Dec
01
Dolls of a different color

This year, Georgia Frakes donated 25 dolls to Hamilton County Job & Family Services. “It’s important for kids to get dolls that look like them,” she said.

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Nov
18
HCJFS earns PR honors

Hamilton County Job & Family Services was well represented at Thursdays Blacksmith Awards Dinner presented by the Cincinnati Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

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Nov
10
Wearing our hearts on our (coffee) sleeves

Thanks to the following coffee shops for distributing our Adoption Month coffee sleeves.

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Nov
07
Current and former foster kids invited to Thanksgiving dinner

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 …

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Nov
02
Seven families growing in Friday’s adoption ceremony

Seven 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.

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Nov
02
Commissioners proclaim November as Adoption Month

HCJFS 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 …

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Oct
25
FAMILY Fund providing Christmas gifts for foster kids

Every 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.

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Oct
03
Hensons bring Oliver home

Oct. 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 …

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Sep
27
PCSAO Factbook

PCSAO’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.

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Nov
09
Two years and six kids later…

In 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.

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