Provides a program that is designed to help foster youth become self-sufficient adults. Youth learn the necessary skills to live on their own, such as financial management, career/educational planning, tax preparation, budgeting, preparation for college, and other life skills.

Temporary living environment where treatment and support services can begin. Six beds; not a crisis unit; length of stay two weeks, up to one month. For persons with mental health problems who are homeless or are in danger of becoming homeless, or need to acquire skills and access to resources to achieve independent living.

Provides job placement assistance, helps individuals write resume and cover letters, helps individuals with practice interviews, and other life skills.

Offers education support assistance, access to community resources, financial management sessions, mentorship, and substance abuse prevention support.

An initiative to improve access to treatment and support services for youth and young adults ages 16-25 with a serious emotional disturbance (SED) or a serious mental illness (SMI). These services try to: Foster a partnership of providers who can empower youth and young adults to achieve their goals; Improve life outcomes for youth and young adults by eliminating barrier to accessing and participating in services; Increase functioning and capacity to complete activities of daily living.

Individuals with mental illness or addiction challenges need support and guidance in order to manage their lives effectively. Programs focus on recover and skills-training: Accredited Mental Health Facility, Main Street Recovery Center, Clinical Services, Recovery Peer Support, Miracle Clubhouse.

Provides a peer support program to match adults coping with severe mental illness with a community volunteer for friendship and social skill building. Provided through a partnership with Compeer International. Opportunties in the program may include: - One-to-One Friendship Program: Offers face-to-face contact with adult volunteer. - Compeer Calling: Provides telephone support (may be offered in addition to face-to-face support). - Compeer Community: Offers group events and celebrations among Compeers to strengthen social skills. - Peer-to-Peer: Matches clients with one another in supportive, one-on-one friendships. - Skillbuilders Program: Promotes social ties through structured life skills training.

Provides a program designed to help foster youth become self-sufficient adults. Youth learn the necessary skills to live on their own, such as financial management, career/educational planning, tax preparation, budgeting, preparation for college, and other life skills.

Independent Living program provides teaching life skills to teens in the foster/group home program.

Multifaceted facility providing the community at large with complimentary activities designed to impact the underserved youth, women and adult sector. COVID testing site; business development; fundraising; grant writing; food giveaways; mentoring/tutoring for youth enrolled in virtual learning programs; OP Hope 22 ex-offender housing program; Veterans University Campus housing for Veterans.

Teaches life skills to clients prepare for living independently. Topics of discussion include goals, commitments, jobs, education, money management, and apartment-hunting.

Offers two coaching program focusing on life skills, service, leadership, and education. One program (From Me 2 U) is for high school aged youth and is offered in four formats: community-based, school-based, and residential. During Summer, the program partners with Youth Opportunities Unlimited, to add a workforce component. School-based learning allows participants to incorporate classroom skills into a safe community environment while developing team-building skills. Participants gain skills to help them identify as community members while fostering independence. Residential is designed to replace risky behaviors and activities with positive protective factors by improving decision-making and critical thinking skills, increasing engagement in drug-free activities, increasing participant's network of positive peer supports, and developing community awareness about prevention efforts. The other program (Becoming Me ) is for young adults in college and offers life coaching and internships.

Provides customized, assessment-based vocational and transitional services with a focus on each student’s interests, abilities, independent living skills, and personal goals. Program creates opportunities for students to gain valuable work and life experience through employment experiences, exploring career options, volunteer service, and other types of community engagement. Provides curriculum based and hands-on training along with work experience, guest speakers, peer mentors, workplace wellness, and acquiring job search skills.

Provides independent living services for ages 17 to 21. Including client assessment, life skills training, apartment placement, ongoing services to youth during placement.

Offers individuals help with daily living skills, help filling out forms for different services, help finding housing, and job placement.

Help Me Grow Home Visiting is Ohio's program for expectant parents, newborns, infants and toddlers. The program provides health and developmental services so that children start school healthy and ready to learn. Help Me Grow works with parents to support young children's development. Home Visitors provide on-going home visits in the home; focus on improving prenatal health habits and infant care giving skills; provide information on child's health, growth, education and development through the Parents As Teachers program; provide screenings for health, hearing, vision and development; connect families with community resources and services. Affiliated with the evidence-based home visiting model Parents As Teachers. Services include - Developmental Screening - Information on parenting tips - Assistance in developing and reaching family goals - Home Visits to help each child stay "on the road" to healthy growth and development - Service Coordination - professional nurses, teachers, or other qualified staff who share their knowledge about available resources, assist families in connecting with needed services, coordinate services to help families meet their needs and goals. Help Me Grow is - Family-friendly and family centered - Supportive and respectful of each family's needs and preferences - Individualized to meet the needs of each child and family.

Temporary living environment where treatment and support services can begin. Six beds; not a crisis unit; length of stay two weeks, up to one month. For persons with mental health problems who are homeless or are in danger of becoming homeless, or need to acquire skills and access to resources to achieve independent living.

Provides life-long learning program for adults with developmental disabilities; includes vocational and life skills classes.

Temporary living environment where treatment and support services can begin. Six beds; not a crisis unit; length of stay two weeks, up to one month. For persons with mental health problems who are homeless or are in danger of becoming homeless, or need to acquire skills and access to resources to achieve independent living.

Provides comprehensive mental health and substance use services to Ashtabula County residents. Satellite locations at 216 Main St. Conneaut, and 500 W. Main St. Geneva.

Provides information and referral to Greene County residents to help identify and address youth and family issues in many areas and also has a food pantry

Provides support services to those who are deaf and/or hard-of-hearing including assistance with housing, benefits screenings (government entitlements - obtaining or retaining food stamps, Social Security payments, etc), education, parenting, budgeting, reading and interpreting documents and communication differences.

Scattered site apartments monitored by program coordinator and assistant coordinator. Youth are provided with supervision and life skill development to enhance their awareness and familiarization of budgeting, credit card awareness, lease agreements, employment interviewing, career goal setting, diet and food preparation, home management, and other important and related skills.

The Connect TEENS program, which stands for Teaching Emotional Empowerment and Navigating Self-Control, supports teens who are living with behavioral or mental health conditions, including those involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. We also provide tools and guidance for families to ensure they have the support they need at home to learn and grow. For many teens, completing daily tasks, such as going to school, managing relationships, or planning for the future can be overwhelming when anxiety, mood disorders, or other symptoms are present. Connect TEENS bridges that gap by creating a structured, supportive environment where teens build critical skills at their own pace. By targeting the heart of behavioral health needs, emotional regulation, and self-management, we empower them to grow in confidence, independence, and resilience.

COVID-19 TEMPORARY MESSAGE: Getting Ahead classes are online. Call or email Lynn West - Catholic Charities of Ashtabula County 440-992-2121, extension 7028 [email protected] for more info.
The Getting Ahead program is a 16 session workshop that is based on the work of Phil Devol in his book Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin'-By World. Its purpose is to support, nurture and assist those who wish to rise out of poverty, especially generational poverty. Some limited transportation assistance may be available. Gift cards are given at each session.