Children’s Services

Beech Acres Parenting Center is proud to partner with Hamilton County Job & Family Services to provide informational workshops for expecting moms, new moms and their partners. These free, 3-hour workshops are held every Tuesday at 222 E Central Parkway in Room 6 SE 401 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Moira Weir, director of our agency, started in social work in 1993. She has been involved in many cases in the years since and has seen the effects of domestic violence on women and their children.

We 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 …

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Foster children aging out of Hamilton County’s child welfare system cost local residents $17.7 million in social expenses and lost productivity each year, according to a local financial impact study released today by the University of Cincinnati’s Economic Center and Hamilton County Job and Family Services. One program is helping reduce that cost.

Hamilton County is one of the few counties in Ohio to combine assistance programs, child protection, child support and employment assistance under one agency. To make sure those seeking adoption and foster care information can find what they need, and to help our kids find homes, we have a dedicated web page for adoption and foster care at HCKids.org.

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Hamilton County JFS has been recognized with an Achievement Award for innovative technology from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that enhance services for residents.

Children with developmental disabilities who age out of the child welfare system at age 21 are often unable to make decisions for themselves. The same is true of senior citizens (over age 60) suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. If there are no family members to help, these individuals require legal guardians.

Guardians are appointed through probate court. In Hamilton County, when a child turns 18 years of age and requires guardianship, they can be placed on a lengthy waiting list for guardians. Hamilton County JFS also has to seek guardianship for senior citizens involved with its Adult Protective Services program.