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The 2016 SW Ohio Thanksgiving will take place in Cincinnati on Saturday, Nov. 12, from noon to 2:30 p.m. at People’s Church, 220 William Howard Taft Road. For the past nine years, Thanksgiving has been a time for Ohio foster …
Read MoreSeven families will grow Friday when 14 children are adopted as part of Hamilton County Job and Family Services’ celebration of National Adoption Month.
A mass adoption ceremony will be held in Judge Ralph Winkler’s Hamilton County Probate Court. While adoption finalizations are normally confidential, the families have agreed to publicize the Nov. 4 ceremony to help promote adoption. The ceremony, which starts at 9 a.m., will be open to the media and will be live-streamed here.
Read MoreHCJFS Director Moira Weir attended the Hamilton County Commissioners meeting on Wednesday as the commissioners proclaimed November as National Adoption Month. Weir said many of the kids in foster care are older and looking for a home. “You never outgrow …
Read MoreEvery year, HCJFS seeks donations to provide Christmas gifts to all the foster children in our care.
You can help. Your donation to the FAMILY Fund can be used to make a merry Christmas for a boy or girl waiting for a forever home.
Read MoreOct. 3, 2016 – When Alicia and Rob Henson adopted Oliver David Henson today, he officially joined the family that adopted his half-sister, Ella, last January. Oliver is 7 months old. Ella is 3 years old. The Hensons took Ella …
Read MorePCSAO’s work is informed by data and information; therefore, we are proud to present this 12th edition of the PCSAO Factbook, 2015-2016. The Factbook is designed as a resource for policymakers, the media, federal, state and local partners, and those interested in the safety and stability of Ohio’s children and families.
Read MoreIn the summer of 2012, Ben and Jessica Schumacher decided to become foster parents. Childless and facing fertility issues, they decided it made more sense to open their home to children who needed one than to pursue more medical options. Less than two years later, they had a family with six children.
Read MoreHCJFS now has a way to help foster children make college visits, provide toiletries or toys to abused children and aid low-income families with needs beyond job assistance, food and medical care
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