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 …
Read MoreOn 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 …
Read MoreACTION Ohio invites current foster teens and former foster youth who are now adults to their annual Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 10. The group, whose name stands for Alumni of Care Together Improving Outcomes Now, has held the dinner since 2007. It’s …
Read MoreChristmas 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.
Read MoreWe were thrilled when CitiCable, the city of Cincinnati’s government access channel, agreed to do a show about adoption and our kids.
Read MoreToday, 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 …
Read MoreWhen children enter the foster care system they often just have the clothes on their backs. So in honor of National Underwear Day, August 5, we will be hosting a drive for one of their basic needs. August 6-10 HCJFS …
Read MoreIeshia Ruffin never planned to foster or adopt children, so when she took in two young brothers, she thought it was a temporary placement. But months turned into years, and the temporary placement turned into a forever home for Terry …
Read MoreA nine-year-old child whose parents were consumed in the current opioid epidemic strives for a normal family life, with help from HCJFS. Read the story on Cincinnati.com. If you think you could be #theone to help a child like her, …
Read MoreFox19 shares a great story of adoption that highlights the increased need for foster care in Hamilton County.
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