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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 …

Today’s stories on Channel 9 (http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_central_cincinnati/siblings-reunited-after-46-years) and in The Cincinnati Enquirer (http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100809/NEWS01/8100350/1055/NEWS/Family-reunites-after-split-decades-ago) tell a few interesting things about the world of child welfare. First, they tell how far we have come. Forty years ago, there was not as much emphasis …

Every month, we highlight one of our children who is available for adoption. We try to do it in many ways, but, we may miss some of you, so this month I am adding it to my blog. We have …

I pointed out a few posts ago that our agency does not handle unemployment compensation. It is handled at the state level, by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Still, many of the people who find themselves unemployed …