2 • The Beacon January 14 , 2021

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On Tuesday , Dec . 8 , Coshocton County Youth Leadership and the Leadership Coshocton County joined together for a virtual meeting . Our theme for the day was “ Social Service and Poverty in Coshocton .” Although the format was different , the members of these two leadership organizations still were able to learn about the topic . During our meeting we hosted several speakers to speak about social service and poverty in Coshocton .

Our first speaker of the day was Tyra Hixon from Coshocton Behavioral Health Choices . She discussed the services Coshocton Behavioral Health Choices provide . We found out they help people who struggle with addiction and people with

mental-health disorders . They provide therapy and help with child-parent issues .

Our next speaker was Ray Hardesty , who is from Kno- Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission . Kno- Ho-Co is an organization that focuses on reducing poverty in communities . Kno-Ho-Co is a nonprofit organization located in Ashland , but they provide services for Coshocton , Knox , Holmes and Ashland counties .

Our third speaker of the day was Capt . Victoria Clark from The Salvation Army .

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The Salvation Army is a worldwide organization that helps people with a variety of issues from veteran affairs to poverty .

After a morning full of knowledge , we took a short break to stretch and get a drink or snack . Then we got back to work with our next speaker , Ed Gallagher , who works with Allwell Behavioral Health and the Coshocton Fatherhood Initiative .

Allwell Behavioral Health focuses on helping people with mental-health issues and those with an abusive past . The Coshocton Fatherhood Initiative is an organization that focuses on helping families become a stronger unit through helping fathers become meaningful figures in their family ’ s life .

The fifth speaker of the day was Danny Brenneman , who is the director for Coshocton County Job and Family Services . Coshocton County Job and Family Services is an organization that focuses on helping families with raising children and with helping the unemployed of Coshocton find jobs .

Brenneman constructed a survey that contained information for the kids and adults to fill out that informed us about the statistics associated with his work .

Our final speaker of the day was Tara Lewis from Coshocton Regional Medical Center . The Coshocton Regional Medical Center is the hospital that is located in Coshocton County , and they deal with issues regarding diagnosis , emergency services , intensive care and rehabilitation . Lewis is a patient access manager and is in charge of patient safety and satisfaction in the hospital .

Thank you to all of the speakers , Tyra Hixon , Ray Hardesty , Capt . Victoria Clark , Ed Gallagher , Danny Brenneman , Tara Lewis and Betsy Gosnell , for setting up such an informative and fun day . If you have any questions concerning Coshocton County Youth Leadership or want to know more , call executive director Gosnell at 740-622-0010 or email bgosnell @ coshoctonfoundation . org .

Editor ’ s note : This column was written by CCYL Class of 2021 member Cole Tatro .

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