Summer Cooling Crisis Program
CAA is currently accepting applications for its Summer Cooling Crisis Program (SCP). The SCP helps people pay their summer utility bills or obtain a fan or air conditioner to keep cool in the summer heat.
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Free Youth Summer Meals Available
Begininng June 9th through August 15th, young people 18 years and younger will be able to receive healthy meals at 70 locations throughout the city. Participating Cincinnati Public schools, Cincinnati Recreation Centers and World Outreach Christian Church will offer free breakfast and lunch meals to children as part of the Summer Food program. To participate, young people are asked to arrive 15 minutes before serving time. There is no fee and registration isn't required.
Mayor Mallory Challenges Community
Councils to Increase Recycling
Citywide
In partnership with Rumpke, Mayor Mallory will announce the details for the Cincinnati Community Recycling Challenge this Earth Day, April 22. The Challenge is a part of the Mayor’s Green Recycling Plan which was launched last year with the goal of increasing recycling in Cincinnati by 50% by 2011.
The Challenge will begin on May 15 and last for six months until America Recycles Day on November 15. Cincinnati neighborhoods will be encouraged to sign up and participate. Communities who reach their recycling goals will be awarded prizes of $250 by Rumpke.
The Cincinnati Community Recycling Challenge is being supported by the Mayor’s Young Professional (YPKC) members and Keep Cincinnati Beautiful. Members of YPKC and KCB will be speaking to Community Councils during April and May to prepare for the Challenge.
The challenge began on May 15th. Community Council Presidents who are still interested in participating can sign up here
Thank you to the following communities for participating: Paddock Hills, Spring Grove Village, Carthage, South Fairmount, the East End, South Cumminsville, Sayler Park, Kennedy Heights, Over the Rhine, Hartwell, North Avondale, Roselawn, Northside, Madisonville, Mt. Airy, Avondale, Mt. Washington, Pleasant Ridge, College Hill, Westwood, Downtown, Mt. Lookout.
Mayor Mallory Launches Green Cincinnati Recycling
Mayor Mallory and members of Cincinnati City Council kicked off a new effort to increase recycling in Cincinnati. Cincinnati currently recycles 9% of its trash. The Mayor announced a series of goals of in crease Cincinnati’s recycling by 50% to 15% in 4 years.
Click here to read more about the Mayor’s recycling plan.
To request a recycling bin,
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The Mayor also announced the creation of 4 new Downtown recycling drop-off locations, for Downtown residents who do not have access to curbside recycling.
To see a map of the new Downtown Recycling Drop-off Locations,
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Mayor Mallory Releases Shop 52 DrillDown Study
Study shows Cincinnati’s Population 46,000 more than Census
On July 2, 2007, Mayor Mark Mallory released the Shop 52 DrillDown study at a press conference in Northside. The DrillDown uses 27 different sources of information to show that Cincinnati’s population is 378,259, not 332,252 as the Census reported last Thursday. The study also shows Cincinnati’s average household income is $54,083, not the $43,992 reported by the 2000 Census, and that Cincinnati’s city-wide income is over $9.2 billion, not the $6.5 billion reported by the 2000 Census. Mayor Mallory partnered with Social Compact and Property Advisors to conduct the DrillDown analysis.
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Mayor Mallory's Newsletter
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