Wayne County Family Advisory Committee works with Community Partners to host Community Conversations, Information Fairs and other Events. Please check back frequently for updates-- and follow us on Facebook.

Wayne County Family & Children First Council Meetings

The community gathers every other month, on the first Monday at 9:35, to share what is happening at child and family serving agencies. The public is welcome! Materials (Agendas, Minutes, etc.) for our meetings can be viewed at the Committee tab of this website.

Wayne Early Childhood Coalition (WECC)

January 23, 2024 from 9-11am at Community Action Wayne-Medina (905 Pittsburgh Avenue, Wooster, OH). Contact ehawkins@waynefcfc.org for more information.

How to Refer to Programs that Serve Our Youngest Residents:

• Head Start and Early Head Start: Deb Wilkerson (CAWM)

• Early Intervention (HMG/DD/FCFC): Patti Baumgartner

• Home Visiting: Deb Wilkerson (CAWM), Krista Fitzsimmons (DD/HMG), Chrystal Hummel-Mizer (Catholic Charities)

• Early Childhood Mental Health: Annette Fisher (Catholic Charities)

Past Events:

Asha House, May 27, 2022, A community project to help youth transition from treatment to community in partnership with Wayne County Commissioners, Metropolitan Housing Authority, Children Services Board, Board of Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health and Recovery Board, Family and Children First Council

Touch-a-Truck, September 21, 2019 FCFC in Partnership with Wayne County Public Library, Wooster

Week of the Young Child Celebration, FCFC Family Advisory Committee with help from Kiwanis, Girl Scouts and Community Volunteers, March 17, 2019

Volunteering at Wayne County Children Services, FCFC Family Advisory Committee on January 15, 2019

Under Construction: Tips for Parenting Adolescents, A Community Conversation on November 1, 2018

Creston Back to School Fair, School Supplies and Agency Fair, August 11, 2018 

ABC: Anxiety, Bullying and Children, A Community Conversation on May 3, 2018. Click here to read more about this event.