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

Lucas County Children Services (LCCS) is leading the way in building a community-wide network of supportive services to keep families from becoming involved with child

A big part of the LCCS mission to “lead the community in the protection of children” is keeping kids healthy. That responsibility falls to the

Social workers provide more mental health services than psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurses combined in the U.S.   Child welfare social workers protect at-risk children by

  A successful Lucas County Children Services program that helps families achieve sobriety, safety, and stability is expanding to help more families escape addiction. Ohio