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Yahoo
25-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Luncheon brings together veterans, community members
STRUTHERS, Ohio (WKBN) — A special lunch event Tuesday brought dozens of disabled children and adults together with hundreds of area veterans. Directors with the Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities hosted their 11th Veterans of the Valley luncheon in conjunction with DD Awareness Month. Organizers say the event allows their clients the chance to interact with some of those who served the valley and their country in uniform. 'We wanted to come up with an event where we give back to the community, and because we get a lot of recognition, there are billboards, there's TV ads, all those types of things,' Bill Whitacre with the Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities said. 'We thought what could we do to support people in our Valley that have meant so much to us.' As part of Tuesday's event, proclamations were given to four area veterans including Victor Berarducci — who is 101 years old — and Arthur Newell — who's 99 — as well as Frank Marr and Grace Abernathy. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Local agency supports developmental disability programs
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — The month of March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and Thursday, the Mahoning County Commissioners heard from one of the many clients who receive services from the local Board of Developmental Disabilities. The agency cares for about 2,000 individuals each year and roughly 600 of them are children. Directors say the state recently increased what are called the 'waiver rates' for Medicaid to cover the 'DD's' different services. 'Those Medicaid services – which could be residential day programs, employment assistance, transportation, home modifications to hope people live in their homes – equates to roughly $100 million worth of services in this county for individuals served,' said board member Bill Whitacre. Whitacre thanked the commissioners for their ongoing support for the DD programs in the Valley. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
