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The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government [1] responsible for supervising the state's public assistance, workforce development, unemployment compensation, child and adult protective services, adoption, child care, and child support programs.
Social services include cash- and housing-related assistance, case management, treatment for mental health and substance abuse, and legal and budget/credit assistance. Amid food insecurity in Columbus, with several neighborhoods as food deserts, nonprofit organizations operate several no-charge groceries, pharmacies, and stores in the city.
The Engine House No. 8 building is today a portion of the larger East Opportunity Center. The office, at Mount Vernon Avenue and 20th street, is at the busiest intersection of the Mount Vernon neighborhood, once a bustling and thriving area in the community. The office has approximately 60 social workers managing caseloads for 15,000 people. [1]
This is compounded by the fact that Cuyahoga County has seen the number of sheltered beds drop by 444 and a waitlist of over 21,000. [21] To address this problem, Cuyahoga County's Department of Health and Human Services released a four-year action plan in January 2023. This plan seeks to decrease the homeless population in the county by 25%.
In 2017, when Salome received the John Alford Community Service Award at the Licking County Chamber of Commerce's 61st annual Groundhog Breakfast, he said he would continue serving Christmas dinners.
The Department grew out of the 1990s-era Governor’s Office of Veterans Affairs (GOVA). This organization, working with Ohio legislators, formulated basic changes to laws which began the process of standardizing the operations of the 88 CVSOs, entities which were created in the late 19th century to care for Civil War veterans.
The Franklin County Government Center is a government complex of Franklin County, Ohio in the city of Columbus. The government center has included several iterations of the Franklin County Courthouse, including a building completed in 1840 and another completed in 1887. Current courthouse functions are spread out between buildings in the complex.
The Michael B. Coleman Government Center is an eight-story, 196,000-square-foot (18,200 m 2) municipal office building. [1] The building is named for former mayor Michael B. Coleman in recognition of his 16 years as mayor and numerous accomplishments. [2]