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WSOS provides comprehensive family development, workforce development, education and child care assistance and other support services to families and individuals desiring to obtain basic needs stability, greater independence and self sufficiency.
Staff help families prepare for successful employment opportunities. We help individuals gain and retain employment with benefits, provide follow up services to ensure long term job retention and build community partnerships to support these efforts.
This is addressed through basic needs financial assistance programs, family and workforce development activities including case management, life skills, educational and vocational development and individual counseling.
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Transitional Housing
Brief Overview
WSOS assists homeless families/individuals in finding and maintaining safe, decent and affordable housing and becoming self-sufficient. This is accomplished through family development and case management, life skills development, and educational and vocational development.
WSOS is dedicated to allowing people to help themselves by helping families recognize the strengths they have and to build upon those strengths in order to establish and maintain permanent housing, family health, well-being, and self-reliance.
Services Provided
Family Development and Case Management including a comprehensive family assessment, creation of a family development plan, information and referral services, and monitoring and follow-up. If needed, participants will receive life skills development. Following are some of the areas that could be addressed: household budgeting, time management, effective communication, problem solving and decision-making, and parenting. Participants will also receive educational and vocational development through some of the following activities: identification of strengths and interests, develop educational and vocational goals, career exploration assistance, job readiness training, job search assistance, and continued support and guidance for working participants.
Who's Eligible?
- Must be homeless according to HUD's definition.
- Must be willing to make a 6-month commitment to the program.
- Must have a willingness to make a commitment to becoming self-sufficient.
Contact
Ottawa County
Pat Keys
1854 E. Perry St.
Port Clinton, OH 43452
(800) 775-9767
Phone: (419) 732-7007
Fax: (419) 734-0700 |
Seneca County
Sue Madden - Family Advocate
455-A E. Market Street
Tiffin, OH 44883
(800) 775-9767
Phone: (419) 447-0084
Fax: (419) 447-2576
Wood County
Donna Hamann - Family Advocate
812 North College Drive
Bowling Green, OH 43402
(800) 775-9767
Phone: (419) 353-7407
Fax: (419) 353-1100
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