| Investing
in Children and Youth |
Alternative
School - Shelby County Educational Service
Center
129 E. Court St.
Sidney, Ohio 45365
Heather Neer , Supt.
Ph: 498-1354 Fax: 498-4850
e-mail: sc_supt@woco.ohio.gov
Provides
services which include crisis intervention
for youth and their families, an alternative
school program for youth who are referred
by the Juvenile Court and schools; after
school group interventions.
Web Site: www.sceso.k12.oh.us
Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby County
121 E. North St.
P. O. Box 885
Sidney, Ohio 45365-0885
Lisa Brown,
Executive Director
Ph: 492-7611 Fax: 492-4555
e-mail: lisa@bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org
Provides
mentoring, guidance, and support to
children that may be at risk. Provides
volunteer opportunities for adults requiring
varying levels of time commitment. Also
offers a high school mentoring program
utilizing high school juniors and seniors
as mentors.
Web Site:
www.BigBroBigSis-ShelbyDarke.org
Girl
Scouts of Appleseedridge, Inc
1870 West Robb Avenue
Lima, OH 45805-1535
Jane Krites,
Executive Director
Ph: 1-800-96Apple Fax: 419-229-7570
e-mail: jkrites@gsar.org
Strives
to reach out to Every Girl, Everywhere,
through a variety of experiential learning
programs, which enable us to serve girls
from the diverse backgrounds that compose
our community s population. Through
our programs girls are inspired with
the highest ideals of character, conduct,
patriotism and service so that they
may become happy and resourceful citizens.
Program is for girls 5 to 18 years of
age.
Web Site:
www.gsar.org
Boy
Scouts, Miami Valley Council
P.O. Box 13057
Dayton, OH 45413
Jeff Whitten,
District Executive
Ph: 937-278-4825 Fax: 937-278-9002
e-mail: jwhitten@mvcbsa.com
Offers
youth, ages 5 and up, the opportunity
to become involved in activities which
encourage character building, citizenship
training, physical fitness and
career awareness.
Web Site:
www.mvcbsa.com
Gateway
Youth
201 R.M. Davis Parkway
P.O. Box 601
Piqua,
OH 45356
Matt Boley, Executive Director
mboley@corsp.org
Provides services to at-risk youth between the age of 7-17 including prevention groups, Connection Youth Center, crisis intervention, and youth emergency shelter. The goal is to help youth gain life skills necessary to deal with life's challenges and to become self-sufficient.
Web Site: www.corsp.org/gateway.htm
| Strengthening
Families and Individuals |
Alpha Community Center
330 E. Court Street
P. O. Box 300
Sidney, Ohio 45365-0300
Jan Harmon
Ph: 498-9758 Fax: 492-6047
e-mail:
alphacc@embarqmail.com
Offers daily programs, information,
referral, and recreation in a supervised
environment for children and adults
in downtown Sidney. Provides tutoring,
mentoring, educational programs, hot
lunches Monday through Friday, chapel
services, and special events including
camping, swimming and bowling.
Catholic Social Services
1201 Fairington Drive
Sidney, Ohio 45365
Lucky Vonderheide,
Executive Director
Ph: 498-4593 Fax: 493-0269
e-mail: lvonderheide@cssmv-sidney.org
Provides
outpatient mental health and alcohol/drug
addiction counseling for individuals
of all ages and creeds. CSS is accredited
through the Ohio Department of Mental
Health and the Ohio Department of Alcohol
and Drug Addiction Services. CSS provides
case management and administration of
the PASSPORT home care program.
Web Site:
www.cssmv.org
Consumer
Credit Counseling Service
113 N. Ohio Ave., Suite 201
P.O. Box 4545
Sidney, Ohio 45365-4545
Ruth Menz,
Sidney Office Counselor
Ph: 492-1953 Fax: 492-4440
e-mail: rmenz@lssma.org
Provides
budget and credit counseling, debt management
programs, and financial education classes
for individuals and families. Consumer
Credit Counseling is accredited by the
Council on Accreditation and a HUD approved
housing counseling agency.
More Info:
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The
Wilma Valentine Creative Learning Center
1200 South Children s Home Road
Sidney, Ohio 45365-0925
Lisa Slonecker,
Director
Ph: 498-4566 Fax: 493-4612
e-mail: lslonecker@shelbymrdd.org
The Wilma
Valentine Creative Learning Center provides
quality day care for children ages 3,
4, and 5 with an emphasis on services
to families whose children are experiencing
developmental delays or have been diagnosed
with handicapping conditions. The Center
strives to strengthen and support the
family unit and to provide day care
services in a positive environment of
safety, support, and care. The day care
center is located at Shelby Hills Early
Childhood Center which provides educational
services for the children in the day
care program.
Child
Development Center at the YMCA
300 E. Parkwood Street and 835 Grove
Street
Sidney, OH 45365
Maureen
Woodson, Branch Director
Ph: 498-2273 Fax: 492-4705
e-mail: mwoodson@sidney-ymca.org
Includes
the following services: preschool classes,
daily care for infants, toddlers, preschool
age children, kindergarten, and school
age children at two sites. Meals, swimming
lessons, and transportation are included.
Child Care
Web Site: www.Y-Kids.org
| Promoting Health and Well Being |
Rehabilitation
Center for Neurological Development
1306 Garbry Road
Piqua, Ohio 45356
Carla Bertke,
Director
Ph: 937-773-7630 Fax: 937-778-2561
e-mail: carla-bertke@woh.rr.com
Offers
a variety of specialized services for
children & adults with minimal to
severe brain injury. Injuries include
stroke, autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down's
Syndrome, head injury, Multiple Sclerosis,
A.D.D., A.D.H.D. Services available;
Neurological Rehab, Aquatic Therapy,
Tutoring, EEG Neurofeedback and Day
School for Special Needs Children, kindergarten
through eighth grade.
Web Site:
www.rcnd.org
Shelby
County ARC
Advocacy Respect Concern for Persons
with Developmental Disabilities
P. O. Box 258
Sidney, Ohio 45365-0258
Cathy Dulin,
Executive Director
Ph: 497-8155, ext. 685 or 1-937-441-5935
Fax: 498-4567
e-mail: rcdulin@woh.rr.com
Provides
services, which promote the general
welfare of individuals with developmental
disabilities. Services include: The
ARC Library which has books and resource
materials about disabilities that the
general public can borrow without cost;
Financial Assistance for individuals
in need of special medical equipment
or devices that insurance, Medicare
or Medicaid may not cover; Recreational/Social
Activities for individuals with developmental
disabilities; Public School Education
Grants available to classes for students
with disabilities in Shelby County and
the Sidney City Schools; Liaison Services
for individuals with disabilities and
their families.
Web Site:
Web Site: www.geocities.com/shelbycountyarc
Shelby
County Health Assistance Program
202 West Poplar
Sidney, Ohio 45365
Ph: 937-335-6974
e-mail: meilerma@odh.ohio.gov
Provides
emergency financial assistance to eligible
persons with medical expenses including
medical office visits, eye exams, dental
appointments and treatment, assistance
to cancer patients, prescriptions, and
hospital bills.
Shelby
County Residential Services
P. O. Box 379
Sidney, OH 45365
Scott Delong
Ph: 937-653-1324
e-mail: sdelong@crsi-oh.com
Provides
residential options to mentally retarded
and developmentally disabled adults
in Shelby County.
| Enriching the Lives of Seniors |
Adult
Day Services of Shelby County
2901 Fair Road
Sidney, Ohio 45365
Ruth Burnside,
Director
Ph: 492-8074 Fax: 492-8826
e-mail: rburnside@fairhavenservices.com
Provides
day care programming Monday through
Friday for frail and impaired adult
residents of Shelby County. This program
enables family members and caregivers
time during the day to work and run
errands. The clients are able to live
at home, yet receive the supervision,
therapy, socialization, and support
they require. The service assists in
maintaining and improving functional
skills related to physical, mental,
social, and emotional abilities.
Web Site:
www.FairHavenServices.com
Retired
and Senior Volunteer Program
P.O. Box 4362
304 S. West Avenue
Sidney, OH 45365
Natalie
Mallott, Project Director
Ph: 937-548-8002 Fax: 937-548-2664
e-mail: nmalott@corsp.org
Eileen
Wiseman, Shelby County RSVP Coordinator
Ph: 492-5266
Recruits
persons 55+ years of age to volunteer
in non-profit agencies, schools and
health related organizations on as requested
basis.
More Info:
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Senior
Center of Sidney-Shelby County
304 S. West Avenue
P.O. Box 4362
Sidney, Ohio 45365-4362
Casey Beardslee
Executive Director
Ph: 492-5266 Fax: 492-2134
e-mail: candcbeard@hotmail.com
Provides
programs and activities for Senior Citizens
who in turn help other Senior Citizens
and children of Shelby County.
Web Site:
www.ShelbySites.com/SeniorCenter
Senior
Health Services
1201 Fairington Drive
Sidney, Ohio 45365
Lucky Vonderheide,
Director
Ph: 498-4593 Fax: 293-0269
e-mail: lvonderheide@cssmv-sidney.org
Provides
housekeeping/home health aide services
through the Passport and other programs
to persons 60 and older with demonstrated
need, not receiving same services from
other billable sources. Offers information
and support to families in their elder-care
responsibilities.
Web Site:
www.cssmv.org
| Caring for People
in Crisis |
American Red Cross of the Northern Miami
Valley
Shelby County Service Center
207 W. Water Street
Sidney, Ohio 45365
R. Scott
Miller, Executive Director
Ph: 492-6151 Fax: 497-8688
Email: smiller@northernmiamivalley.redcross.org
"The
American Red Cross is at work around
the clock - responding to disasters,
saving lives, making families safer.
The Red Cross is there...rushing disaster
relief to victims of a house fire...teaching
a coach about sports safety for his
football players...sending emergency
communications overseas to a family's
son or daughter in the military. The
American Red Cross is people, dedicated
to helping others prepare for, prevent,
and cope with emergencies...making our
community - and the world - a better
place to live."
Website:
www.northernmiamivalley.redcross.org
New
Choices, Inc
P.O. Box 4182
Sidney, Ohio 45365-4182
Ph: 498-7261 Fax: 498-7404
e-mail: newchoicesinc@earthlink.net
Provides
shelter, advocacy, transportation and
referral services for victims of
domestic violence.
Alpha Community Center Emergency Housing
330 E. Court Street
P. O. Box 300
Sidney, Ohio 45365-0300
Jan Harmon
Ph: 498-9758 Fax: 492-6047
e-mail: alphacc@embarq.com
Provides counseling and funding for emergency housing and utility needs.
