Ohio MENTOR State Office

Ohio MENTOR's Independence program believes every child deserves a bright future. Our caring team is dedicated to helping children reach their full potential through our behavioral health and foster care services. The Independence program is also the location of our State Office.

Behavioral Health Services

Our caring therapists provide in-home family supports and other services to help families overcome the challenges keeping them from working together as a family and live full, joyful lives. 

Therapeutic Foster Care

We match children in need with loving foster parents who give them the support and love they need to heal and grow.

Experience the Joy of Fostering in Independence, Ohio

With kids right here in Independence waiting to be welcomed by their new foster family, you can forever change a child's life for the better. Embarking on the path of a foster parent in Independence is a deeply meaningful choice—a commitment to the futures of your community's children. It's a journey where every small act of kindness you offer helps to uplift a child's spirit. Wondering what it's like to take that journey as a foster parent? Find out as Erin-Page Brown, an adoptive parent and former foster parent to over 25 children, answers some of the most commonly asked foster parenting questions.




Find out how you can make a difference for a child as a foster parent