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Provides information and referral of social services and benefits information to older adults. Will provide assessments in the home for residents when needed. Offers counseling to help seniors cope with life-style changes, personal, marital, and family problems. Assist with forms completion and maintains a registry of chore service providers

Provides temporary placement for children and youth placed in the custody of Summit County Children Services. Foster parents and other substitute caregivers work to meet the child and family's case plan goals for reunification. Services include foster home recruitment and training, ongoing education, training, and other collaborative services to promote child safety and reduce the length of time children remain in out of home care. Kinship placement is secured whenever possible to maintain family connectedness and minimize trauma.

Offers foster home placement and case management for children who have been abused or neglected and are experiencing emotional or adjustment problems.

Provides a free online database with detailed information about Medicare-certified home health agencies. Agencies that exclusively serve children, or private pay, or privately insured patients are not listed. Visitors can search by type of service required and location.

Provides information and resources to promote the development of quality respite and crisis care programs in the United States; to help families locate respite and crisis care services in their communities; and to serve as a strong voice for respite in all forums.

Provides information and referral on available child care resources; information on parenting concerns or issues. Community based support services for families. Support services for persons operating child care businesses and support services for persons interested in starting a child care business.

Environmental health division providing: food and water inspections; nuisance complaints; rabies control; residential lead hazard investigation. Nursing and community health division providing: communicable disease follow-up; immunizations for children and adults; foreign travel immunizations; flu shots; case management for children with medical handicaps; community health assessment and education; tuberculosis clinic; preventative health services. WIC program provides supplemental nutrition support to women, infants and children under the age of 5.

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. *JFS can make referrals to certified childcare agencies if needed

Develops foster and adoptive families for children who have come into the care and custody of a public agency due to dependency, abuse or neglect. Provides information, education and support for those who wish to adopt. Conducts evaluations and home studies of prospective adoptive families.

Provides a referral service to help families find appropriate child care options, including child care centers, and licensed individuals who provide child care in their own homes. Provides consumer education materials on what to look for when selecting and evaluating a child care program and quality child care indicators. Support families in finding child care financial assistance options they may be eligible for and navigation of application process.

Assists a limited number of patients with Medically Assisted Treatment (Suboxone and Subutex for pregnant women), home-based medication management and education, referrals to individual counseling within the agency, and home-based supportive services (case managements).

Environmental health division providing: food and water inspections; nuisance complaints; rabies control; residential lead hazard investigation. Nursing and community health division providing: communicable disease follow-up; immunizations for children and adults; foreign travel immunizations; flu shots; case management for children with medical handicaps; community health assessment and education; tuberculosis clinic; preventative health services. WIC program provides supplemental nutrition support to women, infants and children under the age of 5.

Provides foster care for emotionally troubled children (including those with severe emotional issues as well as those who may have suffered abuse or neglect) whose needs may be greater than those addressed by traditional foster care. Aims to build children's self-confidence; improve communication and interpersonal skills; reduce risk taking behavior; and boost academic performance. Also provides families for groups of siblings and older adolescents (who are often more difficult to place). Foster parents are trained to use parenting techniques designed for children with emotional and behavioral problems. Recruits and provides training to families who would like to become foster parents to the children in this program.

Educates parents and care givers on quality indicators of child care, makes referrals to child care providers, helps link families to community resources, provides general and Step Up to Quality approved trainings to early care and education professionals, offers CDA credential training, and supports child care programs through technical assistance and resources.

Offers child care provider referrals for in-home day care providers and day care centers.

Provides referrals for child care. Listings of licensed child care providers are on the website. View providers and see their inspection reports before choosing a a specific provider.

Provides home-based language development and families support; advocacy, deaf mentoring, education/information related to deafness, communication modalities, and information related to assistive listening devices and referral services for children (ages 0-3 and their families) that have been diagnosed with hearing loss. Call for more information.

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 a preschool program.

Assists kinship caregivers in learning about and accessing programs and resources to meet the needs of the children in their care. Offers guidance on a variety of topics, such as applying for legal custody, obtaining financial benefits, and connecting with support groups or other kinship caregivers.

Oversees the temporary care of children who are not safe within their family's home due to abuse, neglect, or dependency.

Offers assistance with the adoption process for the foster care / adoption of abused and neglicted children.

Recruits and provides training for foster parents. Conducts home studies and family assessments for purposes of placing children into foster care.

Helps to facilitate the inclusion of children with special needs into child care programs, day care homes, and schools. Services focus on the inclusion of children with disabilities and include helping families find child care and preschool programs, workshops, information and referral, as well as training and on-site consultation for teachers/professionals.

Assists participants with addressing and overcoming barriers to self-sufficiency through home and telephonic visits by Community Health Workers. Also assists with identification, referral and follow-up on issues related to healthcare, social services, education, and employment.