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Council Tasks:
The Ashtabula County Family
and Children First Council provides and coordinates a variety of local
programs including:
Service
Coordination,
a program designed to bring comprehensive services to multi-need children and their families in an effort to
maintain stability in the home, success in the community, and progress in the classroom. The program brings
local social service agencies together in an effort to provide efficient wrap-around services to children
ages 0 thru 21.
Ohio Children's Trust Fund provides services to prevent child
abuse and neglect.
Help Me Grow, free nursing visits
for the first-time mothers and teen mothers immediately after discharge from
the hospital.
Help Me Grow, The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, is a federal law which provides financial assistance to states
for the purpose of providing services to infants and toddlers (age birth through two) with disabilities. The Family
and Children First Council of each county directs the activities of the county Help Me Grow intake and referral site.
Help Me Grow promotes the well being of young children through home-based and specialized services and public
awareness, with emphasis on early intervention and prevention.
Cross Systems
Training, for professionals in
the field of family life. CEUs and MRDD hours offered for caseworkers and social workers.
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