Locally, Family Promise of Lorain County, Inc. is here to help address the needs of homeless families in Lorain County providing shelter, meals, and support services to families without homes. The Family Promise Network is a cost-efficient and effective community response to homelessness which provides a way to house families who are experiencing homelessness.

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Gathering Hope House

Gathering Hope House is looking for board and committee members. Commitment is once a month for Board Meetings and once a month for committee meetings. Board Meetings are held 4th Tuesday of every month from 5:30-7:00 pm at Gathering Hope House and once a month committee meetings with time and location to be announced.

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Friendship Animal Protective League (FAPL)

The Friendship Animal Protecitve League of Lorain County's Mission Statement is: "We are dedicated to ensuring that no companion animal suffers without the basic necessities to live a healthy life, providing the education to promote and nurture the human/animal bond and treating all who seek our help with dignity, kindess and respect

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County,an initiative of Leadership Lorain County Class of 1994 and the county's sole provider of one-to-one youth mentoring, is looking for board members to help implement the agency's aggressive growth plan. The agency board is an active, hands on board responsible for resource development, the long range plan, and self-governance. The board meets every other month on the third Thursday at 7:30 a.m. for one hour on even numbered months. Committee meetings scheduled as needed between board meetings (There are four standing committees: resource development, program impact, pr, and recruitment, board development and finance). Every board member is expected to participate in the agency's premier fund raiser, Bowl for Kids Sake.

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