Camp FUN is a FREE day camp for youth (ages 9-17) who have been impacted by addiction. The purpose of Camp FUN is to provide positive encouragement and support for youth.
November 18, 2023
10:00 a.m-4:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 2330 S. Main St, Findlay
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Below are resources that may be helpful to you in learning more about suicide prevention, helping others connect with support in times of need, and creating a healthy and safe environment that promotes resiliency.
If you or someone you care about is experiencing a crisis, call 988 or text 741741 for immediate help.
For additional resource listings – visit Hancock Helps.
Be sure to access the Hancock County Recovery Resources Guide for additional safety information.
Guia de Recursos de Recuperacion
Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Center for Suicide Prevention and Research
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
CDC Suicide Prevention Resources
Five Action Steps for Helping Someone in Emotional Pain
Adult Prevention Resources – Family Resource Center
NAMI Hancock County – All Programs Listing
Hancock County Veterans Service Office
Toolkit for Safe Firearms Storage
Question. Persuade. Refer. A training that teaches three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
Mental Health First Aid. A skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues.
Six Hancock County organizations have been collectively awarded more than $36,000 for community prevention and wellness initiatives.
Grants were distributed through the Hancock County Community Partnership and from the Hancock County System of Care Grant following application processes earlier this year.
Partnership grants were given to St. Andrews United Methodist Church ($5,000) and New Life Assembly of God ($5,000), both of Findlay, and Hancock Public Health ($1,000).
Also, System of Care mini-grants were provided to Blanchard Valley Health Foundation ($5,000), FOCUS Recovery and Wellness Community ($5,000), and the Family Resource Center ($15,080).
Non-profit, faith-based, education, and community-based organizations serving Hancock County residents were eligible to submit proposals earlier this year with the awards announced recently.
All grants are funded from July 1 to June 30, 2024.
In the Community Partnership program, applicants were encouraged to advance programs and projects that focus on delaying the onset of the first use of substances (alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs) in youth; increase the understanding of adolescent brain development; or promote the general health and wellness of community members.
Here is a summary of the awarded projects:
St. Andrews plans to apply grant money towards the cost of providing free laundry services for underserved families and individuals in Findlay. The laundry will be in the church annex, which is being updated. Additionally, the church will update the annex conference room to allow for its use as a warming/cooling shelter during extreme weather and for the Red Cross to use to temporarily house displaced individuals.
New Life Assembly of God will use its funding to continue the faith-based recovery program, Celebrate Recovery, for adults with “hurt, pain or addictions of any kind.” Meanwhile, helping children of those adults is provided through a family approach to prevention education offered through The Landing (ages 12-18) and Celebration Place (ages 7-11). The grant will help pay for reference materials for both adults and children, food, promotions, and transportation.
Hancock Public Health grant dollars will purchase playgroup materials in its Help Me Grow program, which currently serves over 100 families, including some with young, pregnant mothers. The playgroups will help them get the support or assistance they may need for their own mental health and other challenges they face, and, in turn, provide a positive parenting environment for their children.
The System of Care mini-grant program called for organizations to improve or enhance programs, practices, and policies to embrace the Youth Thrive framework.
Youth Thrive, an initiative of the Center for the Study of Social Policy, is a cornerstone of the county’s System of Care Grant. It encourages youth-serving systems and partners to rethink programs, practices, and policies so they build upon what is known about adolescent development, valuing young people’s perspectives, and offering youth opportunities to succeed.
Here is a summary of the awarded projects:
The Blanchard Valley Health Foundation will apply its grant dollars to Grief Trails, a program that allows younger youth, those 6-12 years old, to learn about the importance of communicating their emotions and needs to others while working hands-on with gentle horses. Children come together with their peers in an encouraging environment and participate in activities that will help them express their feelings, learn effective communication tools and have fun at the same time.
The mission of the FOCUS Recovery and Wellness Community is to provide a holistic community supporting purpose and wellness through recovery for adults and youth 13-18. The grant would be used to enhance programming at the LOFT, a safe space for teens to be themselves and connect with other youth from diverse backgrounds and similar-life experiences. Grant money would be used to hire a consultant to assist in identifying programming needs and to provide training to staff in adolescent brain development and the Youth Thrive framework.
The Family Resource Center will serve as the coordinating entity for grief support groups, which will be administered by adult prevention staff. Support programs will include Helping Children with Loss, Grief Recovery Method, and Suicide Grief: Companioning the Mourner. The collaboration of the support groups will include not only FRC, but Hancock Public Health, the Hancock County Veterans Service Office, NAMI, FOCUS and others trained in the Grief Recovery Method.
Through the Community Conversations process, mental health and substance use was identified as a significant and ongoing area of concern for our community. As part of Hancock County’s strategy to address these concerns, The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation is seeking proposals focusing on mental health and harmful substance use as part of a special grantmaking process. Nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations and churches, providing services to improve emotional and mental health, including substance use prevention and services, to residents of Findlay and Hancock County, Ohio are invited to complete a short application requesting funding for their projects.
For more information, including how to apply for the grant, CLICK HERE.
The Hancock County System of Care Grant is pleased to make available funds to local organizations that wish to improve or enhance programs, practices, and polices to embrace the Youth Thrive Framework. Examples of past grant awards include the development of a youth podcast and a youth support group.
For more information about the Mini-Grant Program, including how to apply, CLICK HERE.
The “Talk. They Hear You.” Underage Drinking Prevention National Media Campaign empowers parents and caregivers to talk with children early about alcohol and other drug use.
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