A Thank You to This
Agency's Important Partners
Our agency mission is to provide services today that lead our consumers to a better tomorrow. Our vision is to be the center of a collaborative effort that draws together, guides and supports families, social services agencies, businesses, governments and other stake holders to help combat social problems, such as child abuse and poverty.
The difference between the two is easy to see. The mission focuses mainly on this agency and its most important daily tasks: providing the necessities to move someone to higher ground as quickly as possible.
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Meet the Children Available for Adoption
Potential adoptive parents will be
able to meet the children available for adoption at a Feb. 23 skating
party.
The party will feature
roller skating, games with the kids and a meet and greet with adoption
caseworkers and recruiters.
The children at the party
will all be between 8 and 17 years old and are in need of a permanent
forever family.
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Kiwanis International Donates Supplies and Gifts to Hamilton County Foster Children
The Ohio District of
Kiwanis International donated boxes of toiletries, blankets, toys,
books and more on Friday Jan. 25 to help Hamilton County foster
children who are temporarily removed from their homes.
The donation was part of the district’s service project in 2012,
which was to provide supplies for foster children in all of Ohio’s 88 counties.
More than 28,000 items were donated statewide.
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The 1,879 Mile Home Visit
When Bill Abney was
asked to make a visit for another caseworker, he knew it was not
going to be a typical home visit.
The two Native American
children, 6 months and 2 years, were living in a foster home after
being removed from their mother’s care. The children were covered by
the Indian Child Welfare Act, which means that the tribe they or
their mother is a member of has to be contacted once the children
enter the foster care system.
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Where Are They Now? Don Thomas
Although it’s been over 10 years since Don Thomas retired from
HCJFS, he is still a presence within the agency. In face, a conference room on the 7th floor
of the Alms and Doepke building is named the Don Thomas Room. Don was director of HCJFS for 14 years
before retiring in 2001 and now lives in Gainesville, Florida.
Update caught up with Don to see what he has been doing since his
retirement.
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Hamilton County Reinstates Foster Youth Advisory Board
After a brief hiatus, the
Foster Youth Advisory Board is back in Hamilton County. Over the past
several months, this recharged foster youth-led initiative has organized
around making the foster care system better for the children it serves.
The group officially
began meeting in November and has chosen to meet on the first Wednesday
of the month at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
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