Summit County Turning Point Program

09/16/2025

Happy National Voter Registration Day!❤️🤍💙 Shoutout to Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates for helping Turning Point participants get registered to vote 🗳️ Remember, every vote counts, and your voice matters! 🗣️ Contact NOVA to get registered today!

09/13/2025

Clash of the Courts kickball game!!!

09/12/2025

Happy National Day of Encouragement!! Be the reason someone believes in themselves today🤍 A little encouragement goes a long way!✨ And speaking of encouragement… we strongly ENCOURAGE YOU to come to our Clash of the Courts Kickball Game tomorrow!!!🥊⚽️ The game is located at 1575 Firestone Pkwy and begins at 1 pm. We’d love YOUR encouragement! Come cheer on our Turning Point Team! 💙 We hope to see you there😁

09/10/2025

We’re not just playing kickball… we’re playing kick butt😂⚽️ Sorry, @ Summit County Valor Court- Honorable Susan Baker Ross Presiding consider this your Pre-L notice🫢✉️😂

09/09/2025

Recovery ROCKS🪨 and every rock tells a story of resilience✨💪🏼. The Oriana House, Inc. Coffee House is proud to honor with creativity and community by allowing Turning Point participants to celebrate strength, hope, and healing one painted rock at a time. 💜🎨 Because, Recovery is real, and it ROCKS!🪨💜🙌🏼

09/04/2025

We wanted to give a HUGE shout out to DJ Morris and 1 CALL FOR ALL ENTERTAINMENT for bringing all the vibes and energy to our Resource Fair on Tuesday!!🎶🎤🎧 1 CALL FOR ALL ENTERTAINMENT is a Veteran owned service providing premium entertainment, lighting, audio & visual support for weddings, nightclubs, private events and more in Northeast OH. This experienced team of young professionals provides a full-service package to those celebrating their big days and casual celebrations. Customers can count on them to take the creative vision they have in mind and make it a reality. We loved seeing our very own Attorney Morris spin those tunes!!🎵 1 CALL FOR ALL ENTERTAINMENT also helped us capture the moment with a Photo Booth that printed out memories for us to remember this years third annual Resource Fair!📸 From briefs to beats, DJ Morris knows how to turn the tables— literally!😆 THANK YOU 1 CALL FOR ALL ENTERTAINMENT!!

09/03/2025

Yesterday we kicked off with our third annual Resource Fair in collaboration with the City of Akron, at Lock 3! The event began with words from Akron Mayor, Shammas Malik and Judge Joy Malek Oldfield. We would like to thank all of the vendors for participating in this amazing event! Your time, energy, and dedication to supporting our community are deeply appreciated! The event was a huge success because of all of you!

09/02/2025

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day!🇺🇸 The Courthouse is closed today as we celebrate the dedication, hard work, and contributions of every member of the Turning Point team, Courthouse staff, Akron community, and beyond! Wishing you a safe and happy Labor Day❤️🤍💙 See you tomorrow at our Resource Fair!!!

08/29/2025

08/26/2025

ONE WEEK AWAY. SPREAD THE WORD.

A week from today Summit County Turning Point Program, in collaboration with the City of Akron, is holding the third annual Community Resource Fair at Lock 3. This resource fair is designed to connect you with community resource organizations for support in all areas of wellness. We will have representatives from Adult Probation Departments in Akron Municipal Court and Summit County Court of Common Pleas, as well as a caseworker onsite from Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro's Department of Job & Family Services. Come out and engage with County of Summit ADM Board, IBH Addiction Recovery, ARC Recovery Services, CHC Addiction Services, Hope United and other local recovery support organizations. Connect with the Akron Area YMCA for wellness opportunities. Talk to South Street Ministries about community engagement and empowerment. Learn about transportation stability with METRO Regional Transit Authority. Get advice from representatives from Elliot Kolkovich, Summit County Prosecutor and the Summit Legal Defenders. Over fifty community organizations will be there to talk to you and help you overcome obstacles to success in your life. Please join us and bring a friend.