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

4C for Children Resources

National, State and Local Professional Agencies and Organizations

National

State

Local

For Families

4C for Children Resources

Additional Resources

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.