Ohio Department of Job and Family Services /news/tags/ohio-department-of-job-and-family-services Ohio Department of Job and Family Services en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Apr 2023 20:59:47 GMT Ohio families who adopt can now apply for up to $20,000 in state financial assistance /government-politics/2023-04-07/ohio-families-who-adopt-can-now-apply-for-up-to-20-000-in-state-financial-assistance The website to apply for the Ohio Adoption Grant Program went live Friday. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the program into law in January. Fri, 07 Apr 2023 20:59:47 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-07/ohio-families-who-adopt-can-now-apply-for-up-to-20-000-in-state-financial-assistance Gabriel Kramer Food, cash assistance stolen at the 'absolute worst time of year' /government-politics/2022-12-22/food-cash-assistance-stolen-at-the-absolute-worst-time-of-year Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services is scrambling to ensure victims of fraud have enough food for the holiday. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 17:49:38 GMT /government-politics/2022-12-22/food-cash-assistance-stolen-at-the-absolute-worst-time-of-year Abigail Bottar Ohio Unemployment Office 'Intercepting' Fraud /news/government-politics/2021-04-23/ohio-unemployment-office-intercepting-fraud The state credits the P3 Project, a partnership between public and private organizations, with a reduction in claims for unemployment compensation. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:49:20 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-04-23/ohio-unemployment-office-intercepting-fraud Andy Chow Why Ohio's Unemployment System Might not Be Fixed Soon /news/government-politics/2021-01-21/why-ohios-unemployment-system-might-not-be-fixed-soon Technological issues continue to bog down the system that needs to be upgraded. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:07:27 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-01-21/why-ohios-unemployment-system-might-not-be-fixed-soon Jo Ingles Why Many Ohioans Are Not Getting Federal Unemployment Dollars Yet /news/government-politics/2021-01-20/why-many-ohioans-are-not-getting-federal-unemployment-dollars-yet The federal government has authorized $300 weekly unemployment bonus checks, but many Ohioans say they are not getting them yet. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:44:16 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-01-20/why-many-ohioans-are-not-getting-federal-unemployment-dollars-yet Jo Ingles Morning Headlines: Summit Rises to Red Level 3 on COVID-19 Map; UA Reports 15 Cases on Campus /news/community/2020-09-11/morning-headlines-summit-rises-to-red-level-3-on-covid-19-map-ua-reports-15-cases-on-campus Here are your morning headlines for Friday, September 11:Summit County rises to red level 3 on COVID-19 mapOhio governor's pick for health director… Fri, 11 Sep 2020 13:03:04 GMT /news/community/2020-09-11/morning-headlines-summit-rises-to-red-level-3-on-covid-19-map-ua-reports-15-cases-on-campus Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser Morning Headlines: Summit and Lorain Counties Added to State Mask Order; Ohio Jobless Claims Fall /news/community/2020-07-10/morning-headlines-summit-and-lorain-counties-added-to-state-mask-order-ohio-jobless-claims-fall Here are your morning headlines for Friday, July 10:Summit, Lorain counties added to state mask requirementsUnited Airlines plans layoffs at Cleveland… Fri, 10 Jul 2020 20:39:45 GMT /news/community/2020-07-10/morning-headlines-summit-and-lorain-counties-added-to-state-mask-order-ohio-jobless-claims-fall Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser Morning Headlines: UA Faculty Take Aim at Athletics Amid Layoffs; Cuyahoga Libraries Reopen /news/community/2020-07-07/morning-headlines-ua-faculty-take-aim-at-athletics-amid-layoffs-cuyahoga-libraries-reopen Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, July 7:UA faculty take aim at athletics amid looming layoffsCleveland lawmaker tests positive for… Tue, 07 Jul 2020 13:16:50 GMT /news/community/2020-07-07/morning-headlines-ua-faculty-take-aim-at-athletics-amid-layoffs-cuyahoga-libraries-reopen Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser P-EBT Cards Mailed To Ohio Students Who Receive Free School Lunches /news/education/2020-06-26/p-ebt-cards-mailed-to-ohio-students-who-receive-free-school-lunches Parents of K-12 students in Ohio who receive free or reduced school meals will soon see a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer – or P-EBT – card in the mail. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is sending the P-EBT cards to make up for the 53 days of school breakfasts and lunches students missed out on when the state’s public schools went virtual in March. Families will receive one card for every student in the free meals program. Each card will have $302 or $231, depending on when the student enrolled in the program. Fri, 26 Jun 2020 12:30:33 GMT /news/education/2020-06-26/p-ebt-cards-mailed-to-ohio-students-who-receive-free-school-lunches Listeners Ask About Unemployment, Isolation and Baby Deliveries During Coronavirus Pandemic /news/health-science/2020-04-13/listeners-ask-about-unemployment-isolation-and-baby-deliveries-during-coronavirus-pandemic With nonessential businesses closed and much of Ohio shut down due to COVID-19, a lot of people are out of work right now. Last week in Ohio, 226,000… Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:23:59 GMT /news/health-science/2020-04-13/listeners-ask-about-unemployment-isolation-and-baby-deliveries-during-coronavirus-pandemic Kabir Bhatia, Sarah Taylor