Important Summit County Children Services’ projects such as the Holiday Toy Room, and Child and Family Awareness Month would be impossible to carry out without the help of numerous volunteers and donors – and the agency recently recognized a variety of individuals, groups and organizations for their generosity toward the children and families of Summit County.
Across our nation today, more than a half million children are in foster care, and Summit County Children Services recently held its 58th Annual Foster Parent Recognition Dinner to honor the hundreds of dedicated local foster parents who willingly open their homes and their hearts to area children in need of some stability in their lives.
“A Family is the Compass That Directs Me Throughout Life” is the theme of this year’s 22nd Annual “Child and Family Awareness Month©” Celebration – a month-long series of events planned for April by a steering committee of representatives of a variety of area agencies and organizations committed to strengthening family life and using community education initiatives to help prevent child abuse.