AVON Lake, Ohio – They’re in business to put themselves out of business. That’s how leadership described their mission at Community Resource Services in Avon Lake.

Currently led by retiring executive director Pamela Ohradzansky and incoming executive director Ryan Virtue, the pair are busy leading a small part time staff and a group of volunteers who give a helping hand when residents find they are in need.

Community Resource Services was founded in 1988 by a small group of concerned volunteers who wanted to address the growing need among community residents for health and welfare assistance.

They recognized a trend involving many families facing difficult financial situations for the first time in their lives, but who were not necessarily eligible for government programs. There was no

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