TOLEDO, Ohio — For the upcoming academic year, Hope Toledo is looking to receive local funding from the American Rescue Plan to make preschool education more accessible.

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HOPE Toledo is proud to announce that Shawna Woody, HOPE Toledo vice president of operations and Wendi Huntley, HOPE Toledo board chair, and president of Connecting Kids to Meals, have been selected by Leadership Ohio for its new class of Fellows for 2022.

Shawna Woody, vice president of operations at HOPE Toledo; along with four other Toledo are leaders, were selected as fellows for the 2022 Leadership Ohio class.

Abena Rowland is the first graduate through the HOPE Toledo Promise Program.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Abena Rowland, first graduate through the HOPE Toledo Promise Program, meets with Jerry Anderson WTOL 11 for an in-depth discussion of her experiences.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Abena Rowland, first graduate through the HOPE Toledo Promise Program, meets with Jerry Anderson WTOL 11 for an in-depth discussion of her experiences.

The Blade: When Ottawa Hills native Pete Kadens announced two years ago he would cover all post-secondary education costs for 2020 Scott High School graduates and one of their parents, it was the boost Abena Rowland needed to get her life back on track.