A Hub Linking You to Early Childhood and Community Resources
4C for Children, as the state-designed resource and referral agency serving Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley, is the hub of information and resources to empower child care providers and help families thrive.
This Resource Library brings together 4C for Children resources for child care providers and families and community resources that can help anyone with specific needs connect to services that meet basic needs and improve quality of life.
For Child Care Providers
National, State and Local Professional Agencies and Organizations
National
State
- Department of Children & Youth (DCY)
- Early Learning Resources Ohio
- Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) Payment Estimator Tool
Local
- Cincinnati Preschool Promise
- The Consortium for Resilient Young Children
- Preschool Promise (Montgomery County)
- SWOAEYC (Southwest Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children)
For Families
For Foster Families
County-based Resources
All Counties
- OhioKAN
- Supports kinship (formal and informal) in addition to post-adoptive families with resources.
- Foster.org
- Supports foster families with national and local resources.
Butler County
- Hope’s Closet
- Boutique for foster, adoptive, and kinship children. Assists foster caregivers with support groups, foster processes, and approved foster training.
Champaign County
- Hope4Good
- Works with kinship families to connect them to needed resources across the county.
Hamilton County
- Jacks Closet
- Boutique specifically for foster and kinship children. Includes clothing and other essential items.
- Kids In School Rule (KISR)
- Provides opportunities for children in JFS custody who attend Cincinnati Public schools.
Logan County
- Raising Arrows
- Provides clothing, toys, and gently used items for foster and kinship families.
Montgomery County
- The Abiding House
- Transitional housing program for individuals who have aged out of the foster care system and may be facing homelessness and other vulnerabilities.
Community Resources for Child Care Providers and Families
For those living in Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren counties
Click here to access the United Way of Greater Cincinnati 211 resources
For those living in Champaign, Clark, Greene, Montgomery and Preble counties
Click here to access the United Way of Greater Dayton 211 resources
For those living in Darke, Fayette, Logan, Miami and Shelby counties
Click on the link for the county that you live in to connect with a local resource.