FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES INC

Programs

1. Clinical programsconsumer credit counseling service provides budget counseling, financial literacy education, bankruptcy education and certificates, credit counseling, and a debt management program. Approximately 37 individuals received budget counseling services. In addition, 68 financial literacy seminars were provided to 113 class participants. Valley counseling services (vcs) located in warren, vcs is a community behavioral health provider primarily serving the residents of trumbull county, and extending services to the residents of portage, mahoning, and columbiana counties. Valley counseling services is certified to provide both mental health and substance use disorder services by the ohio department of mental health and addiction services. Vcs provided services to approximately 6,000 children, adolescents, and adults through various programs and service lines at their four locations. Some of the services provided are diagnostic assessment, individual and group counseling, individual and group case management, crisis intervention, and medication management. Vcs continues to increase accessibility to services by creating walk-in clinics and by strategically locating services…

   $6,450,242 spentof which $42,380 as grants$3,273,880 earned by the program
   36% of program spending

2. Veterans programsfreedom house provides transitional housing and supportive services for homeless male veterans and any other veterans in need. Twenty four veterans were provided transitional shelter and case management for a total of 1,943 shelter nights.valor home summit provides transitional housing to homeless veterans in summit county. The program served 47 veterans and 2,981 bed nights.valor home lorain provides transitional housing to homeless veterans in lorain county. The program served 46 veterans and 3,894 bed nights.veteran's haven provides transition-in-place permanent supportive housing for single adults who are homeless veterans. The program served 15 veterans and 1,406 bed nights.supportive services for veteran families (ssvf) - provides housing stabilization support and temporary financial assistance to veteran families and individuals serving 139 households.honor home - provides transitional housing and supportive services for homeless single male veterans and women veterans with and without children in need. Thirty veterans were provided transitional shelter and case management for a total of 2,172 shelter nights

   $2,596,390 spentof which $283,969 as grants$20,027 earned by the program
   14% of program spending

3. Food & clothing programskent social services and the center of hope - provide nutritious hot meals, assistance with emergency food/taxable needs, outreach and advocacy where 9,225 hot meals were served and 1,778 holiday gift baskets were distributed.mobile meals provides nutritious home delivered and congregate meals to recipients in summit, cuyahoga and portage counties where 89,221 home-delivered and congregate meals were served to 770 clients.county clothing center collects and distributes used clothing to needy residents. Approximately 4,078 shoppers were provided with 51,004 pounds of clothing.

   $2,756,102 spentof which $64,295 as grants$414,314 earned by the program
   15% of program spending

4. Youth and disability programsohio early intervention: portage county early intervention (ei) is a statewide system that provides coordinated early intervention services to parents of eligible children under the age of three with developmental delays or disabilities. Ei is grounded in the philosophy that young children learn best from familiar people in familiar settings. 277 children were involved in the program. Youth development program provides services to at-risk youth, including study skills, preparation for the transition to post-secondary education, work experience/payroll services, life skills, and young adult mentoring. The program served roughly 91 youth. Program participant are eligible to work 20 hours per week, earning up to a maximum wage of $13.00 per hour. Participants are able to work a maximum of 2000 hours during their program participation.unified resources recreation the urr program is a free recreational program for individuals with disablilties that are eligible for services from the portage dd. The adult program started in 2002 and the teen program started in january 2022. The programs had both in-person and virtual events. The urr teen program serves ages…

   $1,628,655 spentof which $47 as grants$1,039,100 earned by the program
   9% of program spending

5. Community based programschagrin falls park community center the young scholars program provided 156 tutor/leadership building sessions and 141 recreational sessions to students at no cost, promoting increased self-esteem and success in school. The excel and explore summer day camp provided education/leadership and recreational sessions. The strategies for life (sfl) program provide emergency food assistance to 308 unduplicated clients. Meals provided to families and children totaled 16,320. In addition, we supplied 90 students with school supplies. Lastly, the summer day camp keeps students on track academically while providing a safe recreational environment for growth. During the school year, 87% of the students served by chagrin falls park community center were on free or reduced lunches.king kennedy community center - offers programming and summer meals for youths as well as special events for adults and seniors. In the summer food program, 50 children were served 251 breakfasts and 419 lunches. At the back-to-school event, 183 children received school supplies and 12 children received tutoring services. Sixty children attended the halloween and christmas parties. During this…

   $1,793,701 spentof which $5,505 as grants$355,317 earned by the program
   10% of program spending

6. Housing programshousing and emergency supportive services (hess) provides housing stabilization support and temporary financial assistance for families and individuals. A total of 220 households were served during the fiscal year.ctp - provides housing stabilization, case management and financial assistance to individuals recently released from the prison. A total of 42 households were served this fiscal year.portage area transitional housing - provides transitional housing and supportive services for homeless families. Housing and services were provided for 5 households including 4 children.miller community house provides emergency housing and supportive services for homeless men, women and children. During fiscal year 87 households were provided emergency shelter including 97 adults and 54 children.permanent supportive housing provides long-term housing and supportive services for homeless families and single adults with disabilities. Housing and additional services were provided for 18 households including 19 children.next step is a community-based program which focuses on at-risk young adults between the ages of 18 and 24. Housing and case management services are available to…

   $1,716,055 spentof which $539,194 as grants$734,032 earned by the program
   10% of program spending

7. Domestic violence & visitation programssafer futures offers emergency shelter, outreach, case management, support groups, client advocacy, child advocacy and services for both children and adult victims of domestic violence. During the fiscal year, 127 adults and 69 children were sheltered and received support services with a total of over 2,600 shelter nights, and another 793 survivors received outreach and other program services. Place of peace provides a safe environment for families experiencing domestic violence to engage in supervised visitation with their children. Non-custodial parents can visit with their children at the center if they are court ordered to have visits supervised or they can pick them up for standard visitation. Victims of domestic violence can feel safer because they never have to see or speak with the abuser during the exchange or visitation of children. Arrival and departure times are staggered so that the victims can arrive and depart safely. During the fiscal year, 79 children and their families benefited from the services of 385 supervised visits and 92 safe exchanges for visitation.safe path is a transitional housing program that allows survivors of…

   $970,137 spentof which $2,560 as grants$1,680 earned by the program
   5% of program spending

8. Volunteer and service programsretired and senior volunteer program (rsvp) this americorps seniors program (funded thru the corporation for national and community service) recruits and places individuals age 55 and older in meaningful volunteer positions to address important community needs in 15 counties in ohio. The benefits of the program include building community assets and the volunteers are shown to exhibit better health parameters than non-volunteers of the same age group. During the fiscal year, 396 volunteers served 28,686 hours addressing the needs of 12,252 clients in local non-profits and schools.volunteers in service to america (vista) this americorps program (funded thru the corporation for national and community service) places volunteers, who serve either a summer term or a full year term, with non-profits and schools to address poverty, increase capacity and develop program sustainability. During the fiscal year, the performance of vista members resulted in 383 volunteers recruited or managed and they served 1,428 hours at various community organizations and events. These results are through the efforts of the 12 full year and 14 summer vista members who…

   $62,437 spent$13,728 earned by the program
   0% of program spending

The 8 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $17,973,719.