community impact partners
We wanted the Community Read to be more than just a fun time with an exciting book and author – we wanted there to be a positive impact on our community, so to do that, we are introducing Community Impact Partners. Our partners are organizations in Tiffin and Seneca County that work hard every day to improve the lives of the residents. Our Community Impact Partners correlate with the themes of the book, so this year’s themes are
Northwest Ohio Treatment Foster Care
Northwest Ohio Treatment Foster Care is a collaboration between Sandusky, Seneca, Ottawa, and Wyandot counties’ Public Children Services Agencies (PCSAs). The program connects foster children with a higher level of need with foster families who are equipped to support children with complex needs in their homes.
Ohio currently has more than 1,800 foster children who live in group settings because there are not foster families willing or comfortable to take on the significant behavioral challenges and complex needs these foster children present. The program aims to significantly reduce that number.
Please contact Program Lead Jenni for more information!
The Gase Family Literacy Fund of TCF
The Gase Family Literacy Fund of the Tiffin Community Foundation is the Literacy Champion of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Seneca County. As Literacy Champion, they are tasked with covering all funds associated with the mailing of the books to preschoolers in the Tiffin community.
The Dolly Party Imagination Library was introduced to our community in 2018. The program mails one free book each month to registered children from birth until age 5. The early exposure to literature increases a child’s vocabulary and strengthens literacy. Numerous studies have shown that early exposure will help prepare a child for kindergarten and future studies.
The Gase Family Literacy Fund has proudly graduated over 1,000 children through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and currently has over 900 preschoolers enrolled.
If you would like more information, please reach out to the Tiffin Community Foundation at 31 S. Washington Street, Tiffin, OH.
