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90.3 WCPN COMMUNITY
INFORMATION PAGE
Child Abuse Resources
Cuyahoga County
Dept of Children and Family Services
(216) 431-4500
Medina County
Department of Human Services Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 783-2025
Lorain County
Children Services
(440) 329-2121
Summit County
Children Services
(330) 379-9094
Lake County
Child Abuse Hotline
(440) 350-4000 or (440) 918-4000
Ohio - Nationwide
Number
(614) 466-9824
Prevent Child
Abuse Ohio
(614) 722-6800
ChildhelpUSA
1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
Child
Abuse Prevention Network
Providence
House
(216) 651-5982
Drinking and Pregnancy Resources
Northeast Ohio
"Drinking and Your Pregnancy"
"La bebida y su embarazo"
For a copy of either brochure, phone 90.3 WCPN® at 216-916-6100.
Specify language.
Center for the Advancement of Mothers and Children
Department of Pediatrics
Metro Health Hospital
Cheryl Bock
216-779-4610
March of Dimes
Cleveland Chapter
216-518-1663
Websites
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Resource materials, conference listings, databases, news releases,
Spanish Language materials
http://www.rsoa.org/
The Research Society on Alcohol Study
Groups, Meetings, resource links
Click on FAS
http://www.nofas.org/
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Statistics, regional newsletters, publications, videos, slide lectures,
curriculum materials, FAQs, and parenting strategies
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fetalalcoholsyndrome.html
The National Institute for Health
A clearing house for informative articles on many aspects of FAS that
can be read online or printed out
http://www.thearc.org/misc/faslist.html
A comprehensive listing of resource guides and publications
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/default.htm
Center for Disease Control
FAQs, prevention activities, publications
http://www.marchofdimes.com
March of Dimes (also available in Spanish)
A wide range of materials on pregnancy and healthy babies. For specific
information on drinking and pregnancy, click on Health Library and type
in fetal alcohol syndrome
Toll Free Hotlines
March of Dimes
1-888-663-4637
KINSHIP
CARE RESOURCES, HELPLINES,
WEBSITES, AND PUBLICATIONS
For a hard copy of this list
please call 216-916-6100
RESOURCES AND HOTLINES
Cuyahoga County Community Navigators
Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services http://www.cuyahoga.oh.us/dsas
Navigators can connect you to the services you need such as health, education,
financial, legal, respite care and support groups. Don't worry if you
don't see a navigator for your community. Call the Services Coordinator
at 216-420-6772 for assistance.
Cleveland: Central - 216-696-9077 x 484
Cleveland: Hough - 216-881- 9912
East Cleveland: 216-681-2011
Euclid: 216-289-2985
Garfield Heights: 216-475-3244
Lakewood: 216-226-9339
Maple Heights: 216-587-9604
Parma Heights: 440-888-4416
Warrensville Heights: 216-464-4665
Hotline to report child abuse or neglect
Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services
216-696-KIDS
First Call for Help
Specialists are available to give you information and referrals. The service
is free and confidential.
United Way
216-436-2000
24-hour Family Helpline
Support and in-home counseling services
Bellflower Center
216-436-2000
Starting Point
Helps find childcare
2000 E. Ninth St. Suite 1400
Cleveland Ohio 44115
216-575-0061
State Help Line
HELP ME GROW hotline
1-800-755-4769
SUPPORT GROUPS AND OTHER SERVICES
Grandparent and other care giver support groups provide participants
with emotional, social and informational support in dealing with the challenges
they face raising relatives grandchildren and other relatives.
Cuyahoga County
Fairhill Center
12200 Fairhill Rd.
Cleveland Ohio 44120
http://www.fairhillcenter.org
- Fairhill Grandparent Support Group
216-421-1350
Bernice Harris
- Fairhill Intergenerational Resource Center
216-421-1350
Jane Outcalt
Lakewood Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
13616 Madison Ave.
Lakewood Ohio 44107
216-529-6870
Deanna Rose
St. Martin DePorres Center
1264 E 123rd St.
Cleveland Ohio 44108
216-268-3909
Marsha Blanks
Ashtabula
County
Children Services of Ashtabula County
888-998-1811
Grandaids Support Group
440-576-9008
Lake County
Parenting Classes and Resources for Grandparents:
Ohio State University Extension
440-350-2582
Information and Referral
440-350-4491
Lorain County
Lorain County Office of Aging
440-326-4818
Grandparent Group
East Park Recreation Center
1101 Prospect Street
Elyria, Ohio
440-322-3028
Joyce Snyder
Respite for Grandparents
Catholic Charities Services of Lorain County
440-244-9915
Jim Gepperth
Child Care Resource Center for Lorain County
Part of the state network of child care resource & referral agencies and
serve Lorain, Erie, Huron, Sandusky & Seneca Counties.
5350 Oberlin Ave
Lorain, Ohio 44053
(440) 960-7187 or (800) 526-5268
Medina
County
Ohio State University Extension
Parenting classes
330-725-4911
Summit County
Info Line, Inc.
866-996-5330 (toll free)
Summit County Children's Services, Kinship Care Department
Clothing, food and other child needs
330-379-2104
The Family Place
An intergenerational Parenting Resource Center Support groups for Summit
County residents
330-996-1799
West Side - St. Paul Episcopal Church, first Tuesday 6:00-8:00
PM, third Thursday 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
East Side - South Arlington United Methodist Church, second Monday
6:00-8:00 PM, fourth Wednesday 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
WEB SITES AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
AARP Grandparent Support Information Center
601 E. St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20049
202-434-2296
http://www.AARP.org/grandparents
The Brookdale Foundation Group
This foundation gives grants to start support groups.
125 E. 56th St.
New York, NY 10022
(212) 308-7555
Child Welfare League of America
Advocates for children, especially those in the child welfare system
440 First Street, NW 3rd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20001
http://www.cwla.org
The Children's Defense Fund
Advocates for needy children
25 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 628-8787
http://www.childrensdefense.org
Generations United
Advocates for issues affecting both children and the elderly.
122 C Street NW, Suite 820
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 638-1263
http://www.gu.org
The Saint Ann Foundation
Their Kinship Care Initiative responds to situations in which family members
other than parents are raising children. Funding is available for documenting
the nature and extent of kinship care, the strengthening of service delivery
systems, and increasing public awareness of this critical intergenerational
issue.
Hanna Building, Suite 425
1422 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216)-241-9300
(216) 241-9345 Fax
http://www.socstannfdn.org
PUBLICATIONS
Cuyahoga County's Grandparent and Other Kinship Caregiver Resource
Guide
Information about a broad range of both county and national resources.
216-420-6772
Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren: What to Consider and
Where to Find Help
Tips for Grandparents: Raising Healthy Grandchildren
Tips for Grandparents: Starting a Support Group
AARP Grandparent Support Information Center
601 E. St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20049
202-434-2296
Also available locally through the Fairhill Center: 216-421-1350
Relatives Caring for Children: Ohio Resource Guide
by Barbara Turpin
Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services, Bureau of Adoption and Kinship
Office for Children and Families
65 East State Street 9th Floor
Columbus Ohio 43266-0423
This resource is good for help outside the Northeast Ohio area.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A guide to finding help and
hope
by Marianne Takas
A publication of the Brookdale Foundation.
Send $3 for mailing and handling costs to:
The Grandparents Guide, the Brookdale Foundation Group
126 E. 56th St.
New York, N.Y. 10022
Intergenerational Caregiving to Youth at Risk: The Grandmother
Study (2001-2005)
Carol Musil, Ph.D, RN, Principal Investigator
Camille Warner, MA, Ph.D (c), Project Manager
Funding provided by The National Institute of Health/National Institute
of Nursing
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-4904
Telephone: 216-368-5338
fpb.cwru.edu/Grandmother
RESEARCH AND SURVEYS
Formal and Informal Kinship Care in Cuyahoga County, 1998
Dr. Wornie Reed, Director, Urban Child Research Center, Cleveland State
University.
Available from the St. Ann Foundation
216-241-9300
Survey of Kinship Care in Cuyahoga County, 2000
Dr. Wornie Reed, Director, Urban Child Research Center, Cleveland State
University.
Available from the St. Ann Foundation
216-421-9300
OF INTEREST
- NPR's
David Molpus reports on the people who are putting careers and parenthood
on hold in order to care for their aging parents.
Alcohol Abuse, Drug Treatment, HIV AIDS
Resources
Northeast Ohio
Brochures available by mail from 90.3 WCPN and WVIZ/PBS:
Drinking and Your Pregnancy
La bebida y su embarazo
To request a copy please phone 216-432-3700 x349
AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland
2728 Euclid Avenue-Suite 400
Cleveland, OH 44115-2412
216-621-0766
http://www.aidstaskforce.org
HUMADAOP
Hispanic, Urban, Minority Alcohol and Drug Abuse Outreach Program
Offers a wide range of drug and alcohol prevention materials, treatment
and intervention services, AIDS testing and case management services.
Bi-lingual information.
216-459-1222
Recovery Resources
Bi-lingual information
3950 Chester Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216-431-4131
Offers services to help in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse, including
counseling, intervention, medical services, information and referral.
National Websites
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/espanol
National Institute for Alcohol Abuse
Pamphlets and brochures about alcohol abuse, including alcoholism,
drinking and pregnancy, discussing alcohol with children, and how to stop
drinking. Materials available in Spanish.
http://www.aa.org/index_S.html
Alcoholics Anonymous (Spanish language site)
Facts about alcoholism, information for teens, relatives, professionals;
newsletters and other materials. Site also available in English.
http://www.nacoa.net/
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
Articles and Web
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
Searchable (by state) directory of drug abuse and alcoholism treatment
programs.
Toll Free Helplines
1-800-662-9832
Referral Helpline for treatment programs
1-800-662-4357 (Spanish)
Midwives
In Ohio
Women who give birth in hospitals can be sure that every effort will be
made to ensure the safety of themselves and their babies. But some mothers
are looking for a different kind of birthing experience, and are turning
to midwives for help delivering. However, midwives are largely unregulated
in Ohio, but this spring, after a Holmes County midwife was arrested this
winter for allegedly overstepping her bounds, the issue has become a hot
topic for families and health care professionals.
Predatory
Lending Information
The city of Cleveland is being sued for an ordinance they passed two months
ago on predatory lending. The city was outraged that the state's law limited
their ability to regulate lenders who were "preying" on it's citizens.
A National Lending organization filed suit saying it's too difficult to
adhere to laws in every single municipality - regulation should fall with
state and federal governments. Now other lenders have spoken out against
the ordinance, some have even stopped lending in the area.
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