Pam is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art & Design and has been providing Art Therapy since 2008. In 2021, she expanded her work to include Art administration. In addition to her passion for art, she has a strong desire to support the community. She has volunteered at FACCES Fresh Market serval times distributing food. “I have been talking to people about FACCES. I believe it’s important for people to know there are people out here doing good things.”
Thank you, Pam, for all of your efforts. We couldn’t do it without volunteers like you!
Anthem works to serve the citizens of Columbus, Ohio every day, and wonderful things have been happening! On February 1st, “Go Live” launched its service and became the newest Medicaid provider in the state of Ohio. FACCES attended the Grand Opening of their new downtown Columbus Welcome Center!
Anthem noted FACCES committed stewardship, as being “… vital to the health and success of Columbus neighborhoods.” As part of their celebration, community stewards were presented with Sponsorship Awards for their dedicated service to the residents of Columbus.
FACCES Family Fitness has launched in person fitness classes hosted by Coach Derrione Leeper also known as “Coach Debo” of HOPE Fitness Academy! Families now can participate in the classes held every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 9:00am to 10:00am.
As a former athlete, Coach Debo has experienced and witnessed numerous young athletic injuries. This inspired him to support the youth during their recovery process, and to proactively support young athletes by creating personal training programs to get them stronger.
Through his experience and past successes, he has become motivated to reach a new goal:
“I aspire to help one million people get active, because being fit doesn’t mean you have to lift heavy weights; people just need to get up and get moving…Partnering with FACCES was a no brainer.” Coach Debo also says.
FACCES Family Fitness gives him the chance to give back to the community he grew up in, and most importantly, to impact the youth growing up in the community using fitness too.
Are you and your family interested in getting active?
FACCES would like to recognize Skyla Coleman with Telhio Credit Union as this months’ Faces of FACCES honoree. Skyla is a Workplace Banking Manager and has been with Telhio Credit Union since 2021. Their mission focuses on “people over profits.” She has a passion for connecting with the community as she has volunteered at multiple FACCES Fresh Market events to distribute groceries to families.
“Seeing the impact FACCES has made is astonishing!”
Skyla is looking forward to taking her efforts a step further by beginning to teach families and the community about financial wellness and helping them reach their personal financial goals. FACCES looks forward to building more partnerships with resources to benefit families and the community within the FACCES hub.
Thank you so much for your support Skyla and Telhio Credit Union!
Jacquelyn has been a loyally recognized face of FACCES. For the past 3 years, she has regularly volunteered in the Food Education program at the FACCES Fresh Market, and the FACCES Urban Garden.
“It’s all been a positive experience coming to the greenhouse. Coming there has certainly spurred me on, I have always had a green thumb.”
Her ambition to learn about agriculture, and how it can bring people together has always been her focus and passion. She has created and managed her own garden using the tools and lessons learned from the FACCES Urban Gardener’s Meeting. This coming year, she looks forward to joining the FACCES team and connecting with more families and organizations!
The 2022 Faces of FACCES event, held on February 1, 2023, celebrated families, and community partners. FACCES families shared their firsthand experiences and successes from utilizing services under the FACCES hub. FACCES supporters were also highlighted for their incredible work and for collaborating with FACCES to uplift the amazing families in our community.
We want to express how truly appreciative we are as an organization to have a diverse group of families and partners. They play a huge role in fulfilling the FACCES mission.
We would like to highlight Officer Goodman of the Columbus Police Department as the February 2023 Faces of FACCES. Officer Goodman’s face is becoming more and more recognized in the community. Because of his hard work and motivation to learn more about the members of the community, he has invested his time and energy to help serve FACCES families at our events!
“I truly see the appreciation from the people that come to FACCES for the amazing services, and I’m just happy to play a part in that.” – Officer Goodman
We’d like to say thank you to Officer Goodman for his contribution to the community and families of FACCES!
This Faces of FACCES event will highlight both those who support the FACCES mission — through their donations, partnerships, sponsorships, volunteer efforts, or in-kind— and the families of FACCES who benefit from those supports. The combination of these organizations and FACCES families who are uplifted, bring our vision to life!
We would like to thank our amazing partners and families of the 2022 Faces of FACCES that made this year successful! The FACCES Food Education Program and the FACCES Academic Navigation System (F.A.N.S.) Program were all supported by these individuals and organizations.
We would like to invite you to join us as we celebrate virtually February 1st, 2023 at 6pm!
2022 was an exciting and purposeful year! We would like to celebrate our achievements, recognize those who contributed to our joint success and hear from FACCES Families who have been positively impacted. We hope that you can join us as we celebrate 2022’s Faces of FACCES on February 1, 2023, at 6 pm.
For the month of December 2022, FACCES would like to highlight Medwish International for their dedication of time to help support the community! Ali Schwarz, President and Sharon Avtalion, Vice President lead the Ohio State University chapter. This recently established club focuses on raising money for essential medical devices that can help those in need.
Ali and Sharon took the time to reach out to FACCES in search of volunteer opportunities that were sincerely focused on the wellbeing of the community. We are so inspired by these young people for taking the initiative to help others.
