Created in April 1989, Minority Health Month is designed to be a 30-day, high visibility, health promotion and disease prevention campaign. Conducted with and by community based agencies and organizations, this celebration reaches into urban, suburban and rural areas of the State. Maximum grant award up to $3,000.

The following cities have agencies receiving funding for Minority Health Month 2009

Akron Back to Top

Asian Services in Action, Inc.

730 Carroll Street

Akron, OH 44304

Michael Byun

Acting Executive Director

330-535-3263

michael.byun@asiainc-ohio.org

Charisma Community Connection

970 Cordova Avenue

Akron, OH 44320-2604

Eugene Norris, II

Executive Director

330-873-9793

Ohio Asian American Health Coalition

730 Carroll Street

Akron, OH 44304

Michael Byun, MPA

Executive Director

330-535-3263

michael.byun@asiainc-ohio.org

Canton Back to Top

CASHA-UHHS-Canton, Inc., DBA Mercy Medical Center

1320 Mercy Drive NW

Canton, OH 44708

Thomas Cecconi

President & CEO

330-471-5965

tom.cecconi@csauh.com

Greater Bethel Apostolic Church

2335 15th Street, SW

Canton, OH 44706-2544

Carlos Morris

Executive Director

330-456-0626

morris_carlos@sbcglobal.net

Multi Development Services of Stark County

424 Fulton Road, NW

Canton, OH 44703

Betty Smith

Executive Director

330-471-9139

bsmith@mds-sc.org

Rainbow Repertory Company

3198 Mariner's Island Dr., NW

Canton, OH 44708

Lois DiGiacomo

Executive Director

330-456-7397

rainbowrep@neo.rr.com

The Juneites Club

874 The O'Jay's Blvd.

Canton, OH 44705

Jesse Byrd

Executive Director

330-454-2209

bluebird2@lycos.com

Chillicothe Back to Top

Carver Community Center

Community Recreational Center Council

165 West Fourth Street

Chillicothe, OH 45601

Terry Leonard

Executive Director

740-773-4242

Ross County Community Action Commission, Inc.

603 Central Center

Chillicothe, OH 45601

B.Wayne McLaughlin

Executive Director

740-702-7222 ext.112

wmclaughlin@rossccac.com

Cincinnati Back to Top

Asian Community Alliance, Inc.

4770 Duke Drive, Ste. 195

Cincinnati, OH 45040

Jennifer Nagrath

President

513-469-2790

nagrath@fuse.net

Cincinnati Alumni Foundation

824 Beecher Street

Cincinnati, OH 45206

Neal Craig

Executive Director

513-368-4134

nealdb42@aol.com

Santa Maria Community Services

2918 Price Avenue

Cincinnati, OH 45204

H.A. Musser

Executive Director

513-557-2730

ha.musser@santamaria-cincy.org

YWCA of Greater Cincinnati

898 Walnut Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

Charlene Ventura

Executive Director

513-361-2119

cventura@ywcacin.org

Zion Baptist Church

630 Glenwood Avenue

Cincinnati, OH 45229

Reverend James H. Cantrell

Executive Director

513-751-8608

zbaptist@fuse.net

Cleveland Back to Top

Affinity Missionary Baptist Church

4411 East 175th Street

Cleveland, OH 44128

Ronald Maxwell

Executive Director

216-283-4365

Another Chance, Inc.

3435 East 76th Street

Cleveland, OH 44127

Deborah Watson-Laster, PhD

Executive Director

216-288-2038

atoiya@yahoo.com

Cleveland Korean Presbyterian Church

4839 Pearl Road

Cleveland, OH 44109

Sun Ki Kim ,Ph.D.

Executive Director

216-459-8512

Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board

1400 West 25th Street, 3rd Floor

Cleveland, OH 44113

William Denihan

Executive Director

216-241-3400

denihan@cccmhb.org

First Greater New Zion Missionary Baptist Church Health Ministry

3824 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Cleveland, OH 44105

Elizabeth Dobrski

Executive Director

440-776-0015

tin_lizzy46@yahoo.com

Laotian Association of Cleveland, Inc.

1353 W 83rd Street

Cleveland, OH 44102

Phonsanit Southivong

Executive Director

216-313-1657

thaivieng@yahoo.com

Olivet Housing & Community Development Corporation

8819 Quincy Avenue, Office #130

Cleveland, OH 44106

Otis Moss , Jr.

Executive Director

216-721-3585

Senior Outreach Services, Inc.

Karamu

2355 East 89th Street

Cleveland, OH 44106

Delores Lynch

Executive Director

216-231-0003

dlynch@soscleveland.org

Spanish American Committee for a Better Community

4407 Lorain Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44113

Rose M. Rodriquez-Bardwell

Executive Director

216-961-2100 ext. 238

roseB@spanishamerican.org

The Empowerment Center of Greater Cleveland

3030 Euclid Avenue, Suite 100

Cleveland, OH 44115

Tom A.F. Mendelsohn

Executive Director

216-432-4770 ext.12

tmendelsohn@ecgccleveland.org

Columbus Back to Top

Asian American Community Services

4100 N. High Street, 3rd Floor

Columbus, OH 43214

Lhakpa Tsering

Executive Director

614-220-4023 ext. 222

ltsering@aacsohio.org

City of Refuge Point of Impact

3480 Refugee Road

Columbus, OH 43232

YoLanda S. Lewis

Executive Director

614-231-9564

ylewis@1stchurch.net

Community Property Development Corporation

112 Jefferson Avenue

Columbus, OH 43215

Norzetta Bretz

Executive Director

614-223-0250

nbretz@cpdcwellnesscenter.org

Fitness For Life Unlimited, Inc.

2251 Cardston Ct.

Columbus, OH 43232

Suzanne M. Dorsey

Executive Director

614-860-1053

fitnessforlifeunltd@columbus.rr.com

Grace New Covenant Apostolic Church

1643 Aberdeen Avenue

Columbus, OH 43211

Gregory L. Fly

Senior Pastor

614-261-7291

pastorgfly@sbcglobal.net

Hosack Street Baptist Church

1160 Watkins Road

Columbus, OH 43207

Dr. Daryl R. Hairston

Senior Pastor

614-491-3806

jbetton1160@sbcglobal.net

LifeSavers Development Corporation

1255 Leonard Avenue

Columbus, OH 43203

Harold Hudson

Executive Director

614-258-9933

revhahudson@aol.com

Prevent Child Abuse Ohio

655 E. Livingston Avenue

Columbus, OH 43205

Patricia Lyons

Executive Director

614-722-5268

patricia.lyons@nationwidechildrens.org

Project Linden, Inc.

1410 Cleveland Avenue, Suite #2

Columbus, OH 43211

Karen Deberry

Executive Director

614-221-7790

kdeberry@project-linden.org

Tabernacle Baptist Church

2188 Woodward Avenue

Columbus, OH 43219

Odell Waller

Executive Director

614-253-6707

tabernaclebc@ameritech.net

The Neighborhood House, Inc.

1000 Atcheson Street

Columbus, OH 43203

Allen Huff

Executive Director

614-252-4941 ext.41

ahuff@neighborhoodhouseinc.org

Vision & Vocational Services

1393 N High Street

Columbus, OH 43201

Martin K. Gaudiose

Executive Director

614-294-5571

mgaudiose@vvsohio.org

Dayton Back to Top

AIDS Resource Center of Ohio

15 W. Fourth Street

Dayton, OH 45402

William Hardy

Executive Director

937-461-2437 ext. 2010

billhardy@arcohio.org

American Fitness Health & Wellness Institute

6318 Riverbend Drive

Dayton, OH 45415

Jeanette Robinson

Executive Director

937-572-1653

drjeanette.robinson@worldnet.att.net

Dayton Urban League

907 W. Fifth Street

Dayton, OH 45402

Willie Walker

Executive Director

937-220-6699

williewalker@earthlink.net

Mahogany's Child/Miami Valley Hospital

One Wyoming Street

Dayton, OH 45409

Mary Boosalis

Executive Director

937-208-2701

Public Health Dayton & Montgomery County

Reibold Building, 117 S. Main Street

Dayton, OH 45422

James Gross , MPH

Executive Director

937-225-4395

jgross@phdmc.org

ThinkTV Network- Greater Dayton Public Television

110 South Jefferson Street

Dayton, OH 45402

David Fogarty

Executive Director

937-220-1600

dfogarty@thinktv.org

Mansfield Back to Top

Ohio District Area 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

780 Park Avenue West

Mansfield, OH 44906

Duana Patton

Executive Director

419-522-5612 ext.1115

dpatton@aaa5ohio.org

Ohio North Jurisdiction No. 1, dba Ohio North First Jurisdiction

190 Chester Avenue

Mansfield, OH 44903

Edward T. Cook

Executive Director

419-243-5841

eldertcook@aol.com

Sandusky Back to Top

Erie County General Health District

420 Superior Street

Sandusky, OH 44870

Peter R. Schade, MPH, ES

Executive Director

419-626-5623

pschade@eriecohealthohio.org

Erie-Huron Counties Community Action Commission, Inc.

908 S. Depot Street

Sandusky, OH 44870

Janice W. Warner

Executive Director

419-626-4320 ext. 20

jwarner@ehcac.com

Springfield Back to Top

American Red Cross- Clark County Chapter

1830 N Limestone Street

Springfield, OH 45503

Mike Larson

Executive Director

937-399-3872

mlarson@clarkcountyarc.org

Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio

701 E Columbia Street

Springfield, OH 45503

Kathleen Donnellan

Executive Director

937-325-8715

kdonnellan@catholiccharitiesswo.org

Clark County Combined Health District

529 E Home Road

Springfield, OH 45503

Charles A. Patterson

Health Commissioner

937-390-5600

cpatterson@ccchd.com

Springfield Family YMCA

300 S Limestone Street

Springfield, OH 45505

Woody Cornette

Chief Executive Officer

937-323-3781

ymcaceo@springfield-ymca.com

Steubenville Back to Top

Jefferson County 4th Street Health Center

701 North 4th Street

Steubenville, OH 43952

Hillary Harri

Acting Director

740-283-2856

hillharr@yahoo.com

Labelle Neighbors Who Care

1310 Maryland Avenue

Steubenville, OH 43952

Vicki May

Executive Director

740-282-8936

Urban Mission/Neighborhood Community Development Center

301 North 5th Street

Steubenville, OH 43952

Rev. Bruce Hitchcock

Executive Director

740-282-8010 ext.201

bhitchcock@urbanmission.org

Women in Action Against Cancer Coalition

380 Summit Avenue, Office 356

Steubenville, OH 43952

Terry Jennings

Executive Director

740-283-7015

tjennings@trinityhealth.com

Sylvania Back to Top

Chinese Association of Greater Toledo

9206 Wintergreen Ct

Sylvania, OH 43560

Dr. Jiquan Chen

Executive Director

419-530-2664

jiquan.chen@utoledo.edu

Flower Hospital

5200 Harroun Road

Sylvania, OH 43560

Kathy Carlson , MD

President

419-824-1835

kathy.carlsonmd@promedica.org

Toledo Back to Top

East Toledo Family Center

1020 Varland Ave.

Toledo, OH 43605

Kim Partin

Executive Director

419-691-1429

kimp@etfc.org

Parkwood Seventh Day Church

2200 Parkwood Avenue

Toledo, OH 43620-1124

Bobby Johnson

Executive Director

419-346-5096

blj6destinedformore.com

Toledo-Lucas County CareNet

3231 Central Park West, Unit 200

Toledo, OH 43617

Jan Ruma

Executive Director

419-842-0800

jruma@hcno.org

Warren A.M.E. Church Vision Empowerment Board

915 Collingwood Blvd.

Toledo, OH 43604-8416

Otis J. Gordon, Jr.

Senior Pastor

419-243-2237

warrenamechurch@sbcglobal.net

Youngstown Back to Top

Associated Neighborhood Centers

1649 Jacobs Road

Youngstown, OH 44505

Jennifer Miller

Executive Director

330-744-4377

ancytown@aol.com

Ebony Lifeline Support Group, Inc.

310 Churchill-Hubbard Road

Youngstown, OH 44505

Robert F. Thomas

Executive Director

330-261-1825

Humility of Mary Health Partners

1044 Belmont Avenue

Youngstown, OH 44504-1006

Robert Shroder

Executive Director

330-480-3570

robert_shroder@hmis.org

OPRS dba Senior Independence Mahoning

County Senior Center

1110 Fifth Avenue

Youngstown, OH 44504

Karen Ambrose

Executive Director

330-533-4350

karena@parkvista.oprs.org

Organizacion Civica Y Cultural Hispana Americana, Inc. (OCCHA)

3660 Shirley Road

Youngstown, OH 44502

Mary Isa Garayua

Executive Director

330-781-1808

occha@sbcglobal.net

United Methodist Community Center

334 North Pearl Street

Youngstown, OH 44506

Millicent S. Counts

Executive Director

330-743-5149 ext.204

umcc334@neo.rr.com

Warriors, Inc.

2733 Market Street

Youngstown, OH 44507

Joe McGeorge

Executive Director

330-783-5440

jmcgeorge@rrbiznet.com

YWCA of Youngstown

25 West Rayen Avenue

Youngstown, OH 44503

Constance Shaffer

Executive Director

330-746-6361

cshaffer@ywcaofyoungstown.org

Other Cities Back to Top

Korean Central Presbyterian Church

8220 Brecksville Road

Brecksville, OH 44141

Joshua Kim

Executive Director

440-838-1066

clevelandkcpc@sbcglobal.com

Preventive Health Care Services, Inc.

5118 Peach Canyon Drive

Canal Winchester, OH 43110

Pauline Bryant

Executive Director

614-571-5539

pbryantLNC@aol.com

Community Resource Center

940 Pennsylvania Avenue

East Liverpool, OH 43920

Denise Taylor

Executive Director

330-385-1301

taylor951@comcast.net

Lupus Foundation of America, Michigan & Northwest Ohio Chapter, Inc.

1800 N Blanchard Street, Suite 102

Findlay, OH 45840

Robert C. Scherger

Executive Director

419-423-9313

scherger@lupusnwoh.org

Townhall II

155 N. Water Street

Kent, OH 44240

Sue Whitehurst

Executive Director

330-678-3006

suew@townhall2.com

Lima/Allen Council on Community Affairs

540 S. Central Avenue

Lima, OH 45804

Jacqueline Fox

Executive Director

419-227-2586 ext. 103

jfox1@lacca.org

FGFF Rapha Center, Inc.

1905 North Ridge Road East

Lorain, OH 44055

Gwendolyn D. Gilmore

Executive Director

440-668-9177

gilmoregp7@aol.com

Tecumseh YMCA- Casa Amiga

524 N Dayton-Lakeview Rd

New Carlisle, OH 45344

Sandy Schnitzler

Executive Director

937-845-3513 ext.202

COPAT (Community Outreach Positive

Alternative Training)

3325 Driftwood

Norton, OH 44203

Reginald Ray, Sr.

Executive Director

330-825-5130

copat1@ameritech.net

Free Clinic of Lake County, Inc.

dba Lake County Free Medical Clinic

54 S. State Street, Ste. 302

Painesville, OH 44077

Anna K. Fetzer, MPH

Executive Director

440-352-8686

afetzer@lakefreeclinic.org

Cuyahoga County Public Library

2111 Snow Road

Parma, OH 44134

Sari Feldman

Executive Director

216-749-9490

sfeldman@cuyahogalibrary.org

Hospice of Northwest Ohio

30000 River Road

Perrysburg, OH 43551

Judy Seibenick

Executive Director

419-661-4001

jseibenick@hospicenwo.org

14th Street Community Center

1222 14th Street

Portsmouth, OH 45662

Christy Gambill

Executive Director

740-353-7308

gambill@yahoo.com

Greene County Combined Health District

360 Wilson Drive

Xenia, OH 45385

Mark A. McDonnell, RS, MS

Executive Director

937-374-5600

mmcdonnell@gcchd.org

Zane State College

1555 Newark Road

Zanesville, OH 43701

Dr. Paul R. Brown

Executive Director

740-588-1200

pbrown@zanestate.edu