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Established in 1967, the Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities provides a range of early intervention programs for children and their families. It also offers leisure programs for senior citizens. The Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities operates early childhood centers, schools, adult activities centers and group homes. It provides psychological, support administration, quality assurance, respite care and supported living services. The board also offers vocational training, community employment, rehabilitation engineering and crisis intervention services. The Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities additionally provides speech, language, occupational and physical therapy services. It offers psychological support, behavioral treatment, family counseling and human sexuality education programs. The board also offers transportation services through buses and contracted vendors.

Since 1938, Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA) has provided safe and affordable housing for the low-income citizens in Lorain County, Ohio. Federally subsidized through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Housing Authority's Public Housing Program and the Section Eight Program provide housing subsidy in a range of apartments giving low-income individuals the opportunity to pay an affordable rent. LMHA has 675 units designated for elderly/disabled/singles located in Lorain, Elyria, Oberlin, and Amherst, Ohio. Two of the buildings located in Lorain and Elyria are designated solely for elderly and disabled. Family developments consist of more than 775 units located in Lorain, Elyria, and Oberlin, Ohio. Some of the programs offered in the past included karate classes, state tested nurses aide training, small business training, after school tutoring as well as drug intervention and prevention programs.

The Lorain County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas office is responsible for various administrative and ministerial duties in conjunction with the Court of Common Pleas in the state of Ohio. Its responsibilities include record creation, maintenance, reporting and retention of the activities of the court and the issuance of process. The clerk s office is also responsible for the receipt and disbursement of all money paid into the court system. It is also charged with the duty of preparing and maintaining records of the Certificate of Title for all vehicles and watercraft owned by several residents of Lorain County in Ohio. The Lorain County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas office prepares approximately 100,000 new titles each year. The office is a part of the government of Lorain County in Ohio.