Service Areas
At NOAS, we strive for lifelong permanency for current and former foster youth by recruiting, preparing, and supporting families and positive connections, with a multitude of services.
NOAS offers a variety of mission-driven programs and services to support children, young adults, and families. Our compassionate and experienced team trains, licenses, and matches foster and adoptive families with children waiting for love, support, nurturing, and guidance.
The NOAS team provides many services to families, including monthly parent resource groups, TBRI® NOAS parent training, and in-home coaching. NOAS also offers assistance to former foster youth through its Bridges Program, guiding them as they transition from foster care to adulthood. Through our mentor program, “IGNITE Foster Youth: Mentor One Who Needs Someone,” NOAS offers connections and support to our most vulnerable teens and young adults.
Foster Care:
We strive to meet the urgent need for temporary foster caregivers at NOAS. There are more than 15,000 children in foster care in Ohio, but only approximately 6,000 foster families are available to meet this need. Learn more about becoming a NOAS Foster Caregiver.
IGNITE Mentor Program:
Through NOAS, at-risk youth who were in foster care and exposed to trauma can make permanent connections, which will assist them academically and socially in adulthood. Foster youth ages 12-17 and former foster youth ages 18-21 are matched with a healthy adult connection in their community through this program.
Support/Resources for Families:
As part of our commitment to meet the needs of children, youth, and families, NOAS provides the necessary support for them to thrive.
Bridges Program:
NOAS provides services available through Bridges, a post-emancipation support program in Ohio that extends housing and other supportive services to eligible former foster youth. The program provides guidance and support as they transition to adulthood.
Foster To Adopt:
NOAS is dedicated to developing and supporting lifelong adoptive families for children who cannot be reunited with their families of origin. Our professional team provides support and guidance to families who want to provide a lifelong connection to foster children and teens.
NOAS is committed to meeting children, families and young adults where they are and providing the necessary support for them to thrive.
NOAS is the pre-eminent adoption, foster care and mentoring resources for children, families, and Ohio’s child welfare agencies. We are proud to partner with 30 Counties and work with families in a 90-minute radius area from Warren, Ohio. We envision the day when there is a life-long family and or connection for every child.
NOAS is a proud partner of the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® program, which is the signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and establishes innovative co-investment partnerships with states to support the hiring of adoption recruiters who implement an evidence-based, child-focused recruitment model.
This model has proven to be up to three times more effective at serving children who have been in foster care the longest, including teenagers, sibling groups, and children with special needs.
NOAS is proud to become a partner with Project MKC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Youngstown, dedicated to serving the most vulnerable children in Northeast Ohio. As a result of this project, we can provide diapers, wipes, and hygiene items to the young adults in our Bridges program. Prices are constantly rising, so we know it is challenging for many at this time. Our young adults with children will particularly benefit from this partnership.