2017 Community Needs Assessment
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2017 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission (NOCAC) explores the factors that impact consumers, employees, and community partners in Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Van Wert and Williams counties. Prepared & Published by Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission (NOCAC) ©2017 NORTHWESTERN OHIO COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION This page left intentionally blank 2 | P a g e ©2017 Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission 2017 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission (NOCAC) Locations Guiding Families Toward Success since 1965 NOCAC Central Office Administrative Office 1933 East Second Street Defiance, OH 43512 Phone: (419) 784-5136 www.nocac.org NOCAC COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICES Fulton County Community Services Office 604 S. Shoop Avenue, Suite 120 Wauseon, OH 43567 Phone: 419-337-8601 Henry County Community Services Office 104 E. Washington Street, Suite 101 Napoleon, OH 43545 Phone: 419-599-2481 Paulding County Community Services Office 401 E. Jackson Street Paulding, OH 45879 Phone: 419-399-3650 Van Wert Community Services Office 114 E. Main Street Van Wert, OH 45891 Phone: 419-238-4544 Williams County Community Services Office 1425 E. High Street Suite 113 Bryan, OH 43506 Phone: 419-636-4924 3 | P a g e ©2017 Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission NORTHWESTERN OHIO COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION HEAD START & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Family Resource Head Start/ECE Center 644 Clinton Street Defiance, OH 43512 Phone: 419-784-2152 Hicksville Head Start Center 237 W. Arthur Street Hicksville, OH 43526 Phone: 419-542-9500 Leggett Street Head Start Center 940 E. Leggett Street Wauseon, OH 43567 Phone: 419-335-0052 Wauseon Head Start Center 1210 N. Ottokee Street Wauseon, OH 43567 Phone: 419-337-9141 Napoleon Head Start/ECE Center (St. Paul Lutheran Church) 1075 Glenwood Ave. Napoleon, OH 43545 Phone: 419-599-7177 Northwest State Head Start Center 22600 State Route 34 Archbold, OH 43502 Phone: 419-267-5188 Paulding County Head Start/ECE Center 14069 County Road 111 Paulding, OH 45879 Phone: 419-399-5617 Pulaski Head Start/ECE Center 06678 US Route 127 Bryan, OH 43506 Phone: 419-636-8862 4 | P a g e ©2017 Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission 2017 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT Montpelier Head Start/ECE Center 1015 E. Brown Road Montpelier, OH 43543 Phone: 419-485-6730 Edon Head Start Center 802 W. Indiana Street Edon, OH 43518 Phone: 419-272-3213 HOMELESS SERVICES Richland Place/PATH Center 1939 East Second Street Defiance, OH 43512 Phone: 419-782-6962 HOUSING AND ENERGY SERVICES Weatherization Office 1935 East Second Street Defiance, OH 43512 Phone: 419-784-5393 5 | P a g e ©2017 Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission NORTHWESTERN OHIO COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION Table of Contents NOCAC PROGRAMS Head Start & Early Childhood Education ............................................................................................... 10 Community Partnership Programs ......................................................................................................... 11 Home Weatherization & Repair Programs ............................................................................................. 11 Home Weatherization & Repair Programs (Cont.) ................................................................................. 12 Community Service Programs (CSP) ....................................................................................................... 13 CSP Emergency Services ......................................................................................................................... 13 CSP Homelessness Prevention ............................................................................................................... 14 Head Start Centers ................................................................................................................................. 16 COUNTY PROFILES Based on Head Start Service Provision Defiance County ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Fulton County ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Henry County ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Paulding County ...................................................................................................................................... 23 Williams County ..................................................................................................................................... 25 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA General Statistics Population by Gender ............................................................................................................................ 27 Population by Age .................................................................................................................................. 27 Households by Type & Relationship ...................................................................................................... 28 Ratio of Poverty in Population by County ............................................................................................... 29 Teen Pregnancy ...................................................................................................................................... 30 Total Births ............................................................................................................................................. 30 Expectant Mothers ................................................................................................................................. 31 Children Facing Economic Hardship ....................................................................................................... 32 Eligible & Served Children (Head Start) .................................................................................................. 32 Early Childhood Advisory Council County Profiles ................................................................................. 33 Help Me Grow ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Women, Infants & Children (WIC) ......................................................................................................... 34 Children in Foster Care ........................................................................................................................... 35 Licensed Child Care Providers by County ................................................................................................ 36 6 | P a g e ©2017 Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission 2017 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT Table of Contents COMMUNITY NEEDS Early Childhood Education Information Early Childhood Education Data ............................................................................................................. 40 Education ............................................................................................................................................... 40 Employment ........................................................................................................................................... 41 Availability of Health Care Services ........................................................................................................ 42 Health Insurance Coverage by Age ......................................................................................................... 42 Nutrition Issues ...................................................................................................................................... 42 Childhood Immunizations ...................................................................................................................... 43 Health Screenings ................................................................................................................................... 43 Mental Health ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Children with Disabilities ........................................................................................................................ 44 Local Education Agencies ....................................................................................................................... 44 Other Issues ............................................................................................................................................ 45 Resources for Head Start Eligible Children & their Families .................................................................. 45 COMMUNITY NEEDS Based on Head Start Service Area Housing Characteristics .......................................................................................................................... 46 Homelessness ......................................................................................................................................... 47 Transportation by County Defiance County ..................................................................................................................................... 49 Fulton County .........................................................................................................................................