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Director's letter: Appointment to advisory committee is
opportunity for community
As many of you know, helping families and children has been my passion for more than 20 years, since I joined the Big Brother/Big Sister program in Delaware not long after college graduation. That is why I am extremely excited to have a formal chair at the table when the leaders of our state regularly discuss laws related to families and children. More... |
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News HCJFS launches 'Do Ask, Do Tell' campaign to increase child abuse reports
The “Do Ask, Do Tell” campaign goes beyond the bruises and encourages teachers, police officers, doctors, child care workers and other legally-designated “mandated reporters” to look for less obvious signs of neglect or even circumstances where children are placed into dangerous situations. Hamilton County recognized for food assistance accuracy Hamilton County Job and Family Services received two payment accuracy awards at the August Food and Nutrition Services Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education and Training Conference in Chicago. With a food assistance accuracy rate of 98.45 percent for Federal Fiscal Year 2010, Hamilton County was the only award winner from Ohio. The accuracy rate is measured by pulling random selection of cases from the past year and checking to make sure the consumers are receiving the correct amount of food assistance. Crossover model sees successes Not long ago, Sara Jackson* was smoking marijuana regularly, getting into fights at school, and disengaged from academics/extracurricular activities. But Sara may have gotten lucky. As a result of her involvement in both the Job and Family Services system and Juvenile Court system, she was selected to participate in Crossover Youth program, a practice model designed to work with dually involved youth and families. Magistrate Love credits the team approach, interagency collaboration and youth engagement with Sara’s subsequent 360-degree turnaround. Two events to recruit foster, adoptive parents Two exciting events will be available in September to individuals thinking about becoming a foster or adoptive parent. First, the Everyday Heroes Collaborative will host InfoFest from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Community Action Agency at 1740 Langdon Farm Road in Bond Hill. Both foster care experts and foster parents will be on hand to talk to potential foster parents about what they can expect. For more information, contact Bridget at (513) 946-2195 or log on to www.fosterhero.com. Second, potential adoptive parents can meet some of the children in need of a family at the Adoption Recruitment Event from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept 17 at Triple Creek Park, 2700 Buell Road in Cincinnati. There will be bingo, cornhole, a water balloon toss and many more opportunities to interact with the children. Please RSVP to Carrie Fiasco at (513) 946-1083 or Fiascc@jfs.hamilton-co.org. Children's Services levy to be on November ballot The Hamilton County Commissioners voted Aug. 10 to put a renewal for the Children's Services Levy on the November ballot. Voters will have the chance to renew the levy at 2.77 mills, the same level it has been since 1996. However, because of declining property values, the levy is expected to bring in about $1.9 million less, or approximately 5 percent, than it has in past years. To learn more about organizations supporting the levy, visit www.vote4kids.net.
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Hamilton County has launched a public awareness campaign around child abuse that specifically targets those who encounter children in the course of their jobs and encourages them to report suspicions of abuse and neglect.