Volunteer Opportunities
ETFC is always in need of volunteers to help support our programs and services. Volunteers share their time, talents and experience to encourage individuals potential and to help build pride within the community. You can choose from various activities including tutoring, mentoring, helping with special events, office work, community clean-ups, collecting information, building maitenance, reading to children, assisting and visiting with seniors or even being a youth sports coach. If you would like to volunteer, call 419-691-1429, ext. 214 or email nicoleh@etfc.org.
Financial Stability Collaborative
The Financial Stability Collaborative offers clients mentoring and education. One-on-one mentoring and goal setting are provided by our Advocates and is designed to assist individuals in making positive changes to improve their financial situation. This personalized service offers support through the difficult time by changing their approach to managing their finances. Mentoring sessions are available at least two times per month. Our program also offers various classes at a wide variety of area business and public meeting places. Classes offered include Job Preparedness, Internet Job Search, Interview Skills, Online Selling, Managing Benefits, and Foreclosure Prevention and other topics of interest. For Information call 419-691-1429, ext. 214 or email nicoleh@etfc.org.
Help Me Grow
The Help Me Grow program works with the families that have children aged birth to three years. These programs provide assessments on child development, parent support, parent education, service coordination and other needed services. These services can be provided at the family's home or the East Toledo Family Center. For more information please call ETFC or email denniss@etfc.org.
Shots for Tots
Shots for Tots is held every 4th Tuesday of the month here at ETFC. Please bring all shot records and/or Medicaid Card. Call the Toledo Lucas County Health Department for information at 419-213-4121.
Supervised Visits
The Family Center provides a safe and wholesome atmosphere for parents to visit with their children. Scheduling must be done one week in advance and is based on the availability of the Family Center. All visits take place on site in a family friendly room with lots of activities. The cost per visitation is $20 per hour payable before a visit takes place. You may call the Family Center to set up a visitation schedule.
Changes for Life
Changes for Life is a collaborative of community organizations. The program is committed to helping teen parents and their families by connecting them to the necessary programs and/or services that will benefit them the most. The agencies pull together to help families learn skills to improve their life by developing their own plan for success.
GED Preparation
ETFC partners with Penta Career Center to offer a basic skills class to help individuals prepare for the GED test. Classes are offered Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and Monday and Thursday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. here at ETFC. For more information call Penta at 419-661-6555.
East Toledo United
The Family Center is working in partnership with Neighborhood Housing Services to bring the various groups within east Toledo together to form a Community Coalition. Members will come from Block Watch Groups, Parent Teacher Organizations, schools, businesses, churches and residents. Those interested will meet to develop a communication network within the east Toledo community and prioritize focus areas that all coalition members will support and advocate. Our Community Builder will also work in the Garfield and Birmingham areas to assist in conducting surveys of residents regarding their neighborhoods and the needs. We will then be mapping all available assets in the community in an effort to maximize our resources to the benefit of the entire community. This program is funded by the Leadership Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). To become a part of East Toledo United, call Jodi at 419-691-1429 or email jodig@etfc.org.
Shelter House Rentals
Rent the East Toledo Senior Center for a baby shower, graduation party or any other occasion. It is available Friday evenings and all day Saturday and Sunday. Call the East Toledo Senior Activities Center today to schedule a rental at 419-691-2254.
F.E.M.A.
The East Toledo Family Center provides East Toledo residents with emergency food when available. Must bring proof of residence.