Out-of-Home Care
In some situations, a child cannot be safely cared for, and placement outside of the home is deemed necessary by the juvenile court. Every effort is made to place children with kin. Foster homes or other substitute care placements are secured based on the child’s needs.
To Report Child Abuse or Elder Abuse
To report abuse concerns for children or the elderly, please call (330) 661-0800 during normal business hours. For an after-hour report, please contact the Medina County Sheriff’s department at (330) 725-6631, and they will page the on-call case worker to address the situation.
PASSS
Have you adopted a child, either through a public, private, international, or attorney-assisted process? Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy (PASSS) helps families receive services after adoption finalization.
Kinship
Considered the out-of-home care solution with the greatest stability, Kinship care describes a temporary or permanent arrangement in which a relative or non-relative adult with close family ties takes over full-time care of a child.
Phone: (330) 722-9398
Toll-Free: (800) 706-2732
Fax: (330) 722-9238
Email: medina_child_support_01@jfs.ohio.gov