Apr 05th, 2019
Jackie Hemsworth has been named the next executive director of ACCESS Shelter, a Northeast Ohio homeless shelter for women and children.
Hemsworth, previously director of advancement for the organization, has been the acting interim executive director since February 2019, when the previous...
Apr 04th, 2019
AKRON, Ohio – After serving as ACCESS homeless shelter’s acting interim executive director since February, Jackie Hemsworth will continue to lead the agency as its next executive director.
Hemsworth has been with ACCESS, the Akron shelter...
Mar 25th, 2019
AKRON, Ohio – ACCESS, an Akron homeless shelter for women and children, is inviting Summit County students in grades 6 through 8 to register for its inaugural “youth impact” day on April 13.
The event, Learn, Give, Lead: Youth Impact Day, aims to help...
Feb 13th, 2019
AKRON, OH – (February 13, 2019) – ACCESS Shelter and its community of supporters is deeply saddened to share the loss of its beloved leader and Executive Director Lynn Budnick.
After bravely and successfully battling cancer a number of times, a recent recurrence led to Lynn’s...
Feb 13th, 2019
Akron is mourning the loss of a leader who brought courage and compassion to helping women and children.
Lynn Budnick, executive director of ACCESS Shelter since 2008, died Wednesday at the James Cancer Center in Columbus after having beaten back cancer four times. Budnick met her...
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