May 2010
Coming soon
2009 HCJFS Annual Report

As Agency Director Moira Weir points out in her most-recent Annual Report message: "2009 was, perhaps, the most difficult year in agency history."

"Deep funding cuts from the state forced us to re-evaluate personnel, programs, services and much more," she said. "We reduced our staff by more than 800 positions from two years ago. We were forced to shed non-mandated services and cut back on those that are mandated. We prioritized and focused on our mission, our mandates and what we do best. 

"Yet, through all the turmoil, we helped more people than ever."

The 2009 Annual Report will be available this month. To request copies, please e-mail COMM@jfs.hamilton-co.org.

Here are a few highlights. In an average month in 2009:

• One in 3 Hamilton County residents was involved in a child support case (1 in 4 in 2008)

• One in 6 was covered by Medicaid (1 in 7 in 2008)  

• One in 7 residents received food stamps (1 in 11 in 2008)

• One in 13 children had contact with Children's Services (1 in 12 in 2008)

• One in 15 children used a public voucher for child care (unchanged)

• One in 32 Hamilton County residents received cash assistance (up from one in 48 in 2008)

About the Agency
The Department of Job and Family Services has served Hamilton County since 1947. It has about 850 employees and helps hundreds of thousands of Hamilton County residents each year. 

The department is one of the few triple-combined public human services agencies in Ohio – providing public assistance, children’s services and child support programs to the community.  

Among the department’s many duties: local child protection, adult protection, child care, child support enforcement, workforce development, cash assistance, food assistance and Medicaid assistance.