Communication

In two years, Hamilton County’s discount card for presciption drugs has been used by more than 17,000 people to buy 40,000 prescriptions. Those people have saved an average of $9.85 per purchase — a grand total of more than $394,000 …

Everyone knows our agency for its child welfare work and our 241-KIDS hotline for reporting child abuse. Not as many know we also help protect the elderly. Elder abuse is unacceptable. It takes many forms: Neglect/Self-neglect In this case, caregivers, …

Our adoption manager appeared on WCPO Sunday to talk about the need for adoptive parents. We have more than 200 children awaiting loving families and half are teenagers. Older children need and want a family just as much as younger …

Here’s the latest commercial from the Everyday Heroes collaborative. We started this collaborative a couple of years ago with the goal of increasing the number of foster families in the Greater Cincinnati area. On any given day, we have 850 …

Our agency will close at noon on Thursday, Dec. 23, and remain closed until Monday, Dec. 27. We will close again for New Year’s Eve. Our child abuse and elder abuse hotlines will remain active at all times, and the …

If you are interested in learning about the sanction process for public assistance recipients who do not meet work requirements or the topic of warning signs to look for when choosing a caretaker for your child, we have a deal …

Our agency is hosting a webinar tomorrow for Hamilton County’s single parents and those who support them. The webinar will discuss the warning signs of an abusive partner who could hurt your child. This is a continuation of an effort …

We have been stressing providing better customer service at our agency for much of the past year. All employees have gone through a customer service class, and it has been the focus of much communication from management. Providing good customer …

Please check out these three videos of our Adoption Day ceremony. This event is always a highlight of our year! http://www.youtube.com/hcjfs

Our Higher Education Mentoring Initiative was a great success this year, with 12 students going on to higher education. Just as importantly, I believe they made life-long friends in their montors. HEMI mentors are paired with foster children in high …