About Us
Muskingum County Family and Children First Council (MFCFC) helps to streamline and coordinated 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 promote and facilitate collaboration across community government and agencies in order to support strong and stable families and children to live successfully within their culture and community.
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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.
Community Initiatives
Help Me Grow
Help Me Grow is a voluntary family support program for women or new parents, that promotes healthy growth and development for babies and toddlers.
Early Intervention
Early Intervention (EI) is a statewide system that provides coordinated early intervention services to parents of eligible children under the age of three with developmental delays or disabilities. EI is grounded in the philosophy that young children learn best from familiar people in familiar settings.
Creative Options
Creative Options is a team of local service providers who collaborate with families in order to keep children in their homes and in the community by providing wraparound services, respite, and other local service alternatives.
Service Coordination
Families and partner agencies can contact MFCFC for assistance locating services.
Family Support Team Meetings
Family Support Team Meetings are a facilitated team approach to bring together families, agencies, and other team members to assist families with exploring and securing services for their children while developing a plan of care.
Mandated Members
(Required Council Membership per Ohio Revised Code 121.37)
County Commissioners*
 At least 3 family representatives (not employed by an agency of FCFC)
 ADAMHS Board
 General Health District/City Health Department*
 County Department of Job and Family Service (CDJFS)/Public Children Services Agency (PCSA)
 Board of Developmental Disabilities
 Largest School District
 School district representing all other districts
 Largest Municipal corporation representative*
 Department of Youth Services representative*
 Head Start Representative*
 EI/Early Childhood Collaborative Group Representative*
 Non- Profit Agency Representative*
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NOTE: Those with a star (*) can send a representative/designee.
If members are absent for 3 consecutive meetings or from ¼ of such meetings in a
calendar year, whichever is less, the state cabinet is supposed to be notified in the
OBCF application.