Family Resource Services
Family Resource Services is a program of supports for families who care for an individual with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities at home. The family member must be eligible to receive services from the Wayne County Board of MR/DD to participate in the program, though they do not have to be currently involved with any other county board program.
In our county, The Family Resource Services program is administered by Parent to Parent, a non-profit corporation made up of parents of children and adults with disabilities, through a contract with the Wayne County Board of MR/DD. In addition to funding provided for the program by the Ohio Department of MR/DD, the county board also contributes substantially.
Assistance provided includes:
- Respite Care
- Adaptive Equipment
- Special Diet Needs
- Home Modifications
- Education and Training
- Other assistance which meets the general criteria of maintaining the child/adult child with disabilities in the family’s home
Information about Family Resource Services may be obtained
by calling (330) 264-9667
Service Coordination
Each adult in the Wayne County Board system has a contact person and representative called a service coordinator. The service coordinator leads the team which assists the person, guardian, family and chosen advocates to develop a comprehensive life plan , designed specifically to meet the individual’s unique needs and goals. Services are tracked and monitored throughout the year to ensure that the plan is carried out and that it continues to meet the person’s needs.
Separate quality assurance reviews are conducted regularly and their results are used by service coordinators and service providers to change and improve the way services are delivered. Health and safety concerns, monitored by review of unusual incident reports, are immediately addressed by changes in the program. The service coordinator talks with the individual and his family throughout the year to keep them actively involved in the ongoing planning process, and to help as needed with requests for new services, both within the MRDD program and in the community.
You can expect Service Coordination to:
- determine eligibility for MRDD services
- provide information and referral to MRDD and community program
- provide assistance in choosing and applying for services
- develop a comprehensive plan and updates
- review services quarterly
- facilitate communication and coordination among all providers
- provide specialized placement assistance
- provide emergency services
- provide quality assurance reviews
Office numbers for Service and Support Administration are 330-264-4086 and 330-264-9667
Emergency pager numbers are 330-202-8787 and 330-287-1197
Transportation Department
The Wayne County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Transportation Department is located at 1000 West Liberty Street in Wooster. The Board has a fleet of 30 buses as well as 22 cars, trucks and vans. Over 425 students and adults are transported daily to and from school and work. In 2006, the bus fleet traveled 368,017 miles averaging 30,668 miles per month.
Being a countywide program, students and adults are transported from West Salem to Mt. Eaton, from Doylestown to Shreve, and everywhere in between.
The transportation department operates its own maintenance facility. Tim Richards, Transportation Supervisor, manages a staff that consists of 26 bus drivers, 26 bus aides, 11 van drivers, 2 mechanics, and 1 assistant supervisor. Several substitute aides and drivers are also employed to fill in when needed.
The transportation department may be reached at 330-264-6902 or 330-264-6903
