Ohio Adoption Information

 Ohio Adoption Events

Ongoing Events

Montgomery County  Children Services' recruitment van travels to Dayton-area events to provide information about the need for foster and adoptive parents.  If you would like more information or to have the van at your next event, contact Dale Richardson at (937) 224-KIDS.  

Ongoing Training

• Preservice training for Ohio foster and adoptive caregivers. See the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program web site for details.

Ongoing Meetings

• Various dates each month -- Independent neighborhood support groups run by and for foster, adoptive and kinship parents and caregivers are currently meeting in five different areas of Cincinnati and its suburbs. Additional neighborhood groups will be formed if sufficient interest is generated. Current foster license or recent involvement with the system is not required. For additional information, please contact Sherrie Mathis at 513-231-9015 or smathis@cinci.rr.com , or Linda Wesseler at 513-683-5734 or lwesseler@cinci.rr.com.
  
• 3rd Monday of every month -- FAST: Foster Adoption Support Team will be meeting at 7 p.m. at the Butler County CSB Building at 300 North Fair Avenue in Hamilton, OH. Drinks and snacks are provided. Babysitting is provided for Butler County children. Call ahead to reserve a spot for your child/children: 726-6642, ask for Tracy. For more information, please visit http://www.fosteradoptionsupportteam.com
• 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month-- The Butler County Children Services Board will host Information Meetings for prospective foster and adoptive families. The meetings will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at BCCSB headquarters at 300 North Fair Avenue, Hamilton, Ohio 45011. For additional information, please call (513) 887-4055 or (800) 325-2685.
  
• 1^st Thursday, 2^nd Wednesday, 3^rd Thursday, Last Tuesday of the month—General Support and Discussion Meetings for any adult adoptee, adoptive parent, birthparent, prospective adoptive parent, professional, or anyone interested in lifelong adoption issues. The meetings are held in four locations every month, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm and require no RSVP. First Thursday: West Shore Unitarian Church, 20401 Hilliard Drive, Rocky River; Second Wednesday: Akron General Health & Wellness Center, 4125 Medina Road, Akron; Third Thursday: Church of the Saviour, 2537 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights; Last Tuesday: Deepwood North Apartments Rental Office, 8100 Deepwood Blvd., Mentor. Other concentrated meetings and workshops are held throughout the year for adoptees, for adoptive parents, for prospective adoptive parents, and for birthmothers. For additional information, contact: Linda Bellini, Adoption Network Cleveland at (216) 325-1000, ext. 123. www.AdoptionNetwork.org
• 2nd Thursday of every month--Adoption Cluster/Support Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 3955 Euclid Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cleveland, Ohio. Contact Michele at (216) 381-2611 or at michelemvm@msn.com for more information. Sponsored by Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services.
  
• Every Friday--Support group for current and prospective adoptive parents, especially for those who have adopted or want to adopt special-needs children from public foster care agencies within Ohio or in other U.S. states. The support group is open to all families. For additional information, please contact Patricia Hill, LISW, at (937) 277-6101. 
• 1st Friday of every month--RESOLVE of Ohio Columbus Educational meeting. 7:30 p.m. at Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont Road. For more information e-mail info@resolveofohio.org or call 1-800-414-OHIO (6446), box 2.
  
• 3rd Saturday of every month--Families Woven From the Heart meets 3rd Sat of every month at 3:30 p.m. in Akron to discuss pre- and post-adoption issues and provide support before, during and after adoption. Kids are welcome. Contact Kris at (330) 825-7814 or email aanohio@msn.com for directions and more info. 3rd Saturday of every month--Support group for potential adoptive parents and adoptive and foster parents with special needs and non-special needs children, 1025 N. Reynolds Road, Toledo, Ohio, 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Supervised play area and snacks are provided. Contact Dawn Dusseau at (419) 534-3350 or email: dawnduss@adoptamericanetwork.org for more information. Sponsored by the Adopt America Network.