Communication

I would like to remind everyone of our partnership with the Public Library of  Cincinnati and Hamilton County. It is a great way to avoid the time and gas needed for a trip downtown. If you are a public assistance recipient and …

We have about 90,000 child support cases in Hamilton County. Each case accounts for two parents and at least one child, so at any given time, at least 270,000 people are involved in child support cases. Many cases have more …

Our Higher Education Mentoring Initiative is in need of mentors. If you are someone interested in helping a youth in need, this is a perfect program for you. You will spend time helping a foster child graduate high school and go …

I am extremely happy to renew a partnership with WCPO-TV that is designed to locate parents who are severely delinquent on their child support payments. This is a partnership that stretches back about 15 years and Channel 9 estimates approximately $3.4 million …

We have been pretty open about our timeliness problems with public assistance applications. If you’ll remember, we wrote this letter to the community in November. We promised we would get better and we have. I am happy to report our …

Our abused and neglected children had a wonderful holiday this year. For the first time ever, we were able to provide toys to all the children who needed them. We received more than 7,000 toys from the U.S. Marine Corps …

I want to thank Attorney General Dewine for inviting me today and for offering to host an important discussion on Ohio’s child welfare system. It is always great to get together with those who work in this field and discuss …

What story did we tell in 2011? Reflecting on the past year with a colleague, I asked that question. I believe our agency’s 2011 “story” had many good chapters, and some challenging ones, too. In the end, our story was …

We just issued the below announcement. If you are one who faxed something during this time, I sincerely apologize for the hardship it may cause. We will do our best to serve you as quickly as possible when you re-submit. …

Damarcus Jackson’s heartbreaking death has this community – and JFS – asking serious questions. This tragedy has reverberated through our building. When a child in our care dies, we take it very personally. Even more than that, several here had …