1. Housing for Adults with Special Needs By Ryan Wolfe

2. Clyde

3. James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (NIV)

4. Proverbs 31:8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. (NLT)

5. Coral

6. Ephesians 2:19 So you are no longer strangers and outsiders. You are citizens together with God’s people. You are members of God’s family. (NIRV)

7. Tim

8. Guardianship Initiative 30 adults with developmental disabilities on a waiting list. Some had been on that list for 3 years. 1 even died while on the waiting list. 70% abuse / neglect rate APSI case load in Stark County 1:62; national average 1:30

9. Cinde & Heather

10. Respite Care What is the #1 need that families have? –Respite Quarterly respite events Families needed longer breaks –Weekends & beyond –Volunteer lead & staff lead

11. Adult Foster Care State of Ohio moving away from segregated work & living environments. –Group Homes versus Host Homes Stark County in the year 2000 served 2,000 people. Today Stark DD serves over 3,000. –#s growing First Christian Day Services manages a Host home

12. Housing for Adults with Special Needs By Ryan Wolfe