Residential Treatment Facility

RAMAR
RAMAR was named in honor of Dr. Rocco Antenucci who was the first Medical Director of the Community Health Center. RAMAR was the Community Health Center’s first residential treatment center where male and female patients receive critical intensive counseling and support services.

Today, RAMAR continues to provide residential services to Summit County's most chronic substance abusers. Referrals to treatment include patients who are dually diagnosed and medically unstable or are suffering from chronic health problems. Pregnant patients who enter RAMAR are provided referrals and transportation to parental appointments, WIC and Help Me Grow. Pregnant women are encouraged to remain in residential treatment until their baby is born and to return to treatment after the baby's birth. All residential patients who successfully complete the RAMAR residential program are encouraged to participate in “partial residential” which is a program designed to help them hone their relapse prevention skills and vocational skills.

In addition, emphasis is placed on improving the physical well being of each patient through a complete primary healthcare program.

PEACHTREE ESTATES I

"When I saw the place I could call home, the tears just came. I was being given
a second chance, and this time I was going to make it.”

Peachtree Estates I is a facility dedicated to the reunification of recovering mothers with their children. Peachtree Estates provides total wrap-around care for 8 mothers and 22 children. Services include primary healthcare, vocational services and childcare, ongoing counseling, case management, self-esteem training and anger management. Peachtree Estates I officially opened in November 2001. Expansion plans are underway to add an additional 8 units to the complex.

SUMMIT TERRACE

"I never thought I could make it on my own. Summit
Terrace has given me the chance to work, as well as a
safe place to live. Even those handicapped can learn to
manage their own lives.”

Summit Terrace is a 21-unit apartment complex located in southeast
Akron that provides independent housing, case management and
support services for the dually-diagnosed homeless of Summit
County. Along with our partners, Portage Path Behavioral Health
Systems, Community Support Services and Tarry House, we are
providing quality housing and aftercare services, as well as a
sense of belonging to this otherwise invisible population.

COMMUNITY PRIDE

"I never had any art lessons, but when they gave me a
brush and paint something new happened. People have
looked at two of my paintings and said they were good. I
have never made anything good before.”

Community Pride is a program of the Community Health Center in a collaborative partnership with Akron Metropolitan Housing
Authority (AMHA) for residents of public housing, and is funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services. This program was created to prevent and address family substance abuse problems and to empower public housing residents to develop and maintain a healthy environment. We have onsite offices in Barberton's Van Buren Homes and Akron's Joy Park Homes. These offices serve the residents' needs of these communities.

Other supportive highlights of the Community Pride Program are its comprehensive programs, such as Young Moms’ Club, Women's Support Group, Recovery Groups and "Beat the Streets" training. A hallmark program is Joy Dance, a prevention program for children created in collaboration with the Living Fountain Dance Corporation. Community Pride services also include the Safe Children Task Force, Resident Council and the Older Adult Lunch Bunch.