Services for Families & Youth
Adoption Network Cleveland: The Ohio Family Connection serves all current and prospective families connected to adoption and foster care, including adoptive, kinship, foster, and birth families to support them, celebrate the joys, and meet the unique challenges they may face. Among the program components within our services for families are telephone and in-person support from our program staff, monthly gatherings and workshops, and overall family support, educational guidance, mentorship programs, and permanency navigation.
Our services include:
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Family Ties Parent & Youth ProgramSupportive program for adoptive, kinship and foster families with both a parent and youth component
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Weaving Cultures Transracial Family GroupAn educational and supportive program for transracial families
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Educational supports and advocacy for parents of children who are struggling in school
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Programs and support for prospective adoptive parents interested in adopting, or who are in the adoption process.
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A safe space for all those desiring to provide permanency for a child to come together and determine the best path
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A safe space for members of the adoption constellation to share perspectives and receive support
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A new statewide responsive kinship and adoption navigator program designed to identify the resources they need to thrive.
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HelplinePhone and email support on adoption, kinship, and foster care topics
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Short-term emergency assistance for adoptive, kinship, and foster families as well as adult parents formerly in foster care that meet income eligibility requirements.
