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Washington-Morgan Community Action
Resources, referrals, and financial support may be available from the Community Action Program of Washington-Morgan Counties of Ohio. This non-profit has as its mission the goal of providing resources and social services to families and individuals in need. There are dozens of services available through this organization in the areas of education, employment and job training, family assistance, housing support, heating assistance, and senior services.
Washington and Morgan County housing programs: The Assisted Housing Program
Washington and Morgan County housing programs
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may be able to provide low cost and safe housing to families that include individuals with mental or physical disabilities. The Program is offered in partnership with the groups such as the Board of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities in Morgan County as well as the Board of Developmental Disabilities in Washington County.
Another component is the: Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) . Both the City of Marietta Ohio as well as the Washington County Commissioners run this for low- and moderate-income families living in Washington County. For those that qualify, CHIP program provides them with emergency home repair, down payment assistance, and rehabilitation or modifications of their home.
Call (740) 373-7671.
Educational services
Rental assistance from the: Housing Crisis Response Program, or HCRP
, helps tenants who are on the brink of homelessness or evictions. Funds can be issued to help eligible clients maintain pay the rent and keep the housing that they are currently residing in.
Funds can even pay the security deposit so they can move into more stable and affordable housing. The goal of this HCRP program is to end future and current homelessness and help clients move towards housing security.
People apply need to be currently homeless or facing eviction or foreclosure. It is also offered as a last resort in Washington or Morgan County Ohio. Low income housing is available as the result of: Rental Property Development
Energy and heating bill assistance
. The non-profit Washington-Morgan Community Action program created housing for qualified low-income families. Dozens of units and apartments may be available. The Section 8 HUD Tenant Based Assistance Program offers vouchers to pay for housing costs, rent, and utilities. The City of Marietta Ohio acts as the Public Housing Agency (PHA) for this housing program.
It assures that very low-income residents are given the ability to move into safe and affordable housing. Educational services: A key goal of the: Early Head Start program is to enhance the development (including physical, social, emotional, language, and cognitive) of very young children from low income families.
The government funded program can promote healthy family functioning and much more. Those that “graduate” from it will usually progress to Head Start, per below. Each child that is enrolled is treated as the individual that they are. Early Head Start is for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years of age and it provides them with services including a preventative health care program that tracks your child’s progress including nutrition, educational levels and growth.
In addition to that, Early Head Start from Washington Morgan Community Action offers a full pre-natal program
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that provides income qualified pregnant women with various forms of assistance including tracking the development of you and your baby, transportation, a ride to the doctor's office, referrals, and helping the women prepare for birth.
The program is flexible in that Early Head Start is available at a local center or in your own home. Head Start is similar to above. It as well is a free preschool program for eligible families with children ages 3 through 5, so it is for older children.
It specializes in the educational and social development of children from low income families in Ohio. The number one goal is to prepare children for kindergarten and future growth. The curriculum offered to children takes into account the importance of social skills, group-work and it also focuses on the necessary basic educational skills.
The realted Head Start Home Base
involves parents as educators and includes regular home visits by a teacher and/or an assigned home visitor. This individual will work with families and support the parents in meeting the needs of children. The Head Start Home Base option is also available from the community action agency and is for families located anywhere in Washington or Morgan counties Ohio.
Emergency aid and support
Another benefit of Head Start is that local transportation is provided where available. The program also includes a free breakfast or lunch and a snack. Both of the programs care for children with disabilities.
Head Start Locations in the region are as follows. Belpre Head Start, 2014 Rockland Ave., Belpre, Ohio 45714, call (740) 423-7120: Chesterhill Head Start, Little Red Schoolhouse, 1757 Mills Street, PO Box 133, Chesterhill, OH 43728, call (740) 554-5001 Malta, Play and Learn, 320 Main Street, Malta, OH, Malta OH 43758, (740) 962-3792 The Jane Edwards Head Start Center, 205 Phillips Street, Marietta, OH 45750, (740) 373-6016 The Washington County Children's Learning Center at Ewing School, 1701 Colegate Drive, Marietta, Ohio 45750, call 740-373-3781 New Matamoras Home Based Care, 501 Main Street, New Matamoras, Ohio 45767, (740) 865-3814 Energy and heating bill assistance: EPP, or the Electrical Partnership Program
, is for AEP customers who are also on the PIPP (Percentage of Income Plan Plus) or that are receiving help from HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program). If you qualify, the Electrical Partnership Program will assist families in lowering their utility bills and saving money. The Community Action Program of Washington-Morgan Counties works with companies such as American Electric Power (AEP) and others to provide the EPP service.
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An energy auditor from the community action agency audit your home and provide suggestions on how to reduce the amount of electrical usage. The household may get free new CFL light bulbs and/or refrigerators or freezers will be installed. For those that qualify they may save a couple hundred dollars per year on their bills.
Please call 740-373-7671 for more details. Also save money from the:
Home Weatherization Assistance Program . This will help families and homeowners reduce their total heating and cooling costs by increasing the efficiency of their energy usage. So it is similar to EPP in that capacity. Contractors will install, for free, extra insulation, caulking and weather stripping and/or take other measures to reduce the family's total heating and cooling bills.
(740) 373-7671. Home Energy Assistance Program
applications are processed by the Washington-Morgan Community Action Agency. The utility bill program can help low income and struggling families meet the high costs of home heating during the winter months.
Funds for HEAP come from the State of Ohio and the federal government. The Winter and also Summer Crisis Programs , known as WCP and SCP respectively, provides emergency assistance to eligible families to offset the high costs associated with running furnaces or air conditioning units.
Aid is offered during the cold winter and also hot summer weather. Another benefit of the Winter Crisis Program is it can prevent the disconnection of heating utilities or even restore your service if applicable. The Ohio WCP program can also pay for an emergency delivery of bulk fuel or heating oil when the supply is down to 10 days or less.
This is only offered once per year at most for those that qualify.
Community Action Program of Washington-Morgan Employment and Training Services: There are three different types of employment and training services. The W orkforce Investment Act (WIA) program is for anyone from the region that is needing assistance finding work.
The second option is the Senior Aide / Title V Program which is for those over the age of 55 who need training and work experience to obtain a job. The Workforce Investment Act for Young Adults is yet a third component. The programs in general provide for a number of needs.
It includes employment opportunities, career counseling as well as training for the general population including anyone who has a barrier that makes it especially difficult for him or her to find work in the state of Ohio. Self-service, or sometimes called core services
, are provided to everyone over the age of 18. Core services include advice and classes on learning to use the Internet to search for jobs, providing information about training programs in the area, as well as information about local employers and the labor market in general.
If you are truly struggling and are an individual that is having specific problems that may cause you extreme difficulty in finding employment, then you may be considered for more intense services such as case management and training from a specialist. There is also a federal government funded: WIA youth program
for teens and young adults ages 14 through 21. This Washington-Morgan Community Action program is offered both in school and out of school. Participants of the youth program have access to many types of mentoring, employment training, leadership development, tutorials, decision-making support, supportive services and related assistance.
Senior Aide / Title V Program
provides both extensive work experience and on the job training. In a perfect world this would lead to a full time job with benefits in the community for low-income individuals over the age of 55. In this Title V program, participants will receive up 20 hou
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