Addiction, substance abuse a constant concern for Children Services workers
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Sarah Newland, executive director of the Allen County Children Services agency, was the guest speaker Tuesday the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Lima. Her presentation was in conjunction with Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is celebrated each year in April.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Sarah Newland, newly-appointed executive director of the Allen County Children Services agency, shared with members of the Kiwanis Club of Lima details of the agency’s Ohio Start program, designed to assist families where parental drug addiction is present.
Recognizing efforts to protect children
By Staff Reports - info@limanews.com
Deputy Damian Tibbs says a prayer during Thursday’s flag-raising at Allen County Children Services to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month.
LIMA Allen County’s commissioners took a moment morning to thank the people who work with children who’ve been abused.
The commissioners offered a proclamation recognizing April as Child Abuse and Prevention Month, recognizing the public and private organizations that help protect children.
“I applaud the efforts you put in daily, with the social work you do that sometimes goes very unnoticed and unthanked,” Commissioner Brian Winegardner said.
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Newland recommended to lead Children Services
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LIMA The next executive director of Allen County Children Services is likely to come from within.
A hiring committee for the board of directors for the agency announced Tuesday night that they are recommending Sarah Newland for the position.
She’s been serving as interim director since the dismissal of Cynthia Scanland in June 2020.
Scanland was indicted by an Allen County Grand Jury on three counts of tampering with records, all felonies of the third degree; a fifth-degree felony charge of obstructing official business and a misdemeanor count of dereliction of duty in connection with the criminal case against Jeremy Kindle and Scott Steffes, foster parents who adopted three boys through Children Services.
Letter: Adoptions close to home
I read the story on adoption in Sunday’s edition of The Lima News.
People don’t realize that there are 115 children available for adoption right now in the state of Ohio, according to the OPAL adoption website. They don’t have to go overseas to adopt children. I’m not knocking overseas adoption, but there are options much closer to home.
I’m sure that the family profiled in the story is extremely happy with their adoptive daughter and that she is happy to have a forever family!
Prospective adoptive parents can telephone Allen County Children’s Services to inquire about waiting children right in our county.