Communication

Hamilton County’s Job and Family Services Department will be closed on Thanksgiving and the Friday after Thanksgiving. Our website, www.hcjfs.org can also provide much information about the agency and its services. To apply for assistance, Hamilton County residents can visit …

Friday was a great day here at JFS as we witnessed seven children adopted into three loving families! Our agency celebrated National Adoption Month with a mass adoption ceremony and our foster children finally received the permanent families they so …

In case you missed it yesterday, we now have a website and online application for low-income residents who need help with food, medical needs or daily expenses. This is an excellent example of becoming more accessible to the citizens of …

All of our employees are going through special customer service training this year. We placed an emphasis on it as we transitioned to a smaller workforce that was being challenged to meet greater demand. The county’s Training group has done …

We have our special annual mass adoption cermony planned to celebrate National Adoption Month, along with a few other events. This is always a great time of year for our agency. Please read my letter on National Adoption Month and …

We are partnering with the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency to make emergency heating assistance available to those in need. Starting Nov. 8, low-income families with incomes at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines can apply for …

I know sometimes people who are out of work because of the economy struggle with where to turn to for help. The Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services plays an important part in the social service safety net, …

Hamilton County JFS serves 150,000 residents with Medicaid assistance and 133,000 residents receive food assistance. Many of those are people who were employed but lost their jobs. Hamilton County JFS is the largest provider of food assistance in Southwest Ohio. …

This video was brought to my attention this week. This is pretty powerful, and it really brings home a point we make to all of the parents involved with our agency. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d4gmdl3zNQ

Is your organization looking for someone to speak about child abuse? Elder abuse? Medicaid? Our agency has an active Speaker’s Bureau and we will try to align someone with your needs. These short presentations are informational and help your organization …