Habeebah Rasheed Grimes Will Leave an Impressive Legacy at PEP In September, Habeebah Rasheed Grimes announced her plans to step down from the position of CEO of Positive Education Program, where she has spent 20 years of her impressive career. Her last day will be June 30. “I feel very fortunate to have spent over
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PEP Celebrates Social Work Month with Insights from Our Social Workers March is Social Work Month and at PEP, we have a lot to celebrate. In each of our programs and all of our locations, social workers play an important role in ensuring we are meeting the needs of the children, families and professionals we
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Remembering Lee Maxwell, One of PEP’s Founders It is with sadness that Positive Education Program shares the news of the passing of Dr. Lee Maxwell on Feb. 4, 2025. Dr. Maxwell helped to found our organization, alongside Dr. Rico Pallotta in 1971. He was PEP’s clinical director for over 35 years, providing key leadership as
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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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