foster children

HCJFS serves more than a third of Hamilton County Residents.

HCJFS 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

One. It just takes one person to adopt a child and change that child’s life forever. One. During our summer #theone campaign. We’re emphasizing that it just takes you, one you, to make this incredible difference. Could you be #theone to teach a …

The theme for this year’s Celebration of Dreams event – movie stars — is fitting for 43 Hamilton County foster teens who have had to overcome challenging situations to graduate high school. They’ve just completed a starring role in one movie and they’re moving on to another.

The 2015 Education & Career Pathways Summit will be held on the campus of Cincinnati State on Friday, June 19th from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Cincinnati (Feb. 13, 2015) Hamilton County Job and Family Services 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 …

HCJFS is still distributing more than 100 bikes donated by “The Bike Lady.” Kate Koch of Columbus became the Bike Lady in 2008 after an impromptu effort to buy bikes for kids in foster care. She believes bikes offer exercise …

Our offices will close at noon tomorrow and reopen Thursday morning. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. We were very fortunate this year to have much support from the community. Toys for Tots once again donated hundreds of toys …

We have many partnerships in our community with organizations and other government entities that are doing similar work and trying to achieve similar goals. The bottom line is we can achieve more when we work together. But we have a special …

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 …