From the Director

Six local farmers’ markets are now participating in a new program that will provide incentives to our consumers who use their food assistance card to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables. Healthy eating is important. Too often, people living on a …

When we encounter abused and neglected children, we can usually trace the root cause to one of three family problems: substance abuse, mental illness or domestic violence. By its very definition, child abuse is domestic violence. But I am referring …

We received “National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day” information this week from our colleagues at the Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board. This is a very important topic for us, too. I often say that mental health, substance …

We had an incredible week last week when people throughout our community wore blue as a social statement about the troubling problem of child abuse. Wednesday was “Wear Blue. Child Abuse is Preventable” day in Hamilton County and throughout the …

Our final 2013 child welfare numbers recently arrived on my desk – hot off the presses. Unfortunately, they tell a sad tale. More than 63,000 calls to our 241-KIDS child abuse reporting hotline. Nearly 6,000 new investigations into child abuse …

I am excited to see the many people who are signing on to our “Wear Blue. Child Abuse is Preventable” campaign on April 9. We have heard from businesses, politicians, news anchors and many of our partners in the social …

I ran some numbers for a project I am working on with County Commissioner Hartmann and was pleased to discover the payoff of our focus on helping young people prepare for jobs and become employed. This is one of the …

If you receive food assistance from our agency — and one in six in the county do — you’ll need to know about an important change coming to the program. Beginning Friday, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services …

This month, we begin an exhaustive look at our Children’s Services Division as we prepare for re-accreditation, which should come sometime in 2015. Most are unaware there is a national organization that gives a seal of approval to agencies like …

Our SuperJobs Center officially gets a new name tomorrow. The one-stop job center will be renamed OhioMeansJobs Cincinnati-Hamilton County. This is in line with an attempt by the state to re-brand all 88 one stops in Ohio with the OhioMeansJobs …