Jan
18
Job and Family Services Planning Committee meets Friday.

Hamilton County’s Job and Family Services Planning Committee will meet Friday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at 222 E. Central Parkway in Room 6SE701.

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Jan
18
Food Benefits loaded Jan. 16 are for February

Hamilton County residents who received early issuance of their February food assistance (Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program) do not have to spend those benefits by Jan. 20. While the benefits had to be issued by that date, they do not …

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Jan
18
Social Security Administration warning about phone scam.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has received reports of fraudulent telephone calls from individuals claiming to represent the Social Security Administration. In these calls, unknown individuals are using threatening language to suggest to unknowing victims that they will be arrested or …

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Jan
18
Offices closed Monday for MLK Day

Our offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, in honor of Martin Luther King Day. We will reopen at our regular time on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

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Jan
14
Food Assistance Available Early Due to Government Shutdown — Must last until March

UPDATE. The federal government partial shutdown has ended. This information is no longer current.   Cincinnati (Jan. 14, 2019) County residents who receive re-occurring food assistance benefits will see their food cards loaded with February benefits on Wednesday, Jan. 16, due …

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Jan
08
Federal government shutdown impact

Hamilton County residents who receive public assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program or the federal Medicaid program, should not see changes in their assistance at least through the end of January. …

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Jan
04
BMV offering reinstatement fee waivers to benefit recipients

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is offering to waive the reinstatement fee for driver’s licenses and permits for state residents receiving public assistance benefits from Job and Family Services. This offer, which does not apply to commercial driver’s licenses …

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Jan
03
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden offering discounted tickets to food-assistance recipients

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is offering discounted tickets and season passes to community members who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Zoo Access for All program encourages families and individuals of all backgrounds to visit the zoo …

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Dec
26
Foster family in need of van

The Cincinnati Enquirer has profiled a foster family in need of assistance as part of its Wish List series. The Freeman family has fostered 68 children at one time or another and needs a van to carry on their work.  …

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Dec
22
Busy theater kids and parents take time to give back

When you see A Christmas Carol this season at Playhouse in the Park, know that you are looking at some pretty special kids with kind families. Some of the children in the cast, with their parents, got together to donate …

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