Nov
02
Today’s the day. Thirteen children will join nine families. Watch live.

Thirteen children will be adopted into nine families Friday, Nov. 2, as part of Hamilton County Job and Family Services’ 12th annual mass adoption ceremony to celebrate National Adoption Month. The ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. in Judge Ralph …

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Oct
30
Dakari brings joy to his new family

On Friday, we will celebrate National Adoption Month with adoption ceremonies for 13 children being welcomed into nine families. It’s one of our most special days.  We’ll be introducing you to some of the families that will be adopting that …

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Oct
29
“I wasn’t finished with my family,” mother adopts siblings

On Friday, we will celebrate National Adoption Month with adoption ceremonies for 13 children being welcomed into nine families. It’s one of our most special days. We’ll be introducing you to some of the families that will be adopting that …

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Oct
18
Hamilton County Fatherhood Collaborative returning in 2019

An effort to better serve fathers in Hamilton County will re-launch next year after a two-year hiatus. The collaborative is meant to give community members a tool to meet challenges specific to fathers when dealing with community service organizations. The …

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Oct
04
Our Children’s Services section chosen best in the region

The Children’s Services section of Hamilton County Job & Family Services has been named Agency of the Year for Southwest Ohio for 2018.

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Sep
24
Getting a jump on the holidays

Christmas will be here before we know it and we all tend to get so busy in December. So we’re starting now to gather donated gifts and gift cards, with some special attention this year to kinship families and our kids in Independent Living. With our numbers growing, we will be trying to provide some holiday cheer to more kids than we ever have before.

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Sep
20
Adoption show to air on CitiCable

We were thrilled when CitiCable, the city of Cincinnati’s government access channel, agreed to do a show about adoption and our kids.

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Aug
13
Watch for #SiblingSaturday

We’ve added a lot of new sibling sets on our adoption site, HCKids.org recently. These are kids who need permanent families. So we thought to try to bring extra attention to the need for adoptive families for sibling groups, we …

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Aug
06
Commissioners approve Children’s Services levy for November ballot

Today, Hamilton County’s Board of County Commissioners voted to place a 1.98-mill levy to support Children’s Services on the November ballot. This additional levy will run for three years and is intended to support the 2016 levy. An outside consultant …

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Jul
06
Meet Kerianna

Every month, our adoption site, HCKids.org, highlights a child looking for a forever family. This month, it’s Kerianna. Kerianna is a smart, funny, energetic girl who likes school and enjoys reading books. She likes to play board games and card games.  …

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