HCJFS has an employee outreach group called COVE, which stands for Community Outreach Volunteer Effort. The group has “adopted” a nearby school, Rothenberg Preparatory Academy in Over-the-Rhine.
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Produce Perks provides a dollar-for-dollar match – up to $10 — to customers who use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food cards to buy healthy fruits and vegetables.
Clifton Market, located at 319 Ludlow Ave. is a community-owned grocery store that stocks regionally-grown fruits and vegetables.
Read MoreWe spend a lot of time and effort looking for families for our kids in care. But it’s also important to get them, while they wait for that forever match, ready for adoption. So we hold Adoption Readiness events for …
Read MoreHamilton County’s OhioMeansJob Center is co-hosting a workshop on Thursday, Aug. 24 to discuss drug trends in the workplace.
Read MoreIf you are a parent behind on child support, August is your chance for a fresh start.
Read MoreThe Department’s Child Support Enforcement Agency handles about 78,000 cases each month involving more than 234,000 county residents. Last year, it collected $128 million for families that might not otherwise have had the financial support necessary to pay for such items as food, medical care, child care, school clothes and school supplies. Many of the children without child support turn to public assistance, with taxpayers providing financial support
Read MoreIntake interviews on public assistance cases will take place over the phone, rather than in person, starting July 17. This transition is happening for the convenience of the consumer, who will no longer have to travel downtown, pay for parking, …
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Read MoreFor two days, 160 representatives of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance programs from 14 counties in six states are meeting in Cincinnati to discuss and learn ways to efficiently provide assistance to their clients.
Read MoreNearly 50 young people who persevered through child abuse, foster care and other life challenges to achieve their high school diplomas will celebrate their success Thursday night at the 18th annual Celebration of Dreams event.
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