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Our Work

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Trusted Advocates for Kids and Families

Every child deserves a family, and every family deserves a chance for success. These principles guide the mission of the Ohio Children’s Alliance, Ohio’s oldest and largest child advocacy organization. Working hand-in-hand with state and community leaders, the Alliance serves as trusted advisors and advocates on legislative and executive public policy including behavioral health, Medicaid, and foster care.

 

We pursue this work through collaborations with state agencies, philanthropic foundations, insurance companies, business leaders, community-based organizations, and young people themselves. 

 

Impact Highlights:

Foster, Kinship, and Adoption Programs

Ohio Reach

Scholarships supporting current and former foster youth across the state of Ohio reaching for higher education.

Fostering Futures

 Allows skilled, motivated, and driven Ohio Opportunity Youth (OOY) interested in pursuing education and training in culinary to achieve their goals.

It Takes Heart™ Campaign

Contracted with ODCY this campaign continuously 
increases awareness and the number of qualified kinship,
foster care and adoptive families across the state.

Bridges

Bridges is a voluntary statewide program empowering emancipated foster youth ages 18 to 21 who are pursuing independence in adulthood. 

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Child & Adolescent Center of Excellence 

The Ohio Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center of
Excellence is Ohio’s statewide program to assess, improve and
expand service and care coordination capacity for children with
complex behavioral health needs and their families.

Behavioral Health

Professional Trainings

Administering training sessions and conference workshops
focused on diversity equity and inclusion, and best practices in
behavioral health, child welfare, leadership. 

Annual Spring Conference

The Annual Spring Conference is a dynamic gathering for child and family service professionals, offering fresh perspectives, inspiring keynotes and opportunities to collaborate on critical issues. Previous keynotes include Martin Luther King III, and Dr. Bruce Perry.

Fall
Conference

The Fall Conference provides a platform for professionals in child and family services to engage with cutting-edge ideas and emerging practices. Participants will benefit from practical sessions designed to empower organizations and improve outcomes in child welfare and behavioral health.

Member-Only Events

The Ohio Children’s Alliance offers community-based organizations a dynamic array of engagement opportunities, including Member-Only Events.

Conference Trainings
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