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  • 2 days ago | wcpo.com | De'Jah Gross

    CINCINNATI — A Franklin County judge has ruled that Ohio's EdChoice private school voucher program is unconstitutional, potentially affecting thousands of families across the state who use the program to attend private schools. The EdChoice program was originally created to help lower-income families access private education. However, it was expanded in fiscal year 2024 to allow all Ohio families to receive financial assistance for private school attendance.

  • 4 days ago | wcpo.com | De'Jah Gross

    HAMILTON, Ohio — More than 250 volunteers from across the country are working to improve homes for low-income, elderly and disabled residents in Butler County this week. The massive project is a collaboration between Hamilton-based Community Action Agency, Supports to Encourage Low-Income Families (SELF) and the Group Cares Foundation from Colorado. "We have volunteers from 10 different states here for an entire week and work on 30 homes," said Carie Schultz, Community Relations with SELF.

  • 1 week ago | wcpo.com | De'Jah Gross

    CINCINNATI — With a heat wave approaching the Tri-State, St. Vincent de Paul in Cincinnati is working to provide air conditioning units to those most vulnerable — though demand far exceeds supply. The organization has distributed hundreds of air conditioning units so far, but the waitlist has grown to 1,000 people.

  • 1 week ago | wcpo.com | De'Jah Gross

    CRESENT SPRINGS, Ky. — A local dance studio in Crescent Springs is teaching students more than just dance steps — it's creating community leaders who understand the importance of giving back. For 26 years, Expressions Dance Theatre owner and director Cara Patrick has continued a family tradition of using dance as a platform for community service. "Back to when my mom, Connie, owned the studio, all the way back to the early 80s ...

  • 1 week ago | wcpo.com | De'Jah Gross

    TEL AVIV — A Blue Ash family is caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions between Israel and Iran after landing in Israel just hours before missile strikes began. Shiri Ayalon and her son Reuben Grote, who recently graduated from Sycamore High School, are now stranded in Israel with their family as they navigate a complex journey home amid ongoing conflict. "I was born and raised in Israel. My family still lives here," said Ayalon.

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