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News Nov 19, 2023, 4:21PM EST

Omega Community Development Corporation lands grant, adds staff to boost mission

Omega serves what it calls the Hope Zone: 17 neighborhoods in northwest Dayton, which includes 6,700 children and 3,400 families. Allyson Johns, executive administrative assistant to the Rev. Vanessa Ward, Omega CDC’s president, said this past January the nonprofit received a Promise Neighborhoods grant of almost $29 million over five years. …

News May 19, 2023, 9:48AM EDT

Get to know: Dayton’s 2023 Forty Under 40 winners

The honorees were selected by four judges this year: Deborah Feldman, president and CEO, Dayton Children’s Hospital Rick Peters, chief strategy officer, Tenet 3 Ty Sutton, president and CEO, Dayton Live Vanessa Ward, president, Omega Community Development Corp. In addition to the Forty Under 40, the DBJ recognized these four new members into the Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame: Doug Meyer, co-founder and CEO of Brixey & Meyer Greg Sample, executive vice president and COO of Wright State University Beth Whelley, executive vice president at Fahlgren Mortine Sheri Sword, vice president of communications at Better Business Bureau of Dayton and the Miami Valley…

News Mar 29, 2023, 9:56AM EDT

Dayton marketing agency donating office to local nonprofit

“As the Omega CDC implements the Hope Zone Promise Neighborhoods initiative, we faced an immediate challenge of finding sufficient office space in our current facilities for the staff we are required to hire for this important work,” said Vanessa Ward, president of Omega. “The Ohlmann family’s donation is an answer to prayer and we are grateful to accept this donation with our earnest commitment to use this space to continue the rich legacy of Walter Ohlmann.” …

News Jan 20, 2023, 9:59AM EST

Dayton nonprofit set to receive nearly $30M grant from U.S. Department of Education

“This journey to Hope has taken over 25 years of love, labor and sacrifice, and now we stand on the precipice of an enormous next step for Omega CDC’s long-term commitment to northwest Dayton,” said Vanessa Ward, president, Omega CDC. “Momentum has continued to build here, where Omega Senior Lofts is now fully occupied and the Hope Center for Families is serving the community as a two-generation educational, social, and health and wellness facility. …

News May 5, 2023, 10:24AM EDT

DBJ’s Power 50 - Meet Dayton’s most influential women of 2023

Kimberly Rex,Wright State Physicians Erin Rhinehart, Faruki PLL Jenell Ross, Bob Ross Auto Marya Rutherford-Long, Fifth Third Bank Stacy Schweikhart, Learn to Earn Beverly Shillito, Sebaly Shillito + Dyer Tracy Szarzi-Fors, Wright Patt Credit Union Vanessa Ward, Omega Community Development Corp.…

News Apr 5, 2023, 9:33AM EDT

DBJ names 2023 Forty Under 40 winners

This year’s judges were: Debbie Feldman, president and CEO, Dayton Children’s Hospital Rick Peters, chief strategy officer, Tenet 3 Ty Sutton, president and CEO, Dayton Live Vanessa Ward, president, Omega Community Development Corp. The DBJ will have more about each of this year’s winners online and in the weekly premium edition with a special publication May 19. …

News Apr 17, 2024, 8:03PM EDT

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News Jan 10, 2022, 11:30AM EST

Dayton groups create $1.45M community investment fund

“The Omega CDC is pleased to receive the NWDP catalytic investment, which will accelerate the Hope Center for Families’ efforts to build economic and racial equity in a region of the city that has experienced disinvestment for years,” said Omega CDC CEO Rev. Vanessa Ward. Preschool Promise will receive $2.2 million to help families afford child care for infants and toddlers, to implement a pilot program to increase wages for child care teachers working at sites in Northwest Dayton, and to understand what kind of parenting classes and resources parents of young children would most appreciate. …

News Nov 7, 2021, 5:54PM EST

Hope Center for Families to debut new comprehensive social services center

The center will mark its ribbon cutting and opening with a ceremony at 10 a.m. Nov. 10, said Vanessa Ward, president of Omega CDC. The 28,000-square-foot building has two floors. At full capacity, the center is expected to support between 75 and 100 jobs between the four tenants, Ward said. …

News Jul 7, 2020, 2:39PM EDT

Northwest Dayton project achieves financial close

The Hope Center is a collaborative project that brings together community partners who will provide services to low-income children and families. Under the leadership of the Rev. Vanessa Ward, OMEGA CDC and its partners researched and developed a "two‐generation model of service" for implementation at the Hope Center. …

News Dec 18, 2019, 11:18AM EST

Fundraising nearly complete for proposed $11M project in west Dayton

"This project could not be coming to the region at a more crucial time," Vanessa Ward said in a letter highlighting the project. "Health disparities, especially for the infants, children and youth, will be mitigated with the presence of Children's Hospital at the Hope Center." …

People Education Apr 19, 2019, 12:07PM EDT PAID CONTENT

People on the Move: Rev. Joshua D. Ward

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Daryl and Vanessa Ward retire. He is a proud graduate of The Miami Valley School (2002), Morehouse College, University of Cincinnati College of Law, and United Theological Seminary. …

News Sep 26, 2018, 11:41AM EDT

Dayton family center gets lift from KeyBank donation

Our hope is that this donation will inspire others to help us close the economic, educational, and health gaps that are so greatly impacting Northwest Dayton” said Vanessa Ward, president of the Omega Community Development Corp. To help families, the Center will also work to improve the well-being of families. …

News Jun 27, 2018, 5:00AM EDT

Affordable housing project in Dayton gains $1.2M in tax credits

Schwiegeraht said the total estimated cost of the project is roughly $12 million. Omega CDC President Vanessa Ward said in the release the nonprofit is excited to partner with MVAH "to see to fruition a vision for redevelopment in the northwest region of the city." …

News Mar 13, 2024, 8:03PM EDT

New Business Leads - Collected week of March 8, 2024

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