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FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES
ORGANIZATIONS & REFERRAL
SERVICES
ABCEOI
Alvin M. Norris, Executive Director
406 W. Plum St.
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-6041 Ext. 222
E-mail: w8ujm@earthlink.net
Adams Brown Counties Economic
Opportunities, Inc. (ABCEOI), with more than $9 million in funding through
the state and federal government, serves low and moderate income families
as well as the general public in Adams and Brown counties. ABCEOI sponsors a
wide variety of programs that provide food, clothing, child care, senior
services, energy conservation, job training, and recycling services.
Job and Family Services
David M. Sharp, Brown County Director
775 Mt. Orab Pike
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-6104
E-mail: bcdhs@earthlink.net
Internet: www.state.oh.us/odjfs
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services were formed July 1, 2000,
with the merger of the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and the Ohio
Department of Human Services.
ODJFS develops and oversees programs and services for adoption, child
care, child support, foster care, abuse prevention for children and the
elderly, disability, food stamps, women’s’ services, job
services for employers and employees, Unemployment Compensation, Medicaid,
and veterans’ services.
United Way 211
2400 Reading Rd.
Cincinnati, OH
45202
Dial 211
1-800-233-4357
(513) 762-7250 TTY
Internet: www.uwgc.org
United Way 211 offers free, confidential information and referral
services 24 hours a day, seven days a week for residents of Brown,
Hamilton, and Clermont counties. 211 connects you to caring professionals
who can help you in handling problems with children, aging parents, health
concerns, employment, and counseling needs.
United Way 211 can also help you find volunteer opportunities that fit
your needs and skills.
PROGRAM
LISTINGS
ADULT EDUCATION & LITERACY
PROGRAMS - See listings under Education.
ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE -
COUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH
Assured Counseling Services
4030 Mt. Carmel Tobasco Rd. Suite 208
Cincinnati,
Ohio 45255
(513) 528-6698
Internet: www.assuredcounseling.com
Marriage, grief, anger management, clinical and personal
counseling is available.
Brown County Recovery Services
75 Banting Dr.
Georgetown, OH
45121
(800) 482-4811
(937) 378-4811
Brown County Family Counseling serves the severely mentally disabled of Brown County with individual and group
counseling, case management, medication management, and Assertive Community
Treatment for those who meet admission criteria. Other outpatient services
for the general public include treatment for depression, anxiety disorders,
and substance abuse. In addition to services at 75 Banting Drive and the satellite,
724 South High in Mt. Orab, agency staff serve the Alternative Schools
and coordinate day treatment services at Clermont Recovery
Center for Brown
County Adolescents with substance abuse. From senior services to early
school grades, age does not limit the clinical services available.
After hours: Hotline services support clients, families, and those seeking
services by using 211 or-1-800-233-4357 for Aberdeen residents.
Brown County Community Board of Alcohol, Drug
Addiction, & Mental Health Services
85 Banting Dr.
Georgetown, OH
45121
(937) 378-3504
Director: Steve Dunkin
Planning services for alcohol, drug, and mental health.
No direct services.
Sanctuary Counseling
Gwen S. Courts, EdD, LPCC, LSW
12525 New Hope-White Oak Station Rd.
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 444-6535
Professional Christian counseling for adult personal and spiritual
growth; grief, loss, and other emotional difficulties; clinical depression,
addictive and anxiety problems; marriage and family wholeness;
women’s issues.
CHILD
CARE & HEALTH
Child Services & Support -
(ODJFS)
775 Mt. Orab Pike
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-6104
E-mail: bcdhs@earthlink.net
Internet: www.state.oh.us/odjfs
Children Protective Services Programs: Receives reports of possible
child abuse or neglect. Family counseling, out-of-home placement, adoption,
child care services and licensing of child care centers and residential
programs.
Children Services Prevention Programs: Provides prenatal support and
early intervention services for children from birth to three years.
Supports local child abuse/neglect prevention and teen pregnancy prevention
programs.
Child Support Program: Oversees operation of the Child Support
Enforcement Agency. CSEA provides child support services to families in Brown County and works with the courts in
establishing, enforcing, and modifying child support payment orders. CSEA
also helps establish paternity for children born out of wedlock, helps in
locating absent parents, and assists in resolving payment problems.
Help Me Grow
– ABCEOI
203 East Main St.
PO Box 39
Russellville, OH
45168
(877) 582-2141
(937) 377-2125
Email: brownhelpmegrow-esc@yahoo.com
Program Manager: Vicki Brown
Parenting information & support services for families with children
under 3 years of age.
Early Head Start – ABCEOI
PO Box 47
Decatur, OH
45115
(937) 373-0106
877-582-2140
A home visitor program providing continuous, intensive and comprehensive
child development and family support. Income eligibility – families
with children under 3 years of age.
Every Child
Succeeds – ABCEOI
203 East Main St.
PO Box 39
Russellville, OH
45168
(937) 377-2125
Support & parenting information, home visits, play groups.
Family Planning & Well-Child
Clinic
200 South Green St.
Georgetown, OH
45121
(937) 378-6041 ext.252
Family planning provides all methods of birth control, pregnancy
testing, counseling, pap and VD screenings and educational materials.
Well-Child Clinic services include medical screenings, immunizations,
hemoglobin testing, lead screenings, Denver II evaluations, and speech and
hearing screenings for children from birth through age 20. Services
provided on a sliding fee scale.
Pregnancy Resource Center
201 East Grant Ave.
PO Box 136
Georgetown, OH
45121
(937) 378-6853
E-mail: info@pregnancyhope.com
Free pregnancy tests, maternity and baby clothes, counseling.
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Women, Infants,
& Children (WIC)
474 Home Street,
Suite C
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-6030
Internet: www.odh.ohio.gov
Nutrition and breast feeding education and support, food
vouchers
DAY
CARE - ADULT
See separate listing under Senior Services.
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE EMERGENCY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES
YWCA
303 East Cherry St.
Georgetown, OH
45121
(937) 378-1551 (513) 732-0450
800-540-4764 - 24 hour hotline
Internet: www.ywcacin.org
YWCA House of Peace provides emergency and protective
services for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. 24
hour residential protective shelter, support groups, information, and
referrals. Prevention and treatment programs for batterers. Services for
victims of sexual assault.
FOOD,
CLOTHING, SHELTER
Aberdeen Baptist
Church
733 US
52 East, PO Box
529
Aberdeen,
Ohio 45101
Larry Polston (937) 795-2334
Provides food assistants.
Helping Hands
668 Camp Run Road
Georgetown, OH
45121
(937) 378-6942
Provides emergency assistance including food, clothing, and some
furniture.
Home Energy Assistance Program
(HEAP) (ABCEOI)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) & United Way Funding
200 South Green St.
Georgetown, OH
45121
(800) 553-7393 ext. 254
Emergency services. Assists with home heating and cooling, food,
utilities, rent, mortgage, and fuel. Eligibility based on household size,
total income, and type of fuel used.
Hope Emergency Program
5333 Kernan Road
Lynchburg, OH
45142
(937) 364-1055
Distributes donated food, clothing, sheets, blankets, towels, pots,
pans, and dishes, articles for infants and sometimes furniture and
appliances. Since the program is funded by private donations, no money is
available for rent or utilities.
St. George / St. Vincent
DePaul
Association
16 North 4th St.
Ripley, OH
45167
(937) 378-9161
Assistance for those in need.
Support Services – ODJFS
775 Mt. Orab Pike
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-6104
Internet: www.state.oh.us/odjfs
Administers the Food Stamp, Emergency Food Assistance, and the Commodity
Supplemental Food programs for low-income individuals and families. Provides
cash assistance to eligible families through the Ohio Works First program.
Other programs provide cash and help with the costs of health care,
temporary cash assistance, wage subsidies, help with housing expenses and
utilities, transportation, education and training, counseling and other
services.
HEAD START PROGRAM (ABCEOI)
144 Westpark Rd., Dayton,
Ohio 45459
(937) 435-1113
Internet: www.ohsai.com
The Head Start program provides education, health, and
nutrition services for low-income families with children age 3 - 5.
Adams-Brown
Home Base Program
Teachers Program
406 W. Plum St.
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-6041 ext. 241
Adams-Brown
Preschool Centers
Greenbush Head Start Center
16003 US
68, Mt.Orab, OH 45154
(937) 444-4933, Fax: (937) 444-9233
Hamersville Head
Start Center
1950 SR 125, Rm. 212
Hamersville, OH 45130
(937) 379-1144 ext. 14212
Kid’s World
3290 Eden Rd.
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-4555, Fax: (937) 378-1095
Ripley
Head Start
Center
500 South 2nd St.
Ripley, OH
45167
(937) 392-4145, Fax: (937) 392-0227
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HOUSING
Housing & Energy - ABCEOI
19211 SR 136
Winchester, OH 45697
(800) 233-7891
Home Weatherization Assistance Program, Energy Conservation Program, and
new home construction for low income owner-occupancy.
Housing Department - ABCEOI
406 W. Plum St.
Georgetown,
OH 45121
(800) 553-7393
(937) 378-6041 ext. 256
Separate apartment complexes for senior citizens, the mentally ill, and
for clients of the Brown County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and
Mental Health Services.
Brown Metropolitan Housing
Authority - ABCEOI
406 W. Plum St.
Georgetown,
OH 45121
(800) 553-7393
(937) 378-6041 ext. 268
Housing for eligible low and moderate income families.
JOBS
& TRAINING
Adams-Brown Work Force Investment
Act (WIA) – ABCEOI
One Stop Employment & Training Center
Room 13
406 W. Plum St.
Georgetown, OH 45121
(800) 553-7393 Ext. 233
(937) 378-6041 Ext. 233 or 261
Employment and training assistance for adults and youth age 14 - 21.
Employment Assistance –
ODJFS
775 Mt. Orab Pike
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-6104
Unemployment
Compensation
(877) 644-6862
Employer Services: Job fairs, referrals, Internet access
for job postings. Tax credits for hiring targeted individuals.
Employee Services: Apprenticeships, on-the-job training, education, and
job placement assistance. Help with emergency needs.
Unemployment Compensation: Partial compensation for wage loss to
individuals who lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
MEDICAID/OFFICE
OF OHIO
HEALTH PLANS
Medicaid – ODJFS
775 Mt. Orab Pike
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-6104
E-mail: bcdhs@earthlink.net
Internet: www.jfs.ohio.gov
Medicaid is a state and federally funded health care plan providing
coverage to low-income individuals, families, children, and pregnant women,
and to those who are over 65, blind, or disabled who meet the income and
asset requirements.
ADULT
EDUCATION & LITERACY PROGRAMS
See listings under Education.
MENTAL
RETARDATION PROGRAM
See listings under Education.
SENIOR
SERVICES
See separate listing for Senior
Services.
VETERANS
SERVICES
Veterans Services – ODJFS
1010 Hospital Dr.
PO Box 477
Batavia, OH
45103
(513) 732-1564
Internet: www.state.oh.us/odjfs
or www.unionsandveterans.com
Assists veterans with job search, training, counseling, and career
advancement.
Veteran’s Service
Commission
Ralph Fox, County Veterans’ Service Officer
303 East Cherry St., Suite 104
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-3155
E-mail: bcvsc@bright.net
Screens applicants for Emergency Financial Assistance, files disability
claims, and performs other duties for veterans and their families.
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