Important Updates

It’s never too late in life to seek a mentor. Sandra Jones has proof of that. “I have always wanted a mentor in my life – someone to take me to dinner, or to go shopping. That one person I …

Friends, There are a couple of stories in this issue of Update relating to a subject that always burns brighter in my mind this time of year: Our young people aging out of the foster system and facing life on …

Our agency put together a creative little video to demonstrate several incidents that constitute fraud in the food assistance program.The 3-minute video will be used on social media and on the video monitors in our lobby to educate consumers about …

Hamilton County Job and Family Services was honored to recognize 50 young men and women in foster care who overcame the odds and graduated from high school. The Celebration of Dreams, which took place on Wednesday, June 18, was held …

Recruitment is under way for mentors to get involved in a unique partnership that helps foster children aging out of the system to finish high school and college. The Higher Education Mentoring Initiative (HEMI) – a partnership represented by the …

“Like a glove.” That’s how adoptive grandmother Addie Jones said her grandson fits into their family nowadays. Hamilton County Magistrate Rogena Stargel last week granted the adoption of Zion Boone-Jones, 15, to adoptive grandparents Addie and Nathaniel Jones. Addie has …

Tomorrow night is our annual Celebration of Dreams event, where we honor all of the foster youth in our care who graduated this year. It is always a wonderful event and often the only graduation party many of them will …

Fifty teens in Hamilton County’s foster care system will bid farewell to high school and say hello to their futures Wednesday at this year’s “Celebration of Dreams” event. The 15th annual event will be held at 6:30 p.m. June 18 …

At 1 week old, Camden met the two men who would change his life. Camden, 2, was Ethan and Dwayne’s first foster-placement after opening up their home. They always had adoption in mind, but were unsure of how long they …

Hamilton County Job and Family Services was awarded two 2014  achievement awards from the National Association of Counties for innovative programs that contribute to and enhance county government. The association recognized nearly 500 programs nationwide, but only seven in Ohio: …