Speaking of Medicaid (see below post), we are excited to offer a new opportunity to our Medicaid recipients. Some of our recipients must meet “spend down” requirements. To learn more about that, check out this fact sheet: https://www.hcjfs.org/Buttons/Clients_Customers/Health_Services/PDF/HCJFS7963UnderstandingSpenddown.pdf As of …
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Yesterday, I attended a press conference announcing an effort to enroll eligible Hamilton County residents in Medicaid. The Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati is leading the effort and we are helping with enrollment efforts. The “Covering Kids and Families” …
Read MoreLately, I have been asked to talk to several groups about the work we do here at JFS. Today, I am speaking to a Leadership Cincinnati class. Tomorrow, a group of leaders at the Urban League. I always enjoy the …
Read MoreWe recently noticed some interesting statistics on child support collection. Collections are tracking at about four percent behind what they were two years ago. That could mean significantly less for Hamilton County children this year. In 2007 and 2008, we …
Read MoreLast night, we held a forum with our child care providers to help them receive information about upcoming state changes. It was incredibly well attended, with more than 500 people in the crowd. I am extremely grateful we have such …
Read MoreI recently received a newsletter from the Ohio Job and Family Services Directors Association that really drove home the point of how important this agency is to this community right now. The newsletter was full of depressing statistics: Ohio has …
Read MoreI have been busy this week with the launch of our Choose Your Partner Carefully campaign. Hopefully, most of you have heard about it by now. The goal of the campaign is to educate the community — especially single mothers …
Read MoreOur agency recently made a decision to transition most of our foster homes to network agencies. We think this is a good decision for all involved and I would like to explain a little of the reasoning that went into …
Read MoreI just wanted to make sure you all knew about our employment services chat tomorrow. I know the economy is still taking its toll on this community. The chat is an opportunity for job seekers to ask questions about local …
Read MoreThere are big changes in store for Ohio’s publicly funded child care system this year. Starting this spring, providers will be paid monthly by the State. They will sign agreements with the State and home providers will begin paying union …
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