Engaging and Empowering Families
Building Community Capacity
Coordinating Systems and Services
Shared Accountability
Supporting Our Supporters Fall Newsletter
Fall, a time to reflect and restore
This fall, we invite you to take time to reflect on a memory and connect with your inner wisdom or recall a restorative, joyful experience!
Brainteaser answer at the bottom of this page
Community Voices member, Julie, at the Canal Market
Community Voices is
connecting with parents and caregivers at the Canal Market
Community Voices members are excited to spread the word about their group. Through the generosity of the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Licking and Knox County, the group is able to have a presence at Newark's Canal Market to let parents and caregivers know about the support they offer and resources available to families of children with needs in areas such as mental health, developmental disabilities, juvenile justice, school, child protection, health, etc.
Congratulations Leadership Cohort Class of 2023!
Graduate, Miriam Ali, from Nationwide Children's Hospital, accepts her Certificate from Melanie Fling
Row 1- Stephanie Bennett, Crystal Sipe, Madison Kirkpatrick, Lataya Croom, Yvonne Williams, Patty Warner, Jeffrey Lemichuk, Diana Alexander. Row 2- Miriam Ali, Ashley Palmer, Tiffany Nethers, Kat Robinson, Kandice Hosko, Melissa Shaw, Amy Grezlik.
The 2023 Leadership Cohort held its graduation ceremony on May 4.
Leadership Cohort members have been meeting monthly since September of 2022, engaging in opportunities to build relationships, expand their knowledge of community providers, challenges and opportunities, and strengthening their leadership skills to create a county-wide leadership network of providers with in-depth knowledge of child and family serving systems.
Graduate Ashley Palmer is introduced as the newest member of the Children and Families First Council Team!
United Way of Licking County celebrates 90 years!
Children and Families First Council is proud to be a United Way of Licking County funded partner. Thank you for your support!
Licking County Children and Families First Council's 2023-2025 Shared Plan provides an agenda for Council members in our work to achieve better results for families and children. Our priorities:
Parent and family voice
Service Coordination and Wraparound services
Trauma Informed Care
Collaborative, community-based early interventions
The answer for the Fall SOS Newsletter brainteaser: A leaf!
Licking County Children and Families First Council is a funded partner of United Way of Licking County.
Other funders include our Council partners, state allocations and grants. In-kind support from our local partners increases our capacity to coordinate services for children and families.
Upcoming Meetings and Classes
August 2, October 4, December 6, 2023 Full Council meetings are held in-person at the Licking County Health Department, 675 Price Rd., Newark. We also offer a virtual option-
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 264 048 707 277, Passcode: okaMRB
Download Teams | Join on the web
Join with a video conferencing device
682042763@t.plcm.vc, Video Conference ID: 114 168 460 4
Or call in (audio only) +1 614-721-2972,,557416633#
Phone Conference ID: 557 416 633#
Make a referral to Community Support Teaming High Fidelity Wraparound and Service Coordination. Click here for the referral form. Click here for the Release of Information
Schedule a consultation with Early Childhood Clinical Committee (child birth to age 8) or Clinical Committee (older youth). Click here for Consultation Form. Click here for Early Childhood Clinical Committee Release of Information. Click here for Clinical Committee Release of Information.
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