Family and Children First Councils were created in each county by the state legislature, and membership is defined, in part by state law. Lake County's Council includes:

• Business representatives
• Child Care representatives
• City of Mentor (largest municipality in Lake County) www.cityofmentor.com
• Department of Youth Services www.state.oh.us/dys/
• Family/Parent Consumer Representatives
• Lake County A.D.A.M.H.S. Board www.helpthatworks.us/
• Lake County Board of Commissioners www.lakecountyohio.org
• Lake County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities www.lakemrdd.org
• Lake County Collaborative Group Representative
• Lake County Department of Jobs and Family Services www.lake1stop.org
• Lake County Educational Service Center www.lcesc.k12.oh.us
• Lake County General Health District www.lcghd.org
• Lake County Juvenile Court
• Lake /Geauga United Head Start www.lguhs.org
• Mentor Schools (Largest District) www.mentorschools.org
  
• Representatives of Not for Profit Organizations
  
• Representatives of Other Public Agencies and Committees
  

• Help Me Grow
• Children's Committee
• Dispute Resolution
• Other Programs

United Way of Lake County

Geauga Online Library

Ohio Family & Children First Council

Lake County General Health District