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Ohio MENTOR offers a variety of community-based services for children, youths and families. Located in Akron, Ohio, the organization provides therapeutic foster and mental health care services. It works for the development of social and parenting skills. The organization also operates programs for the reunification of families in northeast and central Ohio. Ohio MENTOR has been operational since 1983. It provides psychiatric support and counseling services. The organization conducts a range of family support programs. In addition, it serves individuals with developmental delays. The organization s case management program provides assessment, planning and advocacy services. Ohio MENTOR is a part of The MENTOR Network.

Alvis House, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, provides services and programs that offer alternatives to incarceration, and facilitate the integration of offenders into the community. The organization has provided residential services, substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, habilitation, cognitive therapy, and monitoring services to more than 1,400 men and women. Its supported living program is a waiver-based program that provides daily living support for individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Federal Bureau of Prisons selected Alvis House as one of the sites in the United States for their pilot project, Transition Skills for Offenders. This program uses various strategies to assist people in making positive and permanent lifestyle changes. It has assisted more than 300 former offenders to find jobs in unsubsidized employment. Alvis House also uses global positioning satellite monitoring in conjunction with electronic monitoring to closely track selected clients.