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10 tips from Foster Care Parents on Building a Relationship with Your New...

Expect that your foster child will have negative feelings about his or her new living arrangements. Put yourself in his or her shoes. You don’t really understand why you’ve been taken from your home...

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What is a Home Study?

Prospective adoptive or foster parents are often overwhelmed at first by the mountain of paperwork and processes they must conquer before welcoming a child into their home. One of the most important...

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5 Great Books for Kids that Will Help Them Understand Adoption and Foster Care

If you’re looking for a way to help your kids understand adoption and foster care, check out these titles Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care by Jennifer Wilgocki, Marcia Kahn Wright, and...

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Thinking About Foster Care?

When children cannot remain safely in their own home due to abuse, neglect, or other unsafe conditions, Family and Children Services of Clark County will work with the children’s family to develop a...

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Success Story: A Brighter Future for Zackary

Zackary, age 10, had been in the care of Clark County DJFS for most of his life. As a young boy, he suffered extreme abuse and neglect, which had left him with many emotional scars and behavioral...

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Meet Our Team Member: Q&A Foster Care With a Social Service Worker

Meet Karen. She’s a longtime member of the Clark County Family & Children Services team. We asked her for a few minutes of time last week to give our blog readers a behind-the-scenes look at the...

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How to Become a Foster Parent

For almost 25 years, I’ve worked with individuals and families in Clark County, Ohio, helping them learn how to become foster parents or how to adopt a child. Many people are really surprised to learn...

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Ready, Set, Foster! Preparing to Bring a Foster Child Into Your Home

I talk to prospective foster parents day-in and day-out who are preparing to bring a new child into their home. Inevitably, they ask me: “How can we make sure we’re ready?” Or, “How do I help my family...

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On-The-Rise Helps Kids in Clark County!

On-The-Rise is one of the great local nonprofit organizations we’re proud to partner with at Clark County Family & Children Services. We sat down with Deb McCollough of On-The-Rise, an eight-acre...

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Interview with Tracy Perks: Independent Living Program for Clark County...

We recently spoke to Tracy Perks, the independent living coordinator for Clark County Family and Children Services, and she shared with us a little bit about her role and how the Independent Living...

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