Programs We Offer

For children from birth to 3 years of age

• Franklin County Help Me Grow Program
• Service Coordination (birth through age 2)
• Training for parents, professionals and child care teachers about children with special needs, resources, equipment, partnerships 
  with schools and other special needs providers.
• Community Support Site Program — provides speech therapy for children referred by Help Me Grow in collaboration with
  Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities and a group therapy program.

For children from 3 to 5 years of age

• Preschool-age developmental screenings and preschool-age family service coordination.
• Linkage with school district programs for families of preschool-age children with special needs.
• Training for educators, childcare workers, parents, professionals and preschool staff members
  about children with special needs, resources, equipment, partnerships with schools and other providers.

For children, teens and young adults

• Equipment Exchange Program — allows families to borrow specialized adaptive equipment for their child, teen or young adult
  with a disability. Donations to the Equipment Exchange Program are picked up and shared with other families. Information about types
  of equipment, health education and information, and community resources is also available.
• Collaborative Partnership with Family Voices of Ohio, Inc. — An advocacy agency for parents and families of children
  with special needs (part of a nationwide network of state chapters).
• Family Support — ECRN+ provides tools to make informed decisions; attends school, county and other local meetings and evaluations
  with parents; helps parents learn how to advocate, finds funding sources; connects families to health care providers; presents workshops
  and informational sessions and holds monthly meetings.