Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services

What Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services does

Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS) is a county government social services agency headquartered at 2511 Countryside Drive, Fremont, Ohio, operating under the oversight of the Sandusky County Board of County Commissioners and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The agency delivers an integrated portfolio of public assistance and social services to Sandusky County residents through four divisions: Public Assistance (SNAP food benefits, Medicaid eligibility, Ohio Works First cash assistance, child care subsidies), Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA), Children Services (Child Protective Services, Foster Care and Adoption, Adult Protective Services, Kinship Permanency Incentive), and Workforce Development (OhioMeansJobs - Sandusky County). Angela Melanie Allen serves as DJFS Director, supported by an Assistant Director and 27 total staff across functions including supervisors, trainers, case workers, career counselors, and PRC/work activities workers.

The agency operates as a state-mandated local administrator of federal and state social service programs, with no proprietary technology platform of its own. All program applications and case management are routed through Ohio state government portals (benefits.ohio.gov, childsupport.ohio.gov, OhioMeansJobs.com), while the agency's own website (sanduskycountydjfs.org) provides service information and contact channels. Service delivery channels include a physical office with drive-thru, a call center, online portals, and a dedicated Collabor8 Call Center for public assistance intake. The agency also partners with the local Chamber of Commerce, Terra State Community College, and multiple WIOA-participating employers including Whirlpool, Green Bay Packaging, and Ohio Logistics to deliver workforce development services.

The business model is non-commercial: the agency is funded through county, state, and federal government allocations rather than revenue-generating activity. All services are provided at no cost to eligible residents. Recent operational data includes 6,646 children served by the Child Support program (2018 data), 65% of Children Services reports assigned to the alternative response pathway (2025), $3,132,978 in total Child Care Expenditures for 2025, 71 employers receiving workforce training support, and 498 intake calls plus 55 investigations in the Adult Protective Services Unit (2025). In 2025, the agency attrited the Business Service Consultant position in anticipation of upcoming budget reductions, signaling fiscal pressure. The agency is governed by elected County Commissioners Russ Zimmerman, Justin Smith, and Scott Miller.

Name

Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services

Legal name

Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services

Website

https://sanduskycountydjfs.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services is a county government agency in Fremont, Ohio that administers federal and state social service programs — including SNAP, Medicaid, child support enforcement, child protective services, and workforce development — to eligible Sandusky County residents through 27 staff under state oversight.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

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Core offering

Sandusky County DJFS is a county government social services agency that administers federal and state-funded public assistance and human services programs for Sandusky County, Ohio residents. Its core offerings include food assistance (SNAP), health coverage (Medicaid), cash assistance (Ohio Works First), child care subsidies, child support enforcement (CSEA), child and adult protective services, foster care and adoption, and workforce development through OhioMeansJobs.

Product overview

Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services is a county government social services agency offering a unified portfolio of public assistance programs and social services. The agency operates as a single integrated service delivery system with four main divisions: Public Assistance (SNAP, Medicaid, Cash Assistance, Child Care), Child Support Enforcement, Children Services (Child Protective Services, Foster/Adoption, Adult Protective Services), and Workforce Development (OhioMeansJobs). These programs are administered through Ohio state government portals and the agency's physical locations, serving Sandusky County residents with needs including food assistance, health care, financial support, child welfare protection, and employment services.

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Problem solved

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Brands

• OhioMeansJobs – Sandusky County: Workforce development center providing job searching assistance, resume help, training and financial support for veterans, job seekers and employers.
• CSEA
• Public Children Services Agency

Products and services

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Federally funded nutrition assistance program that helps low-income individuals and families obtain nutritious food. Benefits are issued by USDA through county job and family services departments for eligible Sandusky County residents.
• Medicaid State and federally funded health care program that provides assistance to certain low-income and medically vulnerable Ohioans. Eligible residents are entitled to all medically necessary services.
• Ohio Works First (OWF) Cash Assistance Federally funded time-limited cash assistance program for families with minor children and pregnant women who meet financial requirements, with possible work requirements as a condition of eligibility.
• Child Care Assistance Child care subsidy program for parents who are working, attending school, or taking part in vocational training. Total Child Care Expenditures for 2025 were $3,132,978 according to the WFD Annual Report.
• Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) Child Support Enforcement Agency that helps establish paternity, enforce support orders, and collect child support payments. Services include income withholding, tax refund offsets, license suspension, and bank account seizure.
• Child Protective Services Investigation of child abuse, neglect, and dependency allegations from intake screening through case closure. Works to ensure child safety and family well-being. In 2025, 65% of reports were assigned to the alternative response pathway.
• Foster Care and Adoption Services Foster parent recruitment, training, and support services, plus adoptive parent placement services for children in the agency's permanent custody.
• Adult Protective Services Protection services for adults at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation while respecting their right to live independently. In 2025, the unit logged 498 intake calls, 55 investigations, and 30 ongoing cases.
• Kinship Permanency Incentive (KPI) Program Financial and support program for kinship placements where family or friends provide care for children when birth parents cannot, offering support to kinship caregivers.
• OhioMeansJobs - Sandusky County Free workforce development resource providing job seekers with resume assistance, job application help, assessments, career counseling, and training assistance. Also serves employers with job postings and training funding, including HYPE career counseling for youth.
• TRIPS Transportation Free medical transportation service available to all Medicaid recipients. The TRIPS bus picks up recipients from home, takes them to medical appointments, and returns them home.
• Healthchek Free preventative health care services program for Medicaid-eligible children, designed to identify and treat medical problems before they become serious.
• Prevention Retention Contingency (PRC) Emergency assistance program providing supportive services to help families remain self-sufficient and avoid welfare dependency.

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ohio Department of Job and Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency that oversees and provides guidance to county DJFS offices. Provides funding, policy direction, and program administration for public assistance, child support, and workforce development programs.
• Sandusky County Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal business organization that collaborates with the agency on workforce development initiatives and economic development efforts.
• Terra State Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community college that partners with the agency for workforce training programs and educational opportunities for county residents.
• OhioMeansJobscoreTechnology or IntegrationStatewide job matching system operated by Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Sandusky County OhioMeansJobs center provides local workforce services including job searches, resume assistance, and training programs.
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple local employers and organizations collaborate under WIOA to provide workforce training, job placement, and employment services. Participating employers include BMG, Crescent Manufacturing, Damschroder Roofing, Green Bay Packaging, JS Fabrications, Missler Industries, Ohio Logistics, Sandusky County EMS, and Whirlpool Corporation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Seneca County Department of Job and Family Services: Adjacent northwest Ohio county DJFS; directly comparable in rural population profile, service mix, and oversight regime as a Sandusky peer.
• Ottawa County Department of Job and Family Services: Neighboring county DJFS serving a comparable mixed rural-coastal population with identical program mandates under ODJFS.
• Lucas County Department of Job and Family Services: County DJFS serving Lucas County (Toledo), Ohio. Direct peer administering the same SNAP, Medicaid, OWF, child support, child welfare, and workforce programs under the same ODJFS oversight as Sandusky DJFS.
• Wood County Department of Job and Family Services: Neighboring Ohio county DJFS administering the identical portfolio of public assistance, child support enforcement, children services, and OhioMeansJobs workforce programs under the same state framework.
• Huron County Department of Job and Family Services: Direct county-level peer operating the same ODJFS-mandated programs (public assistance, child support, children services, workforce) for a comparable population.
• Erie County Department of Job and Family Services: County DJFS administering the same statewide portfolio in nearby Erie County, Ohio; directly comparable in service mix and operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS): State-level agency that oversees Sandusky DJFS, sets policy, distributes funding, and operates the statewide benefits, child support, and OhioMeansJobs platforms the county agency runs through.
• Cuyahoga County Department of Job and Family Services: Largest county DJFS in Ohio; broader resource base and larger caseload but runs the same statewide mandated program portfolio — useful as an upper-bound comparator on scale and program variety.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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