hamilton county department of job and family services

HCJFS Director Moira Weir has been chosen as a national finalist for an award recognizing government leaders.

Weir was named one of ten finalists for a 2017 Route Fifty Navigator Award in the category of Agency and Department Leadership. She was one of nearly 300 people nominated for the award. Cincinnati City Manager Harry Black was a 2016 winner in the same category.

Construction catty-corner to the HCJFS office at 222 E. Central Parkway will lead to the closure of lanes of traffic and sidewalks starting in October. Visitors to the building should be aware of the potential closings.  Construction of a new …

HCJFS has an employee outreach group called COVE, which stands for Community Outreach Volunteer Effort. The group has “adopted” a nearby school, Rothenberg Preparatory Academy in Over-the-Rhine.

Hamilton County’s Job and Family Services Planning Committee will meet Friday, Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at 222 E. Central Parkway in Room 6SE701.    

We are so thankful to AT&T for this money – $12,000 for scholarships for teens in foster care. The company has been an ongoing supporter of HEMI, a partnership between HCJFS, the University of Cincinnati and other entities that works …

We spend a lot of time and effort looking for families for our kids in care. But it’s also important to get them, while they wait for that forever match, ready for adoption. So we hold Adoption Readiness events for …

$12,000 for college scholarships for kids in foster care. Thank you, AT&T. HEMI is a partnership between the University of Cincinnati, Hamilton County Job and Family Services and other entities. Here is our director, Moira Weir, right, with Mark Romito …

If you are a parent behind on child support, August is your chance for a fresh start.

Parents who have had their driver’s license or professional license suspended for not paying child support have the chance of reinstatement this month as Hamilton County Job and Family Services celebrates national Child Support Awareness Month with an offer of …

When the public discusses child support, especially pertaining to our agency, it almost always means the monetary support a non-custodial parent pays to the child. When we discuss it internally, we like to broaden the definition to include family/parent engagement. …