Internet Safety Training Webinar

Training: Internet Safety Webinar

WEBINAR: INTERNET SAFETY TRAINING Brought to you by Hamilton County Board of DD We welcome teens and adults to join our two-part internet safety training webinar! During this two-part training, we’ll talk about social media uses and how it connects people. We will also discuss the potential risks of social media and the internet. Our goal is for everyone to …

Image with a drawing of a mask with the words Mask Mandate

Pioneer School Mask Update

After discussion with the Ross County Board of Health, our school nurse, and the updated quarantine guidelines, we will require masks for all staff, visitors, and students capable of wearing one on Pioneer School premises until further notice. We will assess this decision weekly and keep everyone posted if things should change. I understand this isn’t the direction we were …

Pioneer School Safety Protocols

2020-2021 Pioneer School Safety Protocols

Welcome back, Tigers! Practices that will continue this upcoming school year: Students and staff will be encouraged to maintain frequent hand washing and sanitizing by utilizing hand sanitizing stations throughout the building. Thorough cleaning practices throughout the school. Social distancing will be observed where possible. Families should continue to monitor student’s symptoms on a daily basis, keep the student home …

NOTICE: Date Change for August Board Meeting

The Ross County Board of DD has rescheduled their August Board Meeting to Thursday, July 29 at 6:00pm at the Administration Office due to a conflict. This meeting is open to the public.

NADD Conference

SSA Department Receives MI/ID CCOE Team Award

Congratulations to the Service and Support Administration Department for receiving the MI/ID CCOE Team Award at this year’s NADD Annual Conference! Each year the Coordinating Center of Excellence in Mental Illness/Intellectual Disability and Ohio’s Telepsychiatry Project for Intellectual Disability recognizes counties in the state of Ohio that have excelled in the areas of provision of services and resources to individuals …

Camp Dream 2021

Sign Up Today for Camp Dream!

Goodwill is hosting their 2nd Annual Camp Dream — a free day camp for kids and young adults with disabilities! Kids Camp – Ages 6 -18 WHEN: August 2-6 9am – 2pm Click below to learn more and fill out the registration packet. If you have questions, call Goodwill Missions Coordinator Cana Horner at 740-702-4000 ext. 144.

County Commissioners and people from the DD community standing in front of the newly renovated bathrooms at camp cattail.

Camp Cattail Renovates Restrooms Funded by Landrum Grant

Camp Cattail invited the County Commissioners and Pioneer Center Leadership to view the newly renovated restrooms that are now ADA friendly and more accommodating for visitors. Camp Cattail was rewarded a grant from the Landrum Endowment Fund. This second annual grant round was designed to support nonprofit and public organizations serving those with developmental disabilities in Ross County by working …

Landrum Endowment Fund

Over $40,000 Awarded to Ross County Projects that Serve Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Six Ross County Organizations Receive Funding from Landrum Endowment Fund Chillicothe, OH – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio and the Ross County Board of Developmental Disabilities (RCBDD), known locally as the Pioneer Center, are pleased to announce that six Ross County projects have received funding through the Landrum Endowment Fund. These grants will support projects related to improving the lives …