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I was glad to help on this story by The Cincinnati Enquirer‘s Krista Ramsey, but I realize it is a tough thing for most to swallow. What parent would give up on raising their own child? Sometimes the motives are …

Our agency put together a creative little video to demonstrate several incidents that constitute fraud in the food assistance program.The 3-minute video will be used on social media and on the video monitors in our lobby to educate consumers about …

Recruitment is under way for mentors to get involved in a unique partnership that helps foster children aging out of the system to finish high school and college. The Higher Education Mentoring Initiative (HEMI) – a partnership represented by the …

Tomorrow night is our annual Celebration of Dreams event, where we honor all of the foster youth in our care who graduated this year. It is always a wonderful event and often the only graduation party many of them will …

Fifty teens in Hamilton County’s foster care system will bid farewell to high school and say hello to their futures Wednesday at this year’s “Celebration of Dreams” event. The 15th annual event will be held at 6:30 p.m. June 18 …

Hamilton County Job and Family Services was awarded two 2014  achievement awards from the National Association of Counties for innovative programs that contribute to and enhance county government. The association recognized nearly 500 programs nationwide, but only seven in Ohio: …

Six local farmers’ markets are now participating in a new program that will provide incentives to our consumers who use their food assistance card to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables. Healthy eating is important. Too often, people living on a …

When we encounter abused and neglected children, we can usually trace the root cause to one of three family problems: substance abuse, mental illness or domestic violence. By its very definition, child abuse is domestic violence. But I am referring …

We received “National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day” information this week from our colleagues at the Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board. This is a very important topic for us, too. I often say that mental health, substance …

We had an incredible week last week when people throughout our community wore blue as a social statement about the troubling problem of child abuse. Wednesday was “Wear Blue. Child Abuse is Preventable” day in Hamilton County and throughout the …