PATHWAY CARING FOR CHILDREN
4895 DRESSLER ROAD NW NO A, CANTON, OH 44718 pathwaycfc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PATHWAY CARING FOR CHILDREN MISSION IS TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AND ACHIEVE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH INNOVATIVE MENTAL HEALTH, ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE SERVICES. WE SERVE OVER 900 MENTAL HEALTH CLIENTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL BASED AND SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN 14 COUNTIES INCLUDING STARK, CUYAHOGA, SUMMIT, ASHTABULA, CARROLL, COLUMBIANA, HOLMES, LAKE, LORAIN, MAHONING, MEDINA, PORTAGE, TUSCARAWAS AND WAYNE. WE SERVED 120 ADOPTIVE AND KINSHIP PARENTS THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS, RESPITE, EDUCATION AND CONSULTATION. 146 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 1351 HOURS OF SUPPORT. PATHWAY HAS OFFICES IN CANTON, BROOK PARK, MINERVA AND SEBRING, OH.

TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH INNOVATIVE MENTAL HEALTH, ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE SERVICES.

PATHWAY CARING FOR CHILDREN'S HIGHLY TRAINED AND COMMITTED STAFF RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPPORT FAMILY AND TREATMENT FOSTER PARENTS IN STARK, CUYAHOGA, SUMMIT, CARROLL, COLUMBIANA, MEDINA, PORTAGE, TUSCARAWAS, WAYNE, AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. WE RECEIVE 50 REFERRALS A WEEK OF CHILDREN WHO NEED A FOSTER HOME BECAUSE OF FAMILY DISRUPTION AND/OR BECAUSE OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. DUE TO THE ADDICTION EPIDEMIC WE ARE RECEIVING MANY REFERRALS FOR INFANTS, OFTEN BORN INTO CARE, AND YOUNG SIBLING GROUPS. OUR DEVOTED STAFF CAREFULLY MATCH CHILDREN IN NEED WITH FAMILIES WHO WILL CARE FOR AND SUPPORT THEM FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED. RESPITE FOSTER PARENTS ARE FULLY TRAINED AND LICENSED TO PROVIDE FOSTER PARENTS A CHANCE TO TAKE A BREAK. SERVICES PROVIDED TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ALSO INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRAL TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES, AND ONE ON ONE SUPPORT. FOSTER TEENS RECEIVE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR INDEPENDENCE AT AGE 18.

PATHWAY CARING FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY OUR SKILLED AND COMMITTED THERAPISTS AND CASE MANAGERS AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TO OUR FOSTER CARE AND POST-ADOPTIVE CLIENTS. WE PROVIDE A FAMILY CENTERED THERAPEUTIC FOCUS, UTILIZING FAMILY CENTERED ASSESSMENTS AND TREATMENT INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP THERAPY AND CASE MANAGEMENT IN OUTPATIENT, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS TO ADDRESS SERIOUS AND CHRONIC MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. PATHWAY EMPLOYS VARIOUS THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS, MODALITIES AND APPROPRIATE SELF-HELP REFERRALS WHILE MAINTAINING RESPECT FOR SOCIO-CULTURAL VALUES, PERSONAL GOALS, LIFESTYLE CHOICES, AND COMPLEX FAMILY INTERACTIONS AND PROMOTES THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE AMONG THERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVES. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY TEENS TO PREPARE THEM FOR ADULTHOOD. IN FY19 WE SERVED OVER 800 CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS.

PATHWAY PROVIDES SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH BRIDGES, A POST-EMANCIPATION SUPPORT PROGRAM IN OHIO THAT EXTENDS HOUSING AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM TO ELIGIBLE FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. THESE YOUNG ADULTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY AND PARTICIPATE AT THE AGE OF 18 UNTIL THEY REACH THE AGE OF 21.

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