Family and Children First Council

 The Montgomery County Family and Children First Council (FCFC) was established in 1995 in accordance with state law as the “lead collaborative” for issues affecting children and families. Its mission was set:

To serve as a catalyst to foster interdependent solutions among public and private community partners to achieve positive results for the health and well-being of families, children and adults.

The Council’s work over the years has continued to change based on the needs of our community. In 2013, the FCFC undertook a facilitated dialogue to review its structure. Over several months, its members provided key input resulting in a new framework that began a phased-in transition throughout 2014.

The previous outcome framework was refined into three Focus Areas:

 The new framework will help move to a more directed approach of shaping service delivery and increasing accountability and results. An internal focus will be placed on moving the current balance of strategies and services from intervention to more prevention-based, while respecting the need for core safety net services. The new framework will support many new key approaches and increase alignment and partnership opportunities with the Human Services Levy Council, the Homeless Solutions Policy Board, the Frail Elderly Services Advisory Committee, as well as United Way of the Greater Dayton Area and many other community partners, who strive to support more effective and efficient priorities.