Thank you for your interest in learning more about Family-Based Care services at Lorain County Children Services. Being a foster or adoptive parent is a rewarding experience and you will certainly make a difference in a child’s life.
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- Location:
- Elyria, OH, 44035
- Phone:
- 440-329-5340
- Mon - Fri:
- 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
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Sliman's Diamond (behind Sliman's D...
Saturday, August 8 at 2:00pm - July Foster Parent Orientation...
Lorain County Admin Building
Thursday, July 9 at 6:00pm - June 9, 2009 Information Session
Lorain County Admin Building - 4th ...
Tuesday, June 9 at 6:00pm - Upcoming Information Session
Lorain County Administration Building
Tuesday, May 5 at 6:00pm
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents participated in the Filling Family Portraits event in Columbus last Friday to help focus attention on the needs of children who are waiting to be adopted. November is National Adoption Awareness Month.
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents congratulates the voters in 10 Ohio counties who approved levies to fund child protection services. (Wayne, Stark, Portage, Marion, Mahoning, Harrison, Franklin, Coshocton, Columbiana, and Adams counties).
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents Congratulations to a sibling group of three whose adoptions were recently legalized! A happy day for all involved!
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents Roundtable is coming up! Which makes me just want to say.... Be there or be square! (Get it!?! Because its a Round table?) Call your CW for details and to RSVP. If you have been to one in the past, how was your experience?
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents What do you think of Ohio's Safe Haven Laws? Some folks would like more constraints put on this law, others think it is fine the way it is. What are your thoughts about Safe Haven laws in Ohio?
Source: www.columbusdispatch.com
The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, Ohio's Daily Newspaper
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents welcomes new Facebook friends from the PCSAO conference and offers its full support to other counties who wish to pursue their presence on social network sites. Please feel free to ask any questions about the how and why of creating a FB page for our foster families and agency!
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents It was great seeing those of you who came out to the Lorain County Fair and stopped by the agency booth! We had several people stop by to ask us about becoming a foster parent too! We would love to come visit your group, club, or church and present information on foster parenting - please FB , email, or call Patti-Jo and lets schedule it soon!
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents Everyone had a great time at the Annual Family Based Care Picnic on Saturday. Thanks to our wonderful sponsors, Barb Kilgore and Wendy and Paul Sliman, for making it such a great event. Enjoy the photos and see if you can name the animals on safari.
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents Family Based Care Picnic featuring a petting zoo and archery demonstration!
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents If you hear lots and lots of sirens and see police from all local departments traveling down your road this week, it's just Operation Open Heart, providing the 47th year of camp for children involved with LCCS!
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents should have received their invitation to this year's FBC Picnic! We can't wait to see all of you. If you haven't received the invite, call your caseworker. It is going to be a GREAT picnic thanks to our friends at Sliman Dodge and Impressions!
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents are checking out this excellent publication for youth in foster care - “For Youth, From Youth: The Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio Youth Advisory Board Foster Youth Rights Handbook.” It's a great resource!
Source: www.pcsao.org
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents are said to be the best recruiters of other foster parents. How can LCCS help you identify and recruit foster-to-adopt parents from your social network? What kind of questions do you get from interested people?
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents should take a tour of the great website created by the Ohio Bar Association Foundation. It has helpful information for older teens, especially those who are living with foster parents.
Source: www.mymissiontransition.com
Foster youth in Ohio need to know their rights, responsibilities and understand resources that are available to them. They need information to make informed and empowered choices in their lives. Many foster ...
Lorain County Children Services Foster Parents would probably be interested in reading the heart-warming story about Clearview's graduation ceremony in today's Chronicle Telegram!
Source: www.chroniclet.com
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