Kwanzaa Park Neighbors welcomes Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson
Re: Kwanzaa Park Neighbors – Block Watch Meeting
Thursday, September 3, 2026 6:00 – 7:00 pm at The Padua Center
The Kwanzaa Park Neighbors will welcome Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson as guest speaker to the regular monthly Block Watch meeting.
As the first black female Mayor of Toledo, State Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson has always exhibited a commitment to empowering and helping people improve their quality of life.
After graduating with her Juris Doctorate from The University of Iowa, Senator Hicks-Hudson moved with her family to Toledo in 1982. As a Reginald Heber Smith Fellow, she began her career at Toledo Legal Aid Society representing senior citizens and working with several community groups as a community organizer.
Senator Hicks-Hudson has centered her work on improving the quality of her community in both the public and private sector. During her 35-year professional career, she has worked as assistant Lucas County prosecutor, assistant public defender and assistant state attorney general. From 1998-2002, she served as the legislative director of the Toledo City Council. Following this position, she served as the director and deputy director of the Lucas County Board of Elections and chief legal counsel to the Ohio Office of Budget and Management under Governor Ted Strickland. Prior to her election to the Senate, she served as a state Representative for Ohio House District 44.
From 2011 to 2015, Senator Hicks-Hudson served on Toledo City Council, serving as President of Council from 2013 to 2015. With the sudden death of Mayor Michael Collins in 2015, Senator Hicks-Hudson became the first African American female mayor of Toledo, serving from 2015 to 2018.
Senator Paula Hiks-Hudson was sworn into office November 16, 2022 and has proudly served for over 3 years representing Ohio’s 11th District.
Our Community Officer from the Toledo Police Department will give the crime statistics for our neighborhood. The Block Watch meeting offers an opportunity for neighbors to share concerns for the neighborhood and to work with not only the Toledo Police Department but the Fire Department as well to enhance public safety.
The meeting is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Parking is once again available in the back parking lot and you can enter the building through the side door or the front door. Parking is also available in the front on Nebraska Ave. The ramp is now accessible from the front or the back parking lot.
The Padua Center,
1416 Nebraska Ave.
Toledo, OH 43607
For more information call The Padua Center 419 241 6465 or
Sister Virginia Welsh 419 460 3071.
pe Press Release Information Here
Press Release Contact Name: Kwanzaa Park Neighbors Block Watch Meeting
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Press Release Contact Phone: 419.241.6465
Organization Name: The Padua Center
Website or Link: paduacenter.org
Organization Address / City / State: 1416 Nebraska Ave. Toledo, OH 43607