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Domestic Violence Bill Proposals; Icebreaker Project; Earned Income Tax Credit

Image: Brian Bull, Ideastream
Image: Brian Bull, Ideastream

Two Northeast Ohio state lawmakers are proposing bills that each aim to strengthen protections for victims of domestic violence.  One looks to extend legal protection to those abused in a dating relationship.  The other looks to make the enforcement of protection orders stronger.  Then the Lake Erie Development Corporation's  Icebreaker project moves ahead. Plus, it's been described as the most effective anti-poverty program in the country.  We'll discuss the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Ohio Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Akron), District 34 
Linda Johanek, CEO, Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center
Hon. Judge Gayle Williams-Byers, Presiding Judge, South Euclid Municipal Court 
Dr. Lorry Wagner, Ph.D., President, Lake Erie Development Corporation
Kathy Matthews, Program Director, Enterprise Community Partners
 

Resources:

Earned Income Tax Credit

Call 211 to schedule an appointment 

IRS website: Earned Income Tax Credit information

Sites:


  • West Shore Neighborhood Family Service Center
  • 9830 Lorain Avenue
  • Cleveland, Ohio 44102
  • Mondays & Wednesdays 5PM – 8:30PM, Saturdays 9AM – 2:30PM

 


  • Division of Senior and Adult Services –NEW location
  • 13815 Kinsman Road
  • Cleveland, Ohio 44120
  • Fridays starting 1/27/17 10AM – 2PM

 

Super Saturday Events:


  • February 11 – 9AM – 2PM
  • PNC Fairfax Connection (co-hosted by PNC Bank)
  • 8220 Carnegie Ave.
  • Cleveland, Ohio 44103

 

 


  • February 18 – 9AM – 2PM
  • Notre Dame College (co-hosted by Ohio Savings Bank)
  • Administrative Bldg -2nd Floor
  • 4545 College Road
  • South Euclid, Ohio 44120

 


  • February 25 – 9AM – 2PM
  • Stephanie Tubbs –Jones Community Building (co-hosted by Ohio Savings Bank)
  • 3420 Lee Road
  • Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120