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Written by Sabrina Plumb May is Foster Care Awareness Month. Of course, becoming a foster parent is the best way to celebrate—but if you’re not ready yet, how can you…

Written by Savannah Heck Pastor Don Richards believes that churches can—and should—play a larger role in efforts to reverse the tide of the rapidly growing opioid epidemic. That is why…

My role within the OhioGuidestone Workforce 360° program is Senior Manager of Workforce Development. I work with school districts, educational institutions and employers in Cuyahoga and Lake Counties to create…

Written by Veronica Curry As the Workforce 360° Senior Program Manager for the Regional Programs, I supervise Lake, Geauga and Portage Counties.  Within these programs, we work with groups that…

Written by Ariel Roder Thinking back to the beginning, I was like many others eagerly entering the mental health field. I was the friend whom provided a listening ear, gave…

I am a mental health case manager in the ProKids and Families Program, Protect Program, and Outpatient Services here at OhioGuidestone. I have been with this organization for four years…

“Can you cut up my food?”—A question most parents hear at meals. A question that Margaret will admit, she hears often at her own dinner table. This time, though, Margaret’s…

Written by Jenny McAllister OhioGuidestone operates a special needs cottage on our Residential Treatment campus that exclusively houses boys with developmental disabilities. These children have unique needs and rarely, if ever,…

Written by Sarah Hihn This year marks my 10th year as a licensed foster parent.  It’s hard to believe that ten years has passed since I first began my fostering…

Written by Ashley Cunningham, RN BSN Autism. What does it really mean? The DSM-5 or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, defines autism as persistent deficits in social communication…