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Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced $1.3 Million in United States Department of Justice awards for Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO) based in Toledo. LAWO works to ensure that the most vulnerable people in our communities have the same access to legal resources as those who can hire an attorney. The non-profit’s Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life will receive $700,000 to support victims of abuse over the age of 50 and for the professionals that serve them.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) of the Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding answers regarding a political appointee remaining on paid administrative leave nine months after they were removed from their position. The appointee in question, Ms.
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced $250,000 in Drug-Free Communities (DFC) awards for two Northwest Ohio communities. The awards will be given through the US Department of Health and Human Services and administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. EHOVE Career Center’s Future Leaders Program in Sandusky and the Springfield Area Prevention Coalition in Swanton will each receive awards of $125,000 for substance-abuse prevention efforts.
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that the Zepf Center in Toledo will receive two separate awards totaling $1.5 Million. Administered through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Mental Health Services, the awards will support the nonprofit’s 50-year record of providing behavioral and mental health care to those who need it most. The center’s Homeless Outreach and Person-Centered Engagement project, or HOPE, will receive $500,000 to address the many needs of homeless individuals in Northwest Ohio.
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It was the trip of a lifetime. Mark Hamilton and his family traveled from Cleveland to Washington, D.C. to tour the White House… It's one of the many items on the 26-year-old's bucket list, thanks to A Special Wish Foundation, who reached out to State Representative Martin J. Sweeney and U.S Representative Marcy Kaptur who helped arrange the VIP White House tour.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by two Ohio lawmakers, including Marcy Kaptur, have written to President-elect Donald Trump, asking him to support funding to deal with harmful algal blooms.
Two of Northeast Ohio's U.S. representatives are leading a Congressional delegation that has reached out to President-elect Trump seeking support for research into harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo) and Rep. David Joyce (R-Russell Township) penned a letter signed by 47 members of Congress urging the Trump administration to join them in doing "everything possible to learn more about the problem," Kaptur said.
There were about 750 people in attendance at the Woodward High School auditorium Wednesday night for the WorkReady Manufacturing informational session…Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur and business leaders spoke to hundreds about their potential to succeed with hard work.