Adriel, a long-standing Ohio foster care provider, is opening a new office in Lima to expand services in Allen County. Officials say the move is driven by a continued statewide need for foster parents and child placement resources.
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Judge Terri Kohlrieser shared her journey from foster care to becoming a judge during the Allen County Children Services Annual Luncheon. She encouraged child welfare workers by emphasizing the impact of their work and how perseverance and education can change lives.
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According to the indictment, the incidents occurred between September 2024 and February 2025 while she was in charge of Generations of Love in Wapakoneta and was also serving as a foster parent.
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) has cosponsored Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ben Ray Luján’s (D-N.M.) resolution to recognize May as National Foster Care Month.
Allen County Children Services is recognizing the positive impact foster parents have on the children in their care.
We learn more about a new foster care program to help kids stay close to home when extra mental health treatment is needed.
The “Love Luggage” project, the brainchild of the Allen Lima Leadership Class of 2006, has been making a difference for the past 19 years. With the help of the Lima Rotary Club, volunteers continue to fill backpacks with essential items for children who are removed from their homes due to circumstances beyond their control.
The organizations donated $1,500 to Allen County Children Services (ACCS) to assist with the purchase of diapers — a critical need when children are removed from their homes or when families served by the agency cannot afford basic necessities.
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.”
May 17, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Children & Youth: (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Children and Youth (DCY) Director Kara B. Wente today announced more than $2 million in funding to expand a model that is helping more Ohio foster children find a loving home. The Treatment Foster Home Pilot Program will connect foster children facing significant behavioral health challenges with foster families who are equipped to support children with complex needs in their homes. Announced by Governor DeWine in his 2024 State of the State Address, the pilot will replicate and expand upon the Northwest Treatment Foster Care Partnership – a collaboration between Sandusky, Seneca, Ottawa, and Wyandot counties’ Public Children Services Agencies (PCSAs).