Apr
17
HCJFS Partnership earns Circle of Excellence Award

An innovative partnership to help food assistance recipients find work has earned the “Team Impact” award as part of Hamilton County’s 2018 Circle of Excellence.

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Apr
16
Drug take back day is April 28

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.

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Apr
16
Red Bike Go Pass available to benefit recipients

The Go Pass from Red Bike is a discounted membership available to residents of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky who receive food assistance (SNAP) or energy assistance (HEAP and PIPP) or are clients of partner organizations.

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Apr
13
April is National Social Security Month

For more than 80 years, Social Security has transformed to meet the changing needs of its customers.

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Apr
11
We are wearing blue today

Today is Wear Blue Day to promote awareness of child abuse. Our staff got in the spirit. 

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Apr
09
Report Fraud

Misuse of benefits is fraud and it affects all of us who support or receive assistance.

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Apr
05
Hamilton County Job and Family Services Consumers to have Quicker Access to Case Information

The state of Ohio has deployed Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology to help consumers access information regarding their Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Ohio Works First (OWF) benefits. Hamilton County Job and Family Services is one of four …

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Apr
05
Saved by the System

A recent story on WCPO.com tells how HCJFS, and caseworker Natrasha Christian-Beasley played a part in one man’s success.

Robert Johnson went from foster care to family man. We’re proud of our role in his success.

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Apr
04
Thanks to People’s Church East for volunteering

Care Portal volunteers from People’s Church East stopped by our offices on Wednesday to clean the waiting rooms in our child care area. Volunteers like them help us in our mission.

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Apr
02
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

I hope you will join us in our Child Abuse Prevention Month efforts this year. Child abuse prevention is a year-round focus for our agency, but April is the month set aside to really draw awareness to the problem. Sadly, …

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