Agencies & Programs
The following is a list of local agencies which are partially funded by Shelby County United Way dollars. Feel free to follow the included links for more info about each agency.
Youth & Families
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County
2840 Wapakoneta Ave., P. O. Box 885, Sidney, Ohio 45365
Provides mentoring, guidance, and support to children that may be at risk. Provides volunteer opportunities for adults requiring varying levels of time commitment. Also offers a high school mentoring program utilizing freshman to seniors as mentors.
Katie Price, Executive Director
Ph: 937-492-7611
Fax: 937-492-4555
e-mail: katie@bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org
Shelby County CASA/GAL
Provides trained volunteers to serve as informed, independent, and objective voices in court for abused and neglected children.
Bridget Davis, Director
Ph: 937-498-7447
Fax: 937-498-7407
e-mail: CASA.BDavis@shelbyco.net
Clear Creek Farms
1900 S. Kuther Rd., Sidney, Ohio 45365
Provides a loving home and a better life for at-risk youth that are without a clean and safe permanent residence.
Chad Gessler, Executive Director
Ph. 937-498-9445
Fax: 937-498-4441
e-mail: chad.gessler@clearcreekfarm.org
Shelby County Opportunity School Midwest Regional Educational Service Center
129 E. Court St. Sidney, Ohio 45365
Provides a non-traditional school setting where students who are at risk of not completing their education are presented with opportunities for high school success and graduation.
Scott Howell, Superintendent
Ph: 937-599-5195
Fax: 937-498-4850
e-mail: showell@mresc.org
Boy Scouts – Miami Valley Council
7825 Poe Avenue, Dayton, OH 45413
Offers youth, ages 5 and up, the opportunity to become involved in activities which encourage character building, citizenship training, physical fitness and career awareness.
Jeffrey R. Schiavone, Scout Executive/CEO
Ph: 937-278-4825
Fax: 937-278-9002
e-mail: jeffrey.schiavone@scouting.org
Shelby County Arc, Inc.
1200 S. Children’s Home Rd. Sidney, Ohio 45365
Provides programs and support for people with developmental disabilities and their families, including summer camps, social and recreational activities, and grants to multiple disability classrooms in Sidney and Shelby County.
Kendra Hamaker, Executive Director
Ph: 937-658-6717
Fax: 937-498-4567
e-mail: shelbycountyarc@gmail.com
Wilma Valentine Childcare
1200 South Children s Home Road Sidney, Ohio 45365-0925
The Wilma Valentine Childcare provides quality day care for children ages 3, 4, and 5 with an emphasis on services to families whose children are experiencing developmental delays or have been diagnosed with handicapping conditions. The Center strives to strengthen and support the family unit and to provide day care services in a positive environment of safety, support, and care. The day care center is located at Shelby Hills Early Childhood Center which provides educational services for the children in the day care program.
Nancy Stiefel, Director
Ph: 937-498-0101
e-mail:nstiefel@shelbydd.org
Y Child Development Center
300 E. Parkwood Street Sidney, OH 45365
Includes the following services: preschool classes, daily care for infants, toddlers, preschool age children, kindergarten, and school age children. Meals, swimming lessons, and transportation are included.
Tori Faulder, Director of the Child Development Center
Ph: 937-498-2273
Fax: 492-4705
e-mail: tfaulder@sidney-ymca.org
Critical Human Needs
Agape Distribution, Inc.
209 Brooklyn Ave. Sidney, Ohio 45365
Brings hope by providing groceries for at risk families through their food pantry, mobile rural food pantry, and urban sustainability project. They also operate a nonprofit store where agencies can purchase items at a fraction of the retail price.
Mike McRill, Pantry Coordinator
Ph: 937-498-4368
Fax: 937-497-0329
e-mail: mikemcrill@agapedistribution.org
Apha Community Center
950 Children’s Home Rd., Sidney, Ohio 45365
Offers daily programs, information, referral, and recreation in a supervised environment for children and adults. Provides educational programs, hot lunches Monday through Friday, rent and utility assistance, emergency pantry program, and chapel services.
Jan Geuy, Executive Director
Ph: 937-498-9758
Fax: 492-6047
e-mail: jgeuy.alphacommunitycenter@gmail.com
Mercy Mission House Emergency Shelter
950 Children’s Home Rd., Sidney, Ohio 45365
MMH provides overnight and short-term emergency shelter for those in need in the community. Clients are connected with area services to help them receive permanent housing, counseling, job placements, and food/meal assistance, among other services.
Emily Neu, Executive Director
Health & Well Being
Senior Health Services
100 S. Main St. Suite 101 Sidney, Ohio 45365
Home health services, educational programs, and screenings for persons 60 and older.
Kathy Sell, Director
Ph: 937-498-4593
Fax: 937-493-0269
e-mail: ksell@cssmv-sidney.org
Counseling & Mental Health Services
100 S. Main St. Suite 101 Sidney, Ohio 45365
Provides outpatient mental health to individual families, youth and school based counseling.
Kathy Sell, Director
Ph: 937-498-4593
Fax: 937-493-0269
e-mail: ksell@cssmv-sidney.org
Compassionate Care
124 N. Ohio Ave. P.O. Box 4835 Sidney, OH 45365
Compassionate Care provides primary healthcare services to the uninsured and underinsured residents of Shelby County. Residents who are eligible for state or federally funded programs do not qualify for services at this agency.
Traci Milanese, Executive Director
Ph: 937-492-9400 ext 112
Fax: 937-492-9407
e-mail: info@ccsccares.org
Rehabilitation Center for Nuerological Development
1306 Garbry Road Piqua, Ohio 45356
Offers a variety of specialized services for children & adults with minimal to severe brain injury. Injuries include stroke, autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down’s Syndrome, head injury, Multiple Sclerosis, A.D.D., A.D.H.D. Services available; Neurological Rehab, Aquatic Therapy, Tutoring, EEG Neurofeedback and Day School for Special Needs Children, kindergarten through eighth grade.
Carla Bertke, Executive Director
Ph: 937-773-7630
Fax: 937-778-2561
e-mail: carla-bertke@woh.rr.com
SafeHaven, Inc.
1101 N. Vandemark Rd Sidney, OH 45365
Offers Shelby County mental health clients a consumer-operated center where they may participate in educational, social, and vocational support in a safe environment toward mental health recovery.
Douglas Metcalfe, Executive Director
Ph: 937-615-0126
Fax: 937-778-8526
e-mail: safehavendouglas@woh.rr.com
Senior Center of Sidney-Shelby County
304 S. West Ave. Senior Center P.O. Box 4362 Sidney, OH 45365-4362
Provides programs and activities for a $30 annual fee that focus on health, education, recreation and socialization for members over the age of 50.
Rachel Hale, Executive Director
Ph: 937-492-5266
Fax: 492-2134
e-mail: srcenter@nktelco.net
Rebuilding from Adversity
New Choices, Inc.
P.O. Box 4182 Sidney, Ohio 45365-4182
Provides for the care needs of victims of domestic violence and their families with 24-hour services including a crisis hotline, safe emergency shelter, court and child advocacy, peer counseling, individual advocacy, referrals and resources toward living a violence-free life and more. New Choices also provides Shelby County with educational services & programs including a Hands are Not for Hitting program for preschoolers, Anti-Bullying & Anti-Teen Dating Violence programs for the schools as well as programs for all adult audiences in the hopes of bringing awareness, intervention & prevention to reduce and ultimately eliminate abuse in Shelby County.
Danielle Schweitzer, Director
Ph: 937-498-7261
Fax: 498-7404
e-mail: director@newchoicesinc.org
Samaitan Works, Inc.
315 East Court Street, Unit 1, Sidney, Ohio 45365
Provides a sober living environment in their men’s home and women’s home for those dependent on drugs or alcohol.
Tricia Alloway, Executive Director
Ph: 937-638-4545
email: Recovery2022@samaritanworks.org
STAR House (Sheriff’s Treatment and Recovery House)
597 Gearhart Road Sidney, Ohio 45365
Provides a sober living environment for up to 20 persons who have completed their incarceration and want to live in a safe environment while continuing to work on their recovery.
Shannan Byers, Director
Ph: 937-498-1111
Fax: 937-498-7845
e-mail: shannan.byers@shelbycountysheriff.com
Shelby County Victim Services
Courthouse, First Floor P.O. Box 476 Sidney, Ohio 45365
Provides support and advocacy to victims of crime by providing information to victims and their families.
Tiffany Kemp, Director
Ph: 937-498-7400
Fax: 937-498-7442
e-mail: tkemp@shelbycountyvictimservices.com
Community Initiatives
The I.M.P.A.C.T. Program
129 East Court Street Sidney, Ohio 45365
I.M.P.A.C.T. is a program developed to proactively identify school age children who are facing obstacles towards academic, social, and community success. This preventative program allows families to participate in the IMPACT Program and receive support, resources, and counseling to meet the needs of each unique child and family.
Amy Simindinger, Program Director
Ph: 937-498-1354 – Fax: 937-498-4850
e-mail: asimindinger@mresc.org
2-1-1
2-1-1 is a confidential information and referral hotline where calls are answered 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. The hotline more easily connects residents in Shelby County to available community resources. The trained operators are able to provide callers with phone numbers, hours of operation and qualifications for the many human service programs available in Shelby County, the region, and the state. Residents just have to dial 2-1-1 or Ph: 855-663-8333.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
230 E. North St. Sidney, OH 45365
Imagination Library is an early literacy program for children under the age of 5. At no cost to the family, an age appropriate book is mailed monthly to the family’s address. Studies show children enrolled in Imagination Library are better prepared for kindergarten, are read to more often, and have more books and visits to the local libraries than children not enrolled. This program is supported locally by the Shelby County United Way, Shelby County Libraries, Sidney City Schools, Midwest Regional ESC, Sidney Altrusa, Kiwanis, Rotary, POWER, Monarch Legacy Fund and Wilson Health.
Rikki Unterbrink, Children’s Librarian
Ph: 937-492-8354
Character Playbook
Character Playbook is an innovative digital course that uses evidence-based strategies to educate students on how to cultivate and maintain healthy relationships during their critical middle school years. Built by EverFi, Character Playbook is comprised of six modules that cover key concepts of positive character development, social-emotional learning (SEL), and building healthy relationships. This course will allow students to engage with true-to-life scenarios that include bystander intervention strategies and positive relationship examples. The course aligns with National Health Education Standards, CASEL Social and Emotional Learning Competencies, and Common Core Standards. Course Module Topic Areas include: Analyzing Influences, Understanding and Managing Emotions, Communicating Effectively, Resolving Conflicts, Stepping In, and Making Decisions. The curriculum is currently offered in 7 local middle school districts.
Career Coach
101 S. Ohio Ave., Floor 2, Sidney, Ohio 45365
Workforce Partnership aligns our community’s workforce and education system so they can respond to the skill needs of the local business and industry. The Workforce Partnership and the Shelby County United Way have collaborated in the creation of a Career Coach position. This individual works with students not planning on continuing their education, currently not enrolled at the Career Center, and not enlisting in the military. The role of the Career Coach is to work with each eligible senior 1 on 1 to assess their skills and interests and provide employers that are hiring that match that skill set. Expected outcomes include seniors earning career wages with benefits immediately after high school and better career matches for both the student and the employer helping with overall retention rates.
Kelly Edwards, Career Coach
Ph: 937-498-9900
E-mail: kelly@workforcepartner.com