Commitments and Indicators
 to Child Well-Being

1. Expectant parents and newborns thrive
2. Infants and toddlers thrive
3. Children are ready for school
4. Children and youth succeed in school
5. Youth choose healthy behaviors
6. Youth successfully transition into adulthood

Ohio Family and Children First Council has six commitments to child well-being that are to be used to develop policy and align program efforts and resources at the state and local level. The commitments are to be measured and monitored to determine progress toward increasing child well-being in Ohio.)
 
 
 

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A WORD FROM THE CHAIRPERSON:

“Accountability” is the buzz word being used to describe the concept of holding individuals or agencies responsible for doing the “right thing.” 

Through H.B. 289, the state’s Family and Children First Councils have mandated requirements including, but not limited to:

aiding families seeking assistance for their children
 developing and implementing a process that annually evaluates and prioritizes services, fill gaps where possible, and inventing new approaches to achieve better results for families
maintaining an accountability system to monitor the county council’s progress in achieving results for families and children
developing and implementing an interagency process to identify local priorities, establishing local indicators and monitoring the county’s progress toward increasing child well-being
writing an annual plan that identifies the county’s interagency efforts to increase child well-being

The operating system used by Partnerships for Success will provide the framework for Pickaway County to report its many successes to the State of Ohio.  Our history of collaborating will allow Pickaway County to shine.     

Ty Ankrom, FCFC Chairperson
Superintendent, Pickaway County Educational Service Center

 

The Pickaway County Summit on Children was held on September 18 at Brooks Yates South. Local agency staff. law enforcement, school staff, and community leaders attended the Summit to build on the collaborative efforts to enhance the safety, well being, and permanent home environments of at-risk children. The local Summit on Children Planning Committee includes: Ula Jean Metzler-Pickaway County Commissioner, Judge Jan Long-Juvenile Court, Ty Ankrom-Educational Service Center, Joellen Deal-JFS, Rojanne Woodward-JFS, Vince Yaniga-Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center, and Debbie Hoffman-Family and Children First Council . David Coleman from the Supreme Court of Ohio provided facilitation and planning resources. To become involved or for more information feel free to contact any member of the Planning Committee.