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Helping Families Families in Portage County need and deserve access to training, counseling and vital support services that will help them obtain and maintain stability. United Way funded programs help strengthen the family unit by providing access to culturally enriching and educational programming.
Center of Hope Center of Hope (A program of Family & Community Services)
Contact: Debby Missimi, Program
Director The Center of Hope provides nutritious hot meals and food pantry assistance, Monday through Friday, that help families in all areas of Portage County meet their basic needs for food and personal care items. The center also provides holiday programs for families through distribution of Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets. Toys are also collected and provided for children at the center’s Christmas Shop. County Clothing Center (A program of Family & Community Services) Contact: Candy
Pollard, Program Manager The County Clothing Center provides gently used clothing to individuals and families in Portage County at no charge, while reducing the waste stream by providing a centralized drop-off and distribution facility for donations. Early Childhood Services (A program of Family & Community Services) Contact:
Ruth Carnes, Director of Early Childhood Services Help Me Grow provides home-based case management and early childhood developmental assessment services to families in order to reduce the incidence of childhood developmental delays and promote greater self-sufficiency. St. Joseph’s Child Care Center is a quality, full-day care center that provides a Christian environment for children ages six weeks to four years old. Low-income families receive priority enrollment and may quality for tuition assistance. Girl Space, Windham (A program of Girl Scouts of North East Ohio) Contact:
Nicole Fike Provides after school programming to girls in the Windham area to encourage them to discover themselves, connect with others, and take action in their community. Home-Based Services (A program of Family & Community Services) Contact:
Laura Mann, Program Manager Home Based Services are designed to provide intensive case management, counseling, and support in families’ homes in order to improve family functioning, increase self-sufficiency and address specific family preservation-related needs. Kent Social Services (A program of Family & Community Services)
Contact: Debby Missimi, Program
Director Kent Social Services provides nutritious hot meals and food pantry assistance, Monday through Friday, that help families in all areas of Portage County meet their basic needs for food and personal care items. The program also provides holiday services for families through distribution of Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets.
Scoutreach,
Windham
and Scouts in Need Contact: Bud
Bower, Scoutreach Paraprofessional Scoutreach is an in-school program and is offered to youth that do not have the opportunity to join a traditional pack. The boys learn new skills, develop positive adult and peer relationships, and develop ethical behavioral habits. The Scoutreach Program targets hard to reach youth in areas that may be economically depressed, thus limiting access to more traditional units. Considers financial scholarships (not to exceed 50% of total activity fee) to register or attend a Camping activities for other registered Scouts in Need residing in Eastern Portage County. |
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