Youth Navigator Network
/in Family Stabilization & Success /by Andrea SkrlacYouth Navigator Network (YNN)
The Youth Navigator Network (YNN) helps Ohio’s youth and young adults who have been in care or recently transitioned out of care navigate systems, access resources, and build an expanded network of connections and support.
YNN is specifically available for youth and young adults up to 23 years old in Ohio who have had an open case with children services, have lived in a group home, are in or have been in foster care, or have aged out of care.
Young people can reach out to 1-833-OHIO-YNN for resources and assistance, either as a one-time request or for continuous support. You can talk one-on-one with a YNN Navigator about challenges you’re facing or opportunities you’re striving for. The Navigator will meet you where you are, listen first, and offer direct help as when possible. There are many resources that may be helpful to you that you may not yet know about, or are having trouble accessing. YNN has an extensive resource hub complete with specific resources that may be available to you that a Navigator can help you access directly.
Areas YNN can be most helpful with include:
- Basic needs
- Food and shelter
- Health and wellbeing
- Housing access
- Family and relations
- Job and career
- Legal and financial
- Forms and vouchers
- School and education
- Parenting and childcare
The Youth Navigator Network is made possible by a combination of support, capacity, and leadership from Kinnect, OhioKAN, and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley is a site partner, with a full-time Youth Navigator on staff.
Please note that the YNN Navigator line is not a crisis line; if you are experiencing a crisis, please call 911 or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a volunteer crisis counselor 24/7.
Eligibility
YNN is specifically available for youth and young adults up to 23 years old in Ohio who:
- have had an open case with children services
- have lived in a group home
- are in or have been in foster care
- have aged out of care
Contact
1-833-OHIO-YNN
1-833-644-6966
The most commonly available hours statewide are:
Monday: 10:00am-6:00pm
Tuesday-Friday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Location
Youth Navigators are located at various sites in Ohio. Catholic Social Services’ Youth Navigator is based in Dayton.
Behavioral and Mental Health
/in Programs & Services, Top Level Program Category /by Andrea SkrlacBehavioral and Mental Health
ECHO School-Based Services
/in Behavioral Health, Programs & Services /by Andrea SkrlacECHO
Empowering Children with Hope and Opportunity
ECHO (Empowering Children with Hope and Opportunity) is a comprehensive counseling and social emotional learning program designed to remove non-academic barriers to learning for students in grades K-12. The University of Dayton developed this model for area Catholic schools, and CSSMV is partnering with UD to use the model in rural public schools.
ECHO includes a social and emotional learning curriculum, in-school counseling sessions for referred students, professional development for teachers, and case management services for at-risk families.
We are currently providing ECHO school-based counseling in two public school districts in Shelby County — Houston and Russia Schools. We are also exploring the possibility of expanding the services to other area schools.
During the last school year, ECHO touched the lives of 237 children in their classrooms, and our counselors saw over 40 students for one-on-one sessions. Some of those students continued therapy through the summer at our office in Sidney.
“The ECHO program enables us to teach students necessary skills that will impact them all through life,” said Erin Meyer, Northern Office Assistant Director. “These skills include listening, empathy, emotion management, and problem solving. In addition, we are providing mental health counseling for students who need extra support.”
Eligibility
Students must be enrolled at one of our participating school districts to access our ECHO program services.
Contact
If your rural public school district within Shelby, Miami, Darke, Preble, Mercer or Auglaize County (Ohio) would be interested in learning more about having our ECHO program in your schools, please contact CSSMV Northern Counties Assistant Director Erin Meyer at 937.498.4593 ext.1176.
Location
Our ECHO team is headquartered at our Northern Counties Office:
100 S. Main Avenue, Suite 101
Sidney, Ohio 45365
Hispanic Outreach / Alcance Hispano
/in Programs & Services, Top Level Program Category /by Andrea SkrlacPrograma de Alcance Hispano
Hispanic Outreach Program
Servicios Sociales Católicos ofrece servicios de apoyo a las familias e individuos Hispanos y de habla en Español en Dayton.
Estos servicios son gratuitos e incluyen:
- Acceso a alimentos a través de Choice Despensa de Alimentos
- Conexión a recursos en la comunidad
- Acceso a ayuda de salud mental, médica y dental
- Recursos para ropa y útiles escolares
- Apoyo para padres y educación durante el embarazo
- Información para acceder a clases de Inglés
Si desea obtener más información o hacer una cita, por favor llame a nuestra línea general: 937.296.1007
HORARIO SIN CITA PREVIA
Martes de 9:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. excepto en días festivos federales
1046 Brown Street, Dayton Ohio 45409
Regístrese en la entrada principal del edificio
Catholic Social Services offers support services to Dayton’s Hispanic and Spanish-speaking families and individuals.
These services are free and include:
- Food access through the Choice Food Pantry
- Connection to community resources
- Connection to mental health, medical and dental support
- Resources for clothing and school supplies
- Pregnancy and parenting support
- Information about English Language Learner classes
For more information or to make an appointment, please call our general line at 937.296.1007.
WALK-IN HOURS
Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. except on Federal Holidays
1046 Brown Street, Dayton Ohio 45409
Please check in at the main building entrance
Mobility Management
/in Transportation Resources /by Andrea SkrlacMobility Management
Mobility Management is an innovative approach for managing and delivering coordinated transportation services. Mobility managers focus on meeting individual customer needs through a wide range of transportation options and service providers. They work with local agencies, medical service providers, senior centers, and other service providers to educate and raise awareness about mobility management, transportation options and transportation needs within a community.
We provide mobility management services for Darke, Shelby, and Champaign Counties in Ohio.
Additional resources:
DRIVER TRAINING
If you’re interested in any of these trainings, please contact our Mobility Manager at (937) 575-7115.
DRIVE training is an 8-hour program for drivers who regularly transport passengers with unique needs related to aging or disability. DRIVE training fulfills the transportation quality assurance standards required for providers under the Older Americans Act Title III services in Ohio and Ohio’s PASSPORT Medicaid Waiver program.
NSC Defensive Driving Courses teach drivers how to recognize and react to immediate and potential hazardous driving situations and conditions. The instructor-led classroom courses provide collision prevention strategies and defensive driving techniques that focus on behavior, judgement, decision making, and consequences. This course will help influence drivers to make positive choices to improve driving behaviors and attitudes and encourage respectful and lawful decisions to avoid motor vehicle incidents and decrease traffic violations.
PAT Training is similar to DRIVE as it is an 8-hour training that includes video, handouts and hands-on training to address Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and requirements, passenger sensitivity, lift operations, and wheelchair securement.
EVENTS
If you’re interested in any of these events, please contact our Mobility Manager at (937) 575-7115.
Catholic Social Services facilitates local HSTC Meetings in Champaign, Darke, and Shelby Counties to discuss unmet transportation needs and gaps in mobility and transportation. The quarterly meetings are held in person and are open to the public.
- Champaign County – Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
Location to be announced
- Darke County –Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
Greenville Transit Office, 1425 Kitchen Aid Way in Greenville
- Shelby County – Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
Shelby Public Transit Office, 413 S. Vandemark Road in Sidney
This program is designed to help older drivers find out how well they currently fit their personal vehicle, to highlight actions they can take to improve their fit, and to promote conversations about driver safety and community mobility. A proper fit in one’s personal vehicle can greatly increase not only the driver’s safety but also the safety of others.
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- Dates to be announced
Funded by the Ohio Department of Transportation
View our Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Plan
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley will make reasonable modifications to its policies and procedures upon request. To make a request, please call our Clients Rights Officer at 833.289.0227.
If you wish to file a complaint, our complaint form is available starting on page 15 of our ADA Plan. If you are not able to print and use this form, please contact our Clients Rights Officer at 833.289.0227.
View our Title VI Plan
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin in accordance with the Title VI Act of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Community Health Navigators
/in Pregnancy & Parenting Services /by Andrea SkrlacFamily Wellness Community Health Navigator Program
Helping our babies reach their first birthday
Our Community Health Navigators work with women who are pregnant or have a baby under the age of one. We also aim to reach and engage those individuals who are statistically the most at-risk for low birth weight and infant mortality. Did you know? What do the Community Health Navigators do?
The Family Wellness Community Health Navigator Program is made possible through a partnership with:
Why is low birth weight a concern? It increases the risk of health complications. The baby’s tiny body is not as strong, and he or she may have a harder time eating, gaining weight, and fighting infection.
INFANT MORTALITY is defined as the death of a live-born baby before his or her first birthday.
Quick facts about infant mortality:
- Low birth weight babies (less than 5.5 pounds) are at higher risk.
- Less stress during pregnancy reduces the chances of low birth weight and infant mortality.
- Early prenatal care helps prevent low birth weight and infant mortality.
- Breastfeeding in the first six months to one year gives babies an extra healthy start.
- The ABCs of safe sleep help keep babies safe in their first year…
- A – Place babies Alone
- B – on their Backs
- C – in their Cribs.
Eligibility
This program serves residents of Montgomery County.
Contact
For more information, call (937) 299-LINK.
Location
Our Community Health Navigators are primarily based at our Center for Families in Dayton, 1046 Brown Street.
Kinship & Adoption Navigators
/in Family Stabilization & Success, Pregnancy & Parenting Services /by Andrea SkrlacOhioKAN
Kinship & Adoption Navigator Program
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley is thrilled to partner with OhioKAN, a new statewide flexible and responsive kinship and adoption navigator program designed to assist children, caregivers, and families. The program is designed to assist those who have adopted children as well as those who are providing kinship care. The first step to access the program is to call 1-844-OHIO-KAN to connect with a navigator who will talk with you to understand your situation and needs. If you and the navigator decide together that we can help you navigate and access important resources, we’ll walk through the OhioKAN BASICS overview to make sure we completely understand your family situation and can start making a plan together. We’ll use the OhioKAN Information Hub to review more than 8,000 records to find, analyze, and organize all of the resources available to you based on your exact situation, location, and needs. Based on our conversation and resource review, we’ll create a Personalized Resource Plan. This document becomes the action plan for navigating and accessing all of the local and statewide resources that fit your situation. With the support of dedicated site navigators here at CSSMV, OhioKAN’s 100% free services will help kinship and adoptive families in Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby Counties navigate and connect with all of the resources available locally and statewide. For more information and helpful resources, as well as a directory of other regional partners serving other areas of Ohio, you can visit the OhioKAN website at https://ohiokan.jfs.ohio.gov. To connect with a navigator from ANYWHERE in Ohio, call 1-844-OHIO-KAN.
The purpose of the Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy (PASSS) is to assist Ohio families after the finalization of their adoption. The subsidy is available to all adoptive families regardless of the type of adoption (international, attorney, public or private agency), with the exception of step-parent adoptions. The child DOES NOT have to meet either the federal or state definition of special needs to receive this subsidy. Each child may be eligible for up to $10,000 per year ($15,000 if residential treatment is recommended by a qualified professional).
PASSS funds may be used for reasonable costs of services to address the child’s physical condition, developmental disability, mental health, or emotional condition that either existed prior to the adoption or developed after the adoption and can be attributed to factors in the child’s preadoption background, medical history, or biological family’s background or medical history.
PASSS eligibility requirements:
- Child/young person resides in Ohio with the adoptive family
- Child/young person has been adopted by someone other than a step-parent
- Child/young person has a physical or developmental disability or mental or emotional condition that either existed before the adoption petition was filed or developed after the adoption petition was filed and can be directly attributed to factors in the child/young person’s pre-adoption background or medical history, or biological family’s background or medical history
- The child/young person is under the age of eighteen OR the child/young person is at least eighteen years of age and less than twenty-one years of age and has been diagnosed with a mental or physical disability
- Other sources of assistance are inadequate or are unavailable to meet the child/young person’s immediate needs
For more details about PASSS, click HERE.
Eligibility
While CSSMV’s Kinship Navigators serve the specific counties listed above, OhioKAN is a 100% free program available to all kinship and adoptive families in Ohio.
Contact
Call 1-844-OHIO-KAN (1-844-644-6526) to talk one-on-one with an OhioKAN Navigator. Phone lines are open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location
CSSMV’s OhioKAN Navigators are based at our Center for Families on Brown Street in Dayton.
College Degree Support
/in Family Stabilization & Success /by Andrea SkrlacNext Steps
Reducing barriers between you and your college degree
Sometimes, the path to a college degree isn’t as simple as a line from A to Z. Challenges not related to academics can make it difficult to complete your education as quickly as you had planned, or even force you to drop out entirely. The Next Steps program works with students who are enrolled at Sinclair Community College and helps them reduce barriers to completing their education. Barriers may include things like housing instability, underemployment, lack of child care, healthcare concerns, and unexpected financial challenges. As a participant in Next Steps, you will have individualized, one-on-one meetings with a Success Navigator who will work with you and your Academic Coach to support your goal of completing your degree. Your Navigator will provide connections and referrals to resources that can help address your non-academic barriers. You’ll be able to apply for direct financial assistance grants to address emergency financial challenges that create barriers to your school attendance. And you will have peer support opportunities with other Next Steps program participants who have similar goals. If you would like to learn more about this program and find out if you meet eligibility requirements, please submit the inquiry form on this page.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this program you must be Pell Grant eligible, agree to work toward and maintain a 2.0 grade point average or better, agree to enroll in at least 6 credit hours for the term at Sinclair, and agree to have consistent engagement with a Success Navigator. For a more complete assessment of your eligibility, please complete and submit the inquiry form on this page.
Contact
For more information about the program, please submit the form on this page or send an email to nextsteps @ cssmv.org.
Location
Program management is based at:
Eckerle Administration Center
922 W. Riverview Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45402
RideConnect Volunteer Driver Program
/in Transportation Resources /by Andrea SkrlacRideConnect
Volunteer Driver Program
RideConnect is a volunteer driver program funded in part by the Ohio Department of Transportation to expand transportation options in Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Preble and Shelby Counties. We are also in the process of expanding the service into Miami, Montgomery, Greene, and Clark Counties. One of the goals is to eliminate gaps in transportation that exist because of the lack of cross-county and region-to-region transport.
This volunteer driving program is focused on transporting individuals to medical and non-medical appointments and to employment. Priority is given to older adults and individuals with disabilities as well as low-income populations who do not have access to other options. The program allows access for individuals who need transportation outside of traditional transit hours and cannot afford the high cost of private providers. RideConnect program availability is dependent on volunteer availability.
Would you like to learn more about what’s involved in becoming a RideConnect Volunteer Driver?
We invite you to attend one of our upcoming information sessions…
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- 10:00-11:00am in the Amos Library Board Room, 230 E. North Street in Sidney
- 1:00-2:00pm at YWCA Piqua, 418 N. Wayne Street in Piqua
Thursday, August 15, 2024
- 10:00-11:00am at the Urbana Library, 1060 Scioto Street in Urbana
- 1:00-2:00pm in the Heritage Room at the St. Paris Library, 127 E. Main Street in St. Paris
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- 10:00-11:00am at the Greenville Library’s 3rd floor meeting room, 520 Sycamore Street in Greenville
- 1:00-2:00pm at the Worch Memorial Library, 790 South Center Street in Versailles
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- 10:00-11:00am at the Clark County Library (Meeting Room 1), 201 Fountain Avenue in Springfield
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- 10:00-11:00am in the Troy Library’s multipurpose room, 419 W. Main Street in Troy
- 1:00-2:00pm in the Tipp City Library’s Board Room, 11 E. Main Street in Tipp City
Volunteer Drivers Needed
We are recruiting and training volunteer drivers who can then provide curb-to-curb transportation for passengers who need rides to medical and non-medical destinations. Drivers use their personal vehicles to transport within their county and adjoining counties. This opportunity is flexible, as volunteers have the ability to accept and decline requests based on their geographic area and time they are available. Drivers are expected to safely operate their vehicles according to State of Ohio driving laws and fill out reporting forms.
Drivers are thoroughly trained and vetted, including a required background check. They must hold valid Ohio driver’s licenses with no more than three points accrued, and must be able to read maps and follow directions.
Driver Training & Onboarding
Catholic Social Services covers all fees associated with required screenings and trainings
- SafeParish training – available online
- Catholic Social Services volunteer onboarding & RideConnect training
- Background check
- Drug & alcohol screen and non-DOT physical
- Defensive Driving Training – scheduled after volunteer starts
- Optional/not required: CPR & First Aid
Each driver accepted into the program is encouraged to volunteer for at least two round-trip assignments per month. Catholic Social Services provides mileage reimbursement to volunteer drivers for approved program trips.
Ready to make a difference? Complete our online volunteer application or call 1.833.238.0227 ext. 1195 for more information.
Eligibility
This volunteer driving program is focused on transporting individuals to medical and non-medical appointments and to employment. Priority is given to older adults and individuals with disabilities as well as low-income populations who do not have access to other options. RideConnect program availability is dependent on volunteer availability. Our primary service area is Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Preble, and Shelby Counties. We are also working to expand the service into Miami, Montgomery, Greene, and Clark Counties.
At this time, we are actively recruiting and training additional volunteer drivers. If you are interested in learning more about becoming one of our drivers, please contact Michelle Caserta-Bixler or Heather Robison at 937.575.7111 or 1.833.289.0227 ext.1195.
Contact
For more information about this program, please contact Michelle Caserta-Bixler or Heather Robison at 937.575.7111 or 1.833.289.0227 ext.1195.
Location
Our Mobility Management team is headquartered at our Northern Counties Office:
100 S. Main Avenue, Suite 101
Sidney, Ohio 45365
Services are funded by the Ohio Department of Transportation.
View our Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Plan
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley will make reasonable modifications to its policies and procedures upon request. To make a request, please call our Clients Rights Officer at 833.289.0227.
If you wish to file a complaint, our complaint form is available starting on page 15 of our ADA Plan. If you are not able to print and use this form, please contact our Clients Rights Officer at 833.289.0227.
View our Title VI Plan
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin in accordance with the Title VI Act of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Eckerle Administration Center
922 West Riverview Avenue
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 223-7217 or (800) 300-2937
General email: cssmv@cssmv.org
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- PASSPORT Services Help Older AdultsSeptember 27, 2024 - 1:47 pm
PASSPORT is for adults aged 60 and older who may need the level of care provided in a nursing home but hope to stay in their own homes. It is a statewide program funded by Medicaid so participants must be Medicaid-eligible. The first step is an assessment by a nurse or social worker who determines if the older adult would qualify according to level of care requirements. The local Job and Family Services then determines Medicaid eligibility and approves enrollment. Once enrolled, an individual is assigned a care manager who develops a care plan with customized services to help the individual remain safely at home. The care manager makes sure that needs are met with quality services and revises the care plan as needs change.