Job & Family Services - Office for Children and Families
Office for Children and Families
Office for Children and Families - Publications
Ohio's Promising Practices
   Recruitment and Retention of African American Resource Families, Ohio's Promising Practices (February 2006)  (PDF)
   Child Specific Recruitment Practices, Ohio's Promising Practices" (March 2006)  (PDF)
 
Recruitment
    An Eye on Recruitment: Who Are Ohio's Adoptive Families"(report September 2005)  (PDF)
    An Eye on Recruitment : Who Are Adoptive Families  (power point training presentation on recruitment of families for Ohio's children)
    Profile Report on Families Waiting to Adopt and Children Waiting to be Adopted
   Length of Time Children Stay in Permanent Custody to Adoption
   Characteristics of Children Waiting for Adoptive Families in Ohio
   Length of Time Children in Permanent Custody Wait for Adoptive Placements
   Characteristics of Children by Length of Time in Permanent Custody
 
Guides
    Ohio Adoption Guide (PDF)
    Adoption Subsidy Guide (PDF)
    Child Abuse and Neglect Medical Handbook (PDF)
    Ohio Resource Guide, Kinship Care Book (PDF)
    Adoption Fact Sheet  (PDF)
    Adult Protective Services Fact Sheet  (PDF)
    Child Care Fact Sheet  (PDF)
    Foster Care Fact Sheet (PDF)
    Kinship Care Fact Sheet  (PDF)
    Adult and Child Protective Services Fact Sheet  (PDF)
 
Statistics
    State Fiscal Year 2001 Adult Protective Services Statistics
    State Fiscal Year 2002 Adult Protective Service Statistics
     State Fiscal Year 2003 Adult Protective Service Statistics
 

Reports

  

Ohio CFSP Annual Progress and Services Report FY2005
   Ohio CFSP Final Report (FY2000 - 2005)
   CFSR Program Improvement Plan Section I
   CFSR Program Improvement Plan Section II Narrative
   CFSR Program Improvement Plan Section III Matrix
    ProtectOHIO Evaluation Reports
    National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts
    Report to the Congress on Kinship Foster Care
    Placement Stability of Public Children Services Agencies
 
  

 AdoptOHIO

    Adult Protective Services - Evaluation of Ohio's APS Program
    Child and Family Services Review Statewide Assessment (PDF)
    Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) Final Report (PDF)
    Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Response to CFSR Final Report (PDF)
    Child Welfare Reform Shareholders Group Report (PDF)
    Summary of Data on Elapsed Time from Initial Custody to Permanent Commitment (Acrobat PDF) (PDF)
   Licensed Private Agencies and Publically Operated Residential Facilities (PDF)
    Choosing Child Care, A Parents Guide (PDF)
    Child Care Licensing Report - 2003 (PDF)
 
Newsletters
    FOCUS newsletters
 
State Plans
   Ohio Child and Family Services Plan (FY2005 - 2009)
    Ohio's Annual Progress and Services Report
    Child Care and Development State Plan FY08-09
Public Hearing Notice
    Title IV-E State Plan (PDF) - Information updated as of 06/30/03
    Ohio Children's Trust Fund State Plan (PDF)
 
Manuals
   Child Care Manual
   Family, Children and Adult Services Manual
 
Forms
   JFS 02911 Single Cost Report Form and Instructions
   JFS 02911 Instructions
   FCASMTL 159A Index
   Right click on the above link and save the file to your computer for use.
    JFS 01452 Initial Determination and Instructions (PDF version)
    JFS 01452A Redetermination and Instructions (PDF version)
 

Title IV-E

Title IV-E Reimbursement Ceilings for April 1, 2008, to March 31, 2009 (PDF)

Title IV-E Reimbursement Ceilings for April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2008 (PDF)
    Title IV-E Reimbursement Ceilings for April 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007 (PDF)
    Title IV-E Reimbursement Ceilings for April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 (PDF)
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
 
Instructions
    ODJFS 1452 Initial Determination Instructions
    ODJFS 1452 A Redetermination Instructions
    Private Agency Tutorials
    MicroFACSIS Glossary
    MicroFACSIS Usage Document