Hamilton County Job and Family Services
HCJFS Update

February 2013

In This Issue

Director's Letter: A Thank You to This Agency's Important Partners

Meet the Children Available for Adoption 

Kiwanis International Donates to Hamilton County Foster Children

The 1,879 Mile Home Visit

Where Are They Now? Don Thomas

Hamilton County Reinstates Foster Youth Advisory Board

Adopt 10-year-old Keira

Keira says she would like to be adopted by both a mom and a dad who like to take trips and play games.
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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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