The Lima Chapter of the NAACP is urging everyone to get registered to vote for the November 5th elections. The deadline is October 7th to register or to update your information on file at your county board of elections. The Lima chapter has already done three voter registration campaigns, and they will be embarking on another to try and get more people registered to vote.
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People are learning the proper techniques to remove lead from homes, which could turn into a future business for them. CleanAir RX was teaching a class to people going after a federal certificate for lead abatement to become a Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) contractor. If you are not certified, you can face large fines if you remove lead paint from a home. Besides learning the rules, the participants got some hands-on training to properly remove lead paint from a home. With the certificate, there are a variety of avenues that people can explore.
Area residents getting educated on the issue of lead in Allen County homes and what they can do to help. The NAACP held a training session on Friday, showing people what steps to take in order to get their lead abatement license. The class was led by Keith Lockhart, a liaison and contractor for the Ohio Department of Development. Those with a lead abatement license will be certified to properly inspect and remove lead from homes in materials like paint on walls and in window frames. Lead has been shown to cause a long list of health problems.
The City of Lima is working with partners like WOCAP, the NAACP, and Daddy's at Work to turn lead removal into local jobs. Both renters and homeowners who live in a lead-positive home built before 1978 and have children six or younger may qualify for free removal with WOCAP's lead abatement program. Many older homes may have lead in the paint as well as in the pipes, which can become airborne and have negative health effects for the entire household. Work is already underway in two Lima homes, and more are encouraged to apply.
The Lima Chapter of the NAACP is supporting high school students who are ready to take that next step to college. On July 20th, they will be holding their 9th annual scholarship banquet at the Graduate Medical Building at Mercy Health-St. Rita's. The Lima chapter is looking to help as many students as they can from school districts around Lima, and by coming to the banquet, you can help fund the scholarship program.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The NAACP hosted the final public debate between Lima's two candidates for city council president before the election coming…
If you travel down Michael Avenue in Lima, you might see a house covered with red tape. That tape represents bullet marks -- as the house has been shot at in a total of three separate occasions.
The Lima Chapter of the NAACP has created a list of key issues they will be focusing on in 2023 and beyond. The organization identified six game changers that they will be focusing on improving in the next two years, some include improving heath for minorities and criminal reform. Along with that, they want to see increased economic sustainability for individuals of color to help offset the rise of violent crime in the Lima area.
The chapter met with the Allen County Commissioners on Thursday and learned that a request for funding specifically for body cameras was never submitted by the Allen County Sheriff's Office, in addition, a request will have to be made to the Allen County Commissioners before any action can be taken. Ron Fails, the president of the Lima NAACP, says that they learned valuable information in this meeting, all in an effort to get more transparency from the sheriff's office.
The Lima chapter welcomed NAACP Ohio State Conference President and former state senator Tom Roberts to discuss the importance of voting. Roberts talked about how a single vote can send an important message to those who are running, and in the end, the people's voice can make a difference both at the state level and nationwide.