Provides a neutral setting for children whose visits with their biological families must be supervised.

Assessment of needs. Teach, practice monitor skills and connect individuals to available community resources. Activities of Daily Living: personal hygeine, medication management and monitoring, school functioning and care coordination. Individual bases services provided at this time: behavior management, impulse control, focus, attention, following rules, responsibility, communication, frustration tolerance. Social and emotional learning: bullying, conflict resolution, problem solving, friends, social media safety, boundary setting, coping skills, anger management strategies, grief education, managing time, boredom, distressing thoughts and feelings, sibling relationships. Independent Living Skills: job searching skills, resume formulation education, interview role play, advocating for one's needs, learning and navigating community resources.

The Buckeye Ranch Visitation and Exchange Program, known as "Common Ground", offers families a comfortable and reassuring atmosphere in which safe, structured, and neutral visitation and safe exchanges can be provided. Families from all walks of life are ordered to have visitation and exchanges for various reasons. The Buckeye Ranch Visitation and Exchange Program offers the following services: Supervised Visitation – On-site visitations with a trained monitor who is present with the child(ren) at all times. Monitored Visitation – On-site monitored visitation with a trained monitor who assists, when needed, and periodically checks in on the visitation. Safe Exchanges - On-site supervised exchange of child(ren) between custodial and non-custodial parents/parties.

Provides Mandated Reporter Training seminars for Day Care Centers to help staff identify and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Assessment of needs. Teach, practice monitor skills and connect individuals to available community resources. Activities of Daily Living: personal hygeine, medication management and monitoring, school functioning and care coordination. Individual bases services provided at this time: behavior management, impulse control, focus, attention, following rules, responsibility, communication, frustration tolerance. Social and emotional learning: bullying, conflict resolution, problem solving, friends, social media safety, boundary setting, coping skills, anger management strategies, grief education, managing time, boredom, distressing thoughts and feelings, sibling relationships. Independent Living Skills: job searching skills, resume formulation education, interview role play, advocating for one's needs, learning and navigating community resources.

Provides a safe and nurturing environment where children can spend quality time with a non-residential parent when supervision is required.

Provides a neutral site for court ordered safe exchanges and supervised child visitations for families who are separated or divorced. The program is designed specifically families with Civil Protection Orders in place, as well as families with a history of violent or threatening behavior.

Assessment of needs. Teach, practice monitor skills and connect individuals to available community resources. Activities of Daily Living: personal hygeine, medication management and monitoring, school functioning and care coordination. Individual bases services provided at this time: behavior management, impulse control, focus, attention, following rules, responsibility, communication, frustration tolerance. Social and emotional learning: bullying, conflict resolution, problem solving, friends, social media safety, boundary setting, coping skills, anger management strategies, grief education, managing time, boredom, distressing thoughts and feelings, sibling relationships. Independent Living Skills: job searching skills, resume formulation education, interview role play, advocating for one's needs, learning and navigating community resources.

Provides supervised visitations for children in foster care who have court ordered visits established through Medina County Job and Family Services. Assists in family reunification by teaching parents mentoring skills and helps families build appropriate parent-child relationships.

Provides a safe space where those who are court mandated to visit with children they do not have custody of may visit.

Assessment of needs. Teach, practice monitor skills and connect individuals to available community resources. Activities of Daily Living: personal hygeine, medication management and monitoring, school functioning and care coordination. Individual bases services provided at this time: behavior management, impulse control, focus, attention, following rules, responsibility, communication, frustration tolerance. Social and emotional learning: bullying, conflict resolution, problem solving, friends, social media safety, boundary setting, coping skills, anger management strategies, grief education, managing time, boredom, distressing thoughts and feelings, sibling relationships. Independent Living Skills: job searching skills, resume formulation education, interview role play, advocating for one's needs, learning and navigating community resources.

Provides a safe, friendly and clean environment for visitations to occur. We offer numerous age appropriate activities as well as basic parenting skills. We complete a neutral observation of each visit, consisting of a detailed document know as the monitoring report form. We correspond, at a minimum, on a weekly basis, providing this document as well as any concerns about the progress of the visits.

Provides a neutral setting for children whose visits with their biological families must be supervised.

The Child Custody and E-Commerce Safe Exchange Zone is offered in the annex parking of Marion City Hall, located on the East side of the former Recreation Center. This area is under video surveillance of the Marion City Hall camera systems which can be viewed by MPD personnel and our Communications Center to increase the safety of those exchanging children or engaging in e-commerce sales. This Safe Exchange Zone has two dedicated parking spots with posted signage as seen in the pictures. These parking spots should only be used by persons exchanging children or those engaging in e-commerce. If the designated spots are taken, you should use a nearby parking spot within this "zone". Family Court Personnel will not be on hand and MPD Officers will not be present unless such oversight is needed due to a protection order or similar circumstances. Persons who intend to use this Safe Exchange Zone do not need to ask permission or notify law enforcement unless you KNOW that you will need an officer due to the presence of a protection order or similar circumstances. If your circumstances do involve a protection order, you should call MPD Dispatch 740-387-2525 on your way to MPD to ensure we have an officer available to assist in the exchange.

Provides a safe, neutral, comfortable setting in which children are transferred from one parent/caregiver to another. The exchanges (or “drop off – pick-ups”) are conducted in a controlled and structured setting by monitors who ensure the security and ease of the exchange, and who also facilitate necessary interaction between parties. Also includes related case management to address the needs and challenges of the family, scheduling, communication between the parties, court order / parenting plan enforcement, problem solving, etc.

Offers a space where children can visit with non-custodial parents. Also offers a place where parents may drop children off for visitation and have no contact with the other parent when there is a threat of domestic violence or a protection order.

Provides Mandated Reporter Training seminars for Day Care Centers to help staff identify and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Provides supervised visitation for parents and children along with monitored exchanges for families exchanging children for their parenting time. These visitations can be court ordered or personal parent choice.

Provides a child-friendly supervised visitation location that is monitored by a member of our supervised visitation staff who may intervene when necessary to ensure parent/child interactions.

Assessment of needs. Teach, practice monitor skills and connect individuals to available community resources. Activities of Daily Living: personal hygeine, medication management and monitoring, school functioning and care coordination. Individual bases services provided at this time: behavior management, impulse control, focus, attention, following rules, responsibility, communication, frustration tolerance. Social and emotional learning: bullying, conflict resolution, problem solving, friends, social media safety, boundary setting, coping skills, anger management strategies, grief education, managing time, boredom, distressing thoughts and feelings, sibling relationships. Independent Living Skills: job searching skills, resume formulation education, interview role play, advocating for one's needs, learning and navigating community resources.

Assessment of needs. Teach, practice monitor skills and connect individuals to available community resources. Activities of Daily Living: personal hygeine, medication management and monitoring, school functioning and care coordination. Individual bases services provided at this time: behavior management, impulse control, focus, attention, following rules, responsibility, communication, frustration tolerance. Social and emotional learning: bullying, conflict resolution, problem solving, friends, social media safety, boundary setting, coping skills, anger management strategies, grief education, managing time, boredom, distressing thoughts and feelings, sibling relationships. Independent Living Skills: job searching skills, resume formulation education, interview role play, advocating for one's needs, learning and navigating community resources.

Provides supervised visitation in the home to parents who are working toward reunification with their children. Assists in reunification process by helping parents develop organizational and money management skills; home management skills; appropriate disciplining techniques; and other skills need for successful parenting. Also provides parent coaching to parents who are at risk of their children being removed, as well as youth counseling to children who are at risk of losing home placement, school suspension/expulsion or involved in the juvenile justice system.

Provides neutral exchange services where both parents can meet with a monitor at a pre-arranged neutral location to exchange their children for their scheduled visitation time. Staggered pick-up and drop-off times can be arranged so that the parents do not have to come in contact with one another. The actual exchange is monitored by our supervised visitation staff who attempt to ease the process for the children.

Assessment of needs. Teach, practice monitor skills and connect individuals to available community resources. Activities of Daily Living: personal hygeine, medication management and monitoring, school functioning and care coordination. Individual bases services provided at this time: behavior management, impulse control, focus, attention, following rules, responsibility, communication, frustration tolerance. Social and emotional learning: bullying, conflict resolution, problem solving, friends, social media safety, boundary setting, coping skills, anger management strategies, grief education, managing time, boredom, distressing thoughts and feelings, sibling relationships. Independent Living Skills: job searching skills, resume formulation education, interview role play, advocating for one's needs, learning and navigating community resources.

Provides Mandated Reporter Training seminars for Day Care Centers to help staff identify and prevent child abuse and neglect.