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. - Guest Speaker Lisa Dolan, Child Support Enforcement Agency: Visitation, Custody, Rights, Possible Driver's License Reinstatement. - 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.

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.

Provides financial rewards for keeping prenatal and well baby (checkups, lead screening, immunizations, flu shots) appointments. Members can redeem rewards for gift cards to retailers. Rewards are available for women getting preventive care such as dental exams, annual physicals, flu shots and more.

Provides weekly transit passes and referrals to programs to assist eligible families needing to travel to needed services. Service includes assistance with finding and using community services to support those expecting a child.

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.

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. Vouchers can be redeemed at WIC approved vendors for fresh produce items listed in the brochure that will be provided at voucher distribution.

Provides a residential treatment facility for women suffering from addiction to alcohol or other drugs. Length of stay is determined by medical necessity, with average stay of 4 months. Aftercare referrals provided which may include referral to Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). Maximum length of in-patient stay is four (4) four months. Two months of aftercare are provided.

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.

Supports grandparents and relative caregivers in Lucas County for over 24 years by offering information and referral services, support groups, evidence-based programs, special events, quarterly newsletters, twice monthly e-newsletters, and publications including a Parenting Smarts Resource Guide.

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.

Provides intensive outpatient chemical dependency treatment in a 3-phase service. In Phase 1, a complete assessment is done, and counseling and group interventions begin. In Phase 2, the focus is on a relapse prevention plan, positive coping skills, responsibility and sober life management. Parenting classes are offered to clients who are required to participate as part of their plan, and are also open to other participants who have children. Phase 3 focuses on self recovery, journaling, and family roles and relationship sessions. 12-step meetings, individual and couples counseling are primary components of the larger program. Program includes education on topics like domestic violence, dealing with trauma, health screenings, referrals to needed basic services (food, housing, etc.) Child care is not available during sessions currently due to COVID 19.

Individual parenting classes. Topics and instruction based on age of children and presenting issues.

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.

Provides a mentoring program for families. Clients establish and work toward goals with a client advocate, using a video-based curriculum that is evidence based. In return, the client has the opportunity to earn vouchers which can be redeemed for diapers, clothing, and other baby items.

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.

Provides support and referrals to appropriate local resources addressing the awareness, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues related to childbearing.

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 central intake to women who are pregnant or postpartum to assist in locating resources and coordinate assistance by way of Neighborhood Navigators in the client's preferred setting (home, agency and/or community setting). Performs a detailed screening to identify barriers, needs, and opportunities for women and their families and then a step-by-step approach to action is taken to each item of need. Applies for and/or enrolls individuals in various community programs that the individual qualifies for, such as WIC and Medicaid.

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, 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.

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.

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.

Provide temporary shelter for single women and women with children who are homeless. Length of stay is 30 days with goal of moving to stable housing. Assistance with finding permanent housing and other resources.

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.

Provides free health coverage for low-income children, youth and pregnant women. Services may include doctor visits, pregnancy services, prescriptions, mental health, substance abuse, hospital care, dental care, vision, immunizations and more.

Provides a confidential support line for pregnant and postpartum individuals.