Family Support Services Program
The Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities offers a Family Support Services Program (FSSP), which provides various services and supports to individuals eligible for services from the Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities and living at home with their family. The program promotes the unity of the family by assisting it to meet the special needs of the individual with a developmental disability. The Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities’ FSSP is funded with local levy dollars. The maximum level of service per family shall vary from year to year based upon the availability of local levy dollars.
Individuals living in their own apartment, enrolled on an Individual Options (IO) or Level One waiver or SELF waiver, or living in an ICF/DD or in foster care are not eligible for services and supports through the FSSP. Persons requesting to participate in the FSSP should not have similar services and supports available through other means. The FSSP is not an entitlement program.
The Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities’ FSSP program is administered by the Northeast Ohio Network (NEON), a Council of Governments established in 1996 by six northeast Ohio County Boards of Developmental Disabilities, one of the six being the Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities. For more information or questions regarding the FSSP program, balance inquiries, etc., please contact Marissa Elmore at NEON at 234-254-5874.
More Information
Please reference the FSSP Program Stipulations for additional information regarding the income guidelines and available services through this program. The 2026 Family Support Services Program Services Available and Program Stipulations Effective January 1, 2026 (CLICK HERE – Adobe Reader may be required).
Denials of FSSP requests may be appealed through Board Policy 4.49 – Administrative Resolution of Complaints and Appeals of Adverse Actions Proposed or Initiated by the Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
Forms can be found here: https://neoncog.org/family-supports