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Helpline | Adoption Network Cleveland

Callers receive information, support, and referral regarding a wide variety of adoption, foster care, and kinship care-related questions.

What's Here

Specialized Information and Referral
Adoption Information/Referrals
Adoptive Parents
Parenting Helplines
Workshops/Symposiums
Adoption/Foster Care/Kinship Care Issues

Kinship Navigator | Cornerstone Pregnancy Services

Offers Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) classes and online streamed classes for grandparents and other kinship caregivers. Attendance or participating in classes at Cornerstone or at a community support program allows participants to earn "Baby Bucks" which can be used towards the purchase of diapers, formula, and other baby items.

What's Here

Parenting Skills Classes
Kinship Caregivers

Wic (WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN) | Metrohealth Medical Center

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.

What's Here

Pregnant Individuals
Food Vouchers
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
WIC Applications/Certification
Nutrition Education
Families
Health Issues
Breastfeeding Support Programs

Moms2b | Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Surrounds pregnant and new mothers with support, education and resources in a weekly group program to ensure a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Services include prenatal and child birth education, medical referrals, talking with doctors and nurses, parenting resources, food assistance, baby items, as well as a healthy meal and the opportunity to socialize with other pregnant moms. Childcare and $5 Kroger gift card at each meeting. Transportation provided if needed.

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Parent Support Groups
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Mothers
Resource Passports for Newborns
Childbirth Education

Kinship Navigator Program | Geauga County Job And Family Services

Assists grandparents, relatives, and non-related caregivers provide stable homes to children who are not their own. Provides placement approval, coordination of services, general information, and referrals for legal, child care, and financial needs.

What's Here

Case/Care Management
Kinship Caregivers
Specialized Information and Referral
Benefits Screening

Boot Camp For New Moms | Boot Camp For New Dads

Provides a Boot Camp workshop for new mothers to learn the challenges of parenting, motherhood, and relationships. Provides real-world insights, advice, and experiences about navigating the first months of parenthood.

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Mothers
General Expectant/New Parent Assistance

General Support And Discussion Meetings | Adoption Network Cleveland

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.

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Adoptive Parents
Adopted Children
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Birth Parents

Fatherhood Resources | Bright Beginnings

provides information and support to fathers to help them develop stronger bonds with their children. Information on parenting is provided and fun parent-child activities are offered. Will refer the father to other community resources that may assist as needed (such as help with budgeting, understanding family law, and/or employment).

What's Here

Specialized Information and Referral
Parenting Skills Classes
Recreational Activities/Sports
Parenting Issues
Parents

Legal Assistance - Family Law | Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio (LASCO)

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.

What's Here

Parents
Parental Kidnapping Legal Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Divorce Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement

Father'S Feelings | Ohio Guidestone

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.

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Clinical Psychiatric Evaluation
Fathers

Baby And Me Tobacco Free | Baby And Me Tobacco Free - Ohio

Offers support, guidance, and incentives (diapers and wipes) to pregnant individuals who are committed to quitting smoking and ensuring a tobacco-free environment for themselves and their babies.

What's Here

Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Pregnant Individuals

Court Navigation Services | Fathers And Sons Of Northeast Ohio

Provides educational opportunities for fathers who want to understand their rights and obligations with respect to child custody, child support, visitation arrangements, and other laws which address the upbringing and care of children. Actively assists with the paper work necessary to get the process started. Help fathers with license reinstatement, indigency forms, child support issues, and putative registration that will allow a birth father to receive written notice of a proposed placement. Attends meetings with court administrators and officials to determine the best practices in place that serve dads.

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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Fathers
Parent Rights Classes

Drop In Center | Project Ujima

Provides a drop in center for individuals to meet and socialize with others through education, support groups, and events.

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Mothers
Drop In Centers

Homeless Prevention For Expectant Mothers | Home For Families

This program assists individuals who are pregnant and experiencing housing instability with financial assistance and case management to stabilize their housing. Client must be referred through email, do not refer clients to call the office directly. 211 may be able to refer clients.

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At Risk/Homeless Housing Related Assistance Programs
Pregnant Individuals

Wic Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) | Jefferson County General Health District

Offers coupons worth $30 each month to WIC clients to purchase Ohio-grown fresh fruits, vegetables and/herbs at Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) locations.

What's Here

Food Vouchers
Breastfeeding Individuals
Pregnant Individuals
Postpartum Mothers
Youth

Legal Assistance - Family Law | Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio (LASCO)

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.

What's Here

Parents
Parental Kidnapping Legal Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Divorce Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement

Wic Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) | Summit County Public Health

Offers six (6) coupons to WIC clients worth $5 each to purchase Ohio-grown fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs at Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) locations.

What's Here

Postpartum Mothers
Youth
Food Vouchers
Pregnant Individuals
Breastfeeding Individuals

Mentoring For Parents Of Newborns In Intensive Care | Project Nicu

Provides mentors for parents whose newborn children are hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Mentors are parents who have experienced the hospitalization of their own newborns. They are matched with parents currently in similar situations. Mentors provide support, share resources, and listen to parents going through the experience. Mentors receive training to ensure they can assist.

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Peer to Peer Networking
New Parents

Life Skills Education | Pregnant With Possibilities Resource Center

Provides workshops designed to develop life skills needed to decrease infant mortality, reduce stress, accomplish goals, and make health life choices.

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Parenting Materials
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
New Parents
Parenting Skills Classes
African American Community
Single Parents
Life Skills Education

Wic (WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN) | Metrohealth Medical Center

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.

What's Here

Pregnant Individuals
Food Vouchers
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
WIC Applications/Certification
Nutrition Education
Families
Health Issues
Breastfeeding Support Programs

Services | Catholic Charities Regional Agency

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.

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Household Goods Donation Programs
Tax Preparation Assistance
Senior Centers
Adoption Information/Referrals
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Public Guardianship/Conservatorship Programs
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Specialized Information and Referral
Outreach Programs
Guardianship Assistance
General Crime Victim Assistance
Pregnant Individuals
Advocacy
Domestic Violence Shelters
Pregnancy Counseling
Ex-Offender Reentry Programs
Prescription Expense Assistance
Hispanic/Latino Community
Home Delivered Meals
Occasional Emergency Food Assistance
Homeless Shelter
General Clothing Provision
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Domestic Violence Issues
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites

Pathways Hub | Community Action Akron Summit

Network of care coordination agencies with focus on assisting those with high-risk pregnancy and chronic disease through certified Community Health Workers. Uses 21 Pathways model to address social determinants of health and to improve health outcomes. Community Health Workers provide outreach, health education, care coordination, and advocacy for individuals of different ages and risk categories. * Funded by Ohio Commission on Minority Health, Ohio Department of Medicaid, and local funding.

What's Here

Pregnant Individuals
Case/Care Management

Wic (WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN) | Metrohealth Medical Center

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.

What's Here

Pregnant Individuals
Food Vouchers
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
WIC Applications/Certification
Nutrition Education
Families
Health Issues
Breastfeeding Support Programs

Substance Abuse - Residential Treatment | Lake Geauga Recovery Centers

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.

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Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
Pregnant Individuals
Single Parent Families

Mom'S Program | Elizabeth'S Hope Women'S Center

Provides a program of classes that cover pregnancy-related topics such as pregnancy, baby care, discipline, and relationships. Participants earn credits they can use for items available by the agency, including car seats, cribs, diapers, formula and others.

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Nutrition Education
Formula/Baby Food
General Expectant/New Parent Assistance
General Clothing Provision
Baby Furniture
Diapers
Baby Clothing
Maternity Clothing
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Pregnant Individuals