National Youth Advocate Program

Pathway Caring for Children is a private non-profit social service agency founded in 1973 with a mission to help children and families realize their potential through foster care, adoption, and mental health services. With a focus on empowering families, Pathway provides training and support for foster parents, particularly those willing to care for children with emotional, behavioral, or medical needs. Committed to strengthening the lives of over 1,700 children and families in Northeast Ohio, Pathway's programs include mental health support, post-adoption kinship services, and various family empowerment initiatives. The organization operates multiple locations and thrives on the dedication of its staff and volunteers to create stability and hope for the children in its care. Generated from the website

Cleveland Christian Home is an independent, nonprofit agency that offers treatment services for youth and families suffering from mental and sexual abuse and neglect. Located in Cleveland, the home offers residential treatment and partial hospital services, including medical, psychiatric, psychological, diagnostic assessment and emergency placement services. It also helps prepare youth for the transition to independent adult living. It also offers living skills instruction and support to pregnant and parenting teens. The home also provides a variety of family preservation and in-home family counseling services. Specialized foster care services are provided to adolescents and children with moderate to severe emotional and behavior problems. Cleveland Christian Home also provides adoption and outpatient counseling services.

Applewood Centers, located in Cleveland, is a social service and welfare organization that has been operational for more than 175 years. It provides behavioral health care and support services for children and families. Additionally, it provides various services, such as psychiatric evaluation and assessment for identifying emotional disturbances and learning disabilities, and medication management and referral services. Applewood Centers has a staff of licensed social workers, counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists to provide individual and group therapies. The organization additionally provides a partial hospitalization program that provides treatment to children up to the age of 14 years old that suffer from substance abuse, domestic violence, neglect, and developmental and learning disabilities. Applewood Centers also offers therapeutic and case management services to juvenile offenders and victims. It additionally provides rehabilitation programs for youths that suffer from alcohol and drug addictions. The organization also provides independent living options, employment training, and foster care and adoption services.