Family & Community Services Inc

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. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, APPROXIMATELY 80 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BUDGET COUNSELING SERVICES. IN ADDITION, 26 FINANCIAL LITERACY SEMINARS WERE PROVIDED TO 111 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 FY2021, 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. ADDITIONALLY, COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH PROBATE COURT, LOCAL COALITIONS TO END HOMELESSNESS AND WITH AREA INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC UNITS TO ASSIST CLIENTS IN REMAINING IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE INTENTION HAS BEEN TO BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR THE MENTALLY-ILL.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 2021, WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR FOOTPRINT IN THE COMMUNITY BY ADDING A NEW RECOVERY/REUNIFICATION HOUSE IN PORTAGE COUNTY. GOUGLER COUNSELING SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,300 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ITS RECOVERY PROGRAMS, AND APPROXIMATELY 1,600 THROUGH ITS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS IN FY 2021.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 2021, APPROXIMATELY 350 CHILDREN (AND THEIR FAMILIES) WERE SERVICED FOR FOSTER CARE PURPOSES, AND APPROXIMATELY 220 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 2021, 51,417 MEALS WERE SERVED AND 25,312 BAGS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED. MOBILE MEALS PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS HOME DELIVERED AND CONGREGATE MEALS TO RECIPIENTS IN SUMMIT, CUYAHOGA AND PORTAGE COUNTIES. IN FY21, 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. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, 3,418 SHOPPERS WERE PROVIDED WITH 57,994 POUNDS OF CLOTHING.

VETERANS PROGRAMSFREEDOM HOUSE PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS MALE VETERANS AND ANY OTHER VETERANS IN NEED. IN FY 2021, 24 VETERANS WERE PROVIDED TRANSITIONAL SHELTER AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR A TOTAL OF 1,980 SHELTER NIGHTS.VALOR HOME SUMMIT PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO HOMELESS VETERANS IN SUMMIT COUNTY. THE PROGRAM SERVED 95 VETERANS AND 7,332 BED NIGHTS IN FY 2021.VALOR HOME LORAIN PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO HOMELESS VETERANS IN LORAIN COUNTY. THE PROGRAM SERVED 97 VETERANS AND 5,658 BED NIGHTS IN FY 2021.VETERAN'S HAVEN PROVIDES TRANSITION-IN-PLACE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR SINGLE ADULTS WHO ARE HOMELESS VETERANS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 30 VETERANS AND 2,894 BED NIGHTS IN FY 2021.SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES (SSVF) - PROVIDES HOUSING STABILIZATION SUPPORT AND TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERAN FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, A TOTAL OF 139 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED.VETERAN'S HAVEN PROVIDES TRANSITION-IN-PLACE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR SINGLE ADULTS WHO ARE HOMELESS VETERANS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 21 VETERANS AND 4,231 BED NIGHTS IN FY20.SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES (SSVF) - PROVIDES HOUSING STABILIZATION SUPPORT AND TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERAN FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. THIS FISCAL YEAR A TOTAL OF 161 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED.