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2012 annual report added to the RCCS Web site

| May 21, 2013

We have posted the 2012 Richland County Children Services Annual Report to the Community on the agency Web site.

Richland County foster parents offer advice during recruitment meeting

| May 15, 2013

John and Deanna Mack have welcomed 16 foster children into their homes. As a veteran of the process, John offered some sage advice to prospective foster parents at an open house Wednesday at Richland County Children Services.

Complete an online foster/adoptive inquiry today!

| April 11, 2013

Richland County Children Services is looking for new foster and adoptive families. You can see FAQs about the program and complete and e-mail an online inquiry from from our agency Web site.

Photo galleries posted from Pinwheels for Prevention planting

| April 2, 2013

We have posted a photo gallery from our "Pinwheels for Prevention" planting effort on Monday along Lexington Avenue next to the Mansfield YMCA. Click here to view the images.

Family Life Counseling has opening on its MST team

| February 11, 2013

Family Life Counseling has an opening on its MST team, an intensive home-based program. It's evidence based and dedicated to keeping families intact.

Seventh annual 'Rally for the Kids' tennis event another big hit

By Carl Hunnell | January 27, 2013

Ron Schaub said he never has a difficult time finding volunteers to help with the Richland County Children Services "Rally for the Kids" tennis event at the Lakewood Racquet Club.

Richland County Children Services schedules interviews for executive director finalists

| January 15, 2013

The Richland County Children Services Board has scheduled three special meetings to interview finalist candidates for executive director of the agency.

Richland County Children Services opens building after snowstorm

| December 27, 2012

Richland County Children Services has reopened its building at 731 Scholl Road in Mansfield. The agency closed the site at noon on Wednesday due to the winter storm. Residents can always contact the agency via its 24/7 hotline at 419-774-4100.

Check RCCS photo gallery from 2012 Mansfield Holiday Parade

| November 19, 2012

We have posted a photo gallery to the agency Web site from our participation on Saturday in the annual Mansfield Holiday Parade.

Richland County Children Services needs parents interested in adopting children

| November 1, 2012

By Nicole Foulks In a perfect world, every child would grow up safe, healthy and happy at home with his birth parents. Sadly, no such world exists.In reality, some children are abused or neglected, thus creating a need for Kinship care, foster parents and adoption – all tools used today by Richland County Children Services to keep kids in a safe environment.

Annual '5K Run/Walk for Safe Kids' another successful RCCS event

| October 8, 2012

Richland County Children Services had another successful "5K Run/Walk for Safe Kids" on a chilly Saturday morning in the Woodlands neighborhood.

Richland County Children Services Staff Enrichment benefits from annual pasta dinner

| October 1, 2012

Richland County Children Services Staff Enrichment netted $1,057 from its annual "Pre-Game Pasta Dinner" on Friday night in Lexington.

It's Child Passenger Safety Week: Are your child safety seats installed properly?

| September 19, 2012

U.S. officials hope to use Child Passenger Safety Week this week to remind parents and caregivers to make sure they are properly using and installing their child safety seats.

Richland County Children Services seeks 30-hour-per-week child abuse investigator

| September 11, 2012

Richland County Children Services is accepting applications for a 30-hour-per week child abuse investigator.

Come and see Richland County Children Services at the Bellville Street Fair

| September 11, 2012

Richland County Children Services is ready for the annual Bellville Street Fair, a four-day event that begins Wednesday in southern Richland County.

More and more grandparents caring for grandchildren these days

| September 7, 2012

Most grandparents babysit and provide financial support for grandkids as they try to save their children money and build stronger family connections, two new studies show.

Child Care or College Tuition: Which Family Expense Is Rising Faster?

| August 20, 2012

For many families, the costs of child care and college are obviously intertwined. Parents pay for the former so that they can work and save up enough to help pay for the latter. But which is climbing faster?

Richland County Children Services heads to Blueberry Festival

| August 13, 2012

The next stop on the Richland County Children Services "2012 summer tour" will be this week at the annual Lexington Blueberry Festival.

Come visit Richland County Children Services at the fair!

| August 2, 2012

Come see us at the 2012 Richland County Fair! Richland County Children Services will have a booth inside Fairhaven Hall each day during the week-long event.

Company recalls hundreds of thousands of strollers

| July 25, 2012

Peg Perego USA Inc. is recalling hundreds of thousands of strollers because children can become trapped and strangled between trays on them. One death has already been reported.

Richland County Children Services Board seeking employee input

| July 19, 2012

Richland County Children Services Board Chairman Robert Konstam and four additional board members attended an agency monthly staff meeting this morning.

Richland County Children Services adding new playground equipment

| July 18, 2012

Richland County Children Services Building and Grounds Department staff worked today to prepare the way for the latest "toys" at the agency playground.

Children with disabilities more likely to be victims of violence

| July 17, 2012

Children with disabilities are almost four times more likely to be victims of violence than other children, according to a new report commissioned by the World Health Organization.

National research finds link between economic recession, child physical abuse

| July 16, 2012

New research from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found a strong relationship between the rate of child physical abuse and economic recession.

Experts: Child hot-car deaths more common than expected across United States

| July 10, 2012

The news that two parents in separate central Indiana incidents left their young child in a sweltering vehicle during a record heat wave has stirred outrage, but national child car-safety advocates say it happens more often than people realize and it happens to all kinds of parents.

Follow Richland County Children Services now on Facebook

| July 3, 2012

Local residents can now follow Richland County Children Services on Facebook.

Keep your children safe around the water this 4th of July holiday

| July 2, 2012

As the Independence Day holiday approaches and families enjoy time together in pools across the country, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is sharing some sobering statistics on the number of drownings during previous July 4th holidays.