Communication

We just received word that we have won four achievement awards from the National Association of Counties innovative programs that contribute to and enhance county government. The association recognized 500 innovative programs from around the nation, including 13 in Ohio. …

How would you like a chance to get a quick answer to your question about a Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services program – without making a phone call or coming to our offices? Starting a year ago, …

Every Child’s Hope was a great success. We had more than 100 people stop to learn about foster parenting and the speakers were tremendous. Very inspirational. I really do appreciate those who gave of their time for this event. We …

I’m very excited about an event coming up this weekend called Every Child’s Hope. It could mean great things for our foster children! As many of you know, we have 800 foster children in care on any given day. Yet, …

Back in the fall, JFS’ Family & Adult Assistance section started a new process called Case Banking. With the new process, food stamp and cash assistance clients no longer had specific workers assigned to their individual cases – their cases …

We recently began offering live, private chats with Hamilton County residents who have child support cases. This is a quick and convenient way to ask questions about your case. We have offered public chats for several months now, but many …

Foster Care Month is off to a great start with good participation in our live chat (one person even requested a sign-up packet after thinking about becoming a foster parent for a long time), coverage in the Enquirer, and support …

We released a new foster care video and created a new Web site for foster care and adoption recruitment this month, which is national Foster Care Month. Check out the video at the new site, www.hckids.org . I think it …

JFS employees won two of seven Hamilton County Employee of the Year awards handed out this year. They were both honored at today’s Board of County Commissioners meeting. Jim Ashmore, our Performance Improvement section chief, won the county’s Leadership Award. …

I read the “Moms who don’t Mess Up” article in the Cincinnati Enquirer and I must say that I think the writer, Krista Ramsey, did a fantastic job. She says the things I try to say about some of the …