WSOS receives Best Practice awards

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The Ohio VETS program and the Juvenile Re-entry project of the After School Program, both operated by
WSOS Community Action Commission have each received a Best Practice award.
Representatives from both programs that included staff, participants and partners as well as other WSOS
staff attended the recent awards luncheon in Columbus.
This award is presented annually by The John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University
and the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies. The honors were two of seven Best Practice awards
presented this year to Ohio’s community action agencies. In the past, up to 15 awards have been
presented to Community Action programs around the state.
"I learned so much," said Josh Perez, a participant in the Juvenile Re-entry Initiative that
was a part of the WSOS After School program. "I won’t be here if it weren’t for this program,"
Lopez said.
"This program allowed me to fulfill my dream of becoming a marine mechanic." Ben Knausse, a
veteran from Tiffin, said.
"This award reinforces the strength of the partnerships that WSOS has built in an effort to provide
much needed services in our communities," said WSOS President/CEO Ruthann House. "We are
honored by this recognition and will continue to do our best on behalf of those we are here to
serve."
The Best Practices award recognizes and honors proven innovative and effective programs, projects,
processes, procedures or strategies that member community action agencies have participated in to serve
its communities.
While funding for the Ohio VETS program ended, the successful operation of that program assisted WSOS in
securing other funding that provides assistance to veterans and their families who live in Lucas County.

The Juvenile Re-entry initiative is part of a larger program that WSOS collaborated with the Sandusky
County Juvenile Court to help secure funding to assist those youth already in the court system or at
risk of becoming involved to develop skills to keep them out of the court system.
Since the award has been established, WSOS programs have earned 11 Best Practice awards from this group
while another two programs have earned honorable mention awards.
For more information on any of the services provided by WSOS, call 419-334-8911 or toll free
1-800-775-9767, email us at [email protected], visit us at our website www.wsos.org, or see us on FaceBook
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