Name: Lucas County Children Services

Address: 705 Adams St., Toledo, OH 43604

Telephone: 419.213.3200 (main)
419.327.3291 (fax)

Executive director: Dean M. Sparks, MSW, LISW

County Commissioners: Tina Skeldon Wozniak, Pete Gerken, Ben Konop

Classification: County government independent board

Mandate: in accordance with Ohio law, to investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect and to provide protective services to such children in Lucas County

Services: direct services include --

• investigations
• child protective supervision
• case management
• parenting instruction
• kinship care
• foster care
• adoptions
• children's adoption readiness
• independent living
• daycare
• post-emancipation
• post-adoption
• assistance with federal entitlements
• transportation and visitation

Qualification for services: services are for families with children determined to be at risk of abuse and neglect

Revenue sources: county, state and federal

Budget: $49.7 million (2008)

Staff: 398 (2008 FTE)