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It’s gratifying to see programs publicly recognized as they make a difference today that will improve tomorrows in our community. The Hamilton County Youth Employment Program is a great example of this. It’s managed by the Hamilton County Office of …

It’s almost time for our annual amnesty campaign focused on parents who’ve lost driver’s licenses because they’ve fallen behind on child support payments. Every August, as part of Child Support Awareness Month, we extend an offer of amnesty to help …

Many people don’t know that JFS runs not only a child abuse hotline, but also one for reports of elder abuse. Our 421-LIFE hotline averages 285 calls a month. Those calls result in about 70 open investigations. That’s a lot …

I’m excited to be part of a new group of male Black child welfare leaders working together to support each other and help transform the child welfare system through a race-equity lens. The group is the Black Male Wellness Collective, an initiative of Casey Family Programs. …

We have been working diligently to boost our Hamilton County Youth Employment Program – finding more job opportunities in more businesses, adding more training and making sure young people and their families know we have year-round opportunities. Now we’re jumping …

Since Friday started Women’s History Month, I want to mention all the women who help keep JFS and Hamilton County running smoothly every single day.  Five out of seven members of our JFS executive team are women. Almost 80 percent …

We’re participating in a new program that I’m really excited about, one that focuses on preventing kids from needing to enter foster care. We know that a predominant factor leading to the placement of children into foster care is neglect. …

With the holidays nearing, it’s a good time to remind our consumers to be careful with their food assistance cards. We are still seeing quite a bit of benefits lost to sophisticated fraud schemes. You might have seen our Guard …

Each week I try to share information you might not know about us. This time, I’m going to share things I never knew about a very important asset in our community – Hoxworth Blood Center. Hoxworth is helping us with …

I write a lot here about things going on at our agency that I’m excited about. This is definitely one of those. It’s an extraordinary opportunity that can be truly transformational for some of our youth in foster care. We’re …