Provides pre-service training and family assessments for prospective foster care and adoptive families. Those who go on to adopt receive pre-custody services, subsidized services, legalization and post-legalization services. Provides monthly board rate plus medical expenses for the child in foster care.

All Franklin County residents needing assistance with navigating social service programs.

Provides adoptions and foster care information and services for children who are in the temporary or permanent custody of the Brown County Job and Family Services, which includes adoptive/foster parent recruitment, education and training, preparation services, and ongoing support.

Tobacco cessation program to help pregnant women quit smoking and stay tobacco free after baby is born. Women who enroll in the program, quit smoking and remain tobacco free after the baby is born receive free diapers for 12 months (voucher to Walmart each month).

Provides foster home placement for youth ages up to 21. Who have been determined dependent, abused, or involved with the juvenile justice system. Services include foster home recruiting, foster parent training, placement of youth, and ongoing services to youth/foster parents during placement.

Provides a wide range of programs for senior citizens, including information & referral, nutrition education, creative instruction, health screenings, and recreation and socialization.

Visit jfs.ohio.gov/CDC to view a listing of licensed child care providers and see their inspection reports before choosing a a specific provider.

Provides a wide range of services for families, including referrals to child care and early education programs that meet their family needs for child care. Provides assistance to parents and families on a variety of parenting topics, including discipline, literacy and special needs. Provides childcare provider training, a lending library with books and supplies for childcare providers, fingerprinting services, and the Step Up To Quality program for type A childcare providers.

Tobacco cessation program to help pregnant women quit smoking and stay tobacco free after baby is born. Women who enroll in the program, quit smoking and remain tobacco free after the baby is born receive free diapers for 12 months (voucher to Walmart each month).

Assists kinship caregivers in learning about and accessing programs and resources to meet the needs of the children in their care. Offers guidance on a variety of topics, such as applying for legal custody, obtaining financial benefits, and connecting with support groups or other kinship caregivers.

Program provides initial assessment and referrals for counseling. Includes individual, family, budget, and substance abuse counseling.

Arranges placement of children, who have been court-ordered into the agency's custody because of abuse/neglect/dependency, into licensed foster placement sites until children can be reunited with family or adopted. Identifies, enlists, trains, and certifies adults who are willing and qualified to provide foster care services in their homes for children in agency custody. Provides on-going, supportive services to foster parents; children in foster care; and the children's families of origin who are working on reunification plans.

Provides behavior training, transition training, developmental screenings and specialized workshops on early childhood issues.

Tobacco cessation program to help pregnant women quit smoking and stay tobacco free after baby is born. Women who enroll in the program, quit smoking and remain tobacco free after the baby is born receive free diapers for 12 months (voucher to Walmart each month).

Tobacco cessation program to help pregnant women quit smoking and stay tobacco free after baby is born. Women who enroll in the program, quit smoking and remain tobacco free after the baby is born receive free diapers for 12 months (voucher to Walmart each month).

NYAP Northwest provides Treatment Level Foster Homes for youth ages 0-21.

Tobacco cessation program to help pregnant women quit smoking and stay tobacco free after baby is born. Women who enroll in the program, quit smoking and remain tobacco free after the baby is born receive free diapers for 12 months (voucher to Walmart each month).

Offers Levels I-IV foster care for children removed from their homes. Some of the children have experienced multi disruptions and previous placements and usually have been diagnosed with some level of emotional disturbance. Foster parents help prepare children in their care for reunification with their families, for adoption, or for independent living (for older teens).

We help first time mothers have healthy pregnancies, improve child health & development, and become more economically self-sufficient.

Provides planned, time limited placement for infants and children with major medical problems, handicaps, developmental disabilities and/or traumatic separation issues beyond those that can be handled in traditional foster family care. Foster caregivers receive extensive training and support and are licensed by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. Treatment plans are supervised and approved by a registered nurse. Recruits and provides training to families who are interested in providing a temporary home to these children.

Provides information and referral of social services and benefits information to older adults. Will provide assessments in the home for residents when needed. Offers counseling to help seniors cope with life-style changes, personal, marital, and family problems. Assist with forms completion and maintains a registry of chore service providers

Visit jfs.ohio.gov/CDC to view a listing of licensed child care providers and see their inspection reports before choosing a specific provider.

Services to provide foster homes for families who, because of a family crisis, can not remain together. Severe alcoholism, inadequate care and supervision of children, physical or sexual abuse, severe financial problems, mental or physical illness, loss of parents through death or desertion or severe marital stress are examples of why children come into foster care. The length of placement can be for short periods of time, sometimes just for a weekend, or for several years. During that time foster parents receive a small stipend for the child in order to defray the costs of food, housing and clothing, and school supplies. Medical expenses for the child are also paid by the county. Foster Parent training is also offered for those interested, call for class schedule..