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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View Article5 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...
View ArticleThinking 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...
View ArticleSuccess 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...
View ArticleMeet 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleReady, 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...
View ArticleOn-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...
View ArticleInterview 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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