Family & Children Services Sponsors Family Fun Event in Springfield
Kids and families adopted a brighter outlook on summer by participating in the Family & Children Services sponsored Summer Sky event.
Everyone enjoyed a day of summertime fun filled with games and plenty of activities like:
Pony rides
Inflatable moonwalks and slides
City of Springfield Fire Dept Safety Trailer
Face painting
Watching a juggler
Making crafts and paper airplanes
The Great Springfield Kite Fly by Avetec
Visiting animals at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery display
Playing carnival games
Entering drawings to win prizes
Seeing "Hunters of the Sky" from the Glen Helen Raptor Center
Visiting some BUGS at the BUGMAN display
The event was sponsored by Family & Children Services, a division of Job and Family Services, as a way to build awareness of the need for adoptive and foster care parents and families for many children right here in Clark County.
Many stopped by the Parents as Partners (PAP) booth, played Cornhole Toss and won prizes. PAP is a relationship education program which is available to participants at no cost through Child Support Services, a division of Job and Family Services of Clark County.
Community partners included: Center City Association, The Heritage Center, Avetec, Clark County Public Library, The Springfield Foundation, Kiss Country 101.7 WKSW-FM, City of Springfield Fire Department, Target, Springfield News Sun, WYSO, and The Springfield Paper.
Visit the Family & Children Services blog to see pictures of the event.
For more information about adoption and foster care in Clark County click here
The mission of Family & Children Services of Clark County is to promote protection, stability and permanency for children and older adults.
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Job & Family Services of Clark County
1345 Lagonda Ave.
Springfield, OH 45503 TEL (937) 327-1700
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