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Director's Letter: Seeking Permanency and Stability for
Children Who Need It
This week, we kicked off something new at JFS that will become a permanent part of our child welfare practice. Permanency Roundtables have been successful in other areas of the country and I believe they make good sense and practice in Hamilton County. The children we serve will benefit. More... |
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News Child Care Swipe Cards to Begin Oct. 30
Providers must have the swipe-card system installed to receive payment from the state. The new system will allow for better tracking of attendance and taxpayer dollars. Public Assistance Recipients Now Able to View Case Status, Benefit Information
Now, a second phase of the application will allow recipients to view the status of their completed application, complete an interim report or reapplication and view benefit information. Foster Parents Combine Heart and Art
On November 19th, the Westwood couple will be honored by hundreds of guests as well as guest celebrity Whoopi Goldberg for their incredible contribution to the lives of foster children and fellow foster parents. Uniform Standards Created for Child Support to Suspend Driver's Licenses Beginning Sept. 28, Child Support at Hamilton County Job and Family Services will follow new state criteria for suspending driver's licenses of parents who have neglected to make their child support payments. The new rules, developed in House Bill 153, will create uniform standards across all 88 Ohio counties.
Hours to Reserve Non-emergency Transportation to ChangeBeginning Nov. 1, the hours to schedule Non-Emergency Transportation will change. Individuals must now call between 8 a.m. and noon to schedule a ride. Trips are typically scheduled at least five days in advance. The change will not affect delivery of transportation services. Non-emergency Transportation (NET) is a statewide program administered by HCJFS for Medicaid eligible customers. NET provides transportation to and from Medicaid providers in the form of bus tokens, bus passes, van services, access tickets or mileage reimbursement. To find out more about NET call (513) 946-2464 or to find out if you are eligible call (513) 946-1000 and choose option 6.
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Beginning
Oct. 30, Hamilton County Job and Family Services will
replace Child Care vouchers with swipe cards. Parents'
vouchers will end Oct. 29 and they will be required to swipe
their children in and out each day.
When caseworkers at St. Aloysius Orphanage need to give a foster parent a break,
they know just whom to call. On speed dial is Tyrone Davis and Shirley Walker,
who will be named Foster Parents of the Year by St. Aloysius during its upcoming
175th Anniversary Dinner at the Duke Energy Convention Center.