The horrible and disturbing death of George Floyd in Minnesota and the continued ravaging of our country from the health and economic scourge of coronavirus are pushing many of us to feel angry, frustrated and overwhelmed. I feel it every day. I hear it in peoples voices and see
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Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services June 4, 2020
Unprecedented. Extraordinary. Unparalleled. These are the words often used to describe this pandemic and the impact it has had on our agency and our employees. It’s a truly once-in-a-lifetime situation. But we have risen to the occasion. And we’ve done it in large part because of the strong
Read More Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services June 4, 2020
It’s been 22 days since Governor DeWine initially declared a state of emergency in Ohio. While there were things happening related to the coronavirus prior to that, that March 9 declaration began to really change our world. We began limiting travel, canceling in-person training and increasing the cleaning regimen in
Read More Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services April 1, 2020
I write today with mixed feelings. This is my last column as director of Hamilton County Job and Family Services. If you don’t know, I will soon join the United Way of Greater Cincinnati as CEO. I am sad to leave JFS, but I look forward to continuing my life’s
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Shared by Moira Weir, Director of HCJFS March 4, 2020
You may have heard already that I will soon leave JFS to accept the position as the first woman to lead the United Way of Greater Cincinnati as CEO/President. I do this with extreme mixed emotions. While I am excited to lead an organization helping hundreds of thousands of children
Read More Shared by Moira Weir, Director of HCJFS February 3, 2020
As we say goodbye to 2019 and look ahead to the new year, I am very excited about what JFS has accomplished and where it is headed. Last year started off a bit rocky with a partial government shutdown, but our Family and Adult Assistance staff rose to the challenge
Read More Shared by Moira Weir, Director of HCJFS January 2, 2020
Our agency has been going through a self-examination as part of a re-branding effort. You will soon see the product of those efforts, but I want to discuss something that touched me as we went through the process. One of the things we heard from many was that the support
Read More Shared by Moira Weir, Director of HCJFS December 3, 2019
Our agency recently launched a campaign to recognize those we lean on while helping nearly half a million Hamilton County residents every year. Our 800+ employees work every day so many in this community can have better tomorrows. Among the work: Protecting children and the elderly Ensuring families have access
Read More Shared by Moira Weir, Director of HCJFS November 1, 2019
It is a new day at Job and Family Services. Change won’t occur overnight, but, make no mistake about it, change is underway. The JFS our staff and our consumers know now is evolving into a stronger, better organization. We have three pillars of strategy we are pursuing over the
Read More Shared by Moira Weir, Director of HCJFS September 30, 2019
Trauma can have life-long consequences. We see the effects every day: trauma from leaving home and family, trauma from abuse or neglect, trauma from a family member’s mental illness or substance use, trauma from living in poverty. We never lose sight of this. I ask our workforce to respond
Read More Shared by Moira Weir, Director of HCJFS August 28, 2019
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