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                                                 FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT (FFPSA)

The Office of Families and Children has convened a Leadership Advisory Committee to help guide Ohio’s planning and implementation efforts necessary for the successful fulfillment of the requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA).  This Act was signed into law on February 9, 2018 and challenges states’ current child welfare practice by placing emphasis on the use of evidence based prevention services to alleviate the need for placement of children in foster care, and ensuring appropriate settings are used for children in foster care. 

All resources created through the work of the Committee will be posted on this page.  Please check back often for information and resources below:

FFPSA Leadership Advisory Committee Overview

• Charter
• Committee Structure / Vision & Mission 
• Roster
• OFC Calendar
• Meeting List
• Key Decisions and Deliverables 

Additional Resources  

• Ohio Kinship Adoption Navigator (OhioKAN) Website
• Safe Strong Supportive PowerPoint - Casey Family Programs January 2019
• Executive Summary:  Interventions with Special Relevance for the FFPSA
• Interventions with Special Relevance for FFPSA - Catalog from Casey Family Programs November 10, 2018
• Child Welfare Community - FFPSA
• Regional Session Report - October 2018

FFPSA Leadership Committee Meetings

May 16, 2019

• Agenda  
• Minutes
• Handouts 
  • Kinship and Adoption Navigator (OhioKAN) Overview PowerPoint 
  • Current ORC Language regarding Kinship Navigator
  • Proposed ORC Language Changes in Budget Bill HB166
  • Social Security Act Kinship Navigator Requirements
  • April Youth Advisory Board Meeting 
  • Five Principles to Defining Candidacy

April 18, 2019

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Handouts - Readiness Survey Updates

March 28, 2019

• Agenda Meeting List
• Minutes 
• Handouts - Prevention Clearinghouse Federal Letter

February 21, 2019

• Agenda
• Minutes 
• PowerPoint
• National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards - ACYF-CB-IM-19-01
• Model Standards - Ohio Crosswalk

January 17, 2019

• Agenda
• Minutes
• PowerPoint

December 5, 2018

•  Agenda
•  Minutes
•  PowerPoint
•  Charter
•  Roster
•  Handouts

November 15, 2018

• Agenda
• Minutes
• PowerPoint

Administration for Children and Families - July 9, 2018
Regional Program Managers Children's Bureau Listing
Certification of Required Legislation - Attachment B
Request for Delay - Attachment C
Agency Plan for Title IV-E of the Social Security Act - Attachment D

Administration for Children and Families (ACYF-CB-PI-18-09) - November 30,2018
State Plan for Title IV-E of the Social Security Act: Prevention Services and Programs - Attachment B
HHS Initial Practice Criteria and First List of Services and Program Selected for Review - Attachment C

Title IV-E Prevention and Family Services and Programs Plan
State Title IV-E Prevention Program Reporting Assurance - Attachment I
State Request for Waiver of Evaluation Requirement for a Well-Supported Practice - Attachment II
State Assurance of Trauma; Informed Service; Delivery - Attachment III
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Attachment IV

Administration for Children and Families (ACYF-CB-PI-18-11) - November 30, 2018
Title IV-E Plan Pre-Print Attachment XII; Kinship Navigator Program - Attachment B
HHS Initial Practice Criteria and First List of Services and Programs Selected for Review - Attachment C