hamilton county department of job and family services

Members of HCJFS’ Workforce Development team received an award today for an innovative partnership to help food assistance recipients find work. County Administrator Jeff Aluotto presented the “Team Impact” award as part of Hamilton County’s 2018 Circle of Excellence. The team was also honored Wednesday at the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Foster parents and kinship parents: JFS has a new tool to collect pictures of children so we can document their life in life books. The tool provides a safe and secure way for you to upload photos that will attach …

With the weather warming outside and the children’s museum set to reopen in a few days, it’s a good time to remind Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) recipients that there are discounts available to them for some of Cincinnati’s most popular things to do:

 We received wonderful feedback in an email this week that I would like to share! “Hello, I couldn’t find anywhere else to submit this feedback but I REALLY wanted to. Hopefully this gets to the right person. “D. Arlinghaus is …

May is Public Assistance Fraud Awareness Month in Ohio, and HCJFS is spreading the word that “Fraud Costs All of Us.” Residents of Hamilton County can report suspected public assistance fraud by calling HCJFS at 513-946-2217 or going to www.hcjfs.org/fraud or www.jfs.ohio.gov/fraud.

Hamilton County Job and Family Services recently hired a veteran attorney to join its executive team and lead customer service improvement efforts.

Talia Bryan, customer complaint resolution administrator, will help ensure the agency is responsive to consumers and properly addresses complaints. She will root out trends in casework and consumer feedback to identify system improvements – all with an emphasis on equity and inclusion.

  Hamilton County’s Job and Family Services Planning Committee has postponed its April 27 meeting to 10 a.m. on May 18 at 222 E. Central Parkway, room 6SE701. The meeting of community stakeholders is open to the public.

Three HCJFS employees have been named winners of the agency’s ROCK STAR employee appreciation awards in the first quarter of 2018.

The three winners, chosen from a list of 10 nominees, are:

Tracey Cottrell, an eligibility technician in Transportation Services, in the Remarkable Single Acts category
Amador Dalieidys, an eligibility technician in Performance Improvement, in the Sustained Excellence category
David Wittenauer, a training specialist in Quality Assurance, in the Outstanding Ongoing Acts of Sacrifice

An innovative partnership to help food assistance recipients find work has earned the “Team Impact” award as part of Hamilton County’s 2018 Circle of Excellence.

Misuse of benefits is fraud and it affects all of us who support or receive assistance.