Provides foster care, adoption and mentoring services to local children and teens in the child welfare system by recruiting, preparing, and supporting specialized families and supports. Also offer family and treatment foster care, step parent adoptions, foster/adoptive parent education classes, parent resource groups, pre/post adoption support services, mentoring, resources/referrals, and home studies. Diverse and inclusive. All Families-All Children Seal for LGBTQ+. COA Accredited.

Accepts applications, processes, and rules on changing the status of a child born outside the United States to allow the child to be adopted by a United States citizen. Program is not a source of general information on international adoption.

Non-profit adoption agency licensed by the State of Ohio offering domestic adoption services. Agency specializes in adoption services for newborns and children up to six months of age. Offer pre/post birthparent counseling, legal referrals, home study services, 24/7 support system, financial counseling, and pregnancy counseling.

In Ohio, public and private agencies have thousands of children waiting for adoption. Children range in age from toddlers to teenagers. Most of the children waiting for adoption fall into one or more ‘special needs’ groups. Some waiting children have special needs because they are older, are members of a racial minority or belong to a group of brothers and/or sisters who want to be adopted together. Some have emotional, medical, or developmental problems or a medical or family history which puts them at risk for problems after adoption.

Offers assistance with the adoption process for the foster care / adoption of abused and neglicted children.

Trains foster parents to provide temporary 24-hour care to children in the custody of the state of Kentucky. Also assists families in adopting children placed in their care when appropriate.

Homeless Outreach and Case Management, Rapid Re-housing, Emergency Assistance/Basic Needs, First Step Pregnancy Support, Limited transportation for Seniors, Social Work Counseling, HUD housing counseling including Foreclosure Prevention and Pre-purchase education, SSI/SSDI/SOAR Specialist, Prison Re-entry Case Management.

Voice of Hope Pregnancy Center offers the following free and confidential services. - Laboratory-grade Pregnancy Tests - Limited First Trimester Ultrasound - Confidential Peer-Counseling - Information on abstinence, abortion, adoption and STDs - Referrals for medical care, social services and adoption - Maternity Clothing - Baby Clothing up to Size 4T - Earn While You Learn - prenatal and parenting education classes - Support for women who have experienced miscarriage or abortion - Speakers for organizations and events - 24 Hour Helpline - 1-800-712-HELP(4357)

Homeless Outreach and Case Management, Rapid Re-housing, Emergency Assistance/Basic Needs, First Step Pregnancy Support, Limited transportation for Seniors, Social Work Counseling, HUD housing counseling including Foreclosure Prevention and Pre-purchase education, SSI/SSDI/SOAR Specialist, Prison Re-entry Case Management.

Homeless Outreach and Case Management, Rapid Re-housing, Emergency Assistance/Basic Needs, First Step Pregnancy Support, Limited transportation for Seniors, Social Work Counseling, HUD housing counseling including Foreclosure Prevention and Pre-purchase education, SSI/SSDI/SOAR Specialist, Prison Re-entry Case Management.

Homeless Outreach and Case Management, Rapid Re-housing, Emergency Assistance/Basic Needs, First Step Pregnancy Support, Limited transportation for Seniors, Social Work Counseling, HUD housing counseling including Foreclosure Prevention and Pre-purchase education, SSI/SSDI/SOAR Specialist, Prison Re-entry Case Management.

Provides one on one adoption services for women facing an unplanned pregnancy, stepparent/relative/grandparent adoption services, newborn adoption and older child adoption services.

Homeless Outreach and Case Management, Rapid Re-housing, Emergency Assistance/Basic Needs, First Step Pregnancy Support, Limited transportation for Seniors, Social Work Counseling, HUD housing counseling including Foreclosure Prevention and Pre-purchase education, SSI/SSDI/SOAR Specialist, Prison Re-entry Case Management.

Provides adoption services for families and children, including parent training, home study assessments, matching and post-placement supports. Also provides advocacy services and promotes community awareness of the needs faced by children in foster care who are waiting for adoptive families.

Provides a workshop that covers the full range of adoption options for prospective families, including public adoption from foster care, private adoption, and international adoption. Following the workshop content participants from a panel of each of three adoption options (public, private, and international) to learn more about their experiences. Information and resources offered during the workshop help families decide about the best route for their adoption journey. Provides a second workshop for those who decide to pursue a private adoption. Second workshop goes into more detail about the specific process for a private infant adoption, including how to select an agency, an overview of creating a profile for a birth parent to learn about the potential parents, details of a home study, and a discussion about openness in the adoption. also offers a workshop about adopting from foster care.

When children are unable to return permanently to their own home or the home of a relative, permanent custody is often sought by Children Services so that a new, long-term home can be provided to the child through adoption. Families in Marion County who wish to adopt may receive assistance through Children Services. This assistance is in the form of information and referral, conducting of home studies, registration of families with various adoption listing services in Ohio and nationally, and provision of counseling and supervision during and after these placements

Provides free counseling and support for pregnant women or birth parents considering an adoption plan for their newborn, infant, or child. Ongoing support after adoption placement includes a birth mother-only healing retreat held three (3) times a year, monthly pizza meet-ups for support of birth mothers, and a Facebook page for birth mothers.

Provides information about adoptions in the State of Ohio. Maintains a state-wide web site with photographs, stories and local agency contact information about children waiting for adoption. The actual processing of adoptions is done by local private/public agencies under contract with ODJFS to provide this service.

Provides information on the adoption process for women who are planning to relinquish a child for adoption. Will also talk with birth parents of children that have been born to explore options for relinquishing older children. Services include an overview of the process of adoption, questions to ask when choosing an agency to handle the adoption of their child, and information on resources women in this situation may need.

Provides information and referrals to those looking for adoption resources. Also followed up with a Personalized Resource Plan to make sure the families are able to access the resources they need.

OhioKAN is a flexible and responsive kinship and adoption navigator program designed to assist children, caregivers, and families statewide. OhioKAN's number one goal is to help kinship and adoptive families navigate and connect with all of the resources, supports, and services available to them locally and statewide. The OhioKAN process includes an initial conversation via our statewide phone line (1-844-OHIOKAN), in which an OhioKAN Navigator talks directly with kinship and adoptive families to understand their situation and needs and together determine if OhioKAN can help. If the family and Navigator decide together that OhioKAN can help navigate and access important resources, they complete an assessment overview to begin making a plan together. After this review, the Navigator utilizes the OhioKAN Information Hub to review more than 10,000 local and statewide records to find, analyze, and organize all of the resources available to the family based on their exact situation, location, and needs. These resources are collected into a Personalized Resource Plan, which the family can use as an action plan for accessing all of the local and statewide resources they deserve. The Navigator follows up with the family to ensure they are able to access these resources and address any new or continued challenge

Provides information on the adoption process for women who are planning to relinquish a child they are pregnant with. Will also talk with birth parents of children that have been born to explore options for relinquishing older children. Services include an overview of the process of adoption, and information on resources women in this situation may need.

Mandated to investigate reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation of senior citizens age 60 and above.

Provides training and support groups for adoptive and foster families.