Communication

I am very proud of the work we do throughout our entire agency. We have many incredible, dedicated employees who go to great lengths to help the people we serve. We are not perfect and we make mistakes, but the …

Ever wonder what you could do to help prevent child abuse and neglect? The Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services gives you some answers in a free e-book called 10 Tips for Keeping Children Safe.

We have more than 200 children awaiting adoption. Most are over age 12 and most have been waiting more than a year. Adoption gives them a sense of permanency. Adoption gives them a room a home and a community. Adoption …

I first told you about Alternative Response here. We are very excited about being one of the few counties chosen as part of this innovative pilot project that we believe will benefit many of the families we serve in child …

Here’s our latest video update on what is happening at JFS. We really do need mentors for our Higher Education Mentoring Initiative, which has been a tremendous success. If you are interested, there are three information sessions planned for October …

We are trying something new at our agency to help get the word out about some of the interesting things going on down here. Brian Gregg, who handles media for our organization, has started creating weekly video press releases. Each …

Here’s a subject I covered in this month’s issue of our community newsletter. If you are interested in receiving our newsletter, Update, you can sign up at www.hcjfs.org, under the Public tab…. Child abuse is a problem few people will …

Just an FYI: we recently translated several of our Child Support fact sheets into Spanish. This is another in our ongoing efforts to make the agency more accessible. If you are interested — or know anyone who is interested — …

Two big events for our agency today were a great success. First, the Fatherhood Conference with Lighthouse Youth Services and the Ohio Practioner’s Network for Fathers and Families was packed with participants. Reds Hall of Famer Joe Morgan and U.S. …

Good news about our Fatherhood Conference! Reds Hall of Famer Joe Morgan is kicking it off! This is creating a little buzz in the community and that means fatherhood is getting some attention. That is good. We all know that …