Mission Statement

As the planning entity for Cuyahoga County, the Family & Children First Council promotes a collaborative system of care emphasizing coordination across a continuum of family-centered, neighborhood based, culturally competent services to ensure the well-being of every child, and to preserve and strengthen families in their communities.

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Executive Committee

Family & Children First Council (FCFC) Executive Committee is a forum for the County systems to establish service priorities and assure the coordination of activities designed to address those priorities. The FCFC Executive Committee is the generator of policy and action, which will drive system change. The members make recommendations that are later ratified by the full FCFC Voting Membership. The FCFC Executive Committee also provides oversight and direction to all Family & Children First Council subcommittees. This committee meets monthly.

FCFC Executive Committee Members  

William Denihan
Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County

Eugenia Cash
Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Eric Gordon
Cleveland Metropolitan School District 

Terrence Ryan
Cuyahoga County Board of  Developmental Disabilities  

Terrance Allan
Cuyahoga County Board of Health

Patricia Rideout
Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services  

Tracey N. Mason
Cuyahoga County Division of Senior and Adult Services

Marita Kavalec
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court
Rebekah Dorman
Cuyahoga County Office of Early Childhood/Invest in Children

Rick Werner, Chair
Cuyahoga County Office of Health and Human Services

Robin R. Martin, Staff
Family & Children First Council

Robert Mengerink
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County

Melissa Manos
Help Me Grow

Billie Osborne-Fears, Co-Chair
Starting Point

David Reines
Workforce Development

Vacant
Cuyahoga Job and Family Services

For more information, please call (216) 698-2875.