FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
705 OAKWOOD NO 221, RAVENNA, OH 44226 www.fcsohio.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH A BROAD CONTINUUM OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY. THE AGENCY IS GUIDED BY INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY, SERVICE, EXCELLENCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, VOLUNTEERISM AND THE BELIEF IN THE SOLIDARITY OF THE HUMAN FAMILY.

TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

CLINICAL PROGRAMSCONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICE PROVIDES BUDGET COUNSELING, FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION, BANKRUPTCY EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATES, CREDIT COUNSELING, AND A DEBT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. APPROXIMATELY 168 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BUDGET COUNSELING SERVICES. IN ADDITION, 17 FINANCIAL LITERACY SEMINARS WERE PROVIDED TO 56 CLASS PARTICIPANTS. REDUCED FROM YEARS PAST DUE TO COVID-19.VALLEY COUNSELING SERVICES (VCS) LOCATED IN WARREN, VCS IS A COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER PRIMARILY SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF TRUMBULL COUNTY, AND EXTENDING SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF PORTAGE, MAHONING, AND COLUMBIANA COUNTIES. VALLEY COUNSELING SERVICES IS CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. DURING FY2020, VCS PROVIDED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 6,000 CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICE LINES AT THEIR FOUR LOCATIONS. SOME OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. VCS CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES BY CREATING WALK-IN CLINICS AND BY STRATEGICALLY LOCATING SERVICES WITHIN SCHOOLS, THE LOCAL CHILDREN'S SERVICES BOARD, THE JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT SYSTEMS, THE LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, AND MULTIPLE CHILD DAYCARE CENTERS. GOUGLER COUNSELING - FCS' COUNSELING DEPARTMENT OFFERS A LARGE ARRAY OF SERVICES TO HELP FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ATTAIN OPTIMUM MENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP COUNSELING, AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. THROUGH OUR FAST TRACK PROGRAM AND FAMILY SOLUTIONS IN-HOME BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WE ASSIST IN FAMILY STABILIZATION. WE OFFER SEVERAL DIVERSION PROGRAMS, DRIVER INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR OFFENDERS WITH OVI'S, THINK ABOUT YOUR FUTURE FOR ADULT OFFENDERS CHARGED WITH UNDER AGED DRINKING, AND BIC 60 FOR FIRST TIME MARIJUANA OFFENDERS. PARTICIPANTS IN THESE PROGRAMS ENGAGE IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL EDUCATION THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SESSIONS, PAY COURT COSTS AND ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS THEIR SENTENCE FOR THEIR OFFENSES. SAFER SOLUTIONS AND PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS ARE TREATMENT GROUPS OF CLIENTS WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN GROUP AND CAN BE REFERRED TO INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS AS WELL IF NEEDED. PARENTING TOWARDS SOLUTIONS IS A PARENTING PROGRAM THAT TEACHES NON-VIOLENT, NURTURING PARENTING TECHNIQUES TO PARTICIPANTS. GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS ARE OFFERED FOR THIS PROGRAM AS WELL. WE ALSO OFFER EXTENSIVE PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY, INCLUDING AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM, FOUR LEVEL-II RECOVERY HOUSES, A STEP DOWN HOUSING FACILITY, ON TRACK TO RECOVERY PROGRAM (OTTR), FOR MEN WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH HOUSING AS THEY WORK ON THEIR SOBRIETY, AS WELL AS ROOT HOUSE, A 10-BED RECOVERY HOUSE FOR MEN, AND PARC, A 23-BED RECOVERY HOUSE FOR WOMEN. IN FY 2020, WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR FOOTPRINT IN THE COMMUNITY BY ADDING A NEW RECOVERY/REUNIFICATION HOUSE IN PORTAGE COUNTY. GOUGLER COUNSELING 1,300 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ITS RECOVERY PROGRAMS, AND 1,600 THROUGH ITS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS IN FY 2020.FAMILY ADOPTION CONSULTANTS - IS A FULL SERVICE FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION PROGRAM. CHILDREN (AGES 0-18), THEIR FAMILIES AND FOSTER FAMILIES ARE SERVED ON A DAILY BASIS THROUGHOUT OHIO AND MICHIGAN. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019 APPROXIMATELY 340 CHILDREN (AND THEIR FAMILIES) WERE SERVICED FOR FOSTER CARE PURPOSES AND APPROXIMATELY 195 CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION PURPOSES.

FOOD & CLOTHING PROGRAMSKENT SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE CENTER OF HOPE - PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS HOT MEALS, ASSISTANCE WITH EMERGENCY FOOD/TAXABLE NEEDS, OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY. DURING FY 2020, 51,421 MEALS WERE SERVED AND 24,299 BAGS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED. MOBILE MEALS PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS HOME DELIVERED AND CONGREGATE MEALS TO RECIPIENTS IN SUMMIT, CUYAHOGA AND PORTAGE COUNTIES. IN FY19, 313,937 HOME DELIVERED MEALS AND 64,594 CONGREGATE MEALS WERE SERVED TO 2,583 CLIENTS.COUNTY CLOTHING CENTER COLLECTS AND DISTRIBUTES USED CLOTHING TO NEEDY RESIDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 30,034 SHOPPERS WERE PROVIDED WITH 159,846 POUNDS OF CLOTHING.

YOUTH AND DISABILITY PROGRAMSOHIO EARLY INTERVENTION: PORTAGE COUNTY - EARLY INTERVENTION (EI) IS A STATEWIDE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES COORDINATED EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO PARENTS OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF THREE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS OR DISABILITIES. EI IS GROUNDED IN THE PHILOSOPHY THAT YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN BEST FROM FAMILIAR PEOPLE IN FAMILIAR SETTINGS. 274 CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM IN FY 2020.YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - PROVIDES MENTORING, JOB PLACEMENT AND MONITORING, INTERVIEW/SOFT SKILLS, AND RESUME BUILDING FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. FOR THE PERIOD 7/1/19 TO 6/30/20, THE PROGRAM SERVED ROUGHLY 98 YOUTH. PROGRAM PARTICIPANT ARE ELIGIBLE TO WORK 20 HOURS PER WEEK, EARNING UP TO A MAXIMUM WAGE OF $10.00 PER HOUR. 2000 HOURS IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS PARTICIPANTS ARE ABLE TO WORK DURING THE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. COVID-19 SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS TO THIS PROGRAM. COMMUNITY EMPLOYERS WHO EXPERIENCED SHUT DOWNS ALSO IMPACTED THE PLACEMENT OF YOUTH.EMERALD TRANSPORTATION - PROVIDES NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, NON-MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION TO THE DD POPULATION, INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND SPECIAL EVENT TRANSPORTATION AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO 348 INDIVIDUALS LAST FISCAL YEAR.UNIFIED RESOURCES RECREATION - THIS PAST YEAR UNIFIED RESOURCES PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED RECREATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. WE SERVED 123 ADULTS IN PORTAGE COUNTY. THE PROGRAM HOSTED A BOWLING LEAGUE, STARTED A VIRTUAL COMPONENT AND ALSO RECRUITED OVER 75 VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVED FOR OVER 250 HOURS.

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