The Greene County Board of Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding to participate in the Green Family Alliance, a two‑year pilot program that county staff said uses Ohio opioid settlement funds (not general fund dollars) to deliver early, community‑based services meant to reduce family involvement with child protective services and criminal justice.

Nut graf: County staff described the program as a cross‑agency partnership that will route services to families "at the front end of crisis before it gets large" and said the pilot will measure outcomes such as reductions in the number of children entering child services care.

Staff described the partnership as including the ESC, Yellow Springs job and family services, the mental health recovery board, Family and Children First, and the county acting in a funding role. Staff said the county will allocate opioid settlement money for the two‑year pilot and emphasized that no general fund dollars will be used. One commissioner asked for periodic updates and said they wanted to "stay plugged into this" to monitor referrals and results.

The board moved and seconded approval of the memorandum of understanding and recorded ayes in the roll call.

Background: The presenter said the pilot aims to provide rapid, measured interventions for families in early crisis to prevent escalation to child welfare or criminal justice involvement. The transcript records several commissioners expressing optimism and interest in receiving progress reports.