Arts in Stark
Arts in Stark is committed to using the arts to create smarter kids, new jobs, and healthier communities. Formed in 1968, Arts In Stark awards grants, manages the Cultural Center, and runs the Annual Arts Campaign in Canton, Ohio.
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Community Harvest in Stark County
Community Harvest serves the community as a perishable and prepared rescue program by collecting food that would otherwise be wasted from area restaurants, grocery stores, banquet facilities, hospitals, universities and other food industries approved by the health department. They then distribute that food to 32 community-based organizations that provide basic needs and services in the form of hunger prevention, shelter, and education. They are the sole food provider for several of these programs.
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Community Legal Aid
The Stark County Legal Support for Families program offers family support for preservation of homes, economic stability, and protection of individual rights. Community Legal Aid also provides legal training to low-income people, as well as social workers and lawyers. In addition, they conduct self-help classes to enable clients to handle simple legal matters on their own.

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Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
For thousands of years Native Americans used the Cuyahoga River Valley in northern Ohio as a north-south transportation corridor...
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Encounters In Excellence
Encounters in Excellence mission is to impart to Miami-Dade students a greater understanding of biological and earth sciences and a greater environmental awareness through the medium of film and a personal encounter with positive community role models.
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Florida Keys Wildlife Rescue
Florida Keys Wildlife Rescue rehabilitates sick and injured wildlife and to educates the public so that everyone is made aware of the importance of respecting all life and keeping the environment safe and clean for present and future generations.
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Kent State University Stark Campus
Kent State University Stark Campus combines a major university and a liberal arts college, offering baccalaureate, masters and associate degrees. The University serves the region as a key intellectual
resource providing open access to academic, economic, and cultural advancement through excellence in teaching and learning.
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Marine Conservation Institute (MCI)
Marine Conservation Institute (MCI) began in 1996 with a new approach: to encourage scientists who want to safeguard the oceans’ web of life. Since then, MCBI has become one of the world’s most influential marine conservation organizations.
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Neighbors 4 Neighbors
Neighbors 4 Neighbors has come to the aid of victims of natural disasters, accidents, terrorist attacks, and other major crisis where help was needed–at home, in the U.S. or abroad.
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Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) Making Water Pollution Visible in Biscayne Bay
If pollution could be made visible, we could see where it is entering our waterways and how it is accumulating in our ecosystems. The result would be information needed to enforce the Clean Water Act. To address this challenge ORCA has developed technology designed to identify non-point source pollution sources and sinks and provide this information as a graphical overlay on GoogleTM based maps.
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Ohio Environmental Council
With support of the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation, the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) is working with Stark County school districts to address the impacts of diesel exhaust on students and the community.
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Pathway Caring for Children
Adoptive families who receive support have a better likelihood of maintaining their commitment to adoptive children. Pathway has support services such as respite, support and educational groups, consultation services, and temporary foster placement outside the home. They are the only agency in northeast Ohio that provides comprehensive post adoption services, and they currently serve more than 200 families.

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Prescription Assistance Network (PAN)
PAN operates a Pharmacy Knowledge Center to serve the uninsured low to moderate-income residents of Stark County. A pharmacist or pharmacy student counsels every client and Medication Therapy Management is provided. Health histories are taken for willing clients, and their health is monitored. Clients receive their medication each month along with regular support and education. This is a community wide effort by many organizations working with PAN.

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Stark County Historical Society
The Stark County Historical Society is dedicated to collecting and preserving the significant materials and records related to the history of Stark County and the presidential history of William McKinley. Through the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, the Society serves as an educational center of history and science and offers interpretive exhibitions and educational programs for the local community and its expanding global audience.
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Stark State College of Techology
The college provides high-value, student-centered associate degrees and professional development. The College is dedicated to individual learning, transferable higher education, and career success. They advance quality of life through accessibility and business and community partnerships.
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University of Florida - Whitney Laboratory
Whitney is a research institute of the University of Florida. Its research aims to use marine model organisms to address human health and environmental problems. Additionally, the Lab's mission is to train future biologists, and to contribute to public science education and the establishment of public policy for basic research and marine science.
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The University of Miami
A private research university with more than 15,000 students from around the world, the University of Miami is a vibrant and diverse academic community focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond.
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Western Reserve Land Conservancy
The Conservancy seeks to preserve the scenic beauty, rural character, and natural resources of Northeast Ohio.
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