Our Valued Partners
Contact: Merriam Underwood
Address: 8389 Co. Rd. 140, Unit C Findlay, Ohio 45840
Email: mrrm_underwood@yahoo.com
Phone: (419) 427-1762
Toll Free: 877-496-6439
Contact: Jan Alger
Address: 500 Lehman, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Email: Janice_Agler@experienceworks.org
Phone: (419) 352-2600
Fax: (419) 353-2621
Contact: Connie Coe
Address: 270 Sterkel Blvd. Mansfield, OH 44907
Email: camccormick@prodigy.net
Phone: (419) 756-1150
Fax: (419) 756-5009
Contact: Betty J. Johnson
Address: 300 Highland Parkway, 12-D Upper Sandusky, OH 43351
Email: ewfoa3@bright.net
Phone: (419) 209-0258
Partner Overview: The Experience Works Program provides services to job seekers who are at least 55 years old and are determined eligible for the Senior Community Employment Program. Job seekers may receive a training wage while receiving services including individual assessment and employment counseling. The training wage continues throughout the development of an Individual Employment Plan, job placement, job counseling and follow-up services. Participants needing to upgrade or acquire skills may be placed in public or private non-profit organizations where they receive training and assistance in transitioning to private sector jobs. The training wage is paid by the Experience Works program. Those customers lacking entry-level skills may also be eligible for short-term On-the-Job Training contracts, with The Experience Works programs paying 50% of the training wage.
Job & Family Services
Hancock County
Contact Judy Wauford, Director, / Carolyn Rodenhauser, JOBsolutions Workforce Development Administrator
Address: 7746 County Road 140 Suite B P.O. Box 270 Findlay, Ohio 45839
Email: Rodenc@odjfs.state.oh.us
Phone: 419-422-3679
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-228-2732
Fax: 419-422-8346
Wood County
Contact: Paulette Stephens, Director/David Wigent, Assistant Director
Address: 1928 East Gypsy Lane Road Bowling Green, OH 43402
Email: stephp@odjfs.state.oh.us
Phone: (419) 352-7566
Toll Free Phone: 1-888-282-1118
Fax: (419) 353-6091
Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 8:00 - 4:30/ Tu 8:00 - 6:00
Job & Family Services conducts job search classes at JOBsolutions. Class size is kept small (generally under 12 students) and the curriculum is taught in modules, allowing students to enter and benefit from the class on any given day. Instruction covers all the elements of organizing an efficient job search including basic resumes and cover letters that can be tailored for specific employers. After class time, assistance is available in contacting potential employers. Once an interview is scheduled, Job Search Coaches can help with everything from researching the company to providing transportation. Help can continue after the student lands the job if needed to ensure success. Staff can help with professional or specialized clothing and necessary equipment, payment of license, certification and testing fees, pre-placement physicals and drug screening. Most importantly, they will be there to support both the employer and the new worker during the first critical months on the job. Job and Family Services also provides access to all public assistance cash and medical programs, Food Stamps, Child Care and emergency services through the wood county JOBsolutions offices. The applications for these services can be accessed through the Hancock county JOBsolutions office.
Contact: James Gilmore
Address: Oregon Road, Post Office Box 10,000 Toledo, OH 43699-1947
Email: James_gilmore@owens.edu
Phone: (567) 661-7729
Fax: (567) 661-7664
Hours: Monday through Thursday 7:45 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Findlay Campus
3200 Bright Road Findlay, Ohio 45840
Contact: Angie McGinnis - Director
Email: Angela_McGinnis@owens.edu
Phone: (567) 429-3515
Fax: (567) 429-3691
Contact: Shannon Hadding - Financial Aid Advisor
Email: shannon_hadding@owens.edu
Phone: (567) 429-3540
Fax: (567) 429-3083
*** Owens Community College Workforce and Community Services ***
Contact: Steven C. Hillard
Email: steven_hillard@owens.edu
Office Phone: 567-429-3604
Fax: 567-429-3168
Contact: Peter M. Palko Jr.
Email: peter_palko@owens.edu
Office Phone: 567-429-3152
Fax: 567-429-3168
Partner Overview: Admission to Owens Community College is open to anyone. Owens offers more than 100 programs and majors in Agriculture, Business, Health, Public Service, Industrial, Engineering, and Skilled Trades Technologies. Additionally, Owens offers short-term training for Truck Driving, Personal and Business Computer Technology, and many other vocational occupations.
At the Owens Findlay campus we conduct GED preparation classes each week. Students work at their own pace with the assistance of an instructor. This allows students to enter classes each week without waiting for scheduled sessions. All instructions and materials are free of charge. Instructors and guidance counselors from Owens work with all JOBsolutions partners to complete academic assessments and testing. These results are used to complete the Individual Employment and Education Plans and establish appropriate training goals for all of our customers.
Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
Contact: Cheryl Lentz
Address: 2550 South State Route 100 Tiffin, OH 44883
Email: Cheryl.Lentz@rsc.state.oh.us
Phone: (419) 448-9492
Fax: (614) 985-7776
Contact: Paul Mortimer
Address: 5241 Southwyck Blvd., Ste 200
Toledo, OH 43614
Email: Paul.Mortimer@rsc.state.oh.us
Phone: 800-589-5811
Fax: (419) 866-6526
Partner Overview: Ohio Rehabilitative Services Commission (ORSC) is a state and federally funded agency designed to assist people with physical and/or mental impairments become employed or maintain competitive employment. Staff members are in the JOBSolutions office each week. To be eligible for services, an Ohio resident must have a physical and/or mental impairment/disability that causes difficulty in obtaining and/or maintaining employment and he/she also must be able to benefit from services by becoming employed once services have been provided. ORSC provides assessment of a consumers' abilities including research on all relevant background information regarding their disability(ies), their past work history, training, education, and viable interests to help determine realistic vocational and job goals. Once the consumer has agreed with his or her vocational rehabilitation counselor on a job goal and both have signed the "individualized Plan for Employment", a variety of services will begin. Services may include, but are not limited to: Vocational Guidance and Counseling, Training and Education, Work Adjustment, Job Placement, Job Coaching, On The Job Training, Vehicle Modifications, Rehabilitation Technology Assessment and Accommodations.
Contact: Kerry Bradley or Jennifer Fennell
Address: 1928 E. Gypsy Lane Road Bowling Green, OH 43402
Email: kerry.bradley@jfs.ohio.gov or jennifer.fennell@jfs.gov
Phone: (419) 352-7566
Toll Free Phone: 888-282-1118
Fax: (419) 353-6091
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Contact: Kathy Weitzel, Jerry Lugo,Susan Wagner or Maria Amador
Address: 7746 County Road 140, Suite B Findlay, OH 45840
Email: Kathy.Weitzel@jfs.ohio.gov or jerry.lugo@jfs.ohio.gov or susan.wagner@jfs.ohio.gov or maria.amador@jfs.ohio.gov
Phone: (419) 422-3679 ext. 1453 or ext. 1450
Fax: (419) 422-8346
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Partner Overview: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services offers employment services for all Ohioans. Services include job search assistance for Job Seekers as well as Employers at their Web Site www.ohiomeansjobs.com
Customer Service Representatives are on site each week. A business services specialist participates as part of our Business Outreach team, providing solutions to the workforce needs of area employers. ODJFS staff provide employment counseling and job matching services using the State of Ohio labor exchange system as well as other partner services. Assistance is available to employers in submitting employment opportunities to the on-line labor exchange system and to job seekers in the use of the internet registration. Job seekers are informed of current job opportunities and referrals are made to prospective employers. ODJFS personnel also provide information concerning Work Opportunity Tax Credits and other supportive services to employers and job seekers.
ODJFS staff interview customers to assess employability, job retention skills, education, aptitude, job interests and job readiness to ensure employment goals are realistic. Services are coordinated with other partners to improve customer skills when needed to expand career opportunities. ODJFS staff also provide occupational skills training and vocational education to individuals eligible for such services under the Trade Adjustment Act, and Veterans Employment and Training programs.
Community Action Commission (CAC)
The Community Action Commission (CAC) of Hancock, Hardin, Wyandot and Putnam Counties is on site every week. Low income JOBsolutions customers and their families can receive counseling and a variety of other services to find and keep their first, next or best job. Some of the many CAC services that can be accessed through JOBsolutions are:
Assistance with heating bills through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP); Individual Development Accounts (Matched Savings Accounts) to save for a first home; Transportation provided by Hancock Area Transportation Services (HATS); The Head Start Program for early childhood development; Food Assistance through the Women’s Infants and Childrens Program (WIC); Home Repair & other Housing Assistance through the Housing Development Program; Home Weatherization Programs; Money Management and Life Skills training through the Pathways Program; Help Starting and managing a small business through the microenterprize loan program
Blanchard Valley Center (BVC)
Blanchard Valley Center (BVC) provides specialized counseling and assistance through JOBsolutions for customers with physical, emotional or developmental barriers. BVC staff can deliver habilitative services which entail the development and implementation of a comprehensive individualized plan. This plan specifies realistic goals and objectives based on the unique interests and abilities of each customer. Each individualized plan includes helping participants obtain the positive work skills and behaviors needed to become a productive part of the workforce. BVC counselors can teach a variety of Adult Basic Education skills, such as money management, budgeting, pedestrian travel training, community awareness and customers may also have access to BVC job developments services. These services involve the marketing, procurement and development of community based training and employment sites.
Job Corps
Job Corps screener(s) complete assessments and may utilize testing services available from other Partners to determine appropriate vocational goals and objectives for low-income customers between the ages of 16 and 24, who are potentially eligible for their training services. All Job Corps training activities occur at one of 118 residential sites. These sites provide the broadest possible range of basic education and vocational training opportunities. The Job Corps screener may enroll eligible JOBsolutions customers, work with them to determine the appropriate course of study and arrange for placement in a Job Corps Training Center.
Century Health
Century Health provides emotional wellness and recovery programs dealing with a range of mental health issues. All services can be accessed through the JOBsolutions site. The focus of services is on employment and self-sufficiency. A Century Health counselor assists customers in the use of our resource rooms and other equipment and provides additional expert guidance and support whenever needed.
Address: PO Box 29
Bowling Green, Oh 43402
Phone: (419) 352-5387
Fax: (419) 352-5439
Partner Overview: Behavioral Connections of Wood County’s mission is to provide a comprehensive, accessible and affordable continuum of Behavioral Health Care; including prevention, crisis intervention, diagnostic and treatment services for people affected by substance abuse and/or mental health issues. The primary goal in providing these services is to improve the quality of life for the people of Wood County and Northwest Ohio. The Link provides information, referral, crisis intervention, and basic needs assistance(i.e. prescription, emergency housing, food).
Millstream Career and Technology Center
Contact: Bill Haggerty, Director
Millstream Adult Workforce Education
Address: 1200 Commerce Parkway Findlay, Ohio 45840
Email: bhaggerty@findlaycityschools.org
Phone: (419) 425-3698
Millstream Career and Technology Center (CTC) provides short-term vocational education for a range of career paths. Millstream CTC educators and counselors are in the JOBsolutions offices every week helping customers. Many of the adult vocational education courses offered at Millstream may be funded through JOBsolutions administered Individual Training Accounts.
Northwest Community Corrections Center/Wood County Work Center
Contact: Jacob Bowman/Michael Crawford
Address: 1740 East Gypsy Lane Road Bowling Green, OH 43402
Email: jbowman@nwccc.com
Phone: (419) 354-7444
Fax: (419) 354-7445
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Partner Overview: Wood County Work Center is operated by the Northwest Community Correction Center and offers practical work experience training in a workshop environment. Besides learning work skills such as manufacturing sub-assembly, forklift operation, and industrial woodworking, individuals learn the team approach and valuable work ethics. Once trained, the Wood County Work Center assists individuals with job placements into full-time unsubsidized employment.
Contact: Kevin Whitlatch or Debbie Morris
Address: Penta Career Center
Adult Education
30095 Oregon Road Perrysburg, OH 43551
Email: kwhitlatch@pentanet.k12.oh.us or dmorris@pentanet.k12.oh.us
Phone: (419) 661-6502
Fax: (419) 661-6504
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Partner Overview: Penta's Division of Adult Education provides hands-on vocational job-training programs with small class sizes that are led by individuals who have much practical experience within their respective fields. Penta also offers several short-duration computer and vocational courses to increase or refresh knowledge. The Adult Basic and Literacy Educational Program offers free classes to individuals who want to improve reading, writing, and math skills for the purposes of improving employment opportunities, obtaining a GED, or pursuing personal goals.
Contact: Deb Leal
Address: Rural Opportunities Incorporated
2-453-CO Road V, Liberty Center, OH 43532
Email: roidoso@wcnet.org
Phone: (419) 875-6654
Fax: (419) 875-4010
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Partner Overview: PathStone is a multi-county, multi-funded nonprofit agency whose emphasis is on assisting migrant farm workers with their social service, educational, and employment needs. Programs include On-The-Job training, Classroom training, and Occupational Skills Training. Comprehensive social and family services education and prevention programs include Rape Prevention Education, At Risk Youth Intervention, Prenatal Education, and Pesticide Awareness. Staff members are bilingual and bicultural.
Contact: Janet Dannibale or Dawn Coleman
Address: The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio
1819 Canton Street, Toledo, Ohio 43624
Email: jdannibale@sightcentertoledo.org or dcoleman@sightcentertoledo.org
Phone: (419) 241-1183 or (800) 6248378
Fax: (419) 241-4510
The Sight Center staff dedicates our efforts to providing clients with help and hope for continued independence when glasses, contacts, surgery or medication are no longer viable options. The Sight Center employs a full staff of professionals, including optometrists, certified low vision therapists, licensed social workers, certified orientation and mobility specialists, certified rehabilitation teachers and technology and computer specialists. Additionally, staff members who are visually impaired or blind provide direct support and real life experience in coping with the same daily challenges that clients face.
Contact: Precia Stuby
Address: Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board
438 Carnahan Avenue Findlay, Ohio 45840
Phone: 419-424-1985
Fax: 419-424-2037
E-mail Pstuby@bhg.org
Contact: Larry Mershman
Address: Wood County ADAMHS Board
745 Haskins Road Bowling Green, OH 43402
Email: wcadamhs@wcadamh.org
Phone: (419) 352-8475
Fax: (419) 352-3349
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Partner Overview: Hancock & Wood County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board was created to assess the needs in Hancock & Wood County for alcohol and other drug treatment and prevention services and to create a system to provide services. Behavioral Connections of Wood County is funded through Wood County ADAMHS Board.
Wood County Educational Service Center
Contact: Theresa Davis
Address: Wood County Educational Service Center, 1867 N Research Drive Bowling Green, OH 43402
Email: wcesc_td@nwoca.org
Phone: (419) 354-9010
Fax: (419) 354-1146
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 A.M to 4:30 P.M.
Partner Overview: Wood County Educational Service Center's At-Risk Youth Program assists students aged 14 through 21. Students must meet the program's financial eligibility requirements and have a specific recognized barrier toward obtaining employment. The program staff work directly with the youth to establish educational goals and objectives. Once the goals are established, staff members provide ongoing services to meet those goals. In conjunction with a youth's educational goals, the staff members help to develop the youth's work readiness skills and prepare the person for future employment.
Wood County Library Family Literacy Program
Contact: Maria Simon
Address: Wood County Library Family Literacy Program
Wood County District Public Library
251 North Main Street Bowling Green, OH 43402
Email: simonma@oplin.org
Phone: (419) 352-8253
Fax: (419) 354-0405
Partner Overview: Wood County District Public Library is committed to family literacy and serves as a referral center for reading services and materials in Wood County. The Literacy Program serves as a focal point for a coalition of area libraries, literacy programs, social services agencies, businesses, community groups, and educational institutions whose primary goal is to reduce illiteracy countywide.
Wood County Veterans Assistance Center
Contact: Mary Hanna
Address: Wood County Veterans Assistance Programs
1616 East Wooster Street, Unit R Suite 2A-2 Bowling Green, OH 43402
Email: wcvac@wcnet.org
Phone: (419) 354-9147
Fax: (419) 354-9148
Hours: Mon through Fri 8:30 to Noon/1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Partner Overview: Wood County Veterans Assistance Officer assists persons in the Armed Forces of the United States, veterans, spouses, children, parents, and dependents of veterans in preparing and presenting claims or obtaining rights or benefits under any law of the United States or of Ohio. These benefits include vocational rehabilitation, outpatient medical center services, pension, compensation, VA Home Loans, Agent Orange or Nuclear Radiation Exposure, correction of military records, burial allowance, education and training, nursing home care, insurance, hospitalization, alcohol and drug dependence treatment, and appeal of Adverse VA Decisions.
Contact: M. Lee Zahler or Judy Hoover
Address: 7746 C.R. 140 Findlay, Ohio 45840
Email: mlzahler@wsos.org or jrhoover@wsos.org
Phone: (419) 423-1751 or (419) 423-1759
Fax: (419) 423-6956
Contact: Joel Burg
Address: 812 N. College Dr. Bowling Green, Oh 43402
Email: jeburg@wsos.org
Phone: (419) 353-7407
Contact: Roger Fisher
Address: 2228 Hayes Avenue Fremont, OH 43420
Email: rafischer@wsos.org
Phone: (800) 775-9767
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-775-9767
Fax: (419) 334-8919
Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Partner Overview: WSOS Community Action Commission is a non-profit organization offering various services primarily in Hancock, Wood, Sandusky, Ottawa and Seneca Counties. In addition, WSOS manages community and economic development services throughout Ohio, as well as environmental assistance in a seven-state region. Primary services include employment and training programs, child and family development programs, Head Start, emergency food, shelter, and energy assistance, senior services, economic development, environmental assistance, housing, and public utility assistance. For further information about services or their eligibility requirements, make direct contact.
Contact:
Director: Tami Matthews cccdirector@ywcatoledo.org
Parent Specialist: Janet Ashton ccrr1@ywcatoledo.org
Parent Email address is ccc@ywcatoledo.org
Address: 1018 Jefferson Ave Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: (419) 255-5519
Toll Free Phone: (800) 632-3052
Fax: 419 255-3349
Hours: Mon,Wed,Fri 8:30AM to 5PM/Tue,Thurs 8:30 AM to 8PM
Partner Overview: YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral is a community-based child care resource offering referrals and assistance in a 16 county service area. The program is designed to assist parents to locate and choose affordable child care. YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral also serves as a resource for child care providers through recruitment, daycare business start up services, and professional training opportunities. Additionally, YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral provides resource development and information for businesses, community organizations, and schools. YWCA Child Care Resource And Referral also provides BCII web check fingerprinting
Contact: Tami Galloway/Jay McCreary
Address: 1467 Mount Vernon Avenue Marion, OH 43302
Email: gallowayt@mtc.edu
Phone: (740) 389-4636 ext. 238
Fax: (740) 725-4012
Partner Overview: Marion Technical College (MTC) provides short-term vocational education for a wide range of career paths. An MTC advisor is in the JOBsolutions office once a month helping customers to find the best path to their career goals. The MTC advisor will offer assistance with a variety of customer needs, not just MTC services.
Many of the adult vocational education courses offered at the Marion Technical College may be funded through JOBsolutions administered Individual Training Accounts.
Upper Sandusky Schools ABLE
Contact: Mary Wines
Address: 120 East Johnson Street Upper Sandusky, OH 43351
Email: mw@udata.com
Phone: (419) 294-4977 ext. 235
Fax: (419) 294-6419
Partner Overview: Upper Sandusky Public Schools A.B.L.E. conducts 4 GED preparation classes each week in the JOBsolutions Resource Room. Students work at their own pace with the assistance of the instructor. This allows students to enter classes each week without waiting for scheduled sessions. All instructions and materials are free of charge.
Instructors and guidance counselors from Upper Sandusky Public Schools A.B.L.E. will work with all of the JOBsolutions partners, doing academic assessments and testing needed to complete the best Individual Employment and Education Plans and establishing appropriate training goals for all of our customers.
Veteran Employment Representative
Contact: Lee Martin (Hancock, Wood, Wyandot)
Address: 7746 County Road 140, Suite B Findlay, OH 45840
Email: Lee.Martin@jfs.ohio.gov
Phone: (419) 422-3679 ext. 1451
Fax: (419) 422-8346
Partner Overview: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Veterans Representative offers employment services for all Eligible Ohio Veterans.
A Veteran Representative is on site each week. The Vet. Rep. can provide employment counseling and other intensive services as well as referral to other partner services in accordance with State and Federal Laws and Regulations. The Vet. Rep. can also provide local employers with the benefits of hiring Veterans.
Veteran staff interview customers to assess employability, job retention skills, education, aptitude, job interests and job readiness to ensure employment goals are realistic. Services are coordinated with other partners to improve customer skills, when needed, and to expand career opportunities and marketability. Veteran staff also provide information concerning the Veteran's Administration (VA).
