Seneca County Family and Children First Council

09/03/2026

Great day at Kids Summit! Governor DeWine and Fran were there with Lt Governor Jim Tressel and key note speaker Maurice Clarett

09/02/2026

September Food Resources are here! 🍂

Our updated **Fostoria Community Food Resources** flyer is ready, and we’ve added a **NEW Blessing Box location at Higher Ground Church!**

Check out the flyer for September community meals, mobile food distributions, kids’ snacks, and more.

Please share to help connect our neighbors with available resources!

09/01/2026

Tomorrow is our first event! At the Tiffin Community Kitchen! Any positive male role model and their youth can come learn some basic cooking skills and eat what you make! Tacos are on the menu so come hungry!

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

Meet Jacob Elchert. He is one of the rockstars facilitating our DCY Fatherhood grant. Thanks Jacob for all you do!

08/23/2026

Great job Buster- member of the Seneca County FCFC Board

Charles “Buster” Ardner, President & CEO of The YMCA of Bucyrus-Tiffin, was the featured speaker for the August 13, 2026, meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tiffin.

Ardner began by going over the history of the YMCA, which was founded by George Williams in London, England in 1844. The organization started out as a Bible study. The first YMCA in the United States began in 1851 by Thomas Sullivan in Boston, Massachusetts. The YMCA remains today as a Christian-driven organization.

The first YMCA in Tiffin began downtown thanks to the donation of a building by Della Laird. In 1980, the original YMCA was replaced by the current one at Hedges-Boyer Park. The Tiffin YMCA and Bucyrus YMCA merged in 2018. Ardner and a few other employees are shared between the two facilities.

The Bucyrus-Tiffin YMCA started a "Weekend Backpack Program" during the 2012-2013 school year that provides meals to school children with food insecurities for Tiffin City Schools, Calvert Catholic Schools and most recently Hopewell-Loudon School. Currently 243 meals are provided. Volunteers deliver the bags on Thursdays. The bags include five ready-made meals. The Kiwanis Club of Tiffin has been a supporter of the program. The cost per year for the service is $32,000.

Ardner stressed that the YMCA is more than just a place to exercise with a goal of benefitting mind, body and spirit. Ardner provided some trivia for Kiwanians. Three sports first began at the YMCA - basketball, racketball, and volleyball. One Holiday also started thanks to the YMCA - Father's Day in 1910.

08/23/2026

Welcome new Seneca County FCFC member Natasha Nichols- Superintendent of Board of DD

🎉 Meet Our New Superintendent, Natasha Nichols! 🎉

The Seneca County Opportunity Center is excited to introduce Natasha Nichols as our new Superintendent! 💙

Natasha has been part of SCOC for nearly 13 years as our SSA Director and previously served as an SSA. Her experience in the developmental disabilities field also includes working as a Direct Support Professional (DSP), an SSA for a neighboring County Board, and an Investigative Agent for the Clearwater COG.

Natasha began her career in the DD field at 22 years old after applying for a DSP position while still in college. She quickly fell in love with the work and knew she wanted to continue making a difference in the lives of people with developmental disabilities.

After many years at SCOC, Natasha says it is the people, relationships, and strong sense of community that make the Opportunity Center so special. As Superintendent, she looks forward to building on those strengths, finding new ways to improve services, and continuing to focus on what matters most—improving the lives of people with developmental disabilities.

A fun fact about Natasha: she has traveled to 47 states and 12 countries! ✈️ When she's not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, connecting with the community, and watching reality competition shows.

💙 Please join us in congratulating Natasha on her new role as Superintendent! We are excited for this next chapter at SCOC! 🎉

08/23/2026

Thank you Fostoria Church of the Nazarene and United Way of Fostoria for all you do for Fostoria

We are so thankful for the amazing group of people who volunteered today at the Food Giveaway! We are so thankful it didn't rain and we were able to hand our 10,000 pounds of food! Thank you to the United Way of Fostoria and First Call For Help for coordinating and organizing this event with us! Thank you to the Fostoria City Schools for allowing us to use your parkinglot! Thank you CERT TEAM for directing traffic!