WOOD COUNTY CHILDREN S SERVICES ASSOCIATION

What WOOD COUNTY CHILDREN S SERVICES ASSOCIATION does

Wood County Department of Job and Family Services (WCDJFS) is a county government agency headquartered at 1928 E. Gypsy Lane Road, Bowling Green, Ohio, operating under the authority of the Ohio Revised Code and the oversight of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The agency delivers a comprehensive suite of mandated human services to Wood County residents across four functional divisions: Public Assistance (Ohio Works First cash assistance, SNAP/Food Assistance, Medicaid), Social Services (Emergency Assistance, Child Care, Chore Services, NetPlus non-emergency transportation), Protective Services (Child and Adult Protective Services, Foster Care, Adoption, Kinship Care, Post-Emancipation Independent Living), and OhioMeansJobs employment services (job seeker support, employer training programs, the CREW youth program, and a podcast channel). Co-located partners include Veterans Services and the Child Support Enforcement Agency, reinforcing the agency's 'No Wrong Door' delivery model where residents can access multiple programs through a single point of contact, by phone, in person, or via the state benefits portal.

The business model is non-commercial: all services are free to eligible residents, and the agency is funded through federal and state program allocations (TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, WIOA workforce funds), supplemented by local funding from the Wood County Board of Commissioners, Wood County Health District, and the Wood County ADAMHS Board for NetPlus transportation. There is no proprietary technology platform; operations rely on state-administered benefit portals (benefits.ohio.gov, ODJFSBenefits.ohio.gov), a state call center (1-844-640-OHIO), the OhioMeansJobs.com statewide job matching platform, and a WordPress-based public website that is currently being transitioned to a new unified platform. Children's Services traces its statutory origin to the Ohio General Assembly in 1946, and the agency today serves approximately 2,100 children annually through protective and foster care programs, alongside thousands of additional residents served across employment, public assistance, and adult protective services.

Customer segments span low-income families and individuals (TANF/SNAP/Medicaid), at-risk children and families (abuse/neglect investigation, foster care, adoption, kinship care), job seekers and unemployed workers (OhioMeansJobs resume, career counseling, OJT, IWT), Medicaid recipients needing non-emergency transportation, and adults aged 60+ at risk of abuse or neglect. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via in-person visits, phone, online portals, fax, and mail, with referrals flowing from schools, courts, healthcare providers, and law enforcement. Marketing is minimal, limited to a Facebook page and a Spotify-hosted podcast for OhioMeansJobs.

Name

WOOD COUNTY CHILDREN S SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Legal name

Wood County Department of Job and Family Services

Website

https://woodcountyjfs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wood County Department of Job and Family Services is a Bowling Green, Ohio county government agency administering mandated public assistance (TANF, SNAP, Medicaid), child and adult protective services, foster care, and OhioMeansJobs employment programs for Wood County residents, funded by federal and state allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Social Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (6244), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Public assistance programs
• Child protective services
• Workforce development services
• Social services agency
• Medicaid administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Bowling Green

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Agency is funded through federal and state tax revenues distributed via Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Programs include Ohio Works First (TANF), SNAP (Food Assistance), Medicaid, and various workforce development programs funded through federal workforce innovation acts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wood County Department of Job and Family Services is a county government agency that administers federally and state-funded public assistance, social services, child and adult protective services, and employment programs for eligible Wood County, Ohio residents. Core offerings include cash assistance (Ohio Works First/TANF), SNAP/Food Assistance, Medicaid, child care assistance, emergency assistance, child and adult protective services investigations, foster care, adoption, kinship care, and OhioMeansJobs employment and training services. All services are provided free of charge to eligible residents based on state and federal eligibility criteria.

Product overview

Wood County Job and Family Services operates as a county government agency providing a comprehensive suite of social services organized into four main divisions: Public Assistance (Ohio Works First cash assistance, SNAP/Food Assistance, Medicaid), Social Services (emergency assistance, child care, chore services, NetPlus transportation), Protective Services (children's and adult protective services, foster care, adoption, kinship care), and OhioMeansJobs employment services (job seeker support, employer programs, on-the-job training, incumbent worker training, youth CREW program). The agency functions as a single unified platform delivering these interconnected programs rather than separate products, with each division supporting the overall mission of assisting Wood County residents with employment, healthcare, income support, child welfare, and emergency assistance needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ohio Works First: Financial assistance portion of Ohio's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program providing cash benefits to needy families
• CREW Wood County
• Wood County NET Plus

Products and services

• Public Assistance

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 2,100 children served annually through Children's Services
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)coreOthersState agency that administers federal and state public assistance programs. WCDJFS is the local county agency implementing ODJFS policies and programs including Ohio Works First, SNAP, Medicaid, and workforce development programs. Agency receives funding and programmatic guidance from ODJFS.
• Veterans ServicesminorOthersCo-located partner agency providing veterans services from the same office location. Priority of services provided to U.S. Military Veterans and eligible spouses through OhioMeansJobs programs.
• OhioMeansJobs.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationStatewide online job matching system that brings employers and job seekers together. Wood County OhioMeansJobs provides access to this platform for job postings, resume posting, and job search services.
• Wood County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services BoardminorOthersFunding partner for NetPlus non-emergency transportation services. Provides mental health transportation funding as one of multiple funding sources for the transportation program.
• Wood County Health DistrictminorOthersFunding partner for NetPlus non-emergency transportation services. Provides physical health transportation funding as one of multiple funding sources for the transportation program.
• Wood County Board of CommissionersminorOthersLocal government funding partner for NetPlus non-emergency transportation services. Provides additional funding support for transportation program administration.
• Ohio KanminorOthersStatewide program for kinship and adoption families that helps navigate local and statewide resources. WCDJFS refers kinship caregivers to this program at 1-844-OHIO-KAN.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services: Columbus-area Ohio county JFS agency delivering the same state-mandated public assistance, child protective services, and OhioMeansJobs workforce programs under ODJFS oversight; a direct structural and functional peer.
• Hamilton County Job and Family Services: Cincinnati/Hamilton County JFS administering ODJFS-delegated cash/food/Medicaid assistance, child care, child welfare, and OhioMeansJobs services with the same mandate and funding model as Wood County JFS.
• Cuyahoga County Department of Job and Family Services: Cleveland/Cuyahoga County JFS providing identical Ohio public assistance, child protective services, and workforce programs through ODJFS delegation; comparable in scope and statutory mandate to Wood County JFS.
• Lucas County Children Services: Northwest Ohio child welfare agency performing abuse/neglect investigation, foster care, adoption, and kinship services in Lucas County; directly comparable in mission to the Wood County Children's Services Unit.
• Lucas County Department of Job and Family Services: Adjacent Ohio county agency administering the same ODJFS programs (TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, child care, protective services) in Toledo/Lucas County; same mandate, same funding stream, directly comparable operational structure to Wood County JFS.

Regional players

• Wood County Health Department: Adjacent Wood County public health agency that co-locates with WCDJFS in the county complex and funds physical health transportation for NetPlus; coordinates on Medicaid-related public health programs in the same county.
• Wood County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board: Wood County's ADAMHS board, co-located in the same community service ecosystem; funds mental health and addiction transportation under NetPlus and partners with WCDJFS on cross-referrals for behavioral health clients.
• Seneca County Department of Job and Family Services: Neighboring rural Ohio county JFS sharing ODJFS delegation and offering the same TANF/SNAP/Medicaid/child welfare/OhioMeansJobs service mix; comparable in scale to Wood County JFS though operating in Seneca County.

Others

• OhioMeansJobs (statewide system): Statewide job-matching platform that powers Wood County OhioMeansJobs; comparable as the underlying infrastructure and service delivery channel for the workforce division of Wood County JFS.

Broad incumbents

• Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS): State-level umbrella agency that oversees all 88 county JFS offices including Wood County; sets policy, administers funding, and operates centralized systems (benefits.ohio.gov) that Wood County JFS implements at the county level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/OhioMeansJobsWoodCounty
• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/episode/00vB9zZJzgcqROehXvl2WA?si=pZNBBJK6RX2FuoIHGWKefA
• Facebookfacebook.com/OhioMeansJobsWoodCounty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wood-county-children-s-services-association

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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