From the Director

You’ll soon be seeing our You Drive, They Thrive campaign again. Every August, as part of Child Support Awareness Month, we extend an offer of amnesty to parents who have had a license suspended because they failed to pay child support. Many …

Keeping kids safe is one of the most important things we do. It’s critical work for the people of Hamilton County. To do this important work, we need caseworkers. It’s not the job for everyone, we understand that. But it’s …

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month nationally. It’s not a time for case workers to think about preventing child abuse and neglect. They do that every day. Instead, this is a time for communities to join those social workers and …

I have some great news for people who need to fill out a form for us. Just this week, we launched electronic signatures. That means clients can apply for our programs online and sign their applications electronically. This applies to …

A few weeks ago in this space I told you about all our Black History Month content and how we are sending daily emails to staff, highlighting Black leaders, entertainers and business people nationally and locally. When March begins next …

This week, I mark my first year as director of Hamilton County Job and Family Services. It has been a busy year, to say the least. But also a very fulfilling one. I’m proud of many things we accomplished this …

We’re celebrating a milestone at JFS this year – our 75th anniversary.  On Jan. 1, 1948, JFS was born from a consolidation of several social-service offices run by the city and county. At that time it was called the Hamilton …

JFS has many job openings, but this one’s a little different. We’d love to hire someone who personally experienced the child welfare system. This is a project manager job for someone who has a deep understanding of the challenges faced by …

One of our favorite days of the year is coming up Friday – Adoption Day. It’s our celebration of National Adoption Month.  On this year’s Adoption Day, Nov. 4, we’ll celebrate seven children permanently united with their adoptive families. These …

It has been three years since we launched our focus on fatherhood with the revival of the Fatherhood Collaborative of Hamilton County. We continue the efforts to lift up dads and have grown to offer programs, meetups and many other …