Provides up to $8,000 financial assistance per individual to support eligible individuals in achieving successful long-term recovery. Assistance may be available for essential items such as rental costs, utilities, food, clothing, transportation, child care and other items as needed for recovery.

Provides financial assistance to pay for child care while parents work, go to school, or participate in a required work activity through Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services. Provides guidance to help find child care that works best for each family, whether it is traditional care in a licensed facility or care in a certified home setting.

Provides assistance to pay for part of the cost of childcare for qualifying families as they work toward self-sufficiency. Families receiving this benefit must take their children to childcare providers who are certified or are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The childcare benefit is paid directly to the childcare provider or center.

Provides child care subsidy for people who are employed, in school or attending job training, licensure of Family Child Care providers and information about child care resources.

Families can receive payment for all or part of their monthly child care expenses while working or attending job training.

Helps pay for child care while parents or guardians work or go to school. Provides guidance to help find child care that works best for each family, whether it is traditional care in a licensed facility, care in a licensed home setting or preschool program. - Individuals must choose a licensed child care center, school-age program, head start, or a home provider (relative or non relative) or in-home aide that is certified by the Portage County DJFS. - Child care services are also available for children who require special-needs care or who are in need of protective child care services. - Recipients who qualify will only be responsible to pay a monthly fee (calculated based on their income) to the child care service of their choice.

Program providing before and after school child care for school-aged children, including academics (homework help/tutoring), health and wellness (gym, outdoor play), and skill building.

Also offers school day off and snow day programs, including:physical activities, sports, arts, crafts, games, and even field trips.

COVID-19 Temporary Message:In the event childcare centers are required to close, the YMCA has been granted a Pandemic Childcare License and will continue to provide childcare services for any medical, safety, or essential workers who do not have any other options.

Mandated to investigate reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation of senior citizens age 60 and above.

Families can receive payment for all or part of their monthly child care expenses while working or attending job training.

Provides financial assistance for child care to eligible residents of Ottawa County; also provides information and training to become a certified Type B Childcare provider in Ottawa County.

Offers partial financial assistance for eligible families to cover daycare services. Funds can be used at any licensed childcare center or registered home care provider in Lakewood.

Provides and assists in arranging for child care services for families who are on public assistance, employed or in training who meet income as well as other eligibility criteria; payment can be made to licensed day care centers or certified home providers.

Helps parent(s) who are working or in school pay for child care through the Publicly Funded Child Care (PFCC) program.

Types of Child Care: 1. Child Care Centers: Your child receives care in a setting designed for groups of children. Child care centers are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services or the Ohio Department of Education. 2. Family Child Care Homes: • Type B Homes: Anyone can operate a Type B Home without a license. However, care for more than six children requires a license. Type B Homes must be licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services if the child care is paid for with public funds. • Licensed Type B Homes: Your child is cared for in the home of a family child care provider who has met state minimum health and safety requirements and is licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. • Type A Homes: Your child is cared for in the home of a family child care provider who is licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The family child care provider may care for seven to twelve children (or four to twelve children if four children are under two years of age). The family child care provider's own children under six years of age must be included in the total count.

Provides partial payment of child care costs for eligible families.

Provides child care payment assistance for families. Parent/caretaker may still be required to pay for part of care. Amount paid by parent/caretaker is based on income, family size, and number of children in child care.

Provides and assists in arranging for child care services for families who are on public assistance, employed or in training who meet income as well as other eligibility criteria; payment can be made to licensed day care centers or certified home providers.

Provides childcare expense assistance and education expense assistance and other expense assistance to qualified households who don't qualify for government programs due to income guidelines.

Provides and assists in arranging for child care services for families who are on public assistance, employed or in training who meet income as well as other eligibility criteria; payment can be made to licensed day care centers or certified home providers.

Provides and assists in arranging for child care services for families who are on public assistance, employed or in training who meet income as well as other eligibility criteria; payment can be made to licensed day care centers or certified home providers.

Provides financial assistance to pay for child care while parents work, go to school, or participate in a required work activity through Harrison County Job and Family Services, whether it is traditional care in a licensed facility or care in a certified home setting.

Provides egilibility for food stamps, SNAP,Ohio Medicaid, OWF cash assistance, subsidized child care assistance and Prevention, retention and contingency PRC program. Rent & Utility Assistance for households affected by COVID-19.

Provides applications and determines eligibility for programs that cover all or part of the cost of child care in public, licensed private child care centers or private family child care homes.

Provides up to 90 calendar days of payment of child care subsidy for homeless children. Parents choose care in licensed child care center or child care home.