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Services
Rent & Utility Help:
Avoid Eviction
Eviction Can Be Avoided
We have access to federal funding that can pay for up to twelve (12) months of past-due rent and utilities and pay for up to three future months.
Please send us an email at Hamil_CaresFunding@jfs.ohio.gov. We are eager to work with you to quickly set up a custom solution based on your circumstances.
The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan boosted the Child Tax Credit program for the 2021 tax year.
Child Tax Credit Details
• Credit amount increased – from $2,000 to $3,600 for children under age 6, and $3,000 for children 6-17 years old (previously credit was only given up to age 16).
• Credit amount will be made through advance payments in 2021, starting in July, to allow struggling families the benefit of the financial assistance now, instead of waiting until 2022.
Supporting Families and Changing Lives
We are here to help Hamilton County families and children to a better place in life. We work hard today so they can have better tomorrows.
We provide a wide breadth of services.
We can help with food, cash and medical assistance; publicly funded child care; child and adult protection; child support case management; and employment assistance.
Serving the Hamilton County community.
If you have concerns about how your case is being handled or you are confused about our policies, we are here to help you.
Gain momentum towards a brighter future.
Here's 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.
Finding the right path can be difficult, but we can help you find your way.
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September 27, 2021
A visit from the new ODJFS director
Matt Damschroder, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, visited Cincinnati today to meet with leaders of Hamilton County JFS for a conversation about successful programs and emerging needs. He wanted an “in-person understanding of what …
Filling the gaps, providing support – Learn more about the HCJFS FAMILY Fund. Learn and Donate
