Archive for February, 2011

Join ASIA in celebrating the 35th Cleveland International Film Festival on March 24 – April 3 at Tower City Center.  ASIA is sponsoring the film Seven Days in Heaven from Taiwan, “a crazy quilt of a movie about the strange procedures families undergo in the name of escorting loved ones properly into the afterlife.”  The film follows the experiences of an urban intellectual who returns home to rural Taiwan for her father’s funeral.  Seven Days in Heaven is presented in Mandarin and Taiwanese with subtitles.

For tickets and showtimes, click here.

Watch the Trailer

ASIA is pleased to be among recipients of the Akron Community Foundation’s Early Learning grants.  ASIA received funding to support Project READY, an early childhood development and school readiness program for refugee children up to age 5 and their parents.  This is the third consecutive year that the Akron Community Foundation has focused on education grants that help prepare Summit County’s young children to succeed in school.

See all the recipients and read the press release.

About Akron Community Foundation
Celebrating 55 years of building community philanthropy, Akron Community Foundation is a $126 million philanthropic endowment with a growing family of more than 350 funds. In 1955, a $1 million bequest from the estate of Edwin Shaw established the foundation, which works to improve the quality of life in greater Akron. It accepts charitable gifts and bequests from individuals, families, organizations and corporations committed to making a difference in the community for generations to come. To date, the foundation and its funds have awarded more than $90 million in grants to qualified nonprofit organizations. To learn more about Akron Community Foundation, call 330-376-8522 or visit www.akroncommunityfdn.org.

ASIA is pleased to announce that the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority will be taking applications for the Edgewood Village V waiting list beginning Monday, February 28, 2011. Applications will be accepted Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 11:30 am and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

Edgewood Village V will consist of 1 and 2 bedroom rent assisted units. This building has been designated as non smoking and “ELDERLY ONLY”.  All units are either mobility and sensory accessible or  adaptable.  To qualify for this building the head of household or spouse must be at least 62 years of age.

Persons interested in applying may come to 506 Euclid Ave, Akron, Ohio 44307 or call 330-434-HOPE (330-434-4673) for more information.

Persons needing assistance due to disabilities should call (voice) 330-762-9631 or Ohio Relay Service 1-800-750-0750.