Service Coordination: A Guide for Families
Part 2 - County Family and Children First Council

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Service Coordination: A Guide for Families
Part 2 - County Family and Children First Council

What is the county Family and Children First Council (FCFC)?

The county FCFC includes families and people from local agencies and community organizations in that county. This group of people works together as partners to improve the well-being of children and families. There is an FCFC in every county in Ohio.

Who are members of the county FCFC?

Important! The law says that the county FCFC must include at least three family members. These three family members must either be getting services now or have gotten services in the past, and they must not work for any agency that is a member of the FCFC. If there are more than three family members on the FCFC, these additional family members may work for agencies on the FCFC. The rest of the people on the FCFC are from other county agencies or organizations that serve children.

What does the county FCFC do?

The purpose of the county FCFC is to coordinate services in the county in a way that is simple and organized for families. The FCFC does this with service coordination. The law says that the FCFC must make two kinds of service coordination plans, one for individual families and one for the whole county:

• Individual Family Service Coordination Plan: Families and other members of the FCFC together write individual family service coordination plans. Families play a big part in making and carrying out their plans. The county service coordination mechanism says what must be included in individual family service coordination plans.
• County Service Coordination Mechanism: The county service coordination mechanism is a plan to get agencies of the county government to deliver services to children and their families in a way that is simple and organized. The county service coordination mechanism serves as the guide for coordination of services in the county. It says what must be included in the individual family service coordination plan.