The Lima Salvation Army has launched its Summer Red Kettle Drive, with volunteers ringing bells through July 31 to help offset the seasonal slowdown in donations. Funds raised will support the organization's daily operations that provides food, rent assistance and other emergency services to local residents in need.
To date, the West Ohio Community Action Partnership has assisted just over 1,500 clients with nearly 3,500 rent payments during the pandemic. The agency originally received 3.5 million dollars and has used 3.1-million dollars of that. They are getting an additional 6-million dollars that will allow them to almost double what assistance they have already handled.
