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July 2013 In This Issue Director's Letter: Growing Up and Growing Out of Foster Care Kiosk Installed in HCJFS Lobby Ieisha Kennedy Lands Two Jobs with Help from SuperJobs Cash and Food Assistance Cards Update Adopt Siblings Kameron and Kamyah
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Director's Letter: Growing Up and Growing Out of Foster Care
By now, the graduation parties are over and reality is setting in for many of the youth in foster care. Most will age out of the system and face a world of unknowns. Some go on to college, some return to their biological families and some become homeless. On June 12, we celebrated the graduation of 48 high school students who had been in foster care. Through the generosity of the US Bank/Haile Foundation, country music star and foster care advocate- Jimmy Wayne, shared his inspirational story about being raised without his biological family.
 Consumers are now
able to scan their documents directly into HCJFS's
document-maintenance system through a self-serve kiosk in the lobby.
Documents able to be scanned include public assistance applications, verification
documents and vital information - such as their social security
card, driver’s license and birth certificate.The system is free and easy to use. Ieisha Kennedy Lands Two Jobs with Help from SuperJobs
Ieisha Kennedy came to the SuperJobs Center looking to create a better life for herself and her children. With the help of the SuperJobs staff, she not only landed one job but two. When Kennedy’s son was diagnosed with autism, she left her previous job to take time to work with him. She knew her unemployment would be temporary and she would have to get back to work to take care of her family. But she struggled to find a job because she couldn’t find child care and didn’t have enough information on job openings.
Cash and Food Assistance Cards Update
By now, consumers
should have received their new Ohio Pathway Card in the mail. Although the transition
to the new card has been temporarily delayed, consumers should keep the
new card for later activation. In the meantime, continue to use the blue
Ohio EPPICard for cash assistance benefits.
48 high school graduates were invited to celebrate their achievement
with HCJFS at the Celebration of Dreams dinner June 12. The annual event recognizes the foster youth in HCJFS care who beat
the odds to graduate high school. For many of the graduates, graduation is just a beginning as they go
on to college, trade school or other successful careers.
August is Child Support Awareness month. This year, HCJFS will
join a statewide effort to wear green Aug. 7 to raise awareness about
the importance of child support. We hope you will join us! Mark your
calendar to wear green Aug. 7 and "like" us on Facebook at
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