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Wear Blue Day Rally photo gallery posted
| April 13, 2017Richland County Children Services has posted a photo gallery of images from our 2017 Wear Blue Day Rally at the Graham Auto Mall.
RCCS participates in WMFD-TV's "Focus on North Central Ohio" program
| April 10, 2017Child abuse prevention month was the topic as two Richland County Children Services employees were interviewed Monday during a taping of WMFD-TV's "Focus on North Central Ohio" program.
City of Ontario proclaims Child Abuse Prevention Month
| April 6, 2017Ontario Mayor Randy Hutchinson on Wednesday evening issued a proclamation designating April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the city.
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School student wins agency billboard contest
| April 6, 2017Micah McPeek, a third-grade student at the Mansfield Spanish Immersion School, won this year's Richland County Children Services billboard contest.
Richland County Commissioners proclaim April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
| April 4, 2017The Richland County Board of Commissioners this morning issued a proclamation designating April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the county.
RCCS looking for more foster homes, especially for teens
| March 15, 2017Richland County Children Services is in need of additional foster homes, especially for teens.
Baby Box University coming to Richland County
| March 8, 2017Ohio is set to become the second state in the U.S. to launch a universal program in which expecting and new parents can receive a free baby box by completing online parenting education.
New interview rooms at Mansfield hospital collaboration among RCCS and others
| November 2, 2016A ribbon-cutting marked the opening Tuesday of new interview rooms at Ohio Health/Mansfield, a collaboration among Richland County Children Services, Ohio Health, the Richland County Prosecutor's Office and local law enforcement agencies.
News Journal article shows impact drug addiction has on local families
| September 1, 2016As part of an ongoing series into the frontlines of drug addition in Richland County, the Mansfield News Journal did an extensive interview with Children Services foster care specialist Jason Kline.
Ohio should be ashamed of its child protection funding
| August 22, 2016Ohio Department of Job and Family Services spokesperson Angela Terez misrepresented facts about the state’s child protection funding in the recent article “Impact of Marcus Fiesel’s death reverberates 10 years later,” published in the Dayton Daily News.
Information about foster care and adoption is just one click away!
| July 7, 2016Interested in learning more on how to become a foster or adoptive parent in Richland County? The fact is that Richland County Children Services is in need of new foster parents, especially those willing to welcome teenagers and/or sibling groups.
New resource for those interested in foster parent program
| June 20, 2016A new website offers even more detail into the Richland County Children Services foster parenting program.
3 tips for new foster-adoptive parents
| April 25, 2016The Huffington Post recently published a column by a faily new foster parent. It offered three pieces of advice for those starting the process to become a foster parent.
New safe sleep video will answer your nighttime questions for infants
| January 14, 2016Questions about the best way to ensure a safe night of sleep for your baby? We have the answers for you.