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The Jean-Robert and Annette de Cavel Family SIDS Foundation has donated $8,000 to our Help Me Grow program to help low-income families obtain cribs for their children. This is a tremendous gift! The Help Me Grow program, which is contracted …

Did you know one in six Hamilton County residents now receives food assistance? Hopefully, if you follow our agency, you do. We have made a point of keeping people educated on this growing trend. The Cincinnati Enquirer published an article recently …

Hamilton County residents have saved more than $675,000 with a discount card for prescription drugs that we introduced in January 2009. That is a pretty hefty amount. Yet, we are seeing usage drop. The card has been used to make …

Ohio has surpassed the 50 percent mark in work participation in the Ohio Works First program for the first time since 2007. This could help the state avoid $135 million in penalties from the federal government. This is something worth celebrating …

Jump-starting the economy is big news as we head into November. We are doing our part here at Job and Family Services. Check out this column I wrote for our community newsletter, Update. While you are there, read about some …

  The Friends of the Public Library donated seven boxes of children’s books to our agency this week! We will use these books in our waiting rooms for children to read while their parents are waiting. It gives them something fun to …

Cincy Magazine has named me a finalist for the Athena Award and I am very honored to be in the company of a great group of women who have been recognized for their professional excellence.  The award recognizes women who have …

This article in our Update newsletter has been getting a lot of attention from the public. I am thrilled that a positive story like this has captured so much attention. We have almost 200 children available for adoption on any …

August is National Child Support Month. Below is a column I penned for our agency newsletter, Update. Update is available at our agency website, or by clicking here: https://www.hcjfs.org/Update_Newsletter/UpdateHome.htm   On the eve of National Child Support Month, I received …

I heard a couple of statistics today that are worth celebrating. First, we hit a 96 percent timeliness rate with new food assistance applications. That is an all-time high for us. It is also our fourth month in a row over the …