Earlier in 2025, Direction Home Akron Canton Foundation announced a new direction for older adult support and community investment. With vision of aging optimized through resource creation and innovation, the new Foundation will center around three focuses:
Access to Community Services: focus on improving access to essential community services for underserved populations.
Innovation: funding that fosters partnerships, entrepreneurship and returns on investment while creating innovative solutions that optimize aging.
Investment in the Agency: Investment in Direction Home as a leader for aging network professionals to provide the best quality of care.
"Our mission supports optimized aging for our families and neighbors to enjoy life how they want to experience it. We do this by increasing access to community-based care across all ages and abilities, raising awareness and funds to invest in innovation so that the future is bright across the lifespan."
With all the changes also came some consistency; the 2025 Raffle Campaign was still a Foundation feature launching in August and featuring a raffle drawing, events worthy of sponsorship, and extra opportunities for donor engagement.
The 2025 Foundation Raffle Campaign Goal was $175,000, and we are thrilled to announce we exceeded our goal with a grand total of $195,393 (and counting)! Between raffle ticket purchasers, donations, staff contributions, auction participation, and sponsorships, we could not have exceeded our goal without your support. Thank you for aligning with our new mission and vision to help it become a reality.
Raffle Winners
Grand- Teresa Atkinson
1st- Chuck Calalesina
2nd- Samuel Edmunds
3rd- Chris Butts
4th & 5th- Barbara VonGunten, Samuel Edmunds
6th, 7th, 8th & 9th- Kim Walko, Tony Italia, Theresa Niewiadomski
Thank you to our 2025 sponsors!
