County Specific Resources: Summit County (General Audience)
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Barberton City Schools
Contact:
Name: Joyce Walker
Title: Director of Student Services
Phone: (330) 753-1025
Email:
jwalker@barbertonschools.org
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
Child Guidance and Family Solutions (CG&FS)
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, 14-21 Years, 22+ Years, General Audience, 03-06 Years, 07-13 Years
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Therapy: Counselors & Social Workers
They support children, adults, and families who face abuse, grief, neglect, trauma, and mental health challenges. Specialties include early childhood, trauma, ADHD, mood/anxiety disorders, co-occurring disorders, sexual behavior problems, and adult services.
Services include: Individual, group, family therapy, and services for younger children. Respite, case management, intensive home-based therapy, assessments for children, 24-hour emergency services for clients, F.I.R.S.T Program for older adolescents and young adults with early onset psychosis.
If a family member is in crisis, you can text the keyword “4HOPE” to 741741 and expect a reply from a trained Crisis Counselor within five minutes. The message is confidential, anonymous and secure.
Several locations available throughout Summit County.
Coffee, Tea & Autism – Autism Society of Greater Akron
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Support Groups: Caregiver/Family, Support Groups: Self Advocates
A support group for adults ages 18-25 with Asperger’s or high functioning autism. The group is typically held at the Kent Student Center or the group will go out to a restaurant in the area. The group follows the university calendar, so it is closed during school breaks. Contact the phone number to learn about meeting dates.
Support groups are also available for caregivers in Kent and Ravenna, as well as a support group in Medina for families.
Coventry Local Schools
Contact:
Name: Melissa Ostrowski
Title: Director of Special Services
Phone: (330) 644-0699
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
Coventry Local Schools Parent Mentor (Akron)
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Parent Mentors
Cuyahoga Falls Schools
Contact:
Name: Phillip Martucci
Title: Director of Pupil Services
Phone: (330) 926-3800 ext. 502043
Email:
cf_martucci@cfalls.org
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
Green Schools
Contact:
Name: Daryl Witmer
Title: Director of Pupil Services
Phone: (330) 896-7500
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
Hudson City Schools
Contact:
Name: Kelly Kempf
Title: Director of Pupil Services
Phone: (330) 653-1426
Email:
kempfk@hudson.edu
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
Mogadore Local Schools
Contact:
Name: Richard Vrable
Title: Director of Special Education
Phone: (330) 628-9946
Email:
mo_vrable@mogadore.net
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
Nordonia Hills Schools
Contact:
Name: Margo Gibson-Costello,
Credentials: Ph.D.
Title: Director of Pupil Services
Phone: (330) 468-4600
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
Norton City Schools
Contact:
Name: Gwenn Spence
Title: Director of Pupil Services
Phone: (330) 825-0863
Email:
gspence@nortonschools.org
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
O’Shea, Maura, M.D.
Address:
Akron City Hospital Campus75 Arch Street, Suite 401
Akron, OH 44304
Audience:
14-21 Years, 22+ Years, General Audience, 03-06 Years, 07-13 Years
Categories:
Medical: Specialists, County Specific Resources: Summit County
Dr. O’Shea’s areas of interest include adolescent gynecology, alternatives to hysterectomy, and minimally invasive surgery.
Rejoicing Spirits Worship Services
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, Families with Children/Teens, 14-21 Years, 22+ Years, General Audience, 03-06 Years, 07-13 Years
Categories:
Community Life: Religious Resources, County Specific Resources: Summit County
Welcoming Christian church services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their friends, family and other supports.
Services are held in two different locations in the Cleveland Area:
1st Saturday of each month, 5:30pm:
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church — Hudson
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 pm:
First United Methodist Church – Cuyahoga Falls
Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools
Contact:
Name: Marty Saternow
Title: Director of Special Services
Phone: (330) 689-5430
Email:
st_saternow@smfcsd.org
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
Tallmadge City Schools
Contact:
Name: JoAnn Chirakos
Title: Director of Student Services
Phone: (330) 633-3291 x6004
Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
Theatre On The Spectrum
Address:
Blue Box Theatre1501 S. Hawkins Ave.
Akron, OH 44320
Contact:
Name: Wendy Duke
Title: Adult Company Program Director
Phone: (234) 678-7830
Agency: Ardmore Inc.
Email:
info@centerforada.org
Website:
Click here »
Audience:
22+ Years, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Social & Recreation: Arts
An adult theatre program for people of all abilities with an interest in learning and creating theatre. The program will provide training in skills essential for creating theatre and enhancing the quality of life.
Through role play, theatre games, mask work and character study, participants will strengthen their social and emotional awareness. The theatre provides a safe space for practicing the ability to self-advocate, follow directions, collaborate and to create and meet deadlines.
Woodridge Local Schools
Contact:
Name: Valerie Riedthaler
Title: Director of Pupil Services
Phone: (330) 928-9074 x591200
Website:
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Audience:
Parents/Family Members, General Audience
Categories:
County Specific Resources: Summit County, Education: Directors of Pupil Services
Summit County
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