Adoptive parents needed

Youngstown

Mahoning County Children Services is looking for adults interested in adoption.

The agency says there are 27 children in permanent custody, and 15 of them do not have an adoptive home.

A group of adoption advocates organized an awareness event at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus last month, and the theme was “Filling Family Portraits.”

During the event, hundreds of picture frames were displayed in the Statehouse atrium to symbolize the children who still are waiting for a permanent family. Staff members from the agency participated.

To learn about adoption, contact Radhika Cruz at Children Services at 330-941-8852 or by e-mail at cruzr@odjfs.state.oh.us.