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Lucas County Children Services to Celebrate, Showcase
Fathers “I Matter, I Care” event to connect fathers with
community resources
Special to The Truth
Lucas County Children
Services (LCCS) is continuing its efforts to help fathers
successfully parent their children. The agency is sponsoring
“I Matter, I Care,” an evening for fathers, about fathers,
on June 27, 2014, from 6 to 9 p.m. The event takes place at
Toledo’s Woodward High School, 701 East Central Avenue.
The evening will feature a resource fair for fathers, a
father/child fashion show, and a town hall meeting. Stanley
Lowe, the CEO of Pathway (formerly EOPA) will be the keynote
speaker during the town hall. Students from TPS’ Young Men
and Young Women of Excellence and UMADAOP will be assisting
throughout the evening.
The goal of the event is to help fathers to become empowered
to improve their own lives and the lives of their children.
LCCS has been recognized as a leader among public child
welfare agencies in Ohio for its efforts to support fathers
and encourage them to become active in
their children’s lives. The agency offers a men-only support
group to teach fathers the skills they need to parent their
children.
LCCS’ “I Matter, I Care” event is made possible, in part, by
a grant from the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood and support
from Toledo Public Schools.
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