Recent Changes regarding Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Foster Parents!
A recent statement was issued: "As of Jan. 22, 2010 Hamilton County's Department of Job and Family Services will begin working exclusively with contracted providers for foster care services. All county foster homes will transfer to network providers. This change will allow the homes to receive additional support and resources, while the county can reallocate its limited resources to more urgent areas of need." - source: Hamilton County DJFS
Diversion is hosting the following informational meetings for families interested in exploring transferring their foster home certificate to Diversion. Please call April Logan at 800-927-1018 to register for one of these meetings. We are also available to meet with your family individually to discuss any questions you may have regarding the transfer process.
Click here for more information regarding transfers.
Diversion has experience working with younger children and children with special medical needs as well as sibling groups. Call to find out more about our experience. Informational Meetings
Diversion will also be participating at the Hamilton County DJFS Provider Fair on Feb 4, 2010 from 4:30 - 6:30 and Feb. 5, 2010 from 11 AM - 1:00 PM. For more information about the Provider Fair please contact our agency.
Additional informational meetings may be scheduled call 1-800-927-1018 or e-mail Stacy Shaw for more information.
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Help a Child..... Become a Foster Parent!
Each of our offices is currently accepting applications for Foster Parents. Please complete the feedback form on the contact us page or send an e-mail to Stacy Shaw or call 1-800-824-3007 for information to get started.
Diversion encourages families - married or single to open your hearts and homes to one of Ohio's children in need of a warm, loving, safe place to call home during their time of need.
Please take the time to browse around our website to see if becoming a foster parent is the right choice for your family.
If you are able to help a child as a foster parent or just have a few hours a week to to mentor a child please call Stacy Shaw, State Director today!
Diversion is a non-profit treatment foster care and adoption agency, which provides safe and nurturing families with intensive case management services. This is achieved by focusing on the immediate and on-going physical psychological, educational and emotional needs of the child and family. We strive to provide the highest quality of services to children and families by offering crisis intervention, on call availably, individualized treatment plans and small caseloads.
Diversion believes that there should be a continuum of services available for families and children. This continuum starts with home based services designed to strengthen and maintain the family as a unit, moves to using the extended family as a resource then to foster care. Out of home services should be based as close to the families community as possible and designed to bring about reunification of the family as rapidly as possible with after care services provided. In providing foster care, it is understood that the purpose is for short-term care, with reunification of the family as the main goal. In situations where there is no family or reunification is not possible, Diversion will provide long-term foster care or assist in preparation toward adoption or emancipation.
