It was all about the "cold" at the Lima Public Library today. The youth services department held its first baby-toddler story time of 2025, learning all about cold weather friends from polar bears to narwhals. The library offers programs like this to help children discover early literacy skills such as narrative skills, print awareness, and letter knowledge.
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November 19, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio AMBER Alert Advisory Committee: COLUMBUS – The Ohio AMBER Alert Advisory Committee is reminding Ohioans that leaving unattended children in running vehicles, even for a brief period of time, can result in stranger abductions requiring an AMBER Alert activation. From 2021 through 2024, of the 48 total AMBER alert activations in Ohio initiated by either the Ohio State Highway Patrol or Cuyahoga Emergency Communications System, six involved children being left in stolen vehicles. These six stranger abductions were all the result of individuals, whether they were parents, guardians or caretakers, leaving children in running vehicles while the adult entered places of business for short periods of time. Activities included picking up pizzas, getting items at gas stations and dropping off siblings at day care or preschool. Each incident led to AMBER Alert activations because children were left unattended in running vehicles.
November 1, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Governor Mike Dewine: (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—November is National Adoption Month, and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Children and Youth (DCY) Director Kara B. Wente are calling on the community to work together to ensure that every young person waiting for adoption can find a permanent, loving family. “Every child deserves the opportunity to grow up in a safe, stable, and loving family,” said Governor DeWine. “During National Adoption Month, we recognize the incredible Ohio families who have opened their hearts and homes to adopt, and we encourage more Ohioans to consider adoption as a way to make a lasting difference in the life of a child.”
November is "National Adoption Month," and Allen County Children Services is getting the word out about the process. So far this year, the agency has had twelve children find a forever home through adoption, triple the amount of last year. It's been one of the busiest years that Allen County Children Services has had, but there are still 10 children between the ages of 3 and 17 waiting for a permanent home, and that list could grow. So the call is going out for loving families to step forward and learn about the rewards of providing a child with a loving place to call home.
The Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities holds screening twice a year to see if kids birth to five years old are developmentally on track.
The Lima Kiwanis continue their pledge to help children in the Lima-Allen County area. Tuesday, they distributed their third round of checks to four local non-profit organizations that provide services to children in need. The core mission of Kiwanis is improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Kiwanis of Lima was chartered in 1919 and have been serving the children of Allen County ever since. The recipients of the donations are grateful for the Kiwanis Club and their support.
Can you recognize the difference between worry, anxiety, and panic in children? The 2024 Allen Lima Leadership class is helping answer that question with a free hands-on workshop for parents, educational professionals, and councilors this Thursday at Rhodes State College. As part of their class project, they talked to school counselors and learned the biggest need they see is helping children with anxiety. So, they are bringing in people from Miami University to put on an engagement lab at Rhodes State College on Thursday morning to help people better recognize and regulate worry and anxiety in children.
Grand Lake Health System held their 13th annual SIDS Awareness 5K in St. Marys Saturday morning.
October 11, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine: (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2024-07D, directing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program funding to initiatives that will assist struggling families, support children, and encourage workforce development. The executive order distributes funds to the following agencies: Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) will be used to assist The Brightside Project in providing resources and social-emotional development support to eligible children in Columbiana County.
October 10, 2024, Press Release from by Grand Lake Health System: Helping to educate the community about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and the ways to help prevent SIDS is the main focus for the Grand Lake Health Systems annual 5K run-walk that is being held this weekend, Saturday, October 12th, at Mill Park Shelter House. When Landen Philpot passed away at less than three months of age from SIDS, his family would have no idea how his short time on Earth would help to provide education and scholarship opportunities for so many in the community. The SIDS Awareness 5K was started to honor Landen, whose father was an employee of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital at the time of Landen’s passing. Employees wanted a way to honor Landen and provide valuable education about SIDS to the community.