Social Work is not only one of the nation's largest professions, but one of the most important -- especially when it comes to the great work being done at Summit County Children Services to 'build families and build futures.'  With March being celebrated as 'National Social Work Month,' SCCS Social Worker Lisa Hamilton-Green appeared on WAKR Radio's "Ray Horner Show" to discuss her life as a social worker.  Please click here to hear Lisa's radio interview -- and please join us in thanking our agency's social workers for all their hard work and commitment on behalf of families and children.

SCCS Executive Director John Saros recently delivered his 6^th Annual 'State of the Agency' address to staff, emphasizing that, "Collaboration and partnership are a wonderful dynamic that heightens our ability to provide for the safety and permanence of children. Today, partnering with families is becoming an integral part of our work."  Please click here to read the entire speech.

Summit County Children Services has launched a major, multiyear research project focused on parents addicted to drugs and alcohol — one of the big reasons kids end up in the child welfare system.The agency received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to conduct the five-year effort, which began in March.  It will attempt to better identify parents with substance-abuse problems and improve services for them and their children. The overall goal is to stabilize troubled families and not remove children from their homes.  Click here to reach the article that appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal on January 2, 2013.

Thanks to the outstanding generosity of community donors, approximately 1,000 children served by Summit County Children Services received Easter Baskets donated by numerous organizations and individuals throughout the community.  Thank you for this exceptional demonstration of support for the children and families we serve.