LCCS Blog – Lucas County Children Services

“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”  ~Isaiah 1:17 Congratulations

At LCCS, one of our top priorities is to help families overcome the problems in their lives so they can regain the stability necessary to

LCCS has named Angela Russell as the agency’s new chief legal counsel, succeeding Shelby Cully, who has moved to the position of director of disproportionality

While most Lucas County Children Services (LCCS) caseworkers respond to cases of child abuse and neglect, other caseworkers are using prevention strategies hoping to make families safer and stronger without

Lucas County Children Services is recognized as a national leader in many aspects of child protection. This coming July, we will be taking our story

As shouts and applause echoed through the streets of Downtown Toledo, 24 foster youth took in the sunshine and cheers as guests of honor for

Lucas County Children Services Joins Ohio in ‘A Home for Every Child’ Initiative Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

A mandated reporter is a person legally required to report suspected child abuse or neglect. In Ohio, mandated reporters include (but are not limited to): Education – teachers

Over the last 150-plus  years, Lucas County Children Services has operated under several names—The Protestant Orphan’s Home, Lucas County Children’s Home, Miami Children’s Home, and