One of the key components of our child welfare system are kinship providers who are willing to take in abused and neglected children so they can keep a bond with someone familiar with them. Just as I recently praised the …
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The Sanders family adopted six of our children so the biological siblings could stay together. There was some local media attention to this and the Ellen Show picked up on it and arranged for them to go to California and …
Read MoreOur offices will be closed on Friday, November 10, for Veterans Day.
Read MoreHamilton County Job and Family Services wants applicants for a program that will help food-assistance recipients to be truck drivers.
Read MoreLocal residents seeking employment can receive free help using website tools and resources, creating a resume and preparing for an interview by attending free workshops over the next few weeks at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. OhioMeansJobs …
Read MoreThe world needs more Abbey Turners. The Children’s Services caseworker arrived at work every day for weeks by 6 a.m. – to drive one of her clients to methadone treatment. The client is a mom working to get her kids …
Read MoreWeir was named one of ten finalists for a 2017 Route Fifty Navigator Award in the category of Agency and Department Leadership. Weir was praised as someone who has built the foundation for success and created an environment for innovation.
Read MoreHamilton County Job and Family Services will be unable to process Medicaid cases at the end of this month due to a software update to the Ohio Benefits Work Portal. Consumers will also be unable to access information from the self portal.
Read MoreLGBTQ Cultural Competency Training will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 13 at Lighthouse Youth and Family Services, 401 E. McMillan Street
Read MoreAn innovative, award-winning partnership from HCJFS is continuing to help people who are “getting by” with food assistance get ahead in a new career.
HCJFS has partnered with the state and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service in this first-of-its-kind partnership meant to elevate food assistance recipients. The partnership has received national recognition for its innovative approach.
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