Crisis teams often do their work quietly. They meet someone in an emergency room after midnight, respond when a person in jail is struggling or accompany a police officer checking on a resident who may need more than law enforcement alone can provide. In Delaware and Morrow counties, Southeast Healthcare plays a central role in […]
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Beyond the crisis call: HelpLine stays connected through the next step
Navigating the behavioral health care system can feel overwhelming even on a good day. In the middle of a mental health emergency, it can feel downright impossible. HelpLine acts as a local entry point for mental health and addiction resources across Delaware and Morrow counties, whether someone is experiencing an immediate crisis, trying to find […]
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Peaky Fever! This local milliner is crafting caps and community
Newsboy caps seem to be everywhere in Delaware County. Last winter, a group got together for a screening at the Strand Theatre– all of them wearing caps with all kinds of patterns and colors, the hats a part of the evening’s unofficial dress code. Prior to the movie showing, guests visited a showcase of caps […]
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No parking: Growth Coach believes remaining stagnant in business is always a choice
Brad Schneider believes most business owners already know what they need to do next. The difficult part is confronting what has stopped them from doing it. That was the situation facing Leah Cottrill of SERVPRO of Northwest Columbus when she first met Schneider at a workshop hosted by a local bank. Cottrill believed she and […]
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91 years later, CME is still built around ‘people helping people’
In 1935, a Columbus firefighter needed a truck. After being denied a loan, his fellow firefighters came together to help. They pooled together some money, giving their colleague the financial support he could not find elsewhere. Founded at the Old Station 16 House, CME Federal Credit Union started with that act of mutual aid. “They […]
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Organize With Kurnsie: Kicking clutter with care
The clutter that lies inside a home is just unmade decisions. That’s a phrase that Katie Milburn, owner of Organize With Kurnsie, has heard from other professional organizers over the years. It has become something of a guiding principle in her work. “You already have enough decisions throughout the day that you need to make, […]
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The Delaware County Foundation turns generosity into tangible change
Paula Tarpey has been a resident of Delaware County for 32 years now, observing in real time the change taking place in the fastest growing county in Ohio. And still, it wasn’t until she carpooled her child’s middle school basketball team home from practice one afternoon that she truly saw what such intense growth can […]
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Generations Realty’s Julia Foss is teaching Delaware that you can bet on yourself — and win
When Julia Foss and her husband relocated to Marion, Ohio after living in Charleston, South Carolina for 23 years they knew virtually no one. Foss had grown up in Columbus, but there was no professional network and no built-in community to lean on coming back to Marion. It was a fresh start. A background in […]