Call first! Because things can change so quickly in life, we recommend that you call the children's services or agency before making your donation, double checking that they are able to accept your beautiful donation of blankets.
OHIO
ATHENS COUNTY Athens County Children Services 18 Stonybrook Drive Athens, OH 45701 (740) 592-3061 Contact: Otis Crockron
Oasis Therapeutic Foster Care 34265 State Rd 681 E Albany OH 45710 740-698-0340 Contact: Teressa Lemaster
Whitehall Office - Franklin County 277 S Hamilton Rd. Whitehall, OH, 43213
Wheeler-Cameron House - Scioto County 555 Farney Ave. Sciotoville, OH 45662
AUGLAIZE COUNTY Job and Family Services Auglaze County, Ohio 567-242-2700 Contact: Seth Bowersock
BELMONT COUNTY Belmont County Job & Family Services 68145 Hammond Road St Clairsville, OH 43950 (740) 695-1075
BUTLER COUNTY Hope's Closet Foster Care 9850 Princeton Glendale Rd. Cincinnati OH 45246 513-773-4018 Contact: Delyse
COLUMBIANA COUNTY Columbiana County Department of JFS 7989 Dickey Dr. Lisbon, OH 44432 330-420-6623 Contact: Nancy Gaho
JFS Lancaster 239 W Main St Lancaster, OH 43130 740-808-2968 Contact: Heather Sunk heather.sunk@JFS.Ohio.gov
CUYAHOGA COUNTY Foster Care to Success 23811 Chagrin Blvd Unit 210 Beachwood, OH 44122 703-628-1863 571-203-0270 Contact: Eileen Macaffrey
SAFY of Cleveland 20600 Chagrin Blvd, Suite 320 Shaker Heights OH 44122 216-295-723 Contact: Ellen Thrasher
FAIRFIELD COUNTY Fairfield County JFS 239 W Main St Lancaster OH 43130 740-652-7889 Contact: Aindrea Cordle
JFS Lancaster 239 W Main St Lancaster, OH 43130 740-808-2968 Contact: Heather Sunk heather.sunk@JFS.Ohio.gov
FAYETTE COUNTY Comfy Kits 1460 Reservoir Ct Washington Court House, OH 43160 Contact: Melinda Underwood
Fayette County Children Services 133 Main St Washington Court House OH 43160 Contact: Beth Potts
Kids Count Too 64 Dillmont Dr., Suite B12 Columbus OH 43235 614-944-5770 Contact: Megan Williamson MWilliamson@kidscounttoo.com
St. Vincent Family Services 1490 East Main Street Columbus, OH 43205 (614) 252-0731 Contact: Theresa Viola 614-653-3090 cell tviola@svfc.org
FULTON COUNTY Kristin Runyon, CASA 602 N Fayette Fayette, OH 43521 419-280-1107 kristenrunyon@yahoo.com
GALLIA COUNTY StepStone Family & Youth Services – Gallipolis, Ohio 240 3rd Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 (740) 534-1075 Counties Served: Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto
GEAUGA COUNTY CASA for Kids of Geauga County 470 Center St. Bldg 5C Chardon, OH 44024 440-279-1699 (office) Contact: Mary Ruth Shumway, Director 216-905-8081 (cell) NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR:Sometimes people underestimate the work they do. I believe this to be true with your blanket makers. These are a few examples of how the blankets have been received for our children.
We use them in our DEAR Program: Drop everything and read. The blanket and a book arrive with a CASA/GAL who needs to build a relationship with the child. These are children often frightened, feeling lost, alone and unwanted. One family in particular had 5 children who were voracious readers living with tremendous mental health and physical challenges from both parents. I would come to visit and find the children wrapped in their very own blanket curled up reading a book and escaping for a short time to another more pleasant world. These blankets truly offer a sense of comfort.
We also add a blanket to the Launchpad basket we provide for a child aging out of care as they move on to college. The knowledge that someone took the time to care means a lot to these kids. They are the teenagers, the ones no one wanted. In their minds we just don’t understand.
GREENE COUNTY Emerge Emancipation Program 2960 W Enon Rd Xenia, OH 45385 937-272-4925 Contact: Doris Edelmann 937-572-7632
HAMILTON COUNTY Hamilton County Foster Care 222 E. Central Parkway Cincinnati OH 45202 513-632-6366 Contact: Jane
Lighthouse Youth and Family Services 401 East McMillan Street Cincinnati, OH 45206 513-487-7135 Contact: Isaac Wright Iwright@lys.org
National Youth Advocate Program 11156 Canal Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45241 513-772-6166 Contact: Aliyah Brandy, Community Resource Coordinator
New Path Child & Family Foster Care 5400 Edalbert Drive Cincinnati OH 45239 855-577-7284 Contact: Jade
HANCOCK COUNTY Blanchard Valley Center 1700 Sandusky Street Findlay OH 45840 514-422-6387 Contact: Briana Heigel
KNOX COUNTY Knox County Family and Children's Services 740-399-3047 Contact: Briana Kirby
LAWRENCE COUNTY StepStone Family & Youth Services 901 Park Avenue Ironton, Ohio 45638 (740) 534-1075 Counties Served: Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto
LICKING COUNTY House of New Hope 8135 Mt Vernon Rd St. Louisville, OH 43071 (888) 200-1296 www.houseofnewhope.org/contact.html
LORAIN COUNTY Lorain County Children Services 226 Middle Avenue Elyria, Ohio 44035 440.329.5172 Contact: Patti-Jo Burtnett, Director of Operations and Special Projects PattiJoBurtnett@childrenservices.org
LUCAS COUNTY Lucas County Children Services 705 Adams St Toledo, OH 43604 419-213-3200 Contact: Kevin Mulliken
MAHONING COUNTY Mahoning Valley Jobs and Family Services 222 W. Federal Street Youngstown OH Contact: Jennifer Kollar jennifer.kollar@jfs.ohio.gov 330-941-8888
Project MKC (Making Kids Count) 6961 Southern Blvd Ste. A Boardman OH 44512 330-758-3434 or MKC@PROJECTMKC.ORG Contact: Colleen Gamble, Program Director 330-501-2712 (cell) www.projectmkc.org ABOUT PROJECT MKC. Project MKC serves about 1000-1100 children each year in foster care though their Comfort Kit Program. Comfort Kits are duffel bags that they fill with age and gender specific items such as toiletries, school supplies, toys, a change of clothes, snacks, and always a blanket! The Comfort Kits are then distributed to Children Service agencies in NE Ohio for them to use as needed when children are removed from their home and enter the foster care system.
MEIGS COUNTY Meigs County JFS 175 Race St Middleport OH 45760 740-444-7603 Contact: Terri Ingles
MONROE COUNTY Monroe County Job & Family Services Room 101 N. Main St. R34 Woodsfield, Ohio 43793 (740) 472-1341
MONTGOMERY COUNTY Emerge Emancipation Program 2960 W. Enon Rd. Xenia, Ohio 45385 Contact: Doris Edelmann Cell 937-572-7632 https://www.emergeemancipationprogram.com Higher Education & Life Skills for Young Men & Women Aging Out of Foster Care *This site needs only blankets to fit a single-size bed.
Krista Wilson 6640 Poe Avenue, Suite 100 Dayton, OH 45414 937 305 0492
Montgomery County Dept. of Children Services 3304 N. Main Street Dayton, OH 45405 937-276-6517 Contact: Jenny Cole
MORROW COUNTY Morrow County Family and Children's Services 419-949-2675 Contact: Melissa Chilcote melissa.Chilcote@JFS.Ohio.gov
NOBLE COUNTY Noble County Job & Family Services 46049 Marietta Rd Caldwell, OH 43724 (740) 732-2392
STARK COUNTY Kristin Kraft 4942 Higbee Ave NW, Suites C&D Canton, OH 44718 330-491-4331
Stark County Children’s Services 402 2nd St SE #1174 Canton OH 44702 Contact: Michelle Neisel 330-451-8846
SUMMIT COUNTY Caring for KIds, Inc 650 Graham Rd. Suite 101 Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 info@cfkadopt.org (330) 928-0044 Contact: Ashley Keener
UNION COUNTY Union County Children's Services 940 London Ave, Suite 1800 Marysville OH 43040 937-644-1010 extn 2220 Contact: Nick Digel
WARREN COUNTY Foster Care - Children Services 416 East Street Lebanon OH 45036 513-695-1546 Contact: Kara
WASHINGTON COUNTY Washington County Children Services 204 Davis Avenue Marietta OH 45750 740-373-3485 Contact: Alice Stewart
WAYNE COUNTY Wayne County Children Services 2534 Burbank Rd. Wooster, OH 44691 (330) 345-5340 ext. 2379 Contact: Lisa Kopczinsky Volunteer Coordinator
WOOD COUNTY Kids Count Too 1616 E Wooster Street, Unit #3 Bowling Green OH 43402 419-354-5437 Contact: Megan Williamson
Wood County Children Services 1928 E. Gypsy Lane Road Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 Contact: Shelby Smith Shelby.Smith@jfs.ohio.gov 419.373.6956
Call first! Because things can change so quickly in life, we recommend that you call the children's services or agency before making your donation, double checking that they are able to accept your beautiful donation of blankets.
OKLAHOMA
TFI Family Services has locations in various cities in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Visit their website to get addresses, or call toll free 1-877-942-2239 to find a location near you.
MC CURTAIN COUNTY Broken Bow Schools 108 West 5th Street Broken Bow OK 74728 580-584-3306 Contact: Gail Hopson
OKLAHOMA COUNTY Angels Foster Family Network 800 W 15th Street Edmond OK 73013 405-285-6193 Contact: Liz
Sunbeam Family Services 1100 NW 14th Street Oklahoma City OK 73106 Contact: Colleen Howe chowe@sunbeamfamilyservices.org 405-609-1755
TULSA COUNTY Family and Children's Services 650 S Peoria Tulsa, OK 74120 918-560-1200 Contact: Julia Harris
Nightlight Christian Adoptions and Foster Services 7929 E 50th St #D7 Tulsa, OK 74145 918-491-6767 Jessica Dawson jessica@nightlight.org
St. Francis Ministry 5840 S Memorial Dr., Ste 215 Tulsa, OK 74145 918-488-0163 Contact: Kerri Henderson kerri.Henderson@st-francis.org
OREGON
DESCHUTES COUNTY Bend DHS office 1300 NW Wall Street Bend, OR 97703 541-527-5435 Contact: Daniel Grimes
MALHEUR COUNTY Oregon Dept of Human Services 186 E Lane, Suite 3 Ontario, OR 97914 Drop blankets off at front desk. Ask receptionist to give blankets to Becca Garrison.
WASHINGTON COUNTY Orgeon Department of Human Services 15425 NW Greenbrier Parkway Beaverton, OR 97006 Contact: Nancy Byce Cell: (971) 348-6553