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First graduate arises from Inspiring Minds program WARREN — A love for science blossomed into an interest in health care, leading Heaven Pough of Warren to become the first graduate of a nursing partnership between Inspiring Minds and Mercy Health’s St. Joseph Warren Hospital earlier this year. Pough, a 2016 graduate of Warren G. Harding…

WARREN — Fighting through freezing temperatures, Carl Diggs, program director for Inspiring Minds, and volunteers worked to transport trays of food for families waiting to be served a hot meal Thursday afternoon. The Inspiring Minds Thankful Community Meal Giveback was hosted in partnership with Warren Kiwanis and the Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority at the Trumbull…

It’s a simple word that can be so complex. ‘Future’ is defined as a time that is to come…what’s going to happen. For so many kids growing up in Warren and Youngstown – where violence seems to know no bounds – it’s hard to imagine much of one. “We deal with a lot of single…

With the COVID-19 pandemic providing a challenging year for many students, Inspiring Minds has returned to offering a variety of services and assistance to students in Warren and Youngstown as they prepare for the 2021-22 year. Danajah Coleman, a high school instructor with IM who is a Warren G. Harding High School graduate and former…

YOUNGSTOWN — When asked how much, on a scale from one to 10, Inspiring Minds influenced her decision to study nursing, Kaia Toles didn’t hesitate to come up with a number. “A 14,” said Toles, who’s attending Berea College in Berea, Ky., for that purpose. Toles, who also works at St. Joseph Warren Hospital, has…

YOUNGSTOWN — Inspiring Minds is looking for local businesses and small companies to provide summer internships for area high school seniors and college students that will provide work experience in career fields of interest to the young adults. The four-year-old program provides eight- to 12-week summer internships designed to provide experiences in careers and provide…

WARREN — For Haley Davies, becoming a probation officer in Warren Municipal Court through the Inspiring Minds Summer Career Development Program has been a life-changing experience.It was not something the 23-year-old Leavittsburg resident expected to do, but when the opportunity arose to work in the city’s courts, she eagerly accepted it. Especially because, eventually, Davies…