Country Neighbor Program, Inc.

Country Neighbor Program, Inc. is a multi purpose community center providing a focal point for services to help people help themselves by enhancing life skills and supporting individuals and families as they strive for a dignified, independent lifestyle. The main facility is located in Orwell, Ohio with a satellite office in Andover, Ohio.. Country Neighbor is a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation governed by a 13 member Board of Directors. Programs are available to anyone on a non-discriminatory basis, in-home or at our two centers. Country Neighbor is funded in part by United Way of Ashtabula County, District XI Area Agency on Aging, Inc. under Title III of the Older Americans Act, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Ashtabula County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and mental health Services, Ashtabula County Senior Services Levy, Private Foundations, Bequeathals, and private donations. Country Neighbor provides a wide variety of services for residents in southern Ashtabula County (17 southern townships east to west - Windsor, Orwell, Colebrook, Wayne, Williamsfield, Andover, Cherry Valley, New Lyme, Rome, Hartsgrove, Trumbull, Morgan, Rock Creek, Roaming Shores, Dorset, Lenox, and Richmond. Many programs have eligibility requirements because of the funding sources such as transportation, chore/homemaker, personal/home health care, home delivered meals, adult day services, prescription assistance, wellness/health promotion, family caregivers' assistance and respite services. Country Neighbor also operates a food-bank which provides food/nonfood items to emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, not for profit daycares, and shelters in Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula Counties. Country Neighbor distributes an average of 750,000 pounds to 501(c)(3) organizations within the 3 counties.