Showing posts with label initiative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label initiative. Show all posts

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Handyman Hickie: Dispelling Myths of Homelessness and Joblessness

Handyman Hickie in front of St. Paul's Community Outreach, Ohio City, Ohio.

Ohio City Power Salutes Those Who Dispel Myths of Homelessness and Joblessness

Hickie has been a handyman around St. Paul's Community Outreach ever since I have been going down - about five years.

Ohio City Power would like to commend Hickie on his valiant efforts, hard work, kindness and BIG SMILE.

 I ran into Hickie at the Metanoia Benefit at St. Malachi's Catholic Church in Cleveland, Ohio for the homeless Friday night, but wait -  he wasn't there for a bed! 

Read more about the Metanoia Project to house Cleveland's homeless here and about the program's founder Bryan Mauk, a May 2008 John Carroll University graduate, here.

Human Talent, Initiative and a Sense of Industry

Wait until you hear this ... this man has 68 lawn-cutting and snow-shoveling accounts in the neighborhoods surrounding St. Paul's Community Church.  He loves having money in his pocket and says visiting  Metanoia reminds him of where he does not want to end up.

We hear so much in the media about unemployment, lazy people, etc. it's about time we applaud those hard-working individuals who know the true meaning of being happily employed!!

Ohio City Power salutes you Hickie!

~ Lisa Braun, Executive Director, Ohio City Power

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- Betsey Merkel, Ohio City Power Communications
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Ohio City Power Builds Collaborations With Government

Councilman Joe Cimperman and Lisa Braun shake hands and agree to collaborate on a local foods project.
Shown: Councilman Joe Cimperman Ward 3 Cleveland City Council (right) and Lisa Braun, Founder & Executive Director, Ohio City Power. Take Me To The Flickr SlideShow!

Collaborate For Education, Economic, And Workforce Development

Lisa Braun, Founder & Executive Director, Ohio City Power, thanks Councilman Joe Cimperman, Ward 3, Cleveland City Council, in Cleveland, Ohio for his endorsement of Ohio City Power recreation, employment, and workforce development programs serving the homeless and jobless community in Ohio City, Ohio.

Conversations Illuminate New Opportunities

In the video, Ohio City Power Builds Collaborations With Government, (below) Executive Director Lisa Braun provides an overview of Ohio City Power programs, objectives and human interest stories.



Councilman Cimperman thanks Ohio City Power for its efforts in project and community development and suggests future collaboration opportunities to develop citizen led enterprise projects.

Councilman Cimperman's suggestions focus on developing local food networks and the role Ohio City Power community can play to supply labor, know-how - and - receive benefits as healthy food consumers!

Share Your Government Collaboration Models
  • What collaborations do you develop in your city, town or region? 
  • How do you build new conversations with government? 
Post and share your failure and success stories. We can all learn from each other and apply this knowledge for immediate local improvement.

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- Betsey Merkel, Ohio City Power Communications

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Fly Tying Program At St. Paul’s Community Church by Albert Wagner

Program: Federated Flies
Photo: The Guys. Image © Alice Merkel.
From left to right: Jim Newell, Albert Wagner, and Fred Bender.
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Ohio City Power Friends create beautiful sought-after hand tied flies for fly fishing. The Federated Flies program is a skills training and employment project at Ohio City Power. The program trains people how to tie flies for fly fishing. With spring just around the corner in Northeast Ohio, the fish will be biting again soon! 

Local talent is invaluable to catalyze interest and shift community attention to enterprise development. Federated Flies craftspeople undergo an assessment process and are required to complete four, two-hour training sessions at minimum wage with a private evaluation at session close prior to generating product. 

Albert Wagner, Ohio City Power Fly Tyer, has studied fly tying with expert instructor Jim Newell, and is now producing flies for sale at the Ohio City Power e-Store. Both Bead Head Estaz Egg and Bead Head Woolly Bugger Streamers are crafted for sale. Store sales are a source of income for tyers.

Read more about how the Federated Fly program works in the description below by Albert.
Fly Tying Program At St. Paul’s Community Church by Albert Wagner

New businesses often start with an idea, some know-how, and a few willing friends. The Fly Tying program began as a small initiative and over many months, developed into a regularly scheduled weekly program, training Ohio City, Ohio homeless and jobless in a skilled craft. 

Ohio City Power Store products are a source of revenue for the homeless and jobless. Visit the Federated Flies page at the Ohio City Power e-Store. If you or someone you know fly fishes, be sure to purchase several of these quality products!

Where are projects jumpstarted in your neighborhood?  What kinds of projects are begun and by whom? Where are products sold?

Subscribe to Ohio City Power publications on Scribd and share documents with your Friends. "Fly Tying Program At St. Paul’s Community Church by Albert Wagner" is published to the Ohio City Power document library on Scribd.  

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