Provides (CITE) Community Integrated Training and Education program, teaching basic life skills to children and youth with cognitive disabilities, also provides coaching to parents of people with disabilities and other supportive intensive coaching services

Help Me Grow Home Visiting is Ohio's program for expectant parents, newborns, infants and toddlers. The program provides health and developmental services so that children start school healthy and ready to learn. Help Me Grow works with parents to support young children's development. Home Visitors provide on-going home visits in the home; focus on improving prenatal health habits and infant care giving skills; provide information on child's health, growth, education and development through the Parents As Teachers program; provide screenings for health, hearing, vision and development; connect families with community resources and services. Affiliated with the evidence-based home visiting model Parents As Teachers. Services include - Developmental Screening - Information on parenting tips - Assistance in developing and reaching family goals - Home Visits to help each child stay "on the road" to healthy growth and development - Service Coordination - professional nurses, teachers, or other qualified staff who share their knowledge about available resources, assist families in connecting with needed services, coordinate services to help families meet their needs and goals. Help Me Grow is - Family-friendly and family centered - Supportive and respectful of each family's needs and preferences - Individualized to meet the needs of each child and family.

30-unit apartment complex for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Preference is given for homeless individuals, but it is not mandatory for admittance. Each of the Apple Grove buildings has five one-bedroom apartments with a kitchen, bath, and living room/dining room combination. On-site community building provides an indoor recreation area, and ample outdoor space is also available for recreational programs. Community support services are provided to individuals by The Counseling Center.

Provides a program is designed to help foster youth become self-sufficient adults. Youth learn the necessary skills to live on their own, such as financial management, career/educational planning, tax preparation, budgeting, preparation for college, and other life skills.

Provides a variety of recreational and social activities, including Friday Night Fun and social skills and life skills classes.

Provides disability outreach and support services for families directly affected by disabilities. Services include health education and life skills programs, parent support, links to health and other resources, referrals, and mentoring.

Provides independent living services for ages 17-21 including client assessment, life skills training, apartment placement, ongoing services to youth during placement.

Independent Living program provides teaching life skills to teens in the foster/group home program.

Provides workshops designed to develop life skills needed to decrease infant mortality, reduce stress, accomplish goals, and make health life choices.

Provides transitional housing to homeless youth ages 18 to 24 years old. Program enables youth to become self-sufficient by providing housing; counseling; educational support; employment readiness; life skills training; and follow-up for two years.

30-unit apartment complex for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Preference is given for homeless individuals, but it is not mandatory for admittance. Each of the Apple Grove buildings has five one-bedroom apartments with a kitchen, bath, and living room/dining room combination. On-site community building provides an indoor recreation area, and ample outdoor space is also available for recreational programs. Community support services are provided to individuals by The Counseling Center.

Teaches life skills to clients prepare for living independently. Topics of discussion include goals, commitments, jobs, education, money management, and apartment-hunting.

Provides a student transition training program designed to increase the capacity of youth with disabilities to make choices and to advocate for themselves.

Provides a peer support program to match adults coping with severe mental illness with a community volunteer for friendship and social skill building. Provided through a partnership with Compeer International. Opportunties in the program may include: - One-to-One Friendship Program: Offers face-to-face contact with adult volunteer. - Compeer Calling: Provides telephone support (may be offered in addition to face-to-face support). - Compeer Community: Offers group events and celebrations among Compeers to strengthen social skills. - Peer-to-Peer: Matches clients with one another in supportive, one-on-one friendships. - Skillbuilders Program: Promotes social ties through structured life skills training.

COVID-19 TEMPORARY MESSAGE: Getting Ahead classes are online. Call or email Lynn West - Catholic Charities of Ashtabula County 440-992-2121, extension 7028 [email protected] for more info.
The Getting Ahead program is a 16 session workshop that is based on the work of Phil Devol in his book Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin'-By World. Its purpose is to support, nurture and assist those who wish to rise out of poverty, especially generational poverty. Some limited transportation assistance may be available. Gift cards are given at each session.

Delivers an 18-week curriculum focused on removing barriers and promoting economic self-sufficiency. Participants attend class once per week, examine their resources and aspirations, complete personal money management courses, and receive individual assistance in overcoming barriers. Participants also have access to meals, childcare, and other incentives.

Supports can include assistance with daily living needs, therapeutic needs, learning new skills, connection to resources and social groups in your community as well as support to find and maintain a job.

Provides life skills education program for men, including pre-employment and training, community referral services, case management, health education and awareness and life skills development.

Multifaceted facility providing the community at large with complimentary activities designed to impact the underserved youth, women and adult sector. COVID testing site; business development; fundraising; grant writing; food giveaways; mentoring/tutoring for youth enrolled in virtual learning programs; OP Hope 22 ex-offender housing program; Veterans University Campus housing for Veterans. Provide $5.00 pre-order take out breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri.

GHRO Your Future is a life-skills development and mentoring program designed for girls ages 12-18, that runs annually from September-May. Each participant is matched with a strong female leader from the community for monthly check-ins to discuss personal goals and ambitions, while providing social and emotional support. In bi-weekly workshops, participants engage in academic support, career exploration, high school and workforce readiness, leadership development, mental and physical wellness, and confidence building.

Provides one-on-one financial coaching and counseling, group-based and individual financial education services, group-based and individual job readiness training, soft-skills development, financial education and referrals, and access to public benefits applications.

Provides an after-school program that teaches youth about job skills, public speaking, interviewing, and basic life skills. Participants are provided a small stipend to take part in the program.

Provides comprehensive mental health and substance use services to Ashtabula County residents. Satellite locations at 216 Main St. Conneaut, and 500 W. Main St. Geneva.

Supports families after initial crisis is over. The Counseling Program provides youth and families with a counselor who will work with families to help them find common ground and make long term changes. Also provides community based and family centered services that meet with youth at home, in school or at another mental health facility.

Provides personal life coaching and workshops designed to empower and encourage women. Topics include basic life skills, literacy, self esteem, Diabetes awareness, and self-sufficiency.