Child Support is money required by law to be paid by one parent to another to help cover the costs of raising their children. The Hamilton County Job and Family Services Child Support division works to ensure that support is paid and received by:
Food Assistance helps families stretch their food budgets to buy healthy food. Also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the program may be available to both families and individuals who qualify. Hamilton County Job and Family Services works to:
Child Care services is available to eligible parents who are either working or in school to help cover part of the cost of child care for their children. Parents are able to pick a child care provider that meets their needs. Hamilton County Job and Family Services works to:
Medicaid (medical assistance) provides health care coverage to families who may not otherwise have access to health care. Medicaid may cover part of the cost of visits to the doctor, nursing home care and home health care. Hamilton County Job and Family Services works to:
Cash assistance, also known as Ohio Works First, is temporary assistance available to families to help them pay for immediate needs while the adults of the family prepare for and search for jobs. While receiving assistance, families spend a minimum of 20 to 35 hours per week working, in school or volunteering in order to receive the assistance. Hamilton County Job and Family Services works to:
The Children’s Services Division works with families to help keep Hamilton County children safe. Children’s Services operates the 241-KIDS hotline, provides services to help families and, when necessary, places children who cannot be safe in their own homes into temporary care with relatives, foster parents or a specialized setting. Hamilton County Job and Family Services works to:
The Workforce Development unit helps Hamilton County residents join the workforce and move up the economic ladder. Hamilton County Job and Family Services works to:
Hamilton County Adult Protective Services operates 421-LIFE, the 24-hour hotline for reporting abuse and neglect (by self or others) of Hamilton County adult residents. Hamilton County Job and Family Services works to:
PCSAO’s work is informed by data and information; therefore, we are proud to present this 12th edition of the PCSAO Factbook, 2015-2016. The Factbook is designed as a resource for policymakers, the media, federal, state and local partners, and those interested in the safety and stability of Ohio’s children and families.
Read MoreA new report from the Public Children Services Association of Ohio shows that 50% of children taken into custody in 2015 had parental drug use and 57% of children with parental drug use had parents who use opiates (including heroin).
Read MoreHCJFS provides services such as food, cash and medical assistance; publicly funded child care; child and adult protection; child support case management; and employment assistance.
To provide services to the community today to enhance the quality of living for a better tomorrow.
HCJFS now has a way to help foster children make college visits, provide toiletries or toys to abused children and aid low-income families with needs beyond job assistance, food and medical care.
PCSAO’s work is informed by data and information; therefore, we are proud to present this 12th edition of the PCSAO Factbook, 2015-2016. The Factbook is designed as a resource for policymakers, the media, federal, state and local partners, and those interested in the safety and stability of Ohio’s children and families.
Read MoreA new report from the Public Children Services Association of Ohio shows that 50% of children taken into custody in 2015 had parental drug use and 57% of children with parental drug use had parents who use opiates (including heroin).
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