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Provides the Kinship Navigator Program to assist kinship caregivers in locating programs and services in Ottawa County and surrounding counties that help to support caregivers and the children they are caring for; eligibility is based on meeting financial guidelines.

Offers a 10- week curriculum focused on life-changing strategies that specifically engage men to be more responsible and nurturing fathers. This is done by offering interactive circles of support designed to build parenting skills, with education on why and how they can make an indelible positive impact on their children. This initiative also assists fathers by providing direct assistance with child support challenges, the establishment of custody and/or visitation and driver’s license reinstatement.

Provides group sessions to women of all ages to promote practical life skills and emotional and spiritual development. Childcare available during class hours. Lunch offered for parents and children following class.

Offers a free service where you are partnered with one community health worker who will walk alongside you to help connect you to the local resources you need to become stronger and healthier. The HUB is a regional care coordination network focused on improving health outcomes. We partner with primary care, behavioral health, social service providers, and health payers to develop a better coordinated and connected delivery network for low-income residents in our community who are at high risk of poor health outcomes.

Offers one-on-one assistance to help individuals determine which private, public, state and local benefits they may be eligible to receive. Includes benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare Part-D, SSI, SSD, food assistance through SNAP (food stamps), HEAP, Golden Buckeye/Ohio's Best Rx Card, Homestead Exemption, prescription assistance programs, housing and many others. After completing the survey, individuals will be given a list of services for which they may be eligible. Benefits counselors will follow-up with the client and provide applications if needed.

Homeless Outreach and Case Management, Rapid Re-housing, Emergency Assistance/Basic Needs, First Step Pregnancy Support, Social Work Counseling, HUD housing counseling including Foreclosure Prevention and Pre-purchase education, SSI/SSDI/SOAR Specialist, Prison Re-entry Case Management.

Provides assistance to those with child support enforcement or establishment matters. Advice and representation may be available in custody matters when the child's primary caretaker is threatened with loss of custody to a person who presents an imminent or long-term threat to the safety or well-being of the child. Advice on divorce matters is available and representation may also be available in very limited circumstances, generally involving past domestic violence in the household. Cooperates with local private attorneys who will file simple, uncontested divorces for a fee. Advice and/or assistance with "pro se" (D-I-Y) court filings is also available on a variety of other family issues including visitation, contempt of previous court orders, and adoption defense.

Provides abstinence-based, 12-step environments within which an individual with substance use disorder related issues receives supportive services while living in accordance with a regimen of daily sobriety.

Provides residential substance abuse treatment for people who are in the late stages of addiction. Support and counseling are offered to family members of the individual in treatment.

Provides a comprehensive program which, for eligible families, provides case management for pregnant women, infant care, and parenting education. The children are in a group care setting with a low caregiver to child ratio, where they are stimulated by a developmentally appropriate curriculum. They also are directed to needed immunization services and health care. All children are given a developmental screening and referred to supportive services based on the results.

Provides assistance with paying for repair or purchase of appliances, personal expenses (clothing, child restraint seats, diapers, toiletries, and so forth), home furnishings (beds, mattress and box springs, kitchen table, chairs, and so forth). Provides assistance with paying for treatment, relocation, and education due to infestation of pest(s) including but not limited to bed bugs, fleas, rodents, roaches. Maximum amount of assistance will vary depending on what is needed.

Operates a residential treatment program for women who have substance use disorders. Services for residents include: individual and group substance use counseling, on-site support groups, career planning, education, aftercare, family and children's services, and follow-up. Women with children and women who are pregnant are welcome at the facility. May provide bus tickets or Uber Health for enrolled clients, if necessary.

Homeless Outreach and Case Management, Rapid Re-housing, Emergency Assistance/Basic Needs, First Step Pregnancy Support, Social Work Counseling, HUD housing counseling including Foreclosure Prevention and Pre-purchase education, SSI/SSDI/SOAR Specialist, Prison Re-entry Case Management.

Offers empowering support to pregnant women throughout their pregnancy and up to their child’s first birthday. The Community Health Worker assists the pregnant woman in navigating the health care system and social services as well as educational support throughout each trimester of pregnancy. Services are individualized and adjusted for each woman's needs. Also provides diapers, wipes, training pull-ups and period products. Sizes vary and may not always be available. Items provided by Project MKC.

Offers confidential emotional support for women who are distressed by an unplanned pregnancy. Provides referrals for medical, legal, educational, and housing needs. Provides information on prenatal development, job search/career development, adoption, childbirth, child care options, and child safety issues.

Provides a safe and supportive environment to help with the life issues that are often part of the adoption experience in order to develop a full understanding of the range of issues involved regarding adoption.

Coordinates with other agencies in the community to ensure at-risk-families are receiving as many forms of assistance as possible, such as social, medical and educational services. Community Care Coordinators meet clients in their own homes to assess the family's needs and to establish a care management plan. Targets pregnant women to support throughout their pregnancy to help reduce and eliminate Ohio's Infant Mortality Rate. Offers diapers and wipes to families at all visits by the coordinators.

Provides in home screening for post-partum depression to new fathers. Visits take approximately one hour (two visits in all). If a mental health issue is indicated, the father will be referred to appropriate care and agency will provide short term follow up to check on their progress.

Hosts an annual event on the national Take Your Child to School Day. Offers a community program for fathers to walk their children to their school.

Provides supplemental food card that includes staple foods, fruits and vegetables; nutrition education; breastfeeding education; support and counseling; and referral services to eligible women and children. During the summer also provides a one-time $30 supplemental voucher to a limited number of participants for fruits and vegetables from selected local growers (Farmers' Market Nutrition Program), available while supplies last. Also offers speakers who discuss the program and the value of good nutrition.

Operates as a residential treatment program for women with co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns and children age five (5) and under. Provides clients with individualized and group treatment and encourages them to become self-sufficient.

Provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support; supplemental, highly nutritious foods such as cereal, eggs, cheese, milk, whole grain foods, fruits and vegetables, and iron-fortified infant formula which are provided on a WIC Nutrition EBT Card. Also provides referrals to prenatal and pediatric health care and other maternal and child health and human service programs. The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is a dual purpose program which benefits both WIC participants and farmers. In the program, WIC participants are given $30 in coupons to purchase authorized fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs from authorized farmers at farmers' markets and farm stands.

Staff can assist pregnant women with locating doctors who accept Medicaid and deal with prenatal issues. Staff can assist pregnant women with transportation to prenatal doctor appointments.

Offers free fatherhood classes and supportive services, in collaboration with the Summit County Fatherhood Initiative. Session topics include:

• Become The Best Dad You Can Be.
• Importance of Fathers.
• Job Search.
• Thinking Two Years Forward.
• Guest Speaker Tony Agnesi, Best Selling Author, Radio Host, Motivational Speaker.
• How Will You Be Remembered
• Improving Relationships.
• Controlling Your Emotions.

Offers childbirth education classes such as natural childbirth, lamaze, HypnoBirthing, relaxation techniques, multiple birth, bedrest and cesarean birth. Also offers classes for siblings and grandparents. Offers a yoga class for pregnant women focusing on relaxation and breathing. Also, offers instruction in infant massage for parents of babies up to one year of age. Also offers specialized counseling for women experiencing depression due to pregnancy or childbirth.