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Beech Brook [See also Mental Health]
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Beech Brook [See also Mental Health] 3737 Lander Road Cleveland, OH 44124 (also Akron field placement opportunities)
The mission of this agency is to advance the emotional well-being and self-sufficiency of children, youth, and families by providing effective, innovative behavioral health, permanency, educational and related services, and by serving a strong voice for children, youth and families. Beech Brook is a contract agency of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County. Services include; campus-based treatment, education and prevention family health programs, education and prevention early child hood services, homes for children and teens, community-based treatment. Domestic Violence Center P. O. Box 5466 Cleveland, OH 44101
The Domestic Violence Shelter is committed to a comprehensive approach to ending domestic violence and fostering peaceful relationships. Agency field activities include assessment, case management, intake, hotline/shelter work, art therapy, and court advocacy. The Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center (DVAC) [See Also Domestic Violence] The Mission of Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center is to empower individuals, educate the community and advocate for justice to end domestic violence and child abuse. Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center provides services for adults, teens, children and families for domestic violence and child abuse related trauma. DVCAC offers these services by providing trauma-informed care. Shaker Boulevard Site 11811 Shaker Blvd. Suite 220 Cleveland, OH 44120-1965 www.bellflowercenter.org Cheryl Groner 216-229-2420 Laura Ross 216-688-7295 lross@dvcac.org Caring for Kids, Inc. 650 Graham Road Suite 101 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221
Caring for kids is a full service foster care and adoption agency serving foster children and foster families as well as offering services in domestic and international adoptions. A student intern can anticipate working with adoptive and foster families and children in a variety of capacities. Responsibilities may include providing supportive services, assisting in searching and locating a possible adoptive match, learning to do home study assessments and training, billing, grant writing, fundraising, recruitment, and community outreach. Christian Children’s Home of Ohio* [See also Mental Health] 2685 Armstrong Road Wooster, OH 44691
This agency is a residential treatment facility for adolescents. The population served is children ages 6-18 with an IQ of 80 or above. The home functions as an open residential facility. Referrals for placement come from human service agencies, Children Services Boards, juvenile courts, churches, and Children and Family First Councils. Adoption Services are included. Guidestone Ohio 303 East Bagley Road Berea, OH 44017 440.260.8324 Fax: 440-260-8389
We’re OhioGuidestone – built on a solid foundation of experience and expertise, rooted in faith and a legacy of serving children and families. Our range of flexible, customized programs build upon one another so they address every aspect of a person’s needs. We’re a solutions-focused organization with passionate people committed to providing direction and inspiration to children, families and communities to help them become stronger.
Though we’ve changed our name from Berea Children’s Home and Family Services to OhioGuidestone, the most important things about our organization remain the same: our high quality programs and services and our passionate people. We’re still a private, not-for-profit, charitable organization governed by a board of directors in covenant relationship with the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. Our Legacy We’re proud of our legacy of serving children and families in need for almost 150 years. We were founded in 1864 as the German Methodist Orphan Asylum, which was dedicated to providing shelter for Civil War orphans and care for neglected, dependent or abandoned children. In 1960, the agency shifted its focus to serving children and youth needing specialized therapeutic programs. Today, we serve over 15,000 children and families annually throughout the State of Ohio. Our experience and expertise in finding comprehensive solutions for families have helped us evolve into the leading organization dedicated to preserving family relationships and helping make children, families and communities stronger. At OhioGuidestone, we believe that every individual and community is unique and that their needs are different. Because of this, we’ve created flexible, customized programs designed to help children, families and communities, especially those in need. Our innovative, comprehensive programs preserve family relationships, help make children and families more self-sufficient and reduce clients’ need for future social service or court interventions. They are focused on making a positive, lasting, measurable difference in the lives and communities we serve. At OhioGuidestone, we strive to provide a 360o support network. Learn more about our programs or services here:
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Locations include: Berea, Cleveland, Brookpark, Euclid, Garfield Heights, Lakewood, Columbus, Painesville, Lorain, Canton, and Fairlawn. H  olmes County Department of [See also Family Services] Job and Family Services 85 N. Grant Street Millersburg, OH 44654
The department provides government mandated services for financial assistance, food stamps, health care, employment training, and adult and children‘s services. Social services include transportation for medical services and day care. Children‘s services include adoption, abuse and neglect, and investigation and protective services. The OWF, Medicaid, Healthy Start/Healthy Families, Disability Assistance, Food Stamp program, and PRC are all administered out of this office. Also provides Workforce Development Services including: Employment and training services to eligible underemployed workers; displaced workers; homemakers; and youth L ovelight, Inc. 154 N. water Street Kent, OH 44240
LoveLight, Inc. is a private, nonprofit (501C3) organization incorporated in November 1995 for the purpose of 1) assisting persons, especially those considered disadvantaged, in moving toward reaching their potential; and 2) promoting positive, healthful lifestyles. Our major focus has been on children and youth, within the context of family, neighborhood and community. The perspective of our agency is an interdisciplinary, pro-active one. Thus, we work to bring together the fields/sectors of education, health, social service, recreation, criminal justice, government, and communities of worship in a cooperative effort to optimize the development of young people. Lovelight, Inc. models child development and learning center for children birth through age 14 years of age. Golden Treasures program in which senior citizens share their time and talents with youth for their mutual benefit. Bio-Integrative educational services for learners who are struggling. HUGS (Healing, Uplifting Guidance and Support), a youth empowerment and an entrepreneurial program for teens. opportunities for Kent State students to engage in community service and experiential learning. Conduct of research to advance knowledge in the areas of learning and human development, and sharing of research results. Meetings, classes, and training sessions for parents, college students, and professionals. Pathway Caring for Children [See also Family Services] 4895 Dressler Road N.W. Suite A N. Canton, OH 44718
Pathway is a private, non profit agency providing quality, community-based and treatment-oriented residential care for boys and girls who are unable to live with their own families. Its purpose is to care for neglected, abused and abandoned youth age’s infancy to 19, by providing loving, stable environments. Services offered are foster care, group home, and foster parent services. Student opportunities include participation in respite program, providing support for parents, adoption, conducting research, and involvement with other community social service agencies. S afe Landing 39 W. Cuyahoga Falls Avenue Akron, OH 44310
To meet the needs of the community by empowering youth and families through community mental health services that include residential and non-residential treatment for youth between the ages of 6 and 21 years who manifest emotional, behavioral or social adjustment problems. Youth may be referred for treatment as a self-referral or by the family; child welfare, juvenile justice or mental health systems. Services provided include housing; clothing; food; mental health assessments; individual, family and group counseling; community psychiatric supportive treatment; education and employment opportunities; recreation; transportation; medical and psychological care; and full time supervision. SAFY- Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth SAFY of Ohio, Inc. - Canton/Akron 6465 Frank Avenue, NW North Canton, Ohio 44720 Felicia L. Phelps, MSSA, LISW-S phelpsf@safy.org 330-305-1668 800- 787- 7239 - Toll Free 330- 305-1696 - Fax Founded in 1984, Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth believes that every child is entitled to a caring and stable living environment. Many children in our nation are abused, neglected and victimized and left without loving parents to care for them. SAFY focuses on these difficult-to-place children, by helping to provide stable homes in order that they may grow into healthy and happy adults. SAFY’s primary focus is therapeutic or treatment foster care. Annually, SAFY helps more than 2,000 children find stable and loving homes. This program is designed for children who are unable to remain with their primary families. These children receive individualized services from a team of professionally-trained foster families and social workers. SAFY’s foster care program is intended as a short-term solution with the goal of reunifying the primary family, whenever possible. Stark County Children Services 221 3rd Street S.E. Canton, OH 44702
SCCS provides child protective services, foster care, adoption, WIN, adult services, residential treatment, day care, services to unwed parents, and administrative support services to assist in the delivery of aforementioned programs. The types of learning experiences that a student would be exposed to may include: working with the county welfare system, case management, interviewing, interfacing with other community agencies such as courts, schools, mental health agencies, private human service agencies, and MR/DD, interacting with the line workers, who carry caseloads, attending Stark County Task Force meeting, conducting home visits, and supervising family visits. Summit County Children Services 264 S. Arlington Street Akron, Ohio 44306-1399
It is the mission of Children Services to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of all children served, in partnership with families and the community. Offered services can result in improved family functioning through reduction of stress, improved parent-child interaction, elimination of abuse/neglect, and increased ability to cope with difficulties. Student field experiences can occur in a variety of departments including Intake, Protective, Independent Living, Foster Care, Kinship, and Adoptions. Possible activities may include the opportunity to shadow workers in various departments, to interact with other community agencies, to participate in intake assessments, to supervise family interactions, to assist with the provision of ongoing services to a family, to conduct a Life Skills Assessment with youth and to attend court hearings. Students must complete a criminal background check as well as a check of points on their driver’s license. (Master’s internship available to current employees only at this time, January, 2007) The Village Network (formerly Boys’ Village) 3011 Akron Road Wooster, Ohio 44691
“The mission of The Village Network is to promote responsible living and positive change in troubled children through partnerships with families and communities.” The Village Network offers residential programs, day treatment programs and treatment foster care programs. Locations are available in Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Delaware, Lorain, Mount Vernon/Knox County, Newark, Uhrichsville and Sandusky as well as the main campus in Wooster. Wayne County Children’s Services Board [See also Family Services] 2534 Burbank Road Wooster, Ohio 44691
The mission of CSB is to provide supportive services that will strengthen and preserve families in the community and to protect the abused, neglected and dependent children of Wayne County. Services include: adoption services, foster care, parenting education classes, visiting nurse services, protective services, prevention services, expectant parent counseling, and abuse/neglect investigation. Student activities may include home visits, school visits, court hearing attendance, parenting class attendance, visit supervision, case plan development, and documentation. Community Planning
Jewish Family Service- Aging/Gerontology/Community Planning/Housing 750 White Pond Drive Akron, Ohio 44320
Jewish Family Service is a nonprofit agency that provides counseling, case management, and community education to seniors and their families, beginning at age 45. This agency serves both the Jewish and non-Jewish community in Summit County and is funded in part by United Way. This organization has a grant funded program for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Seniors. This program is growing fast and an intern is needed to work with these seniors. A second project is in collaboration with Akron Metropolitan Housing to work with seniors in of their apartment buildings. An intern is needed to work with this project. S outh Street Ministries {External Supervision required} 130 W. South Street Akron, Ohio 44311
Wooster, OH 44691 www.uwwayneholmes.org/ Brenda Linnick (330) 264-5576 Improving lives in Wayne County requires partnerships. United Way of Wayne County works with community organizations, developing measurable solutions to serve those most in need. Criminal/Juvenile Justice and Corrections C  uyahoga County [See also Crisis Intervention] Witness Victim Service Center 310 W. Lakeside Avenue Suite 300 Cleveland, OH 44113
*Multi-County Juvenile Attention System- Juvenile Justice (not accepting students until further notice) 815 Faircrest Avenue Canton, Ohio 44706
The Multi-County Juvenile Attention System (MCJAS) provides detention and rehabilitation services to the Juvenile Courts of counties in Northeast Ohio. The mission of MCJAS is to provide innovative and quality services to the unruly, delinquent, dependent, neglected and abused children referred by Juvenile and Family Court Judges so they can return to their homes and families to earn, live, and serve successfully in their communities. The detention program is focused on short-term services. The detention centers hold youth for the courts prior to the hearing on the case or while arrangements are being made for placement elsewhere. The focus of the detention centers’ programs is learning responsibility for individual behavior. The group home program provides residential care and treatment services in an open setting for youth who are able to function in the regular public-school system. Emphasis is placed on developing the skills necessary to return either to the family setting or to independent adult living. The Residential Treatment Center offers live-in care for youth lacking sufficient internal controls for an open setting or who are unable to function within the public schools. In addition to group and family counseling sessions, this setting provides a specialized school focusing on youth with learning or behavioral problems. Students will have opportunities to lead group counseling sessions, individual counseling, and psycho-educational and skill-building groups. Hours could include evening and weekends. Summit County Common Pleas Court- Domestic Relations [See also Family Services and Crisis Intervention] 209 S. High Street Akron, OH 44308
The domestic Court provides legal resolution for family conflict through mediation, social service evaluations, assessment, referrals as well as litigation. Student activities include Assessment, Case Management, Intake, and Crisis Intervention. Developmental Disabilities Blick Clinic 640 W. Market St. Akron, Ohio 44303
This agency is an evaluation and treatment setting for people of all ages who have mental retardation/developmental disabilities. The staff works as a team. The team includes the developmentally disabled individual, that individual’s family and a staff of professionals. The professional staff includes psychologists, social workers, speech and hearing therapists, occupational and physical therapists, educational specialists, developmental physicians and psychiatrists. Student field opportunities include: Shadowing community outreach Help Me Grow workers, exposure to challenging population of children and adults who may have mental health and/or developmental disabilities, individual counseling, group co-facilitation, client assessment and referral, treatment and intervention planning, service coordination, and staff meeting participation. Directory: dotAsset dotAsset -> The British state and slavery dotAsset -> Torsten Feys European University Institute (Florence) Prepaid tickets to ride to the New World: the New York Continental Conference and transatlantic steerage fares 1885-1895 dotAsset -> 2016 Bradley University crest research Internship Program dotAsset -> Undergraduate and graduate field opportunities combined dotAsset -> To Change an Extension # on a ip telephone Set please note: An Extension # being assigned to an ip phone must already be programmed dotAsset -> Curriculum vitae jonathan scott lee dotAsset -> E-train AppFest Teacher’s Aid Apps Download 434.61 Kb. Share with your friends:
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