The following entries describe the services offered by members of CSAN. Please use the contacts provided as needed. Check back at this web page periodically for updates.
Adult Education
Butler County Success Program
Community Engagement & Service (CE&S), Miami
Family Resource Center (FRC)University
Oxford Habitat for Humanity
Head Start Program, Butler County Educational Service Center
HELP ME GROW
LIFESPAN, Inc.
Oxford Community Arts Center
Oxford Community Choice Pantry
Oxford Police Department
Oxford Senior Center
Partnership Office, Miami University
PUSH (People United for Self Help)
SELF (Supports to Encourage Low-Income Families)
Transitional Living Inc.
Talawanda School District
Oxford Senior Citizens, Inc.
Oxford Community Foundation
Mercy Franciscan at St Raphael
Oxford United Way
Butler County 211
Adult Education top
The Adult Ed classes offer 5 subjects to prepare for your GED or to brush up on for
Additional college classes; Math, English, Science, Literature, & Social Studies.
This is a free program and everyone goes at his or her own pace, no pressure.
We offer classes, Official Practice Tests, and the Official GED Test. Pass all five
Subjects of the OPT and receive a Fee Waiver ($55) to take the Official GED Test free.
We have both morning & evening classes and several locations. For further information call (513) 420-4520 or check out our web site: www.middletowncityschools.com Just click on schools Adult Education. We also offer ESOL classes for English Speakers of Other Languages.
Contact:
Helen Murry (513) 420-4520
www.middletowncityschools.com
Butler County Success Program top
Butler County Success is a partnership among Edgewood, Fairfield, Lakota, Madison, Middletown, New Miami, Ross, and Talawanda Schools; Butler County Job & Family Services and Commissioners; and the Butler County Educational Service Center aimed at removing the barriers to learning that many children face daily. The targeted population is children on the Free and Reduced Lunch Program or 200% below poverty. For example, a family of four can make $42,400/year or $3,500 / month and qualify for the program.
Contact:
Liaison: Danyel McDaniel
513 869-0458 (cell)
E-mail: mcdanield@bcesc.org
Community Engagement & Service (CE&S), Miami University top
CE&S’s mission is to be a catalyst for mutually beneficial campus and community partnerships. As part of Miami’s Division of Student Affairs, CE&S collaborates with local communities to develop and support sustainable opportunities for enhanced student learning through community engagement. We seek to foster a campus culture that guides students effectively through community-based experiences and encourages all who serve in our local communities to think critically, understand diverse contexts, reflect and then take purposeful action.
Family Resource Center (FRC) top
The mission of the Oxford Talawanda Community Services, Inc. is to create, provide and maintain coordination of the Family Resource Center; to offer referrals and selected basic living essentials; and to promote self-sufficiency for individuals and families in the Talawanda School District.
Visit The Family Resource Center website at www.frcoxford.org, or call (513) 523-5859.
Contact:
Diane Ruther-Vierling, Executive Director drvierling@frcoxford.org
Missy Barger, Client Services Supervisor mbargerfrc@aol.com
Oxford Habitat for Humanity top
Habitat works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which every person can experience God’s love and can live and grow into all that God intends.
Contact:
Jim Lipnickey lipnicje@muohio.edu
TriState Habitat for Humanity http http://www.habitat-tristate.org 513-942-9211
Head Start is a federally funded preschool program that provides services for income eligible families with children from ages three to five. Head Start serves more than 700 pre-school students in Butler County, offering health, nutrition, mental health, child development, and early education services. Ten percent of its enrollment is reserved for children with special needs. Head Start also helps families find agencies that assist with job skills development, employment searches, and family counseling. For more information about BCESC Head Start please contact: (513) 887-3716 or visit our web site at www.bcesc.org
Contact:
Mary Beth Beckman
Family Service Worker
Kramer Head Start Preschool
(513)523-1245
HELP ME GROW top
Help Me Grow offers many services for families prenatal to age three. Services include newborn home visits, ongoing home visits and help for children with developmental delays.
Contact:
Melissa Ruffner, (513) 785-6881
LIFESPAN, Inc. top
Visit our web site at www.lifespanohio.org
We provide a wide range of Support Services for Adults & Seniors (SSAS) as well as Family Life Services. Learn about our many program offerings at our web site.
Contact:
Linda Ipp
Marketing and Development Manager
513-868-3210
ippl@lifespanohio.org
Oxford Community Arts Center top
The Oxford Community Arts Center is a non-profit arts organization located in the historic Oxford College for Women building. OCAC’s mission is to restore and maintain historic Oxford College as a permanent home for the arts in the Oxford area, to facilitate activities of the community arts organizations and to promote the arts and arts education.
Contact:
Caroline Croswell. Executive Director
Oxford Community Arts Center
10 S. College Ave.
P. O. Box 172
Oxford, OH 45056
513-524-8506
Email: communityartscenter@verizon.net
Web site: info@oxarts.org
Oxford Community Choice Pantry top
The Oxford Community Choice Pantry provides food assistance to residents of the Talawanda School District who experience food insecurities. The Pantry is an affiliated choice pantry in Butler County that seeks to empower families and honor their dignity by giving them responsibility for their food choices while highlighting healthy options and providing nutrition education.
Contact:
Mike Johnson, Manager
Oxford Community Choice Pantry
400 W. Withrow Street
P.O. Box 391
Oxford, OH 45056
513-523-3851
Email: Oxchoicepantry@aol.com
Oxford Police Department top
The Oxford Police Department promotes a personalized, proactive partnership between the police and the Oxford community to reduce fear and incidence of crime, and to solve contemporary problems with the goal of improving the quality of life for all.
Contact:
Sgt. Jim Squance
Community Oriented Policing Coordinator/Patrol Sergeant
Division of Police
101 E. High Street, Oxford, Ohio 45056
Phone 513.524.5251 | fax 513.524.9111 | jsquance@cityofoxford.org
Oxford Senior Center top
“Oxford Senior Center…More than a gathering place.”
The Oxford Senior Center provides health and social services, education, and inspirational programs for senior citizens in our community.
You can visit the Oxford Senior Center at www.oxfordsenior.org
Contact:
Joan Potter-Sommer, Oxford Senior Center
922 Tollgate Avenue
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 523-8100
Partnership Office, Miami University top
The Partnership Office cultivates and extends school/university partnerships; grows partnerships between Miami and community/social service agencies; and connects faculty, staff, and students in partnerships across campuses.
Contact:
Tom Poetter, Director (poettets@muohio.edu)
Jay Kimiecik, Assistant Director (kimiecjc@muohio.edu)
Visit www.muohio.edu/partnershipoffice or call (513) 529-6853
PUSH (People United for Self Help) top
PUSH (People United for Self Help) is a local, not-for-profit organization that provides assistance for essential repairs to eligible homeowners who, without such assistance, would be unable to make the repairs necessary for them to remain in their homes. Over the years PUSH has funded projects such as installing new furnaces, hot water heaters, roofs, and plumbing fixtures. Anyone who has been concerned about problems in his or her home, such as those mentioned above, and has not been able to obtain the necessary funds, should consider making an application to PUSH. Often representatives inspect project sites prior to the review by the PUSH Board.
If you are a low-income homeowner within the Talawanda School District, you may be eligible for assistance with repairs to your home. Call PUSH at 513.523.5859 for more information.
Contact:
Sabrina Jewell
sabjewell@hotmail.com
PUSH
PO Box 392
Oxford, OH 45056
513-523-5859
SELF (Supports to Encourage Low-Income Families) top
As Butler County's sole community action agency, Supports to Encourage Low-income Families (SELF) exists to enhance the quality of life for county residents by impacting the causes of poverty and empowering individuals to achieve, sustain, and advocate self-sufficiency. SELF has many programs to pave the way to and support self-sufficient lifestyles, including: financial education to aid in financial independence; job development services and help including clothing; job search assistance and job transportation; some emergency assistance; telephone discount assistance; and on-going supportive case management.
Contact:
Kim Weigel at kweigel@selfhelps.org
(513) 868-9300 x207
www.selfhelps.org
Transitional Living Inc. top
“Compassionate…Competent…Quality Care for People with Mental Disabilities since 1978.”
Contact:
Katherine A. Becker, Chief Executive Officer
Transitional Living, Inc., 2052 Princeton Road
Hamilton, Ohio 45011 (513) 645-4560
http://www.tliving.org/TransitionalLivingInc.asp
Hamilton Office: (513) 896-7269 Middletown Office: (513) 422-4004
Main Office: (513) 863-6383
Talawanda School District top
The mission of the Talawanda School District is to ensure that all students succeed by providing quality program and instruction, engaging our stakeholders and maintaining fiscal responsibility.The Talawanda School District vision: A Community Committed to Excellence
Please visit The Talawanda School District web site at www.talawanda.org for more information.
Contact:
Dr. Jean Eagle, Director of Curriculum, Partnerships, and Intervention (Student Assistance Program)
eaglej@talawanda.org, (513) 273.3395
Mrs. Marianne Marconi, Director of Guidance
marconim@talawanda.org, (513) 273-3221
Mrs. Amy Macechko, Health and Wellness Coordinator
macechkoa@talawanda.org, (513) 273-3390
Oxford Senior Citizens, Inc. top
OSCI, is a gathering place for adults 50 years+ to enjoy leisure activities. A non-profit organization made up of over 600 members, OSCI provides supportive services including: Senior Transportation for 60+ and handicapped, serving Oxford and local area; Outreach Coordination to navigate the aging network; Support Groups-Parkinson’s and Caregivers; Nutrition Programs-congregate lunches and Home Delivered Meals; Crafts, Exercise and Recreational Activities. OSCI also operates the Community Adult Day Service-providing supportive care and activities for older adults with special needs.
Contact:
Sabrina Jewell
Outreach and Marketing Coordinator
922 Tollgate Ave
Oxford, OH 45056
(513)523-8100
www.oxfordsenior.org
Oxford Community Foundation top
Giving grants to improve our community, right here, right now. Working to make a great community even better. Providing donors with a flexible way to improve the Oxford community now and for all time.
Contacts:
Roger Millar, Executive Director, roger@oxfordfdn.org
Jeanne Murphy, Office Manager, jeanne@oxfordfdn.org
52 Park Place East, Suite 4
Oxford, OH 45056
513-523-0623
Web site: oxfordfdn.org
Mercy Franciscan at St Raphael
610 High St
Hamilton, OH 45011
513-603-8200
Contact:
Esther Cash-Mills, Director of Social Services 513-981-4203
Tami Adams, Medical Outreach Manager 513-981-4213
Oxford United Way top
Provides funding and leadership to social service agencies serving residents in the Talawanda School District.
Maureen Kranbuhl, Executive Director, 523-0991
Butler County 211 top
Is a 24/hour Social Service information and referral program. Any resident in Butler County can access this information by dialing 211 or from cell phones 513-785-3095.