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Kent Social Services at 1066 S. Water St.

Kent Social Services fights food insecurity in the community

Will Jernigan, Reporter April 3, 2025

During this cold winter in Kent, a shivering man walks into Kent Social Services on South Water Street on a Thursday afternoon, quickly relieved by the warmth and scent of chili he’s grown familiar with. James...

Anne Marie Mann-Noble, the Director of Emergency and Outreach Services for Family & Community Services, stands by the kitchen for the community center in Ravenna on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2013. The center is open 24 hours a day when the temperature reaches 10 degrees to accommodate the homeless.

Local food pantry keeps doors open during freezing temperatures

Chrissy Suttles January 30, 2014

Cindy Slama found herself homeless three years ago after her then-fiance drained the family’s mortgage money to satisfy his cocaine addiction.Slama refused to leave the house from which she was being...