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Home "Serving Youth & Families throughout Southwest Ohio"	Foster Care Treatment Foster Care Agape for Youth will provide out of home alternate care in the form of licensed treatment foster homes to any youth referred to our Agency in the State of Ohio who meets admissions criteria and who Agape has an appropriate foster home which can meet the needs of the youth. Agape for Youth will serve between 60-90 youth at any given time, between the ages of birth to 21 years of age. The population includes youth with special needs and will included those children who are difficult to place due to multiple handicaps. Family Foster Care Family foster care is designed for youth that do not have the needs associated with treatment foster care Adoption Agape for Youth is licensed through the state of Ohio Job and Family Services to work with all 88 counties within the State of Ohio. Agape contracts with child welfare agencies to provide quality families for children who cannot live with their biological families. Agape provides a variety of adoption services. Many adoptions occurring through this agency are by families who are dually licensed to foster and adopt children. Agape for Youth, Inc. is qualified to complete private adoption homestudies and to collaborate with out of state agencies and Interstate Compact to ensure thorough adoption services to families and children Collaboration Collaboration with Foster Parents, Custodial agency, Agape Youth Specialists, Therapists, Psychiatrists and School Personnel, on behalf of youth entrusted in our care. Availability 24 hour availability to our foster and adoptive parents Training Ongoing training provided at no cost to the foster parent Educational Coordination Education Coordination for youth in need of an Individualized Education Plan Independent Living Program Designed to serve youth as they prepare for the "Journey of Independence"

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"Serving Youth & Families throughout Southwest Ohio"

Foster Care

Treatment Foster Care

Agape for Youth will provide out of home alternate care in the form of licensed treatment foster homes to any youth referred to our Agency in the State of Ohio who meets admissions criteria and who Agape has an appropriate foster home which can meet the needs of the youth.

Agape for Youth will serve between 60-90 youth at any given time, between the ages of birth to 21 years of age. The population includes youth with special needs and will included those children who are difficult to place due to multiple handicaps.

Family Foster Care

Family foster care is designed for youth that do not have the needs associated with treatment foster care

Adoption

Agape for Youth is licensed through the state of Ohio Job and Family Services to work with all 88 counties within the State of Ohio. Agape contracts with child welfare agencies to provide quality families for children who cannot live with their biological families. Agape provides a variety of adoption services. Many adoptions occurring through this agency are by families who are dually licensed to foster and adopt children.

Agape for Youth, Inc. is qualified to complete private adoption homestudies and to collaborate with out of state agencies and Interstate Compact to ensure thorough adoption services to families and children

Collaboration

Collaboration with Foster Parents, Custodial agency, Agape Youth Specialists, Therapists, Psychiatrists and School Personnel, on behalf of youth entrusted in our care.

Availability: 24 hour availability to our foster and adoptive parents
Training: Ongoing training provided at no cost to the foster parent

Educational Coordination: Education Coordination for youth in need of an Individualized Education Plan

Independent Living Program: Designed to serve youth as they prepare for the; "Journey of Independence"