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Programs |
Family Home
Houseparent-supervised home for four boys, ages 10 to 18, who cannot reside in their own home or
in a treatment foster home.
Harvard Home
A transitional home for children who need a temporary living arrangement for up to
30 days. Also provides "Think It Over" program for children who need short-term
(two to three days) behavioral intervention and then return to a foster home.
Family Foster Care
For children who do not have significant or ongoing emotional and/or behavioral problems
Treatment Foster Care
For children with emotional and/or behavioral problems. This level includes placement
of pregnant or mothering teenage girls.
Respite Care
Provides short-term foster home and group home care in order to prevent disruption
of children from their birth and adoptive homes.
Family Services
Provides training and support groups for adoptive families and respite and foster
family placements for adopted children. Also provides foster home, group home, or
camp respite and child care worker support services for birth or adopted children.
Click here for more
information about Family Services.
Foster to Adopt
Provides training and support to foster parents who are interested in adopting children who have been placed with
them.
Support Services
Provides carefully screened and trained child care workers for individual children
who need mentoring, assistance in developing independent living skills, supervision,
or other aid.
Independent Living Services
Provides classroom and experiential training for children 12 and over in order to
help them develop life skills.
Mental Health Services
Provides specialized mental health services to youth in foster and adoptive homes, including: diagnostic
assessment, behavioral health counseling (individual and group) and community support services. Services
are provided in community settings to accommodate the special needs of each child.
TFCX Foster Parent Program
This foster care program was developed for children who have severe emotional problems, severe behavioral
problems and exceptional needs. Foster parent candidates for this program need to have experience in
working with special needs populations, such as in a group home for adjudicated youth, or an MRDD or
mental health group home or facility. The candidate should be married or have a live-in partner, with one
parent who does not work outside the home. The foster child needs to have his/her own room, and the couple
should have no children or have children 12 years of age or older. Parents for this program will receive
extensive training beyond the normal foster parent pre-service training. They will receive $54 per day in
tax-free compensation for each day the child is placed in the home. Foster parents will provide a
nurturing, therapeutic environment for the child, participate in counseling with the child, and transportation
to all appointments.
Click here for the licensing packet to apply.
Pathway Caring for Children® is a Help me Grow provider for both Stark and Cuyahoga Counties
What can Help Me Grow do for you?
- Help nurture your child’s health and development for success in life.
- Help Me Grow is a program for Ohio’s expectant parents, newborns, infants and toddlers that provide health and developmental services so children start school healthy and ready to learn.
- Help Me Grow provides the building blocks for success for Ohio’s families.
All families want to give their kids the best start possible. Those first three years are so important for your child’s success. Help Me Grow can support you in developing your child’s full potential.
- Do you have children under the age of three?
- Are you pregnant?
- Do you have questions about your child's growth or development?
- Are you feeling overwhelmed?
- Would you like to know more about the community resources available to you and your child?
- Would you like to talk with another parent who has ideas to share?
If you answer "yes" to any of these questions, call KidLink 330-492-6900 for more information on Help Me Grow or other community resources.
To help your child get the best start Help Me Grow programs offer FREE*
- Home visits focused on child development
- Parent mentors and family support
- Child development screening
- Connection to community resources
- Service coordination – a professional “navigator” to assist you and your child
- Nursing visits – for new Moms and their babies
*services are based on qualifications
Services
- Developmental screening
- Information and 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
Other resources for Help Me Grow services:
www.starkfamilycouncil.org (Stark County)
www.helpmegrow.org (Cuyahoga County)
www.ohiohelpmegrow.org
Ancillary Services
(provided at no additional cost to placement agencies-all levels except Respite Only)
- Family re-unification or reconciliation work with birth or adoptive parents.
- Support services to promote stability of placements. (Additional support services beyond what is normally provided by Pathway may be purchased as an add-on by placement agencies.)
- Case management services. Caseloads average 14 children. Professional staff visit children in homes from two to four times per month.
- 24-hour crisis availability to foster parents.
- Program Related Activity Time for development of a skill that will enhance the individual's self-image.
- Step-down (to less intense services and a lower per diem) of children in Treatment Foster Care, if the youth has made significant progress in management of emotional and behavioral issues.
Placement Agencies
Click here for information about Referrals and Intake Criteria.