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Some odds and ends about Family Solutions
In Wednesday’s paper, I have a story about the Center of Family Solutions. It’s sharing the old Kroger building on Ohio 4 with the Butler County Educational Services Center.
There are a couple of bits of information I wanted to relay in the story but could not fit it in.
The idea of the Center for Family Solutions was seeded more than two decades ago when the late former juvenile court Judge David Niehaus, former County Prosecutor John Holcomb and former County Commissioner Janet Clemmons started to talk about a center.
The Butler County Prosecutor’s Office’s sexual assault task force was formed from the trio of the late county leaders. A little more than five years ago, Children’s Services met with various law enforcement officials to talk about a facility, but no funding was available until the Butler County United Way came on board three or four years ago.
Sandy Wolf and Julie Kenniston (who’s Family Solutions’ director) approached the United Way to see if they can assist. The United Way’s president and CEO Maureen Noe enlisted the assistance of the Butler County Commission, and Commissioner Greg Jolivette eventually became a chair of the steering committee and is the chair of Family Solution’s board.
A goal — which will happen in a few years — is to become a Children’s Advocacy Center, which is certified by the National Children’s Alliance.
Another goal is to have law enforcement, the County Prosecutor’s Office and social workers establish protocols that would help them maximize the potential for prosecution of those who have abused people — men or women, young or old.
Kenniston said when people seeking help walk into the facility, which combines earth tones and pastels, they’ve commented “how warm and welcoming it is, and how comfortable they feel here.
“And of the victims that walk through the doors they talk about wanting to come back,” she said. “That’s probably the biggest compliment.”
Those comments also demonstrate the victims are taking ownership of their situation and the facility is then a positive part of their process to move forward from the abuse, she said.
What are your thoughts?
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By bigbear
December 1, 2010 12:56 PM | Link to this
Just another “social” service that the tax payer can not afford.
By bigbear
December 1, 2010 12:58 PM | Link to this
Just another “social” service that the tax payer can not afford.
By Ray
December 3, 2010 1:01 PM | Link to this
In talk about the airport Dixon said, “I can’t vote on this or anything else if I don’t have the (financial) numbers. I need the numbers,”. Your number is “666” Dixon.
By larry
December 3, 2010 1:13 PM | Link to this
Agencys to teach people how to behave will never work. Eliminate the social programs and the people will learn responsibility by having to support themselves, otherwise we just have generation after generation that depends on the government to provide housing, food, and tell them how to behave.