Provides one-on-one information and assistance to aging adults and individuals with disabilities to help them identify their needs and preferences, and access community resources, benefit programs and other available social, medical and residential services. Also helps ensure that individuals and their caregivers are aware of the various living options, care options, insurance options, and supportive services available to them.

Provides assistance to children with special health care needs and their families through three different programs with varying eligibility. *Diagnostic Program: services for up to six months, from CMH-approved providers, to rule out or diagnose a special health care need or establish a plan of treatment. Services may include: Tests and x-rays Therapy evaluations Public health nursing services Visits to CMH-approved doctors Up to five days in the hospital *Treatment Program: services for one year, from CMH-approved providers, for treatment of an eligible condition. May include: laboratory tests, x-rays, physician visits, prescription medications, medical equipment and supplies, surgeries, hospitalizations, public health nursing services and therapies as well as service coordination. All services must be related to the child's eligible condition. *Service Coordination Program: helps families locate and coordinate services for their child.

Refers individuals with aging and/or disability related issues to appropriate available services in the community to ensure that individuals' needs are fully met. Helps individuals find help for housing, transportation, in-home care, long-term care and other health and wellness services. Offers an internet-based, counselor assisted program that helps older adults and individuals with disabilities file for public benefits. Includes Healthy Start and Healthy Families, Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), child care subsidies, food stamps, voter registration and more. Provides benefit navigation, assistance with Social Security and Medicaid applications, and Social Security benefit analysis.

One and two bedroom units. Trash, water, and sewer are included in the rent. No pets allowed except service animals. HUD housing.

Beginning in 1988, Muskingum Starlight Industries (MSI) introduced our community employment program. This program provides the opportunity for our employees to become a contributing member of your workforce, while allowing them to build self-esteem and confidence in their own ability. Services MSI provides that makes this program successful are listed below: - Job Coaching: A job coach works with your new employee while they are leaning skills necessary to maintain their job. The Job Coach also assists your new employee in developing skills necessary to become independent in his/her job. - Support/Services: Support Services assist your new employee with the supports he/she may need in order to be successful in their new position. Since each new employee’s needs are different, support services are tailored to meet each individual’s specific needs.

Assists children with special health care needs. Coordinates services, links with quality care and financial assistance for medical care and provides identification and referral of children with potentially handicapping conditions. Offers service coordination, advocacy, and public health nurse home visits to assist families in obtaining and coordinating services.

Provides low-income subsidized 1-bedroom apartments to older adults and individuals with disabilities. Units have kitchen appliances, air conditioning, carpet, and window treatments.

Provides a federally-funded child development and family support program that provides early education, health, mental health, nutrition, and social services to families with children from birth to age 5 with disabilities (including speech or language delays, physical disabilities, health impairments, autism, and other developmental delays). Partners with local school districts, Help Me Grow, and other service providers to offer speech therapy, mental health services, screening and evaluations, and transportation to and from services. Offers two (2) program options: - Center-based option offers 5-days a week (full-day or half-day) in a classroom setting. - Home-based option offered once a week for an hour and a half in a home setting.

Offers privately owned rental housing that is made available to low-income older adults and/or individuals with disabilities at a reduced rate.

Offers privately owned rental housing that is made available to low-income individuals, families, and older adults at reduced rates.

Guardianship program for severely mentally disabled persons who are identified by the mental health/developmental disabled systems for services. All referrals must go through clinical issues meetings or the case manager supervisor.

Offers privately owned rental housing for older adults and individuals with a disability that is made available to low-income individuals and families at reduced rates based on a contract between HUD and the property owner.

Provides specialized information and referral services for individuals with disabilities.

Assists in the the establishment and operation of local peer support groups for individuals with health issues. Determining focus of peer support group is left to local members and may serve individuals with a particular health issue (blindness, for instance), or be project oriented (relationships or mainitaining employment, for instance).

Provides public health insurance for individuals who have been diagnosed with a disability by Social Security or Medicaid, but are currently able to work. Clients earning over a certain amount may be required to pay a monthly premium.

Provides programs administered by the state that provides medical benefits for individuals and families with limited incomes who fit into an eligibility group that is recognized by federal and state law. Programs include the following: - Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI): Medicaid for parents, caretaker relatives, pregnant women, newborns, children, extension adults, transitional Medicaid, and possible dual eligibility with Aged Blind and Disabled Medicaid and Medicare recipients. - Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD): Categorically Needy. Medicaid for 65 and older. Meets Social Security Administration (SSA) definition of blind or disabled. - MPAP: QMB, SLMB, QI-1, QWDI: Medicare Premium Assistance for those in receipt of Medicare. - MBIWD: Medicaid for individuals between ages of 16 and 64 who meet the SSA definition of blind and disabled and are working. Possible premium required. - SRS: Medicaid for those age 21 and over who are receiving SSI or SSDI, meet SRS diagnosis, and are in receipt of another Medicaid category. - Non-Citizen Emergency Medicaid Assistance (NCEMA): Apply at any time. Requires state approval to receive Medicaid eligibility and span. - LTC and Waiver Services: Medicaid for individuals in nursing facilities, assisted living, or home care.

Offers privately owned rental housing that is made available to low-income individuals and families at reduced rates based on a contract with HUD. Units are available for elderly, disabled, and/or handicapped individuals, as well as family units. Section 8 units are also available. Manages 351 apartments on Everton Lane and on Rentar Lane in Akron.

Offers privately owned rental housing that is made available to low-income households at reduced rates based on a contract between HUD or the state housing authority and the property owner.

Individual Support Coordinators (ISCs) support clients through coordination of services including social, medical, education, and employment. Services may include: *Identify the person’s strengths and resources. *Determine the needs of the person and work to find resources to support those needs *Create a plan that helps individual reach their goals *Connect individual and family with resources and help coordinate between multiple agencies when needed *Check in regularly to discuss updates, changes, and successes *Family supports are also available.

Offers a grant funded meal delivery program for individuals overwhelmed with medical appointments or who are dealing with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or dialysis.

Guardianship program for severely mentally disabled persons who are identified by the mental health/developmental disabled systems for services. All referrals must go through clinical issues meetings or the case manager supervisor.