AARP Services include: Driver Safety, Grandparent Information Center, Grief and Loss, Tax Aide Program and Insurance

Driver Safety Program

Cars have changed. So have traffic rules, driving conditions, and the roads we drive on every day. Brush up on your driving skills to stay safe!  Call 888-687-2277 for information about driver safety program in our area.

Follow the prompts and be ready to give your 5-digit postal zip code. A local volunteer will call you back within 3-5 business days to help you locate the course nearest you.  Or, visit the Web site for more information and resources, including safety tips, advice on when to curtail or stop driving, and the latest vehicle safety features.

Caregiving Resource Center

Connect with other caregivers, get information on developing a care plan and a care team, find care providers and connect with community resources.  Click here to visit AARP's Caregiving Resource Center.

Grandparents Information Center

AARP's Friends and Family Web site is full of information grandparents will be interested in - whether they are their grandchild's full-time caregiver or a part-time babysitter.

• GrandFacts: National and state fact sheets listing services, programs, benefits, laws and policies for grandparents raising children.

• GrandFamilies Guide: Information, tips and tools for grandparents raising grandchildren.

• AARP Foundation GrandCare Support Locator: The GrandCare Support Locator is a service of the AARP Foundation. It connects grandparents with national, state and local groups, programs, resources and services that support grandparents or other relative caregivers as well as grandparents facing visitation issues.

• Join an online support group for grandparents raising grandchildren.

AARP Ohio

http://www.aarp.org/states/oh/
866-389-5653
ohaarp@aarp.org

Other helpful resources:

Grief and Loss: tips, resources and advice on how to cope during this difficult part of life.

Tax Aide Program:  the nation's largest free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service.

Insurance: Information and resources on topics from long-term care insurance to health insurance and Medicare.

Internet safety: Information and resources on internet safety

The Butler County Educational Service Center provides programs and services that promote achievement and improve the quality of life for families and children. 

Butler County Educational Service Center serves as the central educational and service resource for schools, government agencies, families, children and the community.

Programs Include:

• Head Start
• Early Head Start
• Help Me Grow
• Butler County Success
• Kinship Navigator Program
• Public School Preschool Programs
• Special Education Preschool Programs
• Related Service such as Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy
• Family and Children First Council
• Therapeutic Interagency Preschool
• Fairfield Preschool
• Academic portion of the Alternative Education Programs of Union Day School
• Family Child Care Licensure
• Early Intervention

Click here to see a more complete listing of all Services and Programs

The Clermont County Department of Job and Family Services (CCDJFS) is a triple combined agency that provides a broad range of services to the Clermont community including Child Support, Children`s Protective Services, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Ohio Works First, Workforce Investment Act and other programs.

The CCDJFS is a county, state, and federally supported agency responsible for basic financial, medical and social services to ensure that the basic needs of Clermont County citizens are met.

Administrative and program services are organized into the following primary divisions within the department:

• Child Support Enforcement (513-732-7248)
• Adult, Child and Family Stability (513-732-7111)
• Children`s Protective Services (513-732-7173)
• Kinship Care (513-732-7173)
• Fiscal Services (513-732-7111)

Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

Job and Family Services Departments and Contact Information

Child Protection Unit
Office Phone: 937-382-5935
24 hour Emergency Number: 937-382-2449
Toll Free Number: 1-800-284-8942
Fax: 937-382-1165
Email: CLINTON_COUNTY_CPU@jfs.ohio.gov

Child Support Enforcement Agency 
Office Phone: 937-382-5726
Toll Free Number: 1-800-793-1290
Fax: 397-383-2400
Email: CLINTON_COUNTY_CSEA@jfs.ohio.gov

Family Services (cash, food and medical assistance)
Office Phone: 937-382-0963
Toll Free Number: 1-800-811-3700
Fax: 937-382-7039
Email: CLINTON_COUNTY_FAMILY_SERVICES@jfs.ohio.gov

OhioMeansJobs: Clinton County’s Employment and Training Center
Office Phone: 937-382-7762
Fax: 937-383-2657
Visit: OhioMeansJobs on Facebook

Kinship Support Group
Kinship Support Group meets the last Thursday every month from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  Child care is provided.  Please contact Melissa Lynch at 937.382.2449 ext 1215 for more information. 

HB 130 Grandparent Power of Attorney and Caregiver Affidavit forms

HB 130 created legal documentation to assist Grandparent Caregivers that have physical custody of their grandchildren, but not judicially awarded custody.  When properly completed, notarized and filed with the court, these forms will assist grandparents in enrolling grandchildren in school and participating as the parent; accessing routine and emergency medical and dental care. 

Power of Attorney forms: For grandparents whose children are authorizing the grandparent's power of attorney for their grandchild.
 

Caregiver Authorization Affidavit forms: For grandparents caring for their grandchildren who are unable to locate the child's parent or parent's.

Link for current affidavit indicated in the Ohio Revised Code (Use of this affidavit is authorized by sections 3109.65 to 3109.73 of the Ohio Revised Code.)

Ohio Caretaker Authorization Affidavit Form

HCJFS provides services such as Medicaid, food assistance (food stamps) and temporary cash assistance, subsidized child care, child protection, child support case management, kinship care, adult protection and disability assistancemanagement, adult protection and disability assistance.

Help Me Grow (HMG) is Ohio`s birth to 3 system that provides state and federal funds to county Family and Children First Councils to be used in conjunction with state, local and other federal funds to implement and maintain a coordinated, community-based infrastructure that promotes trans-disciplinary, family-centered services for expectant parents, newborns, infants and toddlers and their families. The Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Early Intervention Services (BEIS) is the lead agency administering HMG program in Ohio.

We are medical liaison compnay who assist individuals with understanding and assisting with the organization of care instructed by their physcians. We atternd appointments with individuals to help them talk to thier doctor and, understanding the doctor. 

A Web site featuring kinship resources for Ohio "kin caregivers."   The Web site is hosted by Public Children Services Association of Ohio. For more information regarding available services and County contacts download the Ohio Kinship Care GuideBook: http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/forms/num/JFS%2008146/pdf/

National Family Caregiver Support Program

Through Title III of the Older Americans Act, the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) provides direct help to eligible family and informal caregivers. In southwestern Ohio, Council on Aging combines resources from NFCSP with other local programs to provide assistance to as many caregivers as possible.

Types of assistance that may be provided through this program include:

1. Information to caregivers about available services
2. Assistance to caregivers in gaining access to services
3. Counseling/Education/Training
4. Respite care*
5. Supplemental services -- additional services and supports needed to help people stay independent in their homes (limited)*

*The care recipient must meet specific criteria.

Eligibility

1. Family caregivers (of any age), of a person with Alzheimer`s disease or a related dementia may be served regardless of the age of the person with dementia
2. Grandparents and other relative caregivers providing care to children (under age 18 years) may receive services at 55 years of age and older
3. Grandparent or relative caregivers (age 55 and older) who provide care for adult children (ages 19--59) with a disability

For more information, call Council on Aging at (513) 721-1025.

Caring for a loved one can be hard work. However, the National Family Caregivers Association says that people who recognize themselves as caregivers are more proactive, engaged and confident. As a result, they provide better care and are able to do so longer, even as their loved one's care needs increase. Caregivers who access and use support services also report fewer negative emotions, such as depression, anxiety and anger. By seeking and accepting help, along with planning for the future, you can provide the care your loved one deserves while also making sure your needs are taken care of.

Through the National Family Caregiver Support Program, your area agency on aging and other local providers are ready to assist you with supports that may include:

• Training, resources, information and support groups;
• Respite care, adult day and medical alert services;
• Personal care, chore services and home delivered meals;
• Yard work and home repairs;
• Durable medical equipment and home modifications; and
• More.

Contact the area agency on aging serving your community for information and referral, as well as a free in-person assessment to identify your needs and link you to available resources.

Hours: M-F (8am-5pm)

The Office of Families and Children is responsible for state level administration and oversight of programs that prevent child abuse and neglect; provide services to abused/neglected children and their families (birth, foster and adoptive); license foster homes and residential facilities; license child care homes and facilities; and investigate allegations of adult abuse, neglect and exploitation.

Ohio operates in a state supervised, county administered system; therefore, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, through the Office of Families and Children, oversees program implementation by developing policies and procedures to guide county agencies in program and service delivery. The Office of Families and Children provides technical assistance to county agencies and we monitor program implementation for compliance with federal and state laws, rules and policies

Child welfare services (e.g. child protection, foster and kinship care, adoption, independent living) are provided by 88 public children services agencies which provide direct services to children and families. The public children services agencies were created by Ohio law and the structure of each is determined at the local level. Fifty-five (55) public children services agencies are located within the administrative body of the county departments of job and family services and 33 are separate children services boards.

Child care and adult protective services are provided by the county departments of job and family services, which were also created in Ohio law.

The Ohio Family Care Association (OFCA) serves as the statewide voice for the thousands of adoptive, foster, kinship and respite families.

The Ohio Family Care Association (OFCA) role is to advocate on behalf of our members at the state level, connect them to resources, and provide them with educational opportunities to ensure that they are able to volunteer their time, their homes, and their hearts to serve Ohio’s abused, neglected,  dependent, and unruly children. 

OFCA is fully committed to ensuring that children have safe, caring families available to protect them for as long, and as often as they need by supporting the families who care for them.  What better way to accomplish this mission than to have thousands of people speaking with one voice at the local and state level?

The Ohio Grandparent Kinship Coalition (OGKC) is an organization across Ohio which assists caregivers taking care of children other than their own when the parents are unwilling or unable to care for them. The OGKC is an organization consisting of kinship caregivers, kinship caregiver advocates and agencies throughout Ohio.

OGKC Purpose:

•     Educate kinship caregivers and agencies regarding state and national programs /issues affecting kinship caregivers
•     Advocate at local, state and national levels for support of kinship families
•     Provide a networking system for caregivers and agencies
•     Link caregivers with services in their communities
•     Connect new kinship care programs with speaker’s bureau
•     Conduct statewide conferences

PCSAO is a membership driven association serving Ohio's 88 County Public Children Services Agencies through the support of program excellence and sound public policy for safe children, stable families and supportive communities.

JCC Shalom Phone is the social and secure senior connection for adults, ages 60 and older, who live alone and have no one to regularly check on their well-being.  Shalom Phone connects individuals with someone who cares in their community.  Relationships grow and often last for years!

The Mission of Warren County Children Services is to serve families in need and protect children who are abused, neglected, or dependent through collaboration with our partners and the support of the community.

Contact the Program Director at 513.233.4806 or visit http://www.co.warren.oh.us/ChildrenServices/Care/Default.aspx for information about how and when to report suspected child abuse, adoption and foster care.     

The Warren County Department of Job and Family Services is a county, state and federally supported agency responsible for basic financial, medical and social services programs that are mandated by the State Legislature. Programs are available to ensure that no one is forced to go without food, clothing, shelter, medical care and necessary life sustaining services because of lack of resources. Along with those necessary support services, Warren County Human Services provides education and training to help individuals find quality jobs enabling them to move from short term assistance to independence and self-sufficiency in the shortest time possible.

Telephone:

• 513-695-1420- Main Phone Line
• 513-695-1600- Adult Protective Services After-Hours Hotline
• 844-640-6446- Statewide IVR/Call Center
• Fax: 513-695-2940
• Email: WARRE_CDHS_INFO@jfs.ohio.gov