food assistance

Just a reminder on a couple of changes hitting our agency this week: Effective today, the Child Support cashier’s window has moved from 800 Broadway to the third floor of our main building, 222 E. Central Parkway. With the number …

Below 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 …

Did you know one in six Hamilton County residents now receives food assistance? Hopefully, if you follow our agency, you do. We have made a point of keeping people educated on this growing trend. The Cincinnati Enquirer published an article recently …

Cincy Magazine has named me a finalist for the Athena Award and I am very honored to be in the company of a great group of women who have been recognized for their professional excellence.  The award recognizes women who have …

Five years ago this month, I became the director at Hamilton County Job and Family Services. It has been a very challenging five years. Budget cuts reduced our operating budget in half, forcing us to reduce, cut or transition positions, contracts …

I had the pleasure of joining host Vick Prichard on ICRC’s Community Report this month. It is always nice talking to Vicki and I am especially grateful she allowed us to talk about the work we do. We discussed difficult …

I am extremely excited and grateful The Greater Cincinnati Foundation has chosen to help our organization improve service to Hamilton County residents. The Foundation has issued a $27,000 grant to pay for a self-serve kiosk in our front lobby. Those seeking food …

The most recent round of state statistics on county processing times show Hamilton County led all metropolitan counties in processing February food stamp applications, with an 86% timeliness rate. As you will recall, we had trouble processing new applications and re-applications this …

The latest version of our Update newsletter contains stories on our improvements in processing public assistance applications, the state’s new child support portal, the need for mentors in our Higher Education Mentoring Initiative and our new document imaging service that …

I would like to remind everyone of our partnership with the Public Library of  Cincinnati and Hamilton County. It is a great way to avoid the time and gas needed for a trip downtown. If you are a public assistance recipient and …