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Summit County
Children Services

264 S. Arlington St.
Akron, OH 44306
Phone: 330.379.9094
Fax: 330.379.1901


Latest News
Board Elects Officers and Appoints Four to Citizen's Advisory Committee

The agency’s Board of Trustees recently elected officers for 2010-2011. Receiving new two-year terms were Daniel L. Bell, (Board Chair), a partner at labor and employment law firm Jackson Lewis LLP, and Susan I. Tucker, (Secretary), who is Community Outreach Director at the Summit County Domestic Relations Court. Elected the board’s new Vice-Chair was M. Beth Curley, AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison of the United Way of Summit County.

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SCCS Thanks the Community for Its Generosity Over the Holidays

The holiday season was once again brightened for many children thanks to the generosity of people throughout Summit County who volunteered or donated toys for the agency’s Holiday Toy Room and Adopt-a-Child programs. Almost 500 families shopped for gifts for more than 1,100 children in the Toy Room while nearly 130 individual and corporate donors chose to purchase specific toys for more than 300 children through the Adopt-a-Child program. Summit County Children Services sincerely thanks everyone who opened their hearts to provide toys to children in need during the holidays.

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Toys for Tots and Rubber City Radio - An Unbeatable Combination for Kids

The great success of the agency’s 2009 holiday programs would have been impossible but for the incredible support of two prominent local institutions: The Rubber City Radio Group and Toys for Tots.

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SCCSB Reaccredited through July 2013 by COA

Summit County Children Services has long been known as a provider of high-quality services for children and families – and that reputation for quality recently received official recognition with the news that the Council on Accreditation (COA) has reaccredited the agency through July 2013.

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Sharon Geffken Named Deputy Executive Director, Social Services

Sharon Geffken of Akron has been named Deputy Executive Director, Social Services at Summit County Children Services. 

“Sharon brings strong leadership skills to this critical position, as well as a deep commitment to best practices, children and families, the community, and the Agency,” said Summit County Children Services Executive Director John Saros. “I am very pleased to have someone with her vast knowledge of and experience in child welfare as a key member of my executive team.”
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Rev. Dr. Luther Cooper Appointed to the Board of Trustees

Rev. Dr. Luther C. Cooper of Akron, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, has been appointed to the Summit County Children Services Board of Trustees to fill the unexpired term of Pastor Knute Larson who left the board earlier this year upon his retirement from The Chapel. Dr. Cooper’s board term expires 12/31/11.

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Ohio's Safe Havens for Newborns
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Ohio's Safe Havens for Newborns Program

 
What is Safe Havens for Newborns?
Not all women who get pregnant are ready to raise a child. Sometimes they see no options except to abandon the baby. Safe Havens provides a new option. It allows a birth parent to leave a newborn infant (less than 30 days old) with:
  • a medical worker in a hospital;
  • a medical worker at a fire department or other emergency service organization; or
  • a peace officer at a law enforcement agency.
If the infant is left with a person at one of these places, and has not been abused, the parent will face no legal consequences for making this choice.
Who can take a newborn to a Safe Haven?
The birth parent (mother or father) can take a child to a Safe Haven. The law provides protection from prosecution only for the child 's parents.
 
 
Does the birth parent have to call before taking an infant to a Safe Haven?
No. A birth parent may take a newborn to a Safe Haven at any time until the child is 30 days old.
What information will the birth parent have to provide?
The birth parent is not required to provide any information, including his or her name. However, it would help the baby if the birth parent chose to provide basic health information. The birth parent will be offered a form to guide them in providing the most important health information.
What happens next?
If the baby needs medical attention, it will be provided. The professional staff person who accepts the baby will contact the county children services agency; and the baby will be placed in an adoptive home. There are many families who want to adopt a baby.
When a parent cannot care for an infant, leaving the baby at a Safe Haven may be the best choice for the child. If the birth parent is not sure about this decision, an adoption social worker can help by providing information on available options and services for birth parents and their babies. Information is also available:
Online at: HELP ME GROW
Toll Free: 1-800-755-4769.
Any birth parent who wants to raise a baby but doesn't know how, may also call the Help Me Grow hotline to get information about caring for and raising children.



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   Summit County Children Services Child
   Abuse and Neglect Hotline

   (330) 434-KIDS

 
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Foster Care & Adoption

Thank you for your interest in learning more about foster care and adoption with Summit County Children Services. We applaud you for your willingness to want to make a difference in the lives of children.

Every day, more and more children come to the attention of Children Services because of abuse and neglect concerns. After a thorough assessment process, agency social workers determine if a child will be safe by remaining in his/her home. Sometimes situations are such that the child will not be safe, and he/she has to be placed in the agency’s temporary custody. If no relative is available to care for the child, he/she is then placed with a foster family. It is critical that we have enough foster and foster-to-adopt families to temporarily and permanently care for children.

After reviewing the information on our web site, you are encouraged to sign-up to attend one of our monthly information meetings. At the meeting, you will learn more about the foster care and adoption process, the kinds of supportive services available to families and about the children in our care.

The best place for a child is in a family. Why not your family?
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