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Child Passenger Safety FITTING STATION Car Seat Fitting Stations are specific locations where parents and other caregivers can receive education and training from certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians on how to properly install and use their child safety seat. The goal is to increase correct installation and proper use of child safety seats. Contact a Car Seat Fitting Station to have your car seat checked. FLYER CAR SEAT PROGRAM The Ohio Buckles Buckeyes (OBB) provides child safety seats and booster seats to eligible low income families. The overall goal is to increase the availability of child safety seats for families and to increase correct installation and proper use of child safety seats. Program managed by the Marietta/Belpre Health Department. Contact them to sign up for a Car Seat Class. FLYER CAR SEAT EVENTS A team of Child Passenger Safety Technicians will host their own or attend community events to check child safety seats at no cost for families. It’s a good way for parents and caregivers to get answers to car seat questions and receive education and training on how to properly install and use child safety seats. BOOSTER SEAT EDUCATION A 20-30 minute Booster Seat Education presentation perfect for children ages 3 – 8. The I’m Safe! In The Car video is a great way to help young children and their parents learn why safety belts need to cross strong bones; where kids can safely sit; and how children can help the driver and have fun! Car Seat Recommendations for Children Select a car seat based on your child’s age and size, and choose a seat that fits in your vehicle and use it every time. Always refer to your specific car seat manufacturer’s instructions and read the vehicle owner’s manual. To maximize safety, keep your child in the car seat for as long as possible, as long as the child fits within the manufacturer’s height and weight requirements. Keep your child in the back seat at least through age 12. Birth – 12 months Your child under age 1 should always ride in a rear-facing car seat. 1 – 3 years Keep your child rear-facing as long as possible. Once your child outgrows the rear-facing car seat, your child is ready to travel in a forward-facing car seat with a harness. 4 – 7 years Keep your child in a forward-facing car seat with a harness until he or she reaches the top height or weight limit allowed by your car seat’s manufacturer. Once your child outgrows the forward-facing car seat with a harness, it’s time to travel in a booster seat, but still in the back seat. 8 – 12 years Keep your child in a booster seat until he or she is big enough to fit in a seat belt properly. Remember: your child should still ride in the back seat because it’s safer there Want to learn how to install your car seat for free? Our trained CPS Technicians will teach you everything you need to know to make sure your car seat is fitted and installed correctly. Call 740-376-7081 and ask to speak with one of our CPS Technicians Are you in need of a car seat or booster seat? Ohio Buckles Buckeyes provides child safety seats and booster seats to eligible low income families. Call 740-373-0611 ext. 2317 leave your name, phone number, and child's age/height/weight MORE INFORMATION Car Seat Fitting Station Flyer NHTSA 4 Steps Flyer OBB Car Seat Program Flyer https://www.safekids.org/ Car Seat Events Flyer Booster Seat Education Flyer Want to become a CPS Technician

SERVICE COORDINATION / WRAPAROUND Is a resource to help with the toughest cases—those children or teens who are involved in multiple public systems, whose families have tried many options and are still struggling. What is Service Coordination? Service Coordination offers families of children with multiple needs the opportunity to bring providers together at the same table in a coordinated manner to support and wrap services around the family, enabling youth to thrive in their home and school environment. What is the purpose of Service Coordination? To prevent children or teens who are involved in multiple public systems, and their families, from falling through the cracks due to intake, eligibility, or funding barriers. How Service Coordination Works In Washington County, Service Coordination is a family-driven process designed to bring services and supports to children and families in a manner that includes family participation at every level. Washington County Family and Children First implements the evidence-based National Wraparound Model provided by a trained Wraparound facilitator. Do you know a young person who receives help from multiple public systems, and: has been expelled from school or is suspended often; or has had various mental health or substance abuse treatments providers? or has behaviors that continue to escalate? or is experiencing repeated hospitalizations? or needs help planning for his or her transition to adulthood? or has a developmental delay or suspected delay? What is High-Fidelity Wraparound? Wraparound is a youth/family-led process that gathers all the people who work with you from different agencies like your child's school, social services, juvenile justice, mental and physical health, developmental disabilities, coaches, mentors, children's services along with you, your family and close friends or extended family members. Together—as a team—you make a plan to prioritize identified needs and help your family find stability. What is Out of Home Placements? There are times in the lives of youth and families when all attempts to support and wrap a family in services are not enough. A youth may need additional or more intense services found in a placement setting such as a residential treatment facility for intense mental health needs; or a treatment facility for substance abuse; or the need for an out-of-home repsite placement to provide a break for families. The goal with any placement is to support the youth and their family with the intentions of the youth returning home after a period of treatment. Each case is assessed for appropriate placement by a Family Team, with on-going review and contact with the youth in placement and the facility. Types of placements would include; Respite, Therapuetic Foster Homes, Group Homes, Residential Facility, Hospitilization. Do you need advice or new ideas for helping a child with these types of challenges? MORE INFORMATION Service Coordination Mechanism Guidelines for Families Service Coordination Brochure Dispute Resolution Process FCSS Annual Guidance Family & Children First Referral Packet Intro to Wraparound 10 Principles of the Wraparound Process www.wraparoundohio.org

SFP 10-14 To register for the next SFP 10-14 class click the arrow below and fill out the online form and our Coordinator will contact you for details. Brochure The Strengthening Families 10-14 Program (SFP 10-14) is a parent, youth, and family skills-building curriculum designed to: build family strengths, strengthen parenting skills, prevent teen substance abuse and other behavior problems. The program is delivered with seven sessions for parents, youth, and families using realistic videos, role-playing, discussions, learning games, and family projects. In just seven two-hour sessions you will learn how to show love while setting limits, your children will develop skills in handling peer pressure and building a positive future, your family will grow and have fun together. Prevention works Iowa State University has evaluated the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 with hundreds of families. Compared with families who were not in the program · Youth had significantly lower rates of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use. · Youth had significantly fewer conduct problems in school. · Parents learned to build a positive relationship with their children, set appropriate limits, and follow through on consequences. These results have continued years after families have completed the program. The program has been used with thousands of families in the United States and several other countries. The National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the U.S. Department of Education, and the National 4-H Council have recognized the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 for its positive effects on youth. Do you want to · Help your children succeed in the future? · Keep your children from serious behavior problems like drug and alcohol use? · Maintain a positive relationship with your children during the challenging teen years? MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOUR FAMILY! *FREE and open to the public! *Free child care for younger siblings! *Dinner provided each night! *Gas cards to assist with transportation! Register Today To register for the next class fill out the online form and our Coordinator will contact you for details. Register MORE INFORMATION SFP Fact Sheet Strengthening Families Brochure www.extension.iastate.edu/sfp10-14/

The Incredible Years Preschool Basic Program To register for the next Incredible Years Program class click the arrow below and fill out the online form and our Coordinator will contact you for details. Incredible Years Brochure Washington County Family & Children First is excited to offer this highly acclaimed, evidence-based program FREE to parents in our community! The Incredible Years Preschool Basic (IYP) parenting program is designed for for parents with children ages 3-6 years. IYP strengthens parent-child interactions and attachment, reducing harsh discipline and fostering parents' ability to promote children's social, emotional, and language development. Parents also learn how to build school readiness skills and are encouraged to partner with teachers and day care professionals so they can promote children's emotional regulation and social skills. In the parenting groups, trained Incredible Years® facilitators use video clips of real-life situational vignettes to support the training and trigger parenting group discussions, problem solving, and practice exercises. Program Topics: Program 1 – Strengthening Children's Social Skills, Emotional Regulation and School Readiness Skills Program 2 – Using Praise and Incentives to Encourage Cooperative Behavior Program 3 – Positive Discipline – Rules, Routines and Effective Limit Setting Program 4 – Positive Discipline – Handling Misbehavior Program Goals: Improve parent-child interactions, building positive relationships and attachment Improved parental functioning, less harsh and more nurturing parenting, and increased parental social support and problem solving Prevention, reduction and treatment of early onset conduct behaviors and emotional problems Promotion of child social competence, emotional regulation, positive attributions, academic readiness and problem solving The Incredible Years® are evidence-based, proven effective programs. Incredible Years® programs have been applied in more than twenty countries. Incredible Years Preschool Basic Program is a 14-week program for parents of children ages 3-6 years. The program is offered once a week for two-hours and provided by trained facilitators. register today To register for the next Incredible Years Program class fill out the online form and our Coordinator will contact you for details. REGISTER MORE INFORMATION Incredible Years Fact Sheet Incredible Years Brochure http://www.incredibleyears.com/

PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES Service Coordination / Wraparound Service Coordination & Wraparound is a resource to help with the toughest cases—those children or teens who are involved in multiple public systems, whose families have tried many options and are still struggling. Service Coordination & Wraparound offers families of children with multiple needs the opportunity to bring providers together at the same table in a coordinated manner to support and wrap services around the family, enabling youth to thrive in their home and school environment. Go to page Help Me Grow Early Intervention Ohio’s Early Intervention System serves children from birth to age 3 who have a developmental delay or a diagnosed medical condition likely to cause a delay. Service Coordinators provide screenings, Individualized Family Service Plan development, transition services, referrals/resources, linkage to specialized services, and coordination of evaluations and assessments. Go to page Help Me Grow Home Visiting Help Me Grow Home Visiting serves families who enter the program prenatally or up until their child is 2 years of age, and remain eligible until age 5. Credentialed Home Visitors provide the Parents As Teachers (PAT) curriculum; referrals and resources; developmental screenings; parenting tools assessments; and a Family Plan. Go to page Parenting Wisely Parenting Wisely (PW) is an evidence-based program that is accessed individually at a computer and completed in a 2-3 hour session. PW provides skills that help in communicating and lowering children’s risks for problems. Both PW American Teens and PW Young Children are available on an ongoing basis to allow immediate access to parenting skills training. FREE to the public at FCF office on a weekday basis. Go to page Strengthening Families Program The Strengthening Families 10-14 program is for parents and youth ages 10-14. It is a parent, youth, and family skills-building curriculum designed to build family strengths, strengthen parenting skills, and prevent teen substance abuse and other behavior problems. It's a 7 week program offered once a week for two hours using realistic videos, role-playing, discussions, learning games, and family projects. Held 2 times a year. Go to page Incredible Years Program The Incredible Years Preschool Basic program is for parents with children ages 3-6 years. It strengthens parent-child interactions and attachment, reducing harsh discipline and fostering parents' ability to promote children's social, emotional, and language development. It's a 14-week program offered once a week for two-hours and provided by trained facilitators. Held once a year. Go to page Child Passenger Safety Child Passenger Safety provides a car seat program, car seat fitting stations, car seat events, and booster seat education from certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians on how to properly install and use child safety seats. Go to page Trauma Informed Care Trauma is a very difficult experience that results in emotional, mental, and/or physical problems that usually last for a long time. Trauma is a unique and personal experience, which means people may experience the same event and react or respond to it differently. Go to page No Wrong Door No Wrong Door allows Washington County families can easily obtain comprehensive information, and streamlined access to personalized supports and services that promote freedom of choice from wherever they enter the system, with warmth and respect from the servicing provider. Go to page School Readiness Program The Incredible Years School Readiness Program is an evidence-based program designed to help parents support their child's learning, social-emotional development, and school readiness through proven strategies and fun, interactive sessions. Go to page

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Privacy Policy Effective Date: July 17, 2026 Washington County Family and Children First Washington County Family and Children First ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website, www.wcfcfc.org , or use the Family Resource Guide mobile application (collectively referred to as the "Services"). Information We Collect You may browse our website and use the Family Resource Guide mobile application without creating an account or providing personal information. We do not require users to register and do not collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, or mailing address unless you voluntarily provide it. If you choose to contact Washington County Family and Children First through a contact form or messaging feature, you may voluntarily provide information such as your name, email address, phone number, and the contents of your message. This information is collected through Wix Forms and is used only to respond to your inquiry, provide requested information, or follow up regarding your request. Information submitted through contact forms may be stored securely within our Wix account and accessed only by authorized Washington County Family and Children First staff or representatives who need the information to respond to your request. Cookies and Analytics Our website and mobile application are built using the Wix platform. Wix may use cookies and similar technologies to provide website and app functionality, improve user experience, maintain security, and collect anonymous usage statistics. Information that may be collected includes: • Device type • Browser type • Operating system • IP address • Pages viewed • Time spent using the Services • General usage information This information helps us understand how visitors use our Services and allows us to improve their performance and usability. We do not use this information to identify individual users. How We Use Information Information collected through our Services may be used to: • Respond to questions, requests, or messages submitted by users. • Improve the functionality and user experience of our website and mobile application. • Monitor performance and troubleshoot technical issues. • Better understand community needs and usage of available resources. Sharing Information Washington County Family and Children First does not sell, rent, or trade personal information. Information submitted through our contact forms is not shared for marketing purposes. We may use service providers, such as Wix, to securely host our website, application, forms, and related services. These providers may process information only as necessary to provide their services and maintain the functionality and security of our Services. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect the safety and security of our users and community. Third-Party Links Our website and mobile application may include links to external websites or community resources. These third-party websites have their own privacy policies and practices. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any external sites they visit. Data Security We take reasonable measures to protect information submitted through our Services. However, no electronic transmission or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Children's Privacy The Family Resource Guide is designed to provide information and resources for children, families, caregivers, and community members. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Contact Us If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact: Washington County Family and Children First Website: www.wcfcfc.org Email: admin@wcfcfc.org Phone: (740) 376-7081 Wix Privacy Information Our website and mobile application are built using the Wix platform. Wix may process limited technical information necessary to provide website and application services, including security, performance, and analytics functions. For more information about Wix's privacy practices, please visit: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy

WHY WE EXIST To Promote Healthy Children Strong Families Thriving Communities WHAT WE DO We Ensure Shared Responsibilites Shared Resources Shared Results HOW DO WE DO THIS Accomplished by Alignment Access Accountability Washington County Family and Children First Council mission is to promote coordination and collaboration among county and local governments, non-profit organizations, businesses, schools and families in a manner which fosters wellness and self-sufficiency for families and increases child well-being. The Vision of the Washington County Family & Children First Council is that all children and families thrive and succeed within healthy communities. Established in 1995, the Washington County Commissioners voted to transition the Inter-System Cluster to a Family and Children First Council. Council consists of mandated members per Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 121.37, Parent Representatives, and Community Representatives. Council meets 10 times a year. Council elects an executive committee who act on behalf of the governing board on an emergency basis and specific duties. Standing Committees were established under the Council Constitution and Bylaws and specialize in particular subject areas. A Council Coordinator (Director) is hired to control and oversee all of Council operations, staff, programs, and initiatives. The Director develops and executes grants applications, communicate and maintain trust relationships with agencies, business, and partners. Ensure policies and guidelines are developed and communicated, oversee Council financial performance, and provide strategic advice to Council. Other staff is hired to maintain office duties and work on specific programs. COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT Each county council shall designate an administrative agent for the council. A county council's administrative agent shall serve as the council's appointing authority for any employees of the council, The council shall file an annual budget with its administrative agent, with copies filed with the county auditor and with the board of county commissioners, unless the board is serving as the council's administrative agent. The co uncil's administrative agent shall ensure that all expenditures are handled in accordance with policies, procedures, and activities prescribed by state departments in rules, grant agreements, or interagency agreements that are applicable to the council's functions. Washington County Commissioners Charlie Schilling Eddie Place Greg Nohe GOVERNING BOARD Each board of county commissioners shall establish a county family and children first council. The board may invite any local public or private agency or group that funds, advocates, or provides services to children and families to have a representative become a permanent or temporary member of its county council. Each county council must include individuals listed in Ohio Revised Code 121.34 (B)(1) COUNCI L MEMBERS Building Bridges to Careers City of Marietta * Fort Frye Local Schools * GoPacks Hopewell Health Centers Marietta/Belpre Health Department* Ohio Department of Youth Services* Ohio State University Extension Parent Representatives (3)* Project Head Start * Southeastern Ohio Counseling Center Warren Local Schools Washington County Board of Developmental Disabilities * Washington County Children Services * Washington County Commission * Washington County Department of Job and Family Services * Washington County Health Department * Washington County Behavioral Health Board * Washington/Morgan Community Action Program * *Mandated Membe rs COUNCIL OFFICERS President - Alice Stewart Vice-President - Tiffany Neill T reasurer - George Goddard Secretary - Dawn Rauch COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 2024 Janua ry 2024 Minutes February 2024 Minutes March 2024 Minutes April 2024 Minutes May 2024 Minutes June 2024 Minutes August 2024 Minutes September 2024 Minutes October 2024 Minutes De cember 2024 M inutes 2025 January 2025 Minutes February 2025 Minutes March 2025 Minutes April 2025 Minutes May 2025 Minutes June 2025 Minutes August 2025 Minutes September 2025 Minutes October 2025 Minutes December 2025 Minutes 2026 January 2026 Minutes February 2026 Minutes March 2026 Minutes April 2026 Minutes May 2026 Minutes June 2026 Minutes August 2026 Minutes September 2026 Minutes October 2026 Minutes December 2026 Minutes COUNCIL STAFF Cindy Davis - Director Jon Higgins - Financial Officer / Office Manager Teresa Schilling - Office Assistant Elaine Corbitt - FCF Service Coordinator Megan Gilliam - FCF Service Coordinator Andrea Nichols - Early Intervention Service Coordinator Liz VanPelt - Early Intervention Service Coordinator Christina Coulter- Home Visiting Program Manager / Supervisor LeAnn Welch - Home Visitor Laura Langley - Home Visitor Kym Bungard - Home Visitor Tanica Casterline - Home Visitor MORE INFORMATION Ohio Revised Code 121.37 Council Bylaws Council Member Roster Council Meeting Calendar Family and Children First Brochure Organizational Chart Annual Report Shared Plan Family Resource Guide Public Records Policy Summary Records Retention Schedule

PARTNERSHIPS In 2012, the Family and Children First Teen Career Awareness Initiative partnered with the newly formed Building Bridges to Careers Initiative. With this partnership, a new BB2C Coordinator was contracted to continue working on job shadowing support for students and schools but broadened the responsibilities to include coordination of the Building Bridges to Career efforts. Building Bridges to Careers (BB2C) is dedicated to bridging the gap between education and employment for all students by building community networks that provide students with experiences in a variety of career fields and help them attain their life goals. Visit their website The mission of The Right Path for Washington County is to promote healthy youth development by reducing and preventing youth substance abuse and by continually building and strengthening our broad-based community coalition to support healthy behavioral choices among Washington County youth. Visit their facebook page Family & Children First (FCF) administers the Help Me Grow Early Intervention (EI) program for infants and toddlers ages birth to three, who have a developmental delay or disability. FCF EI Service Coordinators work closely with the Washington County Board of Developmental Disabilities Early Intervention department as a team to provide a family-centered approach which ensures young children with disabilities and their families have the supports and services necessary for the child's growth and development. Anyone can make a referral for Early Intervention services by calling Help Me Grow at (740)374-4954. Visit their website Washington County Family & Children First’s Early Intervention program partners with the Ohio Valley Educational Service Center (OVESC) to provide a smooth transition for children moving from Early Intervention Part C (birth to 3) to Preschool Services (ages 3-5). The Washington County Interagency Transition Agreement from Part C to Part B is the collaborative guiding document developed and reviewed annually that identifies the processes of the transition. Visit their website The Washington County HUB was launched to combat Opioid addiction. The purpose is: To strengthen county and community efforts to prevent and treat opioid addiction. To educate youth and adults about the dangers of opioid addiction and the negative effects it has on society. To promote family building and workforce development as ways of combatting opioid addiction in communities. To encourage community engagement in efforts to address the goals. Visit their website Family & Children First was instrumental in bringing Handle With Care (HWC) to Washington County, and was one of the first Ohio counties to begin development of HWC. Handle With Care is a trauma-informed, cross-systems, collaborative program aimed at ensuring that children who are exposed to adverse events receive appropriate interventions and have opportunities to build resilience through positive relationships with teachers and first responders. Visit their website

TRAUMA- INFORMED CARE Adopting a trauma-informed care model requires a fundamental cultural shift within organizations to promote a greater sense of safety, security and equity. Ohio is promoting six Guiding Principles of Trauma-Informed Care from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. READ MORE What is Trauma Trauma is a very difficult experience that results in emotional, mental, and/or physical problems that usually last for a long time. Trauma is a unique and personal experience, which means people may experience the same event and react or respond to it differently. Common Causes of Trauma Abuse and neglect Cultural trauma War and Violence Accidents Bullying Natural disasters Six Principles of Trauma Informed Care 1. Safety 2. Trustworthiness and transparency 3. Peer support and mutual self-help 4. Collaboration and mutuality 5. Empowerment, voice and choice 6. Cultural, historical and gender issues Anchor 1 Washington County offers various supports related to Trauma-Informed Care including: Train-the-Trainers Agency Training Trauma-Informed Schools Training Community Training Community Trauma Presentations Handle with Care Program Want to learn more To learn more and assist in our goal of becoming a Trauma-Informed Community, Contact us today MORE INFORMATION TIC Overview TIC Rack Card

Social Services Training Series The No Wrong Door Cross-Systems Training Committee develops a variety of trainings throughout the year to support staff across participating agencies and organizations. These sessions are typically held in person and focus on available services as well as identifying and addressing service gaps. Topic: Annual Social Services 101 Training Our next annual Social Service training will be coming soon. Audience will learn how they could make a positive difference in responding to client needs, reviewed scenarios and determine the best resources, identified organizations who can help, and learn probing questions to help your clients. REGISTER Flyer Previous Social Services Training Series Topic: Burnout Resilience Training Community learned how to better understand and recognize burnout, while gaining practical tools to build resilience in both your professional and personal life. The training provided attendees with immediate strategies for managing stress, along with longer-term practices that can help strengthen relationships, improve well-being, and support sustainable success in your work. They had the opportunity to put these evidence-based strategies into practice and identify ways to incorporate them into your everyday routine. The training was facilitated by Kim Paull Coaching, led by Kim Paull, an ICF-Certified Coach, Speaker, Trainer, and Guide from Rhode Island. Topic: No Wrong Door Poverty Simulation Training The No Wrong Door Initiative invited the community to immerse yourself in a poverty simulation in order to experience the challenges faced by those in poverty. Unless you had experienced poverty, it was difficult to understand the reality of it. The poverty simulation was a 2.5-hour immersive learning experience. This free interactive event increased understanding of poverty, inspired local change, and helped to eliminate barriers through understanding. Topic: Annual Social Services 101 Training Audience learned how they could make a positive difference in responding to client needs, reviewed scenarios and determine the best resources, identified organizations who can help, and learned probing questions to help your clients. This training is usually provided annually in February. Topic: Poverty Simulation Training Thanks to the Mid-Ohio Valley Circles Campaign audience was immersed in a poverty simulation in order to experience the challenges faced by those in poverty. Unless you have experienced poverty, its difficult to understand the reality of it. The Circles Campaign poverty simulation is a 2.5-hour immersive learning experience. This interactive event increases understanding of poverty, inspires local change, and helps to eliminate barriers through understanding. Topic: Trauma-Informed Care Customer Service Workshop Thanks to Dr. Alane Sanders, PH.D the audience learned empowering client service through Trauma-Informed Practices. This workshop was designed to equip them with the knowledge and tools to better understand and serve the public. They learned specific communication techniques to use in work, develop strategies to create a safe and welcoming environment for all clients, gained insight into the impact of trauma on individuals, and was tailored to the No Wrong Door approach. Topic: Mental Health & Addiction Audience learned about available Mental Health and Addiction services in Washington County. A panel of providers shared information on services they offer.

RESOURCES Resources provided is for information purpose only. Users of the information should understand that a provider being listed does not guarantee service availability or service delivery to the user and in no way constitutes legal referral. See Resources DATA The purpose of the reports below was to collect and analyze relevant data to prioritize community needs so that organizations can develop and implement action plans to meet those needs and improve current programs and systems. See Data The Family Resource Guide is information, resources, and supports for families. Contents include services, schools, programs, support groups, and more. Open the guide for contact information and links. View the Document 2-1-1 is a simple number to call or search online when you need help or access to human services, community service agencies, food pantries, and lots more. The Information and Referral service is free and available 24/7. Visit the website The Washington County Prenatal/Infant/Toddler and Preschool Services brochure is information on community services for families. Open the brochure for contact information. View the document The Washington County NWD Community Resource Guide was created as a pocket sized guide that can fit in your pocket. It's a quick reference guide of Resources and Agency phone numbers. View the document Washington County Ohio is your one stop site for government, departments, community, business information for Washington County. Visit the website The Mental Health and Substance Use Resource Guide was developed to improve access to available mental health services and substance use resources for Washington County residents. Open the guide for providers and resource links. View the Document Redtreehouse.org was created to provide a welcoming and vibrant online community for families and professionals to explore resources to help children and young adults, prenatal through age 25. Visit the website The Substance Use and Mental Health Supports Groups Guide was developed to improve access to available support groups for Washington County residents. Open the guide for time and locations. View the document Department of Children and Youth have an interactive Community Resource Directory, a catalog of family support services throughout Ohio. Visit the website Appalachian Children Coalition engaged with FindHelp to make their resource search engine available to anyone in the community. The FindHelp platform (https://appchildren.findhelp.com/ ) includes information from more than 6,000 organizations and is fully searchable based on the issues a person or family may be encountering View the website Resources Anchor Resources provided is for information purpose only, and does not imply endorsement, fitness for use, legal sanction or license, nor in any way seeks to portray anything other than information upon which individuals may freely choose to engage the provider or its intermediaries in seeking desired services. Users of the information should understand that a provider being listed does not guarantee service availability or service delivery to the user and in no way constitutes legal referral. The purpose of the reports below was to collect and analyze relevant data to prioritize community needs so that organizations can develop and implement action plans to meet those needs and improve current programs and systems. COMMUNITY VALUES SURVEY Washington County Family and Children First conducted a Community Values Survey in the spring of 2022. READ MORE >> COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Community Health Assessment Washington County, Ohio 2024 READ MORE >> SENIOR SURVEY With a growing concern for students who lack a career path upon graduation and the dwindling number of students entering skilled trades, a survey was developed and implemented in 2007 within the county's six school districts to gather data. This survey is administered every year and is used for focusing on outcomes and strategies for further development around career planning. READ MORE >> COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT Marietta Noon Lions Club conducted a Community Needs Assessment in 2024. This survey was sent to community leaders to see how the Marietta Noon Lions Club can help meet some needs in the community. To View the document click the link below. READ MORE >> OHYES! SURVEY The Ohio Healthy Youth Environments Survey (OHYES!) provides important survey results about the health and safety of adolescents across Ohio. Family, peer group, school, and community factors can affect young people’s health and well-being. Addressing the positive development of youth can facilitate their adoption of healthy behaviors and helps to ensure a healthy and productive future. OHYES! results can help us understand youth issues and how best to advocate for them. OHYES! Results may be used for data, planning, policy and programming, funding, and advocacy. READ MORE >> COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT Washington Morgan Community Action (WMCAP) conducted a needs assessment during August thru October 2023. The results of surveys are compiled to produce a guide for prioritization of agency efforts. Information was gathered from the United States Census Bureau, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, as well as from other sources; to produce an accurate portrait of the currently existing conditions of poverty in Washington and Morgan Counties, Ohio. READ MORE >> APPALACHIAN OHIO CHILD & FAMILY HEALTH DATA The Appalachian Ohio Child & Family Health Data dashboard is a one-stop source of Appalachian Ohio community health and wellbeing data, consisting of over 200 community indicators. The tools and data on this site help better understand and address root causes of inequities across Appalachian Ohio and improve the health and well-being of our region's children. VISIT THE WEBSITE Data Anchor