May is Public Assistance Fraud Awareness Month in Ohio, and HCJFS is spreading the word that “Fraud Costs All of Us.” Each year, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services disburses more than $2 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …
Read MoreHamilton County grandparents, aunts, uncles and other relatives who care for children in JFS custody will receive financial assistance from the county under a new program launching this month. Hamilton County Job and Family Services created a kinship stipend program …
Read MoreChild Support Consumers: Your e-QuickPay cards are being discontinued! You must verify or update your address to receive the new payment cards, which will begin mailing June 21. Please act now! Visit the child support portal, ChildSupport.Ohio.gov, or call Hamilton …
Read MoreMay is National Foster Care Month and according to the latest figures from the state, we have 675 certified foster homes in Hamilton County. This month, I am sending a special “thank you” to 675 wonderful families that made the …
Read MoreMay is Public Assistance Fraud Awareness Month in Ohio, and HCJFS is spreading the word that “Fraud Costs All of Us.” Each year, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services disburses more than $2 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …
Read MoreThis year, HCJFS helped re-launch the Fatherhood Collaborative of Hamilton County. Recently, Local 12 – WKRC took notice and filed this report on the effort and one of the fathers involved.
Read MoreDanette Jones has been given a gift and now she wants to give back. Back in early 2015, after not feeling well for a few years, she learned she needed a kidney transplant. She took a year off from her …
Read MoreThe Cincinnati Community Action Agency, in partnership with Freestore Foodbank, will distribute free food to families in need through its Mobile Food Pantry, on a first-come, first-served basis. The agency will distribute fruit, vegetables, and baked goods at Tryed Stone New Beginnings …
Read MoreOur agency works to find homes for children in agency care through our website, HCKids.org, as well as social media, and special events. Another way we help spread the word is through a partnership with Grant Me Hope. Grant Me …
Read MoreTo celebrate Right to Read (April 1-5), Saint John the Baptist School on Dry Ridge Road in Colerain Township collected books to donate to HCJFS. The goal is to foster a love of learning. Students were encouraged and provided opportunities …
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