Today I’m announcing a brand new addition to my Substack publication: the Adoption Subsidy in Ohio by Tim O'Hanlon subscriber chat. I am introducing the new Chat function to subscribers to find out more about parents' and advocates experiences with adoption assistance across Ohio in 2023. To start, I invite you to post information about
1. The negotiation of adoption assistance, successes, problems and amounts.
2. Mediations, the process and results.
3. The Ohio Adoption Grants, outcomes.
I would like to hear about your own experiences or those of other parents you are familiar with, with their permission of course. Their names will be kept confidential. Depending on areas of interest, we can create different discussion threads as we move forward.
I am hoping that the Chat function can be used to collect information, identify problems and policy issues, answer questions, learn more about "what works," provide topics for regular posts and encourage dialogues among parents.
To join our chat, you’ll need to download the Substack app, now available for both iOS and Android. Chats are sent via the app, not email, so turn on push notifications so you don’t miss conversation as it happens.
How to get started
Download the app by clicking this link or the button below. Substack Chat is now available on both iOS and Android.
Open the app and tap the Chat icon. It looks like two bubbles in the bottom bar, and you’ll see a row for my chat inside.
That’s it! Jump into my thread to say hi, and if you have any issues, check out Substack’s FAQ.