jobs and family services

The federal government has been partially shut down for almost a week, but not all agencies and services in Ohio are equally affected. Eligible households will still receive cash and food benefits for January, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said. The department administers both federal programs, known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Even beyond the failed Issue 1, the impact of the opioid crisis was all over Ohio ballots on Tuesday – from candidates with proposed opioid solutions to…

Franklin County officials are raising concerns about looming requirements for child care providers. The mandate takes effect in 2020, but the county has a…

Ohio has launched a program to help young adults who have aged out of the foster care system make the transition to living independently.The Bridges…

Among the many ballot measures and tax levies approved around Ohio, one in Vinton County could provide some relief from the opioid crisis.After being…

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a program to help families hurt by parents' addiction to painkillers and heroin.The $3.6 million START program…

Jennifer Mills drives down a long open road, flanked by fields of yellow grass, clouds overhanging.As a child services caseworker, Mills says on most days…

In the last seven years, the number of children taken into custody by children services agencies in Ohio soared by nearly 20%, and half of those cases...

The number of workers unemployed in Ohio rose slightly in September. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports the unemployment was 4.8…