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Confidence key in neighborhood effort to save historic Toledo church from demolition.

Although St. Anthony Church had been a beacon for service to the community from the corner of Nebraska and Junction avenues for more than 100 years, its imminent demolition in 2018 was a public health concern for neighborhood residents.

A cooperative grocery store will lessen food insecurity in a central city food desert and provide access to healthy, fresh food.

Worker-owned cooperatives are not new, but utilizing this legal model is emerging as a viable solution to food insecurity.

Empowering Non-English speaking parents with meaningful access to their children’s education.

Ms. Gonzalez, a refugee who does not speak English, was having difficulty communicating with teachers and staff at her daughter’s school. The school did not provide information in her native Spanish language, so she was not able to participate in her child’s educational developments. Ms. Gonzalez sought ABLE’s legal assistance so the public school would communicate with her in a language she understood as required by law.

Developmental Disabilities Waiver Project

Everyone deserves an opportunity to live in their community near their family, friends, and support system. People with disabilities may not be able to do that without supports. Medicaid waivers allow people with disabilities and chronic conditions to receive care in their homes and communities.

Passport Project

A person’s ability to meet the necessities for living a quality life should not be dependent upon where they live. People who otherwise qualify for services that allow them to remain in their home may have difficulty obtaining services for a multitude of reasons.

Taylor Burns Ohio State House

Students living in poverty need their school records so they can succeed in new schools.

"As a state, we must act to ensure that our increasingly mobile student populations are served through the transitions in their lives. "

ABLE to help children victimized by opioid crisis thanks to nearly $500,000 DOJ grant

The Gem City Market

The Gem City Market

Partnering with Neighbors to Heighten Food Access and Develop Jobs; The Gem City Market

A Regional Water Plan

A regional water plan that included no protections for people with low incomes, now includes provisions to ensure the City will create assistance prog ...