Hamilton County (Ohio) Department of Job and Family Services

Hamilton County (Ohio) Department of Job and Family Services HCJFS provides food, cash & medical assistance; publicly-funded child care; child & adult protection The agency has served Hamilton County since 1947.

Hamilton County Job and Family Services administers state, federal and local programs designed to help those in need and help families work toward self sufficiency. Today, the approximately 780 employees that work for the agency serve hundreds of thousands of Hamilton County residents. The department is one of the few quadruple-combined public human service agencies in Ohio – providing public assi

stance, children’s services, child support and workforce development 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 medical assistance. Since 2007, HCJFS has been led by Agency Director Moira Weir. HCJFS is the largest department within Hamilton County government and reports to the Board of Hamilton County Commissioners. We welcome your comments on HCJFS social media pages. The purpose of this site is to share matters of public interest related to Hamilton County Job and Family Services and its mission. We encourage you to submit your questions, comments, and concerns, but please note this is a moderated online discussion site and not a public forum. Once posted, JFS reserves the right to delete submissions that contain vulgar language, personal attacks of any kind, or offensive comments that target or disparage any ethnic, racial, or religious group. Further, JFS also reserves the right to delete comments that:
• Are spam or include links to other sites
• Are clearly off topic
• Advocate illegal activity or incite violence
• Promote particular services, products, or political organizations
• Infringe on copyrights or trademarks
• Contain case-specific and other confidential information
• Use personally identifiable medical information – we recommend you not share any of your medical information on our social media. Please note that the comments expressed on this site do not reflect the opinions and position of the Hamilton County government or its officers and employees. If you have any questions concerning the operation of this online moderated discussion site, please contact the Communications Office at Hamilton County Job and Family Services.

JFS officials will be at Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County today from 10 AM - 2 PM to assist with SNAP ap...
06/02/2026

JFS officials will be at Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County today from 10 AM - 2 PM to assist with SNAP applications and case info, Medicaid, OWF, Child Care applications and more!

Need help with services? Tomorrow the Hamilton County Office of Reentry will be having their One Stop Resource event wit...
05/28/2026

Need help with services? Tomorrow the Hamilton County Office of Reentry will be having their One Stop Resource event with the Hamilton County 513Relief Bus at St. Monica's Rec. Center (10022 Chester Road).

Stop by anytime from 10 AM - 1 PM. You could even win a gift card!

Be sure to stop by the Healthy Aging Summit today in Forest Park.No need to worry about the rain, 🌧️ all activities will...
05/27/2026

Be sure to stop by the Healthy Aging Summit today in Forest Park.
No need to worry about the rain, 🌧️ all activities will be inside to keep everyone warm and dry.

We and Hamilton County 513Relief are excited to see everyone TOMORROW at the Healthy Aging Summit! With rain in the forecast, we're moving all the activities inside to keep everyone warm and dry. Don't miss your first chance to apply for utility assistance through STEPS to Stability, free lunch, health screenings and much more! Details in comments. ⬇️

We're happy to welcome the Hamilton County offices of Addiction Response, Environmental Services and Public Health to th...
05/26/2026

We're happy to welcome the Hamilton County offices of Addiction Response, Environmental Services and Public Health to the Hamilton County Central Campus today. Working to serve you better - in one central location.

Our team is currently relocating to the Hamilton County Central Campus.

We appreciate your patience as we move through this process. We may experience intermittent IT and phone disruptions during this time, but expect to be fully operational by Wednesday, May 27th.

In the meantime, if you run into any challenges contacting us on our main line, you can call/text (513) 659-7671, or send us a message here.

05/22/2026

What inspires someone to do child protection work day after day? We asked our Children’s Services staff to share their “why” — the motivation, passion and purpose behind their commitment to children and families.

Did You Know? Ohioans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can use their Ohio Direction C...
05/21/2026

Did You Know? Ohioans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can use their Ohio Direction Card at 112 farmers' markets across the state to purchase fresh, locally grown food. 🍏

For a directory of participating markets, visithttps://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/v1776186673/jfs.ohio.gov/ofam/FarmersMarketDirectory2026.pdf

Address

1701 Patricia McCollum Way
Cincinnati, OH
45237

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm

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