Awakening Minds Art
515 S. Main St., Findlay
419-302-3892
Awakening Minds Art offers various programs designed for children and adults with special needs. Individuals can take part in artistic and/or athletic activities that help them succeed and achieve their goals. The staff at AMA is there to make sure that students get the help and attention they need. They also work with families and local schools to achieve therapy and IEP goals.
Blanchard Valley Center
1700 E. Sandusky St., Findlay
419-422-6387
The Blanchard Valley Center provides support for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Approximately 486 individuals benefit from their services, where independence is promoted and those with developmental disabilities are able to enjoy the likes of community integration.
Blanchard Valley Health Systems
1900 S. Main St., Findlay
419-423-4500
The non-profit, integrated regional health system offers numerous medical services geared toward individuals and families living with developmental disabilities including therapy, urgent care and educational classes.
Challenged Champions
11913 Road 6, Ottawa
419-456-3449
The mission of the Challenged Champions Equestrian Center is to support individuals with special needs, from early childhood through adulthood. Opportunities are provided through horseback riding and other horse related activities that promote physical, emotional and mental development. Benefits of therapeutic horseback riding include increased core strength, fine motor skills, trunk control, hand eye coordination, increased self esteem, confidence, and improvement with speech and posture.
Help Me Grow
604 Lima Ave, Findlay
419-423-8687
Help Me Grow Early intervention provides family-centered services for infants and toddlers to age three with a developmental delay, disability, or a medical condition likely to result in a delay or disability. They are designed to ensure Ohio’s children receive a healthy birth and the resources to warrant a healthy and productive start in life.
Kaitlin’s Cottage
1260 Ralston Ave., Defiance
419-783-4411
www.promedica.org/kaitlynscottage
Kaitlin’s Cottage is a safe and nurturing country cottage getaway designed to provide short-term and overnight respite for individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities, and their families, located on the Defiance Regional Hospital Campus.
Millstream Career Center
1150 Broad Ave., Findlay
419-425-8277
Millstream’s Intervention Specialists work with students who have disabilities by implementing an Individualized Educational Planning (IEP) team to discuss the best program placement for the student using formal evaluations and assessment information. Their support services include assisting with study techniques, organization skills, communication, monitoring academic and social progress, and providing testing and instructional modifications.
Parent2Parent
419-306-7428
Parents of special needs children can more easily understand what another parent of a special needs child goes through. Parent2Parent is a support group for parents of special needs children with meetings the first Monday of every month for dinner, respite, and learning.
Special Kids Therapy
1700 East Sandusky Dr., Findlay
419-422-5607
www.specialkidstherapy.org
Special Kids Therapy provides support, financial assistance, as well as programs and activities for families with children with special health care needs. They provide family scholarships that cover the cost of equipment or therapies and activities that are not funded by insurance or other agencies. Scholarships make it possible to improve the quality of life of the entire family.
The Center for Autism & Dyslexia
7430 Timberstone Dr., Findlay
567-525-4487
www.centerforautismanddyslexia.com
The Center for Autism & Dyslexia provides a unique program for each child and their family. It serves as a safe environment for children on the spectrum and gives them access to peers and a curriculum that caters to their individual strengths and weaknesses. Parents are encouraged to be involved in their child’s development. They maintain high quality services with small teacher to student ratios, giving students the attention they need.
United Way of Hancock County
245 Stanford Pkwy, Findlay
419-423-1432
www.liveunitedhancockcounty.org
The United Way of Hancock County works to provide safety net services to meet crises needs while creating long-term solutions in education, income and health. Their mission is to help ensure good health and well-being for more productive lives. They work with
Challenged Champions Equestrian Center, Century Health and The Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio to improves the lives of those with special needs.
