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WKYC Features PEP’s Impact on Young People

WKYC Features PEP’s Impact on Young People On Saturday, Oct. 19 PEP’s CEO Habeebah Rasheed Grimes and director of PEP Connections Jill Koenig sat down with Leon Bibb of WKYC’s program, We the People. The episode highlighted OhioRISE – a statewide program of Medicaid aimed at helping young people with significant behavioral health issues –
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PEP Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of OhioRISE

PEP Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of OhioRISE On September 4, Positive Education Program threw a birthday party in honor of the second anniversary of OhioRISE. The program, which is part of Ohio Medicaid, aims to help young people with significant behavioral health issues succeed in their schools, homes and communities. PEP is the Care Management Entity
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Grimes Weighs in on Neighborhood Safety Fund Grants

The City of Cleveland, Cleveland City Council and the Cleveland Foundation recently published a press release announcing that the Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund would award $1 million dollars in grants to 14 organizations for its 2024 round of grantmaking. PEP’s CEO Habeebah R. Grimes is a member of the fund’s advisory committee. According to the
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PEP Launches New Early Childhood Service

PEP Launches New Early Childhood Service PEP is pleased to announce the launch of a new service known as Child Care Resource and Referral Collaborative under its PEP Early Childhood Plus program. This service is part of a statewide initiative funded by an Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services grant to support the
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