Dear JFS Family, As our county struggles with the effects of COVID-19, JFS is doing everything it can to help. This is exactly why our agency exists. Throughout our nearly 75-year history, we have time and time again come through for Hamilton County residents during hard times. You can count
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Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services March 16, 2020
Hamilton County Job and Family Services’ Chief Operating Officer Tim McCartney has been named interim director of JFS and will assume those duties when Director Moira Weir leaves in early March. The Board of County Commissioners appointed McCartney today. The commissioners did not specify a time frame to fill the
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Shared by Moira Weir February 13, 2020
Bethany House’s Peg Dierkers speaks to the Fatherhood Collaborative of Hamilton County on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 The Fatherhood Collaborative of Hamilton County wrapped up the first year of its rebirth on Tuesday. Hamilton County Job and Family Services led an effort to reform the collaborative after a two-year absence. HCJFS
Read More Shared by Moira Weir December 11, 2019
Ohio now has a new Children Services Transformation Advisory Council aimed at reviewing the state of Ohio’s foster care system and developing recommendations for improving the experience of children and families. The advisory council was created to build on the historic investments included in the State Operating Budget providing more opportunities
Read More Shared by Moira Weir November 7, 2019
Annabella will be one of 14 kids adopted on Friday as part of our commemoration of National Adoption Month. But she has even a loftier goal in mind – she plans to become a princess. Annabella is 5 and she’ll be adopted by her aunt and uncle, Jennifer and Jeremy
Read More Shared by Moira Weir October 31, 2019
Service providers are teaming up to deliver direct support for citizens in one place – the Hamilton County Justice Center. The Hamilton County One-Stop Resource Center will be available today and every final Friday of the month in the lobby of the Justice Center to all Hamilton County residents,
Read More Shared by Moira Weir September 27, 2019
When we say a child is in kinship care , it means that when the child was no longer able to safely live with parents, a relative or a non-relative adult who has a bond with the child (maybe a teacher, minister, long-time family friend) stepped up to take the
Read More Shared by Moira Weir September 10, 2019
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) has announced a new resource for grandparents and other relatives caring for children: FosterAndAdopt.jfs.ohio.gov/kinship . “Every child deserves to grow up in a safe and loving home, but there are far too many Ohio children that can’t remain at home because
Read More Shared by Moira Weir August 30, 2019
BJ and Calena Durel’s story of adopting two girls while pregnant with twins, is making national news. The couple was featured this week on the Good Morning America website . The couple had been providing respite care (providing breaks for foster parents) to Mariah and Aubree, when they had the
Read More Shared by Moira Weir August 9, 2019
Director Moira Weir (left) and Karlee Shultz of Venue Magazine with the 2019 Woman of Influence recognition. HCJFS Director Moira Weir was recognized by Venue Magazine as a woman of influence in our community. The award honors women who have helped shape the success of their organization and have demonstrated
Read More Shared by Moira Weir August 6, 2019
A suspended driver’s license is a roadblock to working and paying child support. Everyone loses when a child’s basic needs go unmet. Re-establishing regular child support payments is the most successful outcome for children and their parents. In August, Hamilton County Job and Family Services will reinstate driver’s licenses for
Read More Shared by Moira Weir August 1, 2019
Hamilton County Job and Family Services helps more than 250,000 county residents each month with child support. The goal is a simple, seamless process for parents, so children receive support to meet their basic needs. Visit our Child Support page to see how we can help you: establish paternity, including
Read More Shared by Moira Weir August 1, 2019