Overview: About Us Our Organization The Clark County Family and Children First Council is a regional council of governments. The powers of the Council can be found in its Agreement of Articles and are based on Ohio Revised Code Section 167. The duties of the Council are also found in the Agreement and are based on Ohio Revised Code Section 121.37 The Overview, purpose, and processes of county service coordination can be found in the Clark County Family and Children First Council Service Coordination Mechanism Our Purpose The Clark County Family and Children First Council formed in 1994 in response to then Governor George Voinovich’s establishment of the Ohio Family and Children First (OFCF) Initiative. For more information about OFCF visit the Initiative’s website: http://www.fcf.ohio.gov/. On that site can be found a one page summary of the statewide OFCF Initiative and the role of local Family and Children First Councils. View the statewide organization website for Ohio Family and Children First. Why do Family and Children First Councils exist? To Promote Healthy Children To Promote Strong Families To Promote Thriving Communities What do family and children first councils do? They Ensure Shared Responsibility They Ensure Shared Resources They Ensure Shared Results How do family and children first councils do this? Accomplished by Alignment Accomplished by Access Accomplished by Accountability

Our Members

Membership of the Clark County Family and Children First Council as a regional council of governments includes the parties to its Agreement of Articles and other political subdivisions that enter into the Agreement or are admitted to membership. Clark County Commissioners Clark County Combined Health District Springfield City School District City of Springfield &nbsp Clark County Educational Service Center Clark County Job & Family Services Clark County Juvenile Court Developmental Disabilities Board of Clark County Mental Health & Recovery Board United Way Miami Valley Childhood Development Centers Community Development/ City Department of Youth Services Family Representatives Each Member has the right to vote. The Members authorize the Executive Committee to exercise all of the rights and privileges of the Board of Trustees regarding the management and operation of the Council. Members exercise Reserved Powers as outlined in Section 23 of the Agreement of Articles.