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Director's letter: In Child Support, JFS advocates for the child
What public program touches more Ohio children than any program outside of the state’s education system? Child Support. Here in Hamilton County, we handle about 90,000 child
support cases each year.
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News HCJFS releases Most Wanted poster, plans Child Support amnesty
Combined, the nine featured parents owe nearly half a million dollars to eighteen children. The poster is one of several planned activities for National Child Support Month. More... Four employees recognized for extraordinary work
The four winners are Gaja Karyala, a compliance analyst; Monica Middleton, an independent living worker; Damita Cherry, Human Services Participation Supervisor; and Betty Cole, front desk worker. More... Changes made to relieve lobby traffic Several HCJFS departments are teaming up to help alleviate the crowds in the front lobby by trying some new approaches. First, HCJFS is using a greeter to immediately identify the needs of the consumer before they go through security. The greeter is able to assist consumers with dropping off documents, picking up applications and in some cases directing them to go home to apply online so they don't have to stand in line. More... Channel 5 recently did a fantastic feature story about the Higher Education Mentoring Initiative, a program designed to encourage foster children to pursue higher education even after they are emancipated from the foster care system. The story profiles Jawari Potter, who has been in the foster care system since he was 12. Jawari is now a sophmore at the University of Cincinnati. Read the entire story and watch the video here. |
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In an effort to locate some of the most delinquent parents
in the Child Support system, Hamilton County Job and Family
Services recently released a new Most Wanted poster. 
Hamilton County Job and Family Services recently
awarded four employees the 'Rock Star' title for their
extraordinary work with the agency. If you know or work with
one of these people, please take the time to congratulate
them.