Mar
01
Fatherhood to Become a Point of Emphasis

We have more than 81,000 active child support cases, each involving a mother, father and at least one child. If you do the math, that is at least 243,000 people we are assisting with child support, but we know the …

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Jan
29
A phone number that never changes

People often turn to the services that Hamilton County Job & Family Services provides when they are facing change and turmoil in their lives.  Sometimes when we try to reach out to them, we find that the phone number they …

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Dec
29
Tremendous Support for JFS in 2015

  2015 really ended on a high note for our agency. Through the generosity of our community, we were able to provide gifts to hundreds of foster children and other children in our caseloads. It was a wonderful way to …

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Sep
01
Child Support Driver’s License Amnesty Extended into September

After collecting more than $35,000 in delinquent child support, Hamilton County Job and Family Services will extend amnesty through the month of September to parents whose driver’s licenses have been suspended for not paying child support. The initial plan to …

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Aug
13
Annual Report Released

HCJFS serves more than a third of Hamilton County Residents.

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Aug
03
Delinquent Parents can Reinstate Driving Privileges with Child Support Amnesty

Hamilton County Job and Family Services will provide amnesty throughout  the month of August 2015 to parents whose driver’s licenses have been suspended for not paying child support. NOTE: This program has been extended through September 2015 Delinquent parents who …

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Jul
10
Meet the HCJFS All Stars

With the All-Star Game in town Hamilton County Job and Family Services picked its own All-Star Team.

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Jul
07
Parents Paying Child Support Have a New Option

Cincinnati (July 7, 2015) Hamilton County parents who owe child support and want to pay in cash now have an option that lets them save on gas and downtown parking. Ohio’s Child Support Payment Central has teamed up with MoneyGram, …

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Mar
02
Community Steps Up in New Ways for JFS Children and Families

I am very excited about a new development involving our agency: a separate fund has been created to help beyond the food, medical care, employment and other assistance one can obtain from JFS. At the request of several community members …

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Jan
28
Casinos: New Path to Ensuring Financial Support of Children

 While we get far more attention for our efforts in child welfare and public assistance, the largest program we administer is our Child Support program. Recently, we have had a few interesting developments when it comes to collections. The state …

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