About Us / Our Role

The mission of Allen County Children Services is to protect children by supporting and strengthening families in partnership with the community.

The agency is mandated by law and committed to:

• Investigating all reports of child abuse, neglect, or dependency.
• Providing casework staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through emergency on-call services.
• Responding to emergency situations in one hour when a child is reported to be at imminent risk.
• Providing supportive services to children and their families to eliminate abuse and neglect of children.
• Providing substitute care for abused, neglected and dependent children who cannot safely remain in their homes.
• Providing permanent homes, through adoption, for those children who can never be reunited with their parents or legal custodian.

A Vision of the Future We Want for Allen County

Children...

• Are raised in safe, loving and nurturing environments
• Have the opportunity to address their individual educational needs
• Have access to medical, dental, optical and mental health services in their neighborhoods

Parents...

• Are able and willing to value and protect their children and recognize the needs of their children and access community providers based on family needs
• Have employment/income, which provides financial security for their families, including affordable health care
• Take advantage of education and or training and have knowledge of how to access educational opportunities

Families...

• Help other families
• Have trust and respect for each other
• Have systems of support

In Our Community...

• Businesses, churches, and neighborhood-based groups partner with families
• Services are easily accessible and valued
• Opportunities for employment, education, and services sustain and strengthen families