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Find information to help you support children who are struggling with mental health, behavior or learning challenges.

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Family Resource Center - Child Mind Institute

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Education & Outreach

The Fair Housing Center regularly conducts fair housing law seminars and events for landlords, property managers, real estate professionals, social workers, attorneys, government officials, newspaper publishers, and others.

Enforcement & Advocacy

Enforcement of fair housing laws serves a number of purposes, including compensating victims, detecting discrimination, and deterring future acts of discrimination.

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Fair Housing Center for Rights and Research

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Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research

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The Fair Housing Center’s mission is to protect and expand fair housing rights, eliminate housing discrimination, and promote integrated communities.

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The BHUC welcomes patients who would benefit from urgent behavioral health services due to a serious emotional disturbance, significant change in mental health symptoms, or co-occurring behavioral health condition.

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The goal of our Behavioral Health Urgent Cares is to promote the wellness and improve the quality of life in the Cleveland area. It provides an additional resource to complement the safety net within the community behavioral health system of care and serves as an alternative to local emergency rooms and a navigation hub to community resources and ongoing behavioral health services.

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In 2021, Parma Public Housing Agency (PPHA) sold its only public housing property, leaving the agency with only a Housing Choice Voucher Program. Because the agency serves all of Cuyahoga County and not just Parma, the name was changed to better reflect its mission.

North Coast Housing Connections (NCHC) is a federally funded rental assistance program for low- to moderate-income families. NCHC administers 802 Housing Choice (Section 8) Vouchers throughout Cuyahoga County. Its mission is to provide its clients access to excellent affordable housing and offer a path to self-sufficiency through the voluntary Family Self-Sufficiency Program.
NCHC administers 802 HCV/Section 8 Vouchers throughout the county. It works to ensure its staff and participant partners follow all federal regulations. NCHC board of commissioners includes the mayor, city council, city auditor, city treasurer and law director.
Note: Although the organization will legally remain Parma Public Housing Agency, it is registered to do business as North Coast Housing Connections.

To learn more, read the Cleveland.com article about the rebranding of the Parma Public Housing Agency.

Housing Choice Voucher Program
Learn if you were a winner in the lottery for the Project-Based Voucher Program and/or the Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Family Self-Sufficiency Information
FSS Benefits Flyer
FSS Homeownership
FSS Application

Audit Information

2022 Audit of the former Parma Public Housing Agency

North Coast
Housing Connections

Rockside Plaza
1440 Rockside Road
Suite 306
Parma, Ohio 44134

Phone: 216-661-2015
Fax: 216-661-2021
Staff Contact Information

Lobby Hours

8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Monday & Tuesday

8:30 a.m. - Noon, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Drop off paperwork through the slot during times the office and lobby are closed.

Directions

Directions to NCHC

Agency Plans
2021-2025 Five-Year Plan
2024 Administrative Plan

HOTMA 2024 Administrative Plan Supplement

2024 Annual Plan

Quick Links

Affordable Housing Locator

Cuyahoga County Services

Forms

HUD

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Helping Families from the Beginning... and Every Step of the Way

Parenting is hard. There is no manual and no two children or situations are the same. The early years of parenting leave even the most experienced and educated caregivers wondering: "Is this normal?" "Does my child need help?" or "Do I need help?" And that's in the most ideal of circumstances.

The reality is many families are dealing with other issues, as well. There may be trauma or loss. Children may be experiencing developmental delays or other physical and mental disabilities. Others may have unique family dynamics. No matter what the circumstance or situation, these early years can be extremely overwhelming for both the child and the caregiver-and a critical point for utilizing mental health services.

Knowing Where to Turn

Unfortunately, according to a recent study, more than 60% of parents reported the biggest barrier to accessing child mental health services was lack of information about where to seek help. Additionally, 59% had the perception that professionals didn't listen, and 53% reported that professionals didn't initiate interventions or provide referral services.

At OhioGuidestone, our mission is to provide pathways for growth, achievement and lifelong success for our youngest patients. Early intervention is key to this success. And to ensure these new paths begin, we're breaking down barriers by providing early childhood mental health consultation services both in the classroom (child care centers, preschools, home-based school providers) or in your home. Additionally, many of these services are provided at no cost to the family.

We know that sound mental health starts in early childhood, as experiences starting from birth can shape the brain and influence development of physical, social and emotional skills. As one of the state's leading providers of child mental health services, we're dedicated to providing children and families early interventions for mental health services, and creating individualized treatment plans so they get a jump-start on lifelong success.

Services from the Start

Our early childhood mental health programming offers a continuum of care that works with children from birth to age six. By starting mental health services in the early and transformative years, we hope to put these children on the path to positive, successful and healthy lives.

Our Early Childhood Mental Health Program offers a specialized treatment approach designed to assist families in strengthening relationships while addressing the specific mental health needs of the young child. This comprehensive program is family-centered and child-focused, stressing the importance of the parent-child relationship. Our therapists possess specialized knowledge, training, and experience working with parents and their young children.

Our services include:

Mental Health Assessment

Consultations and Referrals

Individualized Treatment Planning

Family and Individual Therapy

Home-Based Counseling

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation and Advocacy

Child-Parent Psychotherapy

Early Childhood Intervention Services

Autism Treatment Services

Our services address a variety of needs, including:

Attachment and Early Relationship Building

Mood Swings / Depression / Anxiety

Verbal and Physical Aggression

Developmental Adjustment and Transitions

Abuse, Trauma, Grief and Loss

Parent-Child / Family Functioning

Hyperactivity / Inattention

Social Skills with Peers and Adults

Sleeping / Eating / Toilet Training

Child Care / School Success

Developmental Delays

Parental Skillfulness / Child Coping Skills

Where You Need Us

Because we recognize that the parent-child relationship is essential in the healing process-and time and transportation can often hinder getting the help you and your child need-we offer our services in settings that are ideal for the family and that are familiar to your child. Whether it is in-home child therapy or consultations, school or pre-school, community or one of our offices, OhioGuidestone ensures that gaining early childhood mental health services is easy and convenient.

Are you ready for your new path to begin? To learn more about some of the early childhood mental health services available, click on the links below.

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OhioGuidestone offers child mental health services utilizing a specialized treatment approach designed to assist families in strengthening relationships.

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Connecting for Kids provides resources, support and community to northeast Ohio families who have children with mental health concerns, developmental delays and disabilities as well as those facing major life changes

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Connecting for Kids (CFK) provides education and support to families with concerns about their child. We serve all families, including those children with and without formal diagnoses. CFK offers educational programs, support groups, a Parent Match Program and numerous resources.

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CCPL provides free social service support to help you access resources and information.

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UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Do you need help catching up on past-due utility bills? Are you in a shut-off crisis? Would you like more affordable utility bill payments? CHN can help both homeowners and renters. Electric & Gas CHN offers several electric & gas utility assistance programs, with convenient online application and reverification options. Learn more…

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"An unexpected crisis can result in a lack of money for food, utilities, or rent. Assistance is available as funds allow. Help is also available for those experiencing homelessness."

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Whether you are homeless, struggling or experiencing a financial crisis, Catholic Charities is here to help you.

Find help now. Click your area of need to get started.

Meals Pantry Financial Assistance

Our Emergency Assistance Services sites and programs collaborate with local organizations, public and private agencies, and religious institutions to ensure the basic needs of the most vulnerable in our communities are met.

We work to provide food, shelter, and clothing to individuals in need, and currently offer support in Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit and Wayne counties. Click the button below view our programs and services.
See all programs

Find Help Now

Use our map to see Catholic Hunger & Shelter Network sites that offer meals, pantries & basic needs.

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Overview | Emergency Assistance Services | Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland

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An unexpected crisis can result in a lack of money for food, utilities, or rent. Assistance is available as funds allow. Help is also available for those experiencing homelessness.

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A center for all in need to provide immediate resources for individuals and families. (Financial Assistance , Food, Clothing, Education and Employment)

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The King will reply, "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." - Matthew 25:40 Details Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that He has given you.

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Low-Income Internet Service | Spectrum Internet Assist Program

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Spectrum Internet Assist program offers high-speed & affordable Internet and WiFi for low-income households. Get reliable Internet service at a low cost.

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Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
Help starts here.

34,622,305 people use it (and growing daily)

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, chat with them online via their website, or text HOME to 741741 (multiple languages available). If this is an emergency, call 911.

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findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care

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Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.

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Start Your Recovery: Treatment and Rehab

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Start Your Recovery: Treatment and Rehab

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Top Rehab Centers in Parma, 15 (Free) Drug & Alcohol Support Resources: 15 free treatment programs. 9 inpatient drug & alcohol rehab centers. 35 outpatient. 5 detox centers in Parma. 5 luxury residential. Sort for top accredited addiction rehabs in Parma, OH.

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2025’s Top Rehab Centers in Parma, OH (15 Free) - Drug & Alcohol

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15 free treatment programs. 9 inpatient drug & alcohol rehab centers. 35 outpatient. 5 detox centers in Parma. 5 luxury residential. Sort for top accredited addiction rehabs in Parma, OH.

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LifeStance is a mental healthcare company focused on providing evidence-based, medically driven treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults suffering from a variety of mental health issues in an outpatient care setting, both in-person and through its digital health telemedicine offering.

Locations include:

Independence, OH

Brecksville, OH

Rocky River, OH

Strongsville, OH

North Olmsted, OH

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Mental Health Care Locations in Ohio: Psychiatrists & Therapists

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We provide therapy, counseling, and psychiatry services, covered by insurance, through online and In-person appointments at our Ohio locations. Find the best Therapists, Psychologists and Counselors near you.

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Intensive outpatient programming (IOP) is a level of behavioral healthcare that is typically more structured and intensive than traditional weekly therapy. It is designed for individuals who need more treatment and support than can be provided through traditional outpatient services, but who do not require the level of care provided through residential or inpatient treatment.

GROUP THERAPY

INDIVIDUAL

FAMILY

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Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) | Charlie Health

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Virtual IOP is a comprehensive mental health treatment option for teens and adults who need more than once-weekly therapy from home.

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REACH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Addressing Mental Health Problems Through Understanding, Nurturing and Guidance

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REACH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Addressing Mental Health Problems Through Understanding, Nurturing and Guidance

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In Patient and Telehealth therapy for

Individuals

Couples

Families

Children and teens

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About REACH Behavioral Health | Comprehensive Mental Health Services

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Learn about REACH Behavioral Health, our mission, and the comprehensive mental health services we provide to support your well-being.

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Journey Center for Safety and Healing supports those experiencing domestic violence, child abuse, and trauma in Cleveland.

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Provides a variety of behavioral health, substance abuse, education and prevention services. Including but not limited to residential serivces, autism services & early childhood Edu.

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Bellefaire JCB is among the nation's largest, most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of behavioral health, substance abuse, education and prevention services. Bellefaire JCB helps more than 30,000 youth and their families yearly achieve resiliency, dignity and self-sufficiency through its more than 25 programs.

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Step Forward aims to propel educational attainment and economic self-sufficiency for multiple generations throughout Cuyahoga County.

Our vision

Step Forward helps people find hope, believe in their future and take steps to make it a reality.

As the state’s designated anti-poverty agency for Cuyahoga County, Step Forward is tasked and trusted to lead the fight on the ground against poverty in our community. The nonprofit organization helps low-income individuals and families address immediate needs and build long-term skills to transform their lives through early childhood education programs, adult skills training, and other support.

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Individual & Family

Individual & Family

Programs

Programs

Step Forward helps low-income individuals and families, within Cuyahoga County, stabilize and strengthen their situations, enhance their skills and take steps toward a brighter future. Personal and professional development programs support parenting, enhance life skills, manage anger or get on track with personal goals. Career planning and job training enable people to learn or improve skills, earn certifications or improve readiness to pursue and secure better job opportunities.

People dream about someday - how their lives will be different or how they will be able to better provide for themselves and their families.

When they are ready to make those dreams a reality,

Step Forward is here to help.

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Personal Development | Step Forward | Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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Step Forward offers personal and professional development courses for adults looking for immediate assistance and long-term skills building. These programs support parenting, enhance life skills, manage anger and help Cuyahoga County residents get on track with goals.

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Do you need to earn your high school equivalence (HSE) diploma, or improve on your math or reading skills?

Aspire Greater Cleveland, which is a partnership involving Cuyahoga County (CCPL) and Cleveland Public Library (CPL) systems, has partnered with Cuyahoga Job and Family Services (CJFS), to provide increased accessibility to education and workforce development programs for residents.

Aspire Greater Cleveland is a free resource for High School Equivalency (HSE)/GED® preparation classes, English Classes for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) classes, one-on-one tutoring and basic skill classes for adults, and workplace education. Aspire services include:

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Do you need to earn your high school equivalence (HSE) diploma, or improve on your math or reading skills?

Aspire Greater Cleveland, which is a partnership involving Cuyahoga County (CCPL) and Cleveland Public Library (CPL) systems, has partnered with Cuyahoga Job and Family Services (CJFS), to provide increased accessibility to education and workforce development programs for residents.

Aspire Greater Cleveland is a free resource for High School Equivalency (HSE)/GED® preparation classes, English Classes for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) classes, one-on-one tutoring and basic skill classes for adults, and workplace education. Aspire services include:

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The Parma Adult Education ABLE program, Cuyahoga Works Career Services, and the Project Learn organization merged to form Aspire Greater Cleveland at the Cuyahoga County Public Library.

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The Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry is committed to strengthening a network of community partners by coordinating innovative programs and services that assure quality opportunities needed for a successful reintegration. The Office of Reentry serves as a funder, convener, and collaborator in the reentry space. We exist to create an organizational structure that supports reentry research, community education, and best practices in the delivery of services for reentrants.

The Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry was designed to assist policy makers, community leaders, and service providers in identifying reentry challenges and convening the community to work together to target comprehensive resources and cost effective solutions. We achieve this through the cooperation and collaboration of community partners and organizations that are leading a movement for reentry that addresses various barriers that impede successful reintegration into the community.

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The Office of Reentry's mission is to remove the stigma and social burdens that challenge returning citizens.

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A Place 4 Me centers on the idea that all youth will have a place, especially those with high risk of homelessness. This includes young people who are transitioning from the foster care system. A Place 4 Me is an initiative that coordinates the planning and implementation of local efforts, including help with: Housing.

Employment.

Education.

Permanency.

Physical and mental health.

Financial capability.

Social capital.

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A Place 4 Me centers on the idea that all youth will have a place, especially those with high risk of homelessness. This includes young people who are transitioning from the foster care system. A Place 4 Me is an initiative that coordinates the planning and implementation of local efforts, including help with:

Housing.

Employment.

Education.

Permanency.

Physical and mental health.

Financial capability.

Social capital.

More information about A Place 4 Me.

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A system of support for young people who age out of foster care.

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Find Shelter tool provides information about housing, shelter, health care, and clothing resources in communities across the country. Click on one of the categories above, enter your location, and click Search to get started.

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If you are at risk of being homeless or in need of transitional housing, please first contact a Continuum of Care resource provider so they can work with you on a long-term plan and connect you with resources for success.

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Find Shelter | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

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Welcome to Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority OH

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Lead is a metal that occurs naturally in the earth's crust. While it has beneficial uses, it is toxic to humans and animals and can cause health problems.

Where is Lead Found?

Lead can be found everywhere in our environment & the air, the soil, the water, and even inside our homes. Exposure comes mostly from human activity including the past use of lead-based paint in homes and leaded gasoline in automobiles and current uses in other goods. Because of past and current uses of lead, it can be found in a wide variety of products found in and around our homes, including paint, ceramics, pipes and plumbing materials, solders, gasoline, batteries, ammunition, and cosmetics.

Lead can also be emitted into the environment from production at some types of industrial facilities and contaminated sites, such as former lead smelters. Mining, smelting, and refining activities have resulted in substantial increases in lead levels in the environment, especially near mining and smelting sites.

Who is at Risk?

Lead is particularly dangerous to children because their growing bodies absorb more lead than adults do and their brains and nervous systems are more sensitive to the damaging effects of lead. Babies and young children can have higher exposure to lead because they often put their hands and other objects into their mouths that can have lead from dust or soil on them. There are several other ways that children can be exposed to lead:

By eating and drinking food or water containing lead;

From dishes or glasses that contain lead;

Inhaling lead dust from lead-based paint or lead-contaminated soil; or

From playing with toys painted with lead paint.

Adults, Including Pregnant Women:

Adults may be exposed to lead by eating and drinking food or water containing lead or from dishes or glasses that contain lead. They may also breathe lead dust by spending time in areas where lead-based paint is deteriorating, and during renovation or repair work that disturbs painted surfaces in older homes and buildings. Working in a job or engaging in hobbies where lead is used, such as making stained glass, can increase exposure as can certain folk remedies containing lead. A pregnant woman's exposure to lead from these sources is of particular concern because it can result in exposure to her developing baby.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics monitors blood lead levels in the United States. To get information on the number of children with elevated blood lead levels, and number and percentage of children tested for lead in the city of Cleveland, please contact our Office of Office of Epidemiology and Population Health at (216) 664-EPIS (3747)

The most important step parents, doctors, and others can take is to prevent lead exposure before it occurs. .

Currently, a child's blood level is considered concerning at 5 or more micrograms per deciliter of lead in blood. This is a recent update, down from 10 or more micrograms per deciliter of lead in blood. The new, lower value means that more children likely will be identified as having lead exposure allowing parents, doctors, public health officials, and communities to take action earlier to reduce the child's future exposure to lead.

What are the Health Effects of Lead?

Lead can affect almost every organ and system in your body. Children six years old and younger are most susceptible to the effects of lead.

Even low levels of lead in the blood of children can result in:

Behavior and learning problems

Lower IQ and Hyperactivity

Slowed growth

Hearing Problems

Anemia

In rare cases, ingestion of lead can cause seizures, coma and even death.
Lead can accumulate in our bodies over time, where it is stored in bones along with calcium. During pregnancy, lead is released from bones as maternal calcium and is used to help form the bones of the fetus. This is particularly true if a woman does not have enough dietary calcium. Lead can also cross the placental barrier exposing the fetus the lead. This can result in serious effects to the mother and her developing fetus, including:

Premature birth

Reduced growth of the fetus

Lead is also harmful to other adults. Adults exposed to lead can suffer from:

Cardiovascular effects, increased blood pressure and incidence of hypertension

Decreased kidney function

Reproductive problems (in both men and women)

Lower Your Chances of Exposure to Lead:

Simple steps like keeping your home clean and well-maintained will go a long way in preventing lead exposure. You can lower the chances of exposure to lead in your home by taking these steps:

Inspect and maintain all painted surfaces to prevent paint from chipping or peeling

Clean around painted areas where friction can generate dust, such as doors, windows, and drawers. Wipe these areas with a wet sponge or rag to remove paint chips or dust

Keep your home clean and dust-free

Wash children's hands, bottles, pacifiers and toys often

Teach children to wipe and remove their shoes and wash hands after playing outdoors

Flush water outlets used for drinking or food preparation

Clean debris out of outlet screens or faucet aerators on a regular basis

Use only cold water to prepare food and drinks

Ensure that your family members eat well-balanced meals. Children with healthy diets absorb less lead.

Address water damage quickly and completely

What do I do if I think my child or I have been exposed to lead?

Talk to your pediatrician, general physician, or local health agency about what you can do. Your doctor can do a simple blood test to check you or your child for lead exposure. You may also want to test your home for sources of lead.

Contact us at (216) 263-LEAD (5323) to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.

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Cleveland Department of Public Health - Lead Safe Living

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Our seven convenient locations offer same day appointments. The NFP service area spans twelve neighborhoods across Cleveland’s west side.

NFP accepts Medicaid, Medicare, most commercial insurance plans and offers a financial assistance program (sliding fee discount) for the uninsured.

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Current Patients: Your health and well-being is our top priority. At Neighborhood Family Practice, you have 24-hour access to a provider and their team who can answer your health related questions. Day or night - simply call the medical office where you receive your care. For life threatening emergencies, always call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Click here for a schedule of when Neighborhood Family Practice will be closed.

To schedule an appointment at any of our locations or for any questions/concerns, please call

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Call to schedule your appointment today! Current Patients: Your health and well-being is our top priority. At Neighborhood Family Practice, you have 24-hour access to a provider and their team who can answer your health related questions. Day or night - simply call the medical office where you receive your care.

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Advice on children's health, behavior, and growth – from before birth through the teen years.

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Knowledge, perspective, advice, and comfort for parents - Nemours KidsHealth

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KidsHealth has accurate health information about kids and teens. Learn about health, behavior, and development, from pregnancy until adulthood.

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Our mission is to support pregnant and postpartum women in recovery by providing themwith a  healthy, clean, safe living environment for themselves and their children.

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The Moms House is a recovery home, which includes a structured, peer-accountable, and supportive setting with a paid house manager living at the home. There are no clinical services offered at The Moms House.

The Moms House Mission

Our mission is to support pregnant and postpartum women in recovery by providing themwith a healthy, clean, safe living environment for themselves and their children.

The Moms House will help residents meet their full potential by:

Helping the client to find healthy means to satisfy the needs previously met through the use of drugs/alcohol

Increasing the chance to experience fun and to feel in control of their lives

Teaching new ways to relieve stress and anxiety

Facilitating new learning related to social and free time choices

Exposing residents to leisure alternatives in the community

Providing increased structure, allowing choice within restrictions

Increasing social functioning and self-confidence

Developing social support network

Enhancing basic communication skills

Alleviating boredom (the #1 trigger for relapse)

Increasing problem-solving and decision-making skills

Practicing self-care and self-acceptance

Develop communication, self-control and trusting relationships

Enhancing independent functioning and physical well-being

Download our brochure
Email Us

The Moms House is generously supported by:

The Moms House is certified by Ohio Recovery Housing.

Related Prescription for Hope Podcasts

MetroHealth's "Prescription for Hope" podcast tells the stories of the programs and people who provide not only medicine and healing ... but hope.

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The Moms House is a recovery home, which includes a structured, peer-accountable, and supportive setting with a paid house manager living at the home. There are no clinical services offered at The Moms House. Our mission is to support pregnant and postpartum women in recovery by providing themwith a healthy, clean, safe living environment for themselves and their children.

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NEON is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) network of community health centers dedicated to improving access to health care and reducing health disparities in Greater Cleveland.

NEON provides evidence-based care, primary care services including family medicine, adult medicine, pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology. Behavioral health and dental services are offered at most of our health center sites. On-site ancillary services include laboratory, pharmacy, X-ray, mammography and ultrasound. Patients have access to services seven days a week through extended evening and weekend hours.

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24/7 Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ Youth - Get Help Now

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24/7 Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ Youth - Get Help Now

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The Trevor Project | For Young LGBTQ Lives

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The Trevor Project provides 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ young people. Text, chat, or call anytime to reach a trained counselor. Free and confidential.

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The Queer Youth (QYou) Initiative at the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland is a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ youth ages 11-19. At QYou, we work to collaborate and provide youth with a network of support and opportunities to express themselves, make new friends, and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. Accessing important resources, making friends, and promoting community involvement are cornerstones of the program.
Questions? For more information contact the QYou team at [email protected] .

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The Queer Youth (QYou) Initiative at The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland is a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ youth ages 11-20.

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"People often come to PFLAG support group meetings asking, "How do I tell my friends and family that our son/daughter is LGBT, without seeming to announce it?" Attending PFLAG support group meetings first helps family to be comfortable with their child's sexual orientation or gender identity. Once that comfort level is achieved, sharing updates on our LGBT sons and daughters becomes as natural as sharing updates about our straight children. Members help each other to find the "right" words. Members share their own experiences which helps newer members to see the possibilities. At one meeting, the grandparents of a gay young man shared their support for their grandson. I was so moved by their story that it helped me to tell my parents that our son is gay."

Storytelling Benefits Medical Residents

We've known for a long time that storytelling is one of the most effective ways to change hearts and minds. But it's nice to hear it from the medical residents who regularly attend our monthly support groups. We often get feedback like, "I want to build strong relationships with my patients and their family members and represent a safe place to support them. But there is a limit to what a physician can do in a 20-minute visit. Thank you PFLAG for facilitating strong family bonds and helping LGBTQ individuals to thrive."

Many of these future physicians plan to work in primary care or family medicine and some of them share their thoughts with us about the stories they hear, such as this resident's:

"Initially I thought the meeting would be mostly parents or family members, but surprisingly, a lot of young people participated. There were family members in different stages of accepting their loved ones. When they heard other people sharing a similar story with a happy ending, you could tell it sparked hope. Even as a passerby listening to these stories, I was deeply moved. The openness of every person sharing their stories amazed me. I call this 'the magic of humanity.' People tend to keep a secret to themselves, but in the PFLAG group, every person could open their heart completely. This sharing triggered more stories and responses. By the end of the meeting, you felt the energy caused by this 'touching of hearts'."

-- Medical Residents' Feedback

Watching My Amazing Daughter's Transition After She Came Out

In June, 2014, my then 16 year old daughter came out to our family that she was bisexual (trying to ease us in) and later that year confirmed she is a Lesbian. In that initial conversation, we assured her that our love does not change and that we have her back, that I will always be honest with her, but we also need some time to process.

Back story, somewhere between 12 and 13, my boisterous, happy, funny daughter went quiet. Spending most of her free time alone. We would force her to come with us shopping or to events, Church, etc. but always she would return to her room. I thought, teenage angst, she was finding herself. You need to also know that she was a sickly child, many colds, sinus, ear infections, more than normal. Around that time, she became sicker, missing extreme amounts of school and much of her summers due to sicknesses of varying natures. Eventually extreme side pains, followed by just about every test medically you can do to find out why my child was in unexplainable chronic debilitating pain. Unknown to her mother and me was that she was also self-harming during that time.

After my amazing daughter came out to our family, by that fall, she was basically healthy. How horrible to learn that because she was afraid to come out to us and to be honest with herself, she was eating herself alive.

That fall we learned of PFLAG and pondered the idea of an LGBT support group for families and friends and what that may mean for us. I can tell you what I learned it stands for. PFLAG to me is a safe place, with caring and kind people of all race, creed and orientation. Fathers, Mothers, Siblings, Children, Grandparents, Friends. Beyond that, the only other description is People. A true melting pot. I also learned that all those horrible stereotypes that clouded/colored my opinions and feelings, well those stereotypes were all destroyed by PFLAG and its members.

Not one single homosexual person has come on to me or my wife. I haven't seen any feather boas, leather chaps, or overly flamboyant persons making everyone uncomfortable. Just people. People with real pain. People with deep hurts. People with great joy. People with tremendous pride. Loving people. People I consider friends.

I learned that while I thought I was loving and compassionate, I was living in a very small circle of like-minded people who all thought the same thing. We are loving and compassionate, and we are right and everyone else is wrong. Boy was I wrong. A good intentioned bigot is still a bigot. We have since moved to an Open and Affirming Church and through the counsel of numerous wise people and PFLAG, begun to unravel the 40+ years of learned opinions and well-intentioned but misguided truths.

My daughter is very patient with me (and wise beyond her years), allowing me to be fatherly (sometimes) and spout off about the do's and don'ts of life and my concerns for her. She and PFLAG are helping me to understand more about myself than I like to admit and shine our light on areas where I am bigoted without even knowing I was. I am proud of my daughter and the woman she is becoming. You'd be lucky to know her. I love her.

--Randy Webb, Proud Father, Christian and Recovering Bigot

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A safe space to empower LGBTQ+ youth and allies to grow as individuals and within their community. Our intention is to strengthen the LGBTQ+ youth community and allies through advocacy, support, education, and celebration.

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Colors+ is run by two licensed professional mental health counselors .

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A Safe, Affirming, and Empowering Therapy Space

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We specialize in affirming care for all gender, sexual/affectional, and relationship structure minority identities and expressions at any stage of the journey.

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A Safe, Affirming, and Empowering Therapy Space

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We specialize in affirming care for all gender, sexual/affectional, and relationship structure minority identities and expressions at any stage of the journey.

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LGBTQ Inpatient Care & Treatment - B. Riley House

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LGBTQ Inpatient Care & Treatment - B. Riley House

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Ohio LGBTQ Family Law Guide - Equality Ohio

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Ohio LGBTQ Family Law Guide - Equality Ohio

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Ohio LGBTQ Family Law Guide
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The Ohio LGBTQ Family Law Guide resource provides LGBTQ-headed families and LGBTQ adults considering forming families with detailed and accessible explanations of the current status of federal and state law, including recognition of same-sex marriages, parental rights, adoption, applying for documentation for children, nondiscrimination protections, school policies, healthcare, parental leave, and more. The guide also includes a list of legal documents it is recommended that all LGBTQ families secure in order to ensure their rights and wishes are respected.

This report is the result of a partnership between Family Equality and Equality Ohio.

Topics covered:

Relationship recognition

Children and parentage

Adoption

Surrogacy, assisted reproduction, & artificial insemination

Birth certificates for children of same-sex couples

Applying for a social security number and card for a child

Applying for a passport for a child

Non-discrimination protections

Employment

Housing

Public accommodations

School policies and anti-bullying

Healthcare

Family and/or parenting leave

Changes of name and gender

Hate crimes protections

Recommended legal documents for same-sex couples

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Ohio LGBTQ Family Law Guide Download Guide The Ohio LGBTQ Family Law Guide resource provides LGBTQ-headed families and LGBTQ adults considering forming families with detailed and accessible explanations of the current status of federal and state law, including recognition of same-sex marriages, parental rights, adoption, applying for documentation for children, nondiscrimination protections, school policies, healthcare, parental leave, and more.

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UH LGBTQ+ & Gender Care | Services | University Hospitals | Cleveland, Ohio | University Hospitals

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Allies in Evolving Care

Our LGBTQ+ & Gender Care services are designed to validate our patients and to shape healthcare into what it should be. Using well-earned expertise, we collaborate on solutions that address the existing disparities in the LGBTQ+ community, and improve the lives of all.

We work with the skilled specialists across our health system to provide holistic care that tends to the emotional, social and physical health of those we serve. Because we believe every individual has endless potential-and we're experienced in bringing it to light.

Providing One-of-a-Kind Care to the LGBTQ+ Community

Our full spectrum of services supports and promotes overall health and wellness, and care is tailored to each patient's needs. Offerings include:

And with a wide range of nonmedical services and resources, we are champions for well-rounded lives. Our resources include:

Family and Parenting Services

Outreach and Community Health Services

Social Services

Community Education

"We want to serve our patients and our community by bringing quality care to them. We want to remove the physical, emotional or socioeconomic roadblocks. It's extremely gratifying to be there for these individuals."

- Shubham Gupta, MD, FACS, Director, Surgical Gender Affirmation Program

Our Mission

To enhance the physical and emotional well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals by providing a wide range of coordinated services that promote health and wellness; by eliminating the healthcare disparities experienced by this population; and by participating in research and promoting education related to gender and sexual diversity.

Our Vision

To be a nationally recognized and trusted leader in providing for the physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being of the LGBTQ+ population through our expertise in medicine, social work, research, education and behavioral, mental, public and community health.

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University Hospitals LGBTQ+ & Gender Care Services

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University Hospitals provides multidisciplinary, whole-person care to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the LGBTQ+ community.

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The Cuyahoga County Welcome Center serves residents with limited English proficiency.

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The Cuyahoga County Welcome Center serves residents with limited English proficiency.

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The Cuyahoga County Welcome Center is a multi-service center serving residents who are immigrants, refugees, and those with limited English proficiency.

The Cuyahoga County Welcome Center will provide a centralized access point to provide consistent and streamlined access to human and social services in Cuyahoga County, including:

language services,

public benefits,

education,

jobs and workforce support,

housing,

legal,

and other resources necessary to acclimate to our community.

Location

4261 Fulton Parkway
Cleveland, OH 44144

Hours:
Tuesday – Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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The Cuyahoga County Welcome Center is a multi-service center serving residents who are immigrants, refugees, and those with limited English proficiency. Within the Welcome Center, the County will partner with outside service agencies to work with individuals and families, identify their specific needs, and connect them to available resources.

The Cuyahoga County Welcome Center will provide a centralized access point to provide consistent and streamlined access to human and social services in Cuyahoga County, including:

language services,

public benefits,

education,

jobs and workforce support,

housing,

legal,

and other resources necessary to acclimate to our community.

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The Cuyahoga County Welcome Center is a multi-service center serving residents who are immigrants, refugees, and those with limited English proficiency.

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Support for Cleveland Hispanic Community:          La misión del Comité Hispano Americano es servir como puerta de entrada al éxito socioeconómico de la comunidad hispana.

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Support for Cleveland Hispanic Community:          La misión del Comité Hispano Americano es servir como puerta de entrada al éxito socioeconómico de la comunidad hispana.

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El Comité Hispano Americano brinda oportunidades a través de cuatro programas principales: el Programa de Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral, el Programa Familias Primero, el Programa de Consejería de Vivienda Mi Casa y el Centro de Enriquecimiento Infantil Bilingüe Little Footsteps. A través de estos programas básicos, nuestros clientes tienen acceso a una amplia gama de servicios integrales que incluyen apoyo familiar, cuidado infantil, educación financiera, asesoramiento sobre vivienda, capacitación laboral y servicios de colocación, clases de inglés y programación de GED.

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Connecting international people to opportunities 

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Connecting international people to opportunities 

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Who Do We Serve?

Immigrants, Refugees ,International Students, Secondary Migrants, Expats

Resource Guides in:

Arabic | عربي

Chinese | 中国人

Pashto | پښتو

Spanish | español

Swahili | Kiswahili

Ukrainian | Yкраїнська

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In an effort to make resources in Cleveland more accessible for new immigrants or refugees, Global Cleveland has cultivated an Immigrant Resource Guide. The entirety of the Immigrant Resource Guide can be accessed in English. Abbreviated versions of the Immigrant Resource Guide have been translated into Arabic, Chinese, Pashto, Spanish, Swahili, and Ukrainian.

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OhioKAN is a flexible and responsive kinship and adoption navigator program designed to support children, youth and their families.

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OhioKAN is a new statewide program designed to help kinship and adoptive families navigate and connect with all available resources, locally and statewide.

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Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative (CCFI) 

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Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative (CCFI) 

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CCFI provides fathers with access to services and programs designed to prepare them to better meet the emotional, psychological, and financial needs of their children. The CCFI also seeks to increase public awareness of the importance of father involvement.

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The Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative (CCFI) seeks to strengthen families in our community by encouraging fathers to play a more active role in nurturing and raising their children. Cuyahoga County is the only one of 88 counties in Ohio to have a program of this magnitude addressing the issue of fatherhood. The Fatherhood Initiative responds to escalating social concerns regarding "father absence" by providing fathers with access to services and programs designed to prepare them to better meet the emotional, psychological, and financial needs of their children. The CCFI also seeks to increase public awareness of the importance of father involvement.

Goals

The goals of the Fatherhood Initiative are:

To promote public awareness of the role of fathers

To provide linkages to other public systems and improve our current service delivery to fathers

To fund fatherhood related programs on the county level

Register Now!
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The Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative (CCFI) seeks to strengthen families in our community by encouraging fathers to play a more active role in nurturing and raising their children.

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The Healthy Fathering Collaborative believes in supporting and empowering fathers to develop their assets as nurturers, caregivers and providers of their children.

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This page includes top-accessed presentations from Connecting for Kids Speaker Series programs. Including but not limited to topics surrounding: Anxiety ; ADHD ; Behaviors IEPs & 504s; Neurodiversity; Regulation ; Social Skills

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Additional Resources: The Behavior Resource Guide shares red flags, solutions families use and answers to frequently asked questions. Families may also benefit from listening to podcasts in the sensory differences category for behavior strategies specifically related to sensory issues. For topics on early childhood behavior, see the Behavior Series.

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Part of our mission is to educate families on different topics in parenting and childhood concerns. We invite experts in the field to speak at our Discussion Groups and welcome questions from families afterward. Whenever possible, we also record these discussions and publish them as podcasts for families who are unable to attend.

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Bright Beginnings supports families through the Parent Support Department and Early Intervention services in Cuyahoga County,

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Bright Beginnings provides services that promote the health and development of infants and toddlers so that children start school healthy and ready to learn.

Services are designed with the family's priorities and goals in mind and occur in the home or other community setting, along with virtual options.

Bright Beginnings supports families through the Parents as Teachers program and Early Intervention services in Cuyahoga County, and provides connections to the Help Me Grow system of supports and community resources throughout Ohio.

Our children are our future, and Bright Beginnings is here to support families in helping their children grow, learn, and develop to their fullest potential!

Children are eager and ready to learn.

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Help Me Grow is a system of supports for pregnant women, caregivers with new babies, and families with young children.

Services and supports are provided through Home Visiting and Early Intervention

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Help Me Grow is a system of supports for pregnant women, caregivers with new babies, and families with young children with developmental delays and disabilities.

Services and supports are provided through Home Visiting and Early Intervention.

Home Visiting is a voluntary, home-based service offered at no cost to the family. Trained professionals offer information and support during pregnancy and empower parents with skills, tools, and confidence to nurture the healthy growth of their child throughout the child's earliest years.

Early Intervention supports families of young children birth to age three with developmental delays and disabilities. These services are typically provided in the home or other places the family spends time and builds on their ability to enhance the child's learning and development.

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Help Me Grow is a system of supports for pregnant women, caregivers with new babies, and families with young children with developmental delays and disabilities. Services and supports are provided through Home Visiting and Early Intervention. Home Visiting is a voluntary, home-based service offered at no cost to the family.

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Signature Health is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center providing mental health, addiction recovery, among other services 

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Signature Health is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center providing mental health, addiction recovery, among other services 

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Signature Health offers drop-in options for new patient visits, or you can schedule online, by phone, or by chat.

Start Today

Locations include:

Maple Heights

Lakewood

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Signature Health facilities are located throughout Geauga, Lake, Cuyahoga, and Ashtabula counties.

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Our community mediation program offers tenants and landlords an opportunity to address disputes privately and constructively. Cleveland Mediation Center provides a no-cost option for tenants/landlords who wish to attempt to resolve housing/tenancy conflict outside of court.

Interested parties will meet with a neutral mediator to discuss rent payments, maintenance concerns, communication breakdowns, lease agreements, and more.

Tenant/landlord mediation is part of a grant-funded Community Mediation program. The parties involved are not charged a fee for mediation services.

Request an appointment or call 216-621-1919 for more information.

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School attendance matters: Parent resource

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Learn how to help keep your child’s absences from school to a minimum (and help their learning progress) with these quick tips from our experts that are based in research.

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This resource explains the McKinney-Vento Act in detail and summarizes some of its core provisions.

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Ensuring the Educational Stability of Students in Foster Care | Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

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Educational stability is essential to the overall well-being of students in foster care. Children in foster care utilize services provided by schools for access to transportation, meals, health care, social and emotional supports, and connections to peers and trusted adults.

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For more than 20 years, Passages has been helping fathers become better parents to their children, partners with their children’s mothers, and providers for their families.

Our free programs and services are designed to remove barriers and improve the quality of life for the families we serve. Passages offers fatherhood classes and support groups, job help, guidance on child support, reentry programming, and much more.

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Passages: Connecting Fathers and Families

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Passages Connecting Fathers and Families

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Regular attendance is very important in elementary school, even in kindergarten. During these years, one day of missed school equals 2.5 days of lost math learning and 1.5 days of lost language and literacy learning. Attendance is also important for developing social skills.

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School attendance matters: Parent resource

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This page provides schools, districts, courts, and the community with a series of frequently asked questions on attendance laws.

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Attendance Law FAQs | Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

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The passage of Ohio’s budget bill in 2025 has shifted Ohio’s attendance law from focusing almost solely on truancy to supporting students at risk of becoming chronically absent. This page provides schools, districts, courts, and the community with a series of frequently asked questions on attendance laws.