Resource links
FOUNDATION'S SISTER ORGANIZATIONS:

Early Childhood Resource Center
http://www.ecresourcecenter.org/

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
http://www.socfdncleveland.org/

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
http://www.sistersofcharitysc.com/

Sisters of Charity Health System
http://www.sistersofcharityhealth.org

Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
http://www.srsofcharity.org/

HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES:
Click Here to Download the Help Guide - Health & Social Service agencies telephone directory

Alliance for Justice
http://www.afj.org/

Center for Community Solutions
http://www.communitysolutions.com/

Harvard Family Research Project
www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/

National Center for Children & Families
http://www.nccf-cares.org/

National Center for Children in Poverty
http://www.nccp.org/

ORGANIZATIONS FOR GRANTMAKERS:
Council on Foundations
http://www.cof.org/

Foundation Center
http://www.fdncenter.org/

Grantmakers for Children Youth and Families
http://www.gcyf.org/

Grantmakers in Health
http://www.gih.org/

Ohio Grantmakers Forum
http://www.ohiograntmakers.org/

EARLY CHILDHOOD:
Build Initiative
http://www.buildinitiative.org

Build Ohio
http://www.build-ohio.org

CD Publications
http://www.cdpublications.com/

Children’s Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Children's Defense Fund - Ohio
http://www.cdfohio.org/

Early Experiences Last a Lifetime
http://www.earlyexperiences.org/

KidsOhio.org
http://www.kidsohio.org/

National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/

Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.oaeyc.org/

SPARK Ohio
http://www.sparkohio.org/

W.K. Kellogg Foundation/SPARK Initiative
http://www.sparkkids.org/

OTHER:
United Way of Greater Stark County
http://www.uwgsc.org/

COMPASS pilot project of the United Way
http://www.starkcompass.org

Diocese of Youngstown
http://www.doy.org/

Greater Canton Chamber of Commerce
http://www.cantonchamber.org/

Ohio United Way
http://www.ouw.org/

RESOURCES FOR PROPOSAL WRITING
Statistics - General:
Statistics on Stark County population (age, race, education, employment, poverty):

U. S. Census Bureau--Statistics for Stark County:
quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/39151.html

Ohio Department of Development (click on Stark County on the Ohio map):
www.odod.state.oh.us

U.S. Census Bureau:
www.census.gov


Health Resources

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry:
http://www.aapd.org  

American Dental Association:
http://www.ada.org

American Dental Hygienists Association:
http://www.adha.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
www.cdc.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Oral Health Resources:
http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth

Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Stark County:
www.starkmhb.org

National Maternal and Child Health Resource Center
http://www.mchoralhealth.org/

Ohio Department of Health:
www.odh.ohio.gov

Ohio Department of Mental Health:
http://www.mh.state.oh.us/

Ohio Department of Medicaid:
http://jfs.ohio.gov/ohp/

Prescription Assistance Program of Stark County
www.starkrxnetwork.org

Stark County Board of MRDD:
www.starkmrdd.org

Stark County Dental Society
www.starkcountydentalsociety.org

Stark County Healthcare Resource Guide
PDF Download

Stark County Health Department
http://www.starkhealth.org/statistics.htm
(click on 2001 Community Assessment Report for Statistics on Stark County births, deaths, HIV/AIDS, poverty, welfare, Medicaid, employment, earnings, child care, education, graduation rates, paternity issues [support, neglect, abuse], housing, crime rate, juvenile crime, juvenile substance abuse):

Stark County Medical Society
www.starkmedical.org


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
www.os.dhhs.gov

Criminal Justice/Crime Statistics (for County, State, and Federal levels)
Justice Research Association:
cjcentral.com

Crime Rates:
http://www.disastercenter.com/
www.bestplaces.net/html/crime.html

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections:
www.drc.state.oh.us

Employment:
U.S. Bureau of Labor:
stats.bls.gov

Statistics Related to Children
Children's Defense Fund:
www.cdfohio.org

Children's Hunger Alliance:
www.childrenshungeralliance.org/

Child Welfare:
http://jfs.ohio.gov/sacwis/

Ohio Head Start:
www.OHSAI.org


WebSites Offering Information on Best Practices

Child Trends (for school readiness and child development):
http://www.childtrends.org/

Joint Center for Poverty Research (for poverty issues):
http://www.jcpr.org/

National Center for Children in Poverty (for children/poverty issues):
http://www.nccp.org/

National Governor’s Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices (for children’s learning opportunities):
http://www.nga.org/

Neighborhoods Online/Institute for the Study of Civic Values (for neighborhood development):
http://www.iscv.org/

Employment:
U.S. Bureau of Labor:
stats.bls.gov


General Statistics:
Statistics on Stark County population (age, race, education, employment, poverty):

Center for Policy Studies—University of Akron:
http://www.uakron.edu/center/cps/

Ohio Department of Development (click on Stark County on the Ohio map):
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/

U. S. Census Bureau—Statistics for Stark County:
quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/39151.html

U.S. Census Bureau:
http://www.census.gov/



Housing Resources
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio:
http://www.cohhio.org/

Stark County Metropolitan Housing Authority:
http://www.starkmha.org

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:
http://www.hud.gov/


Health Resources
Centers for Disease Control:
http://www.cdc.gov/

Ohio Department of Medicaid:
http://jfs.ohio.gov

Ohio Department of Mental Health:
http://www.mh.state.oh.us/

Stark County Board of MRDD:
http://www.starkmrdd.org/

Stark County Health Department:
http://www.starkhealth.org/statistics.htm

Stark County Mental Health Board:
http://www.starkmhb.org/

State of Ohio Department of Health:
www.odh.state.oh.us

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/



Sites Offering Information on Crime Rate
Justice Research Association:

http://www.cjcentral.com

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections:
http://www.drc.state.oh.us/

Other sites on crime:
http://www.disatercenter.com/
www.bestplaces.net/html/crime.html

Statistics Related to Children
Children’s Defense Fund:
http://www.cdfohio.org/

Children’s Hunger Alliance:
http://www.childrenshungeralliance.org/

Child Welfare:
http://jfs.ohio.gov/sacwis/
www.welfareinfo.org/childwelf.htm

Ohio Head Start:
http://www.ohsai.org/

 

Education
Canton City Schools
http://www.ccsdistrict.org/

Ohio Department of Education:
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/

National Center for Education Statistics:
http://nces.ed.gov


Sites Offering Information on Best Practices
ChildTrends (for school readiness and child development):
http://www.childtrends.org/

Joint Center for Poverty Research (for poverty issues):
http://www.jcpr.org/

National Center for Children in Poverty (for children/poverty issues):
http://www.hccp.org/

NGA Center for Best Practices (for children’s learning opportunities):
http://www.nga.org/

Neighborhoods Online/Institute for the Study of Civic Values (for neighborhood development):
http://www.iscv.org/

Welfare Information Network (for welfare related issues):
http://www.financeproject.org/irc/win.asp



 

 

 

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