Q&A: Local group helping people get their unemployment benefits
Anchor Julie O Neill discusses how a local group is helping people get their unemployment benefits.
and last updated 2021-05-13 06:57:28-04
CINCINNATI â In an average year, the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati helps about 50 people get their unemployment benefits. In 2020 however, the organization helped about 400 clients.
WCPO 9 anchor Julie O Neill spoke with the groups lead attorney on public benefits issues, Regina Campbell, about how they are helping people get their benefits.
JO: What can you and are you doing for people who are struggling to get their benefits?
RC: What we are trying to do is connect people with ODJFS (Ohio Department of Job and Family Services).
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Ratcliff named new JFS director
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
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Jeremy Ratcliff, former director of the Highland County Probation Department, has been given the nod to lead the Highland County Job & Family Services office as its new director.
The announcement was made by the Highland County commissioners, who met in special executive session Friday morning as commissioner David Daniels put forth the motion, which was seconded by vice president Terry Britton, to hire Ratcliff, current director of court treatment at the Talbert House in Cincinnati.
According to information supplied by the commissioners office, Ratcliff is a Wilmington College and Western Governors University graduate, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in social and political studies/criminal justice from Wilmington College before going on to achieve a Master of Science Management and Leadership degree from WGU’s College of Business in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Jeremy Ratcliff hired as Highland County JFS director Jeremy Ratcliff has accepted the position of Highland County Job & Family Services director. (HCP Photo/Caitlin Forsha) Highland County commissioners voted unanimously Friday, May 7 to hire Jeremy Ratcliff as director of Highland County Job & Family Services.
After an executive session that lasted approximately 12 minutes, commissioners entered open session Friday at 8:20 a.m., where they voted 3-0 to hire Ratcliff.
As previously reported, former JFS director Katie Smith announced March 17 that she would be leaving her position. During the commissioners’ April 7 meeting, commissioner Terry Britton said that Smith would be leaving the director position “probably at the end of May.” She later resigned April 28 due to her family relocating to South
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