Helping to pay for child care is one of the many supportive services provided by MCDJFS. If a parent or caretaker is working, attending school or taking part in vocational training, the family may qualify for a child care subsidy.

Provides referrals to callers who are looking for aging life care managers. They are professionals who have aging-related expertise and are familiar with services available to the older adult and others facing ongoing health challenges. Organization's website includes questions to ask when searching for an aging life care manager. Online directory lists care managers who are members of the organization.

Serves as a network foster care provider for children in the custody of Summit, Cuyahoga, Medina, Stark, and surrounding counties in Northeast Ohio and for Franklin County in Central Ohio. Provides temporary family living arrangements in agency-supervised private family homes for children who have been abused or neglected with the goal of reunification of the child or children with their biological parent(s) or guardian(s).

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

Provides online search of licensed early care and education programs in the state of Ohio. Individuals can find results for child care, preschools, and day camps for school-aged children. Searches can be narrowed by location, program type, Step Up To Quality rating, hours of operation, and other services.

Oversees the temporary care of children who are not safe within their family's home due to abuse, neglect, or dependency.

Foster Care services provides community based foster homes for children and youth who are unable to remain in their home of origin due to abuse, neglect, dependency, delinquency, family conflict or caregiver substance abuse. NYAP specializes in therapeutic foster care to meet the needs of older youth and adolescents with emotional and behavioral challenges and those with specialized medical needs. Services include the provision of safe, supportive, nurturing living arrangements in licensed foster homes. A primary focus of services is the preservation of and connection to family through visitation between the youth and their family, and strong involvement of the family in the care and treatment of their child.

Recruits, prepares, educates and supports prospective adoptive parents, including relative caregivers seeking to adopt. Adoption specialists provide a complete adoption home study. Provides post-placement supervision, support and court finalization of the adoption. Handles infant, special needs adoptions (children with medical issues or disabilities), as well as older children and foster children. Conducts parent training for prospective adoptive parents.

Provide nutrition education and supplemental food for women, infants and children who are determined to be a nutritional risk. Provides supplemental foods such as milk, eggs, cheese, fruit juices, etc. at no cost to participants.

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.

Offers a flexible and responsive kinship and adoption navigator program designed to assist children, caregivers, and families statewide. Helps kinship and adoptive families navigate and connect with all of the resources, supports, and services available to them locally and statewide.

Provides a list of child care providers within the county.

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

Placement into a family-like setting is preferred to any group or residential setting. This setting is a private home in which a maximum of five children are given care and supervision twenty-four hours a day by a licensed individual or couple who is usually not related to the child by blood or marriage or who is not appointed as the guardian of the child.

Provides homes for children who may otherwise be placed in a group home or institutional situation.

Isaiah's Place is a non-profit, faith-based, therapeutic foster care agency located in Troy, OH, serving 15+ counties across the Southwest Ohio region. They recruit, train, and license parents with an emphasis in trauma-informed care to provide children with the best possible opportunities for happy and healthy lives. Beyond just connecting children with families, they provide parents with ongoing support from dedicated case managers.

Arranges permanent homes for children whose natural parents are unable or unwilling to provide for their care. Provides information and training regarding special needs adoption, conducts family assessments for persons interested in adopting available children and assists in completing requests for information from adoptees, adoptive families, and birth families.

Provides information about becoming a foster or adoptive parent and provides training. The program also provides kinship caregivers with a variety of services and supports to encourage stable and successful placements with the children in their care. Relatives meet the children’s needs while working with the parents to complete a case plan. Services include counseling, educational support, and financial assistance.

Provides food, child care, Medicaid, cash, transportation, rent and utility assistance; child support enforcement; paternity establishment; child protective services; foster parent licensing and training; adult protective services.

Provide nutrition education and supplemental food for women, infants and children who are determined to be a nutritional risk. Provides supplemental foods such as milk, eggs, cheese, fruit juices, etc. at no cost to participants.

Provides foster care for children who have been removed from the home by a county agency as well as hard to place children (such as those with behavioral issues, disabilities, or health issues). The children receive case management (to link them to appropriate community and medical services) and individualized services from a team of professionally-trained foster families and social workers. This program is intended as a short-term solution with the goal of reunifying the primary family whenever possible. Transition support for children who are aging out of the foster care system is also provided. Recruits and trains families who are interested in providing foster care to children with special needs.

Handles special needs adoptions, such as older children, children with behavioral issues, and children with disabilities and/or health issues. Recruits, prepares, trains, educates and supports prospective adoptive parents, including relative caregivers seeking to adopt. Adoption specialists provide a complete adoption home study. Provides post-placement supervision, support, and court finalization of the adoption.

Provides a foster home placement for children who do not have emotional and/or behavioral problems and a Treatment Foster Care program that provides foster homes for children with emotional and/or behavioral problems. Recruits, trains, licenses, and supports foster parents.

Provides child placement, adoption and follow-up services.

Helps pay for child care while parents or guardians work or go to school. Provides guidance to help find child care that works best for each family, whether it is traditional care in a licensed facility, care in a licensed home setting, or a preschool program.