Communication

Below is the column I wrote for this month’s issue of Update, our community newsletter. It discusses our upcoming mass adoption ceremony, which is one of the most powerful and emotional days of the year here at JFS. (You can …

If you are looking for a job, you may want to follow our SuperJobs Center Facebook page. We often post hiring events and open jobs on that page and you will be alerted with each post. In fact, our agency …

We often hear from people who owe child support that they don’t want to pay because they don’t get to see their children. While we always point out  their required payments and their visitation rights are independent of each other, …

Reporting suspected child abuse is a life or death decision. We work very hard to protect the children of this community, but we cannot help a child if we do not know something is happening.  And often, we do not …

The Jean-Robert and Annette de Cavel Family SIDS Foundation has donated $8,000 to our Help Me Grow program to help low-income families obtain cribs for their children. This is a tremendous gift! The Help Me Grow program, which is contracted …

Did you know one in six Hamilton County residents now receives food assistance? Hopefully, if you follow our agency, you do. We have made a point of keeping people educated on this growing trend. The Cincinnati Enquirer published an article recently …

Hamilton County residents have saved more than $675,000 with a discount card for prescription drugs that we introduced in January 2009. That is a pretty hefty amount. Yet, we are seeing usage drop. The card has been used to make …

Ohio has surpassed the 50 percent mark in work participation in the Ohio Works First program for the first time since 2007. This could help the state avoid $135 million in penalties from the federal government. This is something worth celebrating …

Jump-starting the economy is big news as we head into November. We are doing our part here at Job and Family Services. Check out this column I wrote for our community newsletter, Update. While you are there, read about some …

  The Friends of the Public Library donated seven boxes of children’s books to our agency this week! We will use these books in our waiting rooms for children to read while their parents are waiting. It gives them something fun to …