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Commissioners authorize memorandum of understanding with Isaiah 117 House to provide transitional placements for children in county custody

5532814 · August 5, 2025
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Commissioners authorized a memorandum of understanding allowing Lawrence County Children & Youth Services to use Isaiah 117 House, a volunteer-run transitional home in Butler County, as a short-term placement option for children in county custody.

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 5 authorized Children & Youth Services to enter a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Isaiah 117 House, a volunteer-run transitional home in Butler County that provides short-term, homelike care for children awaiting placement. Staff explained Isaac (Isaiah) 117 House is not a licensed child-care provider in the same way foster-care agencies are; rather, the house provides a supervised, home-like setting and…

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