WCFCFC

Wayne County, Ohio

HELPING FAMILIES THRIVE

Projects - Service Coordination

Service Coordination in Wayne County builds upon the strength of the Wayne County Family & Children First Council and supports the mission to promote coordination and collaboration among local government, not for profit organizations, businesses, and parents for the benefit of Wayne County's children.

Service Coordination is available for children and youth who may require the resources of more than two public systems (i.e. education, health, juvenile justice, etc.)

Service Coordination in Wayne County is also a response to a statewide initiative where local Family & Children First Councils are required to work together to design and develop a better system for responding to the strengths and needs of children and families requiring more than one system of care.

The public agencies serving families and children and other Wayne County systems offer a broad range of mandated and discretionary services to families. Service Coordination includes:

A process for obtaining service coordination for a child with the potential of or identified multiple needs, who is a resident of Wayne County, Ohio and is between the ages of birth to 22.
A procedure for assessing the service needs of the family of any child who is abused, neglected, dependent, unruly, or delinquent and under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or a child whose parent is voluntarily seeking services.
A procedure for development of a Family Service Plan designating service responsibilities among various state and local agencies that provide services to children and their families, including children who are abused, neglected, dependent, unruly, or delinquent and under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court of a child whose parent are voluntarily seeking services.
A dispute resolution process to serve as the process that must be used first to resolve disputes among agencies represented on the Council concerning the provision of services or funding for service to eligible children.

Service Coordination builds on the county's strengths of existing cooperative efforts, but also identifies needed areas of improvement and agreed upon strategies for achieving an effective network of family strengthening services. The local Service Coordination participants share a common philosophy of working with families that emphasizes treating families with respect and acknowledging mutual responsibilities.

Click on the following for more information or to download documents:

Parent Brochure for Service Coordination

Service Coordination - A Guide for Families Booklet (pdf)

OLRS Publication "Children's Rights: The rights of children and their families who need or are receiving community services"

Request for Service Coordination Form

Release of Information Form

Service Coordination Policy

For more information contact:

Cameron C. Maneese, LSW - Coordinator

1985 Eagle Pass

Wooster, OH 44691

Phone: 330-264-2527