Jan
19
Hamilton County Child Welfare Partnerships to be Highlighted

I am very honored to be asked to speak at The Georgetown Public Policy Institute’s Leadership, Evidence, Analysis, Debate (LEAD) Conference on Jan. 25. The subject is policy and collaboration in child welfare. My presentation will focus on several partnerships we …

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Jan
18
Closed for MLK Day

Our offices will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day. We will open again on Tuesday. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend.

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Jan
11
421-LIFE Number to Call for Elder Protection

We handled nearly 500 cases in our Adult Protective Services unit in 2012. It is a small number, when you think about the large amount of people who live in Hamilton County. One of the reasons is that the abuse and exploitation …

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Jan
03
Special Edition of Update Tells You How to do Business with Us

We produced a special edition of our Update community newsletter that details the best and fastest ways to do business with us. You can also read my column on our renewed commitment to customer service. Here’s the link. While you …

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Dec
21
Retiring Employees will be Missed

Changes in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System will result in the retirement of more employees than usual this year. Come Dec. 31, we will have lost more than a dozen employees with a combined total of about 400 years …

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Dec
14
Toys for Tots Delivers

We took delivery of more than 3,500 toys from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots program this week. It was an incredibly generous donation from a group that has served children in this capacity for 65 years. We …

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Dec
11
Operational Changes

Just a reminder on a couple of changes hitting our agency this week: Effective today, the Child Support cashier’s window has moved from 800 Broadway to the third floor of our main building, 222 E. Central Parkway. With the number …

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Dec
04
2012: Year of Transition

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 …

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Nov
19
Adoption Day News Coverage

We received great coverage of our mass adoption ceremony! I am excited because getting the word out helps generate interest in the children we still have waiting for loving families. Take a look at some of these news clips: http://www.fox19.com/category/240225/video-landing-page?clipId=7970698&autostart=true …

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Nov
16
Adoption Day: Emotional and Fulfilling

      What an incredible day! I was fortunate enough to participate in an event where 13 children joined seven families, forming bonds that will last for the rest of their lives. Our Mass Adoption Ceremony was an emotional …

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