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Our agency is working with the state of Ohio on several initiatives that will ultimately improve the rate of Ohio Works First recipients who are involved in work activities. Federal mandates require at least 50 percent of families involved in …

As of this week, the state has issued new criteria for our agency to follow when suspending driver’s licenses of parents who have neglected to make their child support payments. It is not much different than what we do now, …

Permanency is crucial for the success of children. Children grow best in nurturing, stable environments. They want a sense of permanent “family.” For this reason, we are instituting Permanency Roundtables into our child welfare practice next month. Permanent situations offer: …

Hamilton County has been chosen as a pilot county to implement Ohio’s new Electronic Child Care system, which will result in better tracking and spending of tax dollars in the publicly-funded Child Care program. On Oct. 30, we are scheduled …

Did you know we do weekly podcasts with news about what is going on at Hamilton County’s Job and Family Services Department? You can listen to them here: https://www.hcjfs.org/Video/podcastplayer.htm You can access them each week at the top right corner …

Today, I attended my first meeting with the Ohio Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Children, Families and the Court. The committee offers recommendations to the Court administrative staff on necessary reforms in all areas of child and family law. The …

We are launching a new awareness campaign today about reporting child abuse. The campaigned is aimed at mandated reporters — police officers, teachers, child care workers, etc. — and encourages them to look for the more subtle signs of child …

If you are a public assistance recipient, you have surely noticed our processing times increase. I want to stress again we are doing our best to help everyone as quickly as possible. To help the process go smoothly, here are …

Our Most Wanted Child Support poster had only been out in the community for a few days when one of the parents depicted on it turned himself in! Now that is success! You can read more about the poster here. …

We see first hand every day the results of unemployment. One in six people in this county now turns to us for help meeting their daily needs. While providing a helping hand, we also help people find their way back …