About Us

We work better, together
Guernsey County Family and Children First Council (FCFC) helps to streamline and coordinate services for children and families by eliminating redundancy and bringing resources together for planning, monitoring, and improving outcomes.
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Our mission is to increase the access, capacity, and effectiveness of services for the most vulnerable of our county's youth and their families whose needs extend beyond any one youth-serving program.
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Any family with a child or youth (age birth through 21 years) in need of a coordinated inter-disciplinary plan to address their unique needs is eligible for service coordination through FCFC. Referrals typically come through provider agencies, but any family has the right to self-refer for service coordination.
Meeting dates are the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:15pm at the County Administration Building
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Mandatory Members
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At least 3 family representatives (parents, youth, caregivers) who are or have received services by a member agency listed below.
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The Director or designee of the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board
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The Director of the Guernsey County Department of Job and Family Services
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The Executive Director of Guernsey County Children's Services
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The Health Commissioner or designee of the Guernsey County Health Department
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A representative of Guernsey County Head Start
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A representative of Guernsey County's Early Intervention collaboration
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A local nonprofit entity serving children and families; United Way
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The Superintendent or designee of the Guernsey County Board of Developmental Disabilities
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The school Superintendent of the district with the largest body of students living in the county; Cambridge City Schools
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A school Superintendent representing all other schools designated at the biennial meeting of superintendents; Rolling Hills LSD
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A representative of the municipal corporation with the largest population; Cambridge, Ohio
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The President or designee of the Board of County Commissioners
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A representative of the Ohio Department of Youth Services
Click on the links above for additional information on member agencies.


Additional Members
Interested in becoming a voluntary member of the Guernsey County Family and Children First Council?
Contact Bethany Galloway, FCFC Coordinator, at
740-439-4451 ext. 6847 or FCFC@GuernseyCountyDD.org.