I came across this video and thought I would share. It shows, in a powerful way, the danger of leaving your children alone in a hot car, even for a few minutes.
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Please remember our office is not only closed on Thanksgiving Day, but also the day after. If you have business to conduct, we are open during normal business hours today and tomorrow. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving …
Read MoreFor my most recent column in Update, our community e-newsletter, I expanded on my last blog post. My goal was to thank all of those who partner with us and ask nothing in return. I could not mention everyone, but …
Read MoreI am very honored to be asked to speak at The Georgetown Public Policy Institute’s Leadership, Evidence, Analysis, Debate (LEAD) Conference on Jan. 25. The subject is policy and collaboration in child welfare. My presentation will focus on several partnerships we …
Read MoreOur offices will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day. We will open again on Tuesday. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend.
Read MoreWe produced a special edition of our Update community newsletter that details the best and fastest ways to do business with us. You can also read my column on our renewed commitment to customer service. Here’s the link. While you …
Read MoreChanges in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System will result in the retirement of more employees than usual this year. Come Dec. 31, we will have lost more than a dozen employees with a combined total of about 400 years …
Read MoreWe took delivery of more than 3,500 toys from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots program this week. It was an incredibly generous donation from a group that has served children in this capacity for 65 years. We …
Read MoreBelow is my latest column in Update, our community newsletter. You can check out the column and much more news about our agency at the link below. I encourage you to become a regular subscriber. https://www.hcjfs.org/UpdateNew2012/December/Cover.htm Our recent mass adoption ceremony …
Read MoreWe received great coverage of our mass adoption ceremony! I am excited because getting the word out helps generate interest in the children we still have waiting for loving families. Take a look at some of these news clips: http://www.fox19.com/category/240225/video-landing-page?clipId=7970698&autostart=true …
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