A Place For Families Visitation

A Place For Families Visitation A Place for Families was a neutral place for supervised visitation, where children and family members could visit. It is closed permanently.

Supervised visitation is a time for children and family members to connect and have fun in a stress free and safe environment. It is an opportunity for a parent or other family member to spend time with the child talking and playing, to maintain relationships in challenging situations. The visitation room has games and toys, chairs, a couch and a table on which to play the games. You can bring fav

orite games or toys from home. We don't allow electronic games, because they often distract from relating to each other. Parking and entrance are in the back, off of Park Street.

01/23/2022

After much thought, we have decided that we will not be reopening.

01/28/2021

We are still not open. We'll see how things progress with the pandemic and when it might be safe to do so. During the downtime, we are reviewing our rules, services, fee structure, and procedures to ensure viability and safety when we are able to resume services.

05/19/2020

We've been getting a lot of questions, and no, we are not opened yet. There's not a way to maintain adequate social distancing during a visit; you can't really play or interact from six feet away, and kids have a hard time with masks. It's not yet safe. We will keep you updated as we all deal with the limitations of current life.

03/22/2020

The state has issued a stay at home order. Effective tomorrow, we are closed.

03/15/2020

For all those who use our facilities for supervised visitation, we felt it needful to let you know what steps we have taken to cooperate with the suggestions made by the Governor of Ohio and the State Health department:
1) We never have visits where a hundred people meet ( 🙂).
2) We have been scheduling visits with a half hour between them so that we have time to wipe off flat surfaces with disinfectant and wipe off doorknobs and: we are replacing our regular bathroom soap dispenser with anti-micro bacterial soap.
3) We are requesting that if you or your children exhibit signs of the covid-19 virus (high fever, difficulty breathing, dry cough) that you cancel the visit and take the proper precautions of calling your doctor/healthcare provider and following their instructions.
4) We ask that those who have multiple children visiting in rotation to keep the children waiting for their turn in the car unless they need to come in for a bathroom break or unless it is too cold out to do so. We are limiting the time spent within the visit waiting room.
5) We personally check our own temperatures every day before we come in even without other symptoms; simply as a precaution.
6) We keep disinfectant spray and wipes in the visitation room, out of reach of the children but within reach of adults, and there is hand sanitizer at the outer desk and in the room itself if we need it.
7) Carpeted floors are vacuumed daily. Stone tile floors are damp mopped with disinfectant daily before anyone comes.
8) We ask that if you bring toys, food, etc, you take them back with you afterwards. We won't keep it until the next week but it will be tossed.
9) We will be removing all fabric toys from the room for now since sanitizing them between small children is not possible. Our plastic or other toys should be wiped with disinfectant wipes if your children use them.
10) We ask that all persons, whether adult or child, take responsibility to wash their hands before coming back to the visit room.

As we all go through this period of instability with public health, be patient and kind with each other. As we find from accepted sources (health department, medical personnel) of any other thing we need to institute into our regime, we will do so. Thank you for your understanding; it is not our intention to close down unless such time as there is an official reason to do so because it is our considered belief that the children need to see their family; especially at such an unsettled time. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions.

05/23/2019

This pinned post will cover current availability.

3-22-2020. The state has issued a stay at home order. Effective tomorrow, we are closed.

02/16/2019

Due to some issues that have come up lately, we're reiterating a few process matters.

Prior to beginning visitation, intakes must be completed by all family members involved with the children. No visits will be scheduled until after all intakes are complete. There is a fee for the intake.

Visits are by appointment only, and must be made with the staff of APFF. Staff or personnel of other agencies can refer you to us, and can suggest times that might work for you, but cannot make appointments for you. They do not have access to our schedule, and do not know what time slots are already full.

Services are not free, and payment is due when services are rendered.

01/16/2019

Now that winter is actually here, be aware of road conditions if you have a visit. We will be closed if there is a level 3 snow emergency - it is actually illegal to drive at all in those conditions. If there's a level 2 snow emergency, I'll post here whether we are closed or open. If our staff are not able to get to the office, we will not be able to host visits.

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01/16/2019

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08/11/2018

School has restarted. Reminder to be aware of school buses and crossing guards.

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217 E Chestnut Street, Ste A
Mount Vernon, OH
43050

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+17403923111

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Prior to beginning visitation, intakes must be completed by all family members involved with the children. No visits will be scheduled until after all intakes are complete.

Visits are by appointment only, and must be made with the staff of APFF. Staff or personnel of other agencies can refer you to us, and can suggest times that might work for you, but cannot make appointments for you. They do not have access to our schedule, and do not know what time slots are already full.

Payment is due when services are provided.