Loving Wheeler Family Joins Our Foster Care Family Please welcome Tammy and Derrick Wheeler to our Foster Care Family! Tammy and Derrick have been married for 29 years. They have a blended family that includes 4 beautiful adult daughters and many grandchildren....
Foster Family Opening Their Home – Just in Time For The Holidays We would like to take a moment to thank all of our foster parents and adoptive parents. Because of our loving parents we have been able to assist in finding loving homes for children in need in the...
Foster Mom. Adoptive Mom. Single Mom… Loving Mom! A Loving Foster Mother and now Adoptive Mother, Treka Engleman recently shared her story with “Love What Matters”. Treka has a heart of gold and has taken on the role to provide a safe, loving home...
“My Holiday Wish Is For A Loving Home” This holiday season and all throughout the year there are thousands of children in Ohio seeking a loving home. A large population of children and teens in foster care live in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas,...
Our very own Susan Ballard was selected as a recipient of Ohio Children’s Alliance George Stevens Award! Please join us in congratulating her for receiving this esteemed award! She is one of two recipients in the state of Ohio. Susan Ballard, Chief Operating Officer...
Therapist Hiring Event – Ohio Make An Impact At Work Everyday St. Joseph Orphanage is seeking compassionate and dedicated therapists to join our team. Join us for a Therapist Hiring Event at the St. Joseph Orphanage: Villa Campus on Wednesday, October 9th,...
Cincinnati, Ohio Foster Dad & Mentor Anthony Campbell is a lifelong resident of the great state of Ohio. He has enjoyed being a mentor and volunteering with Crossroads Church youth for the past 10 years. He has felt the calling to take his talent and passion to...
Loving Cincinnati Foster ParentLoving Family Ready To Welcome Children Into Their HomePatience is the type that loves life and loves seeing others love life. Once you meet her, you will never forgot her bubbly personality and that even how she can make you feel like...
Adoption: Finding A Forever HomeA heartfelt congratulations to these wonderful families and to our Foster Care Team for their dedication in working with youth and families on this fantastic journey of finding children a forever home! Adoption is the opportunity of a...
60 Kids In Our Care Waiting On FamiliesWe recently had an opportunity to speak with Spectrum News’ In Focus about the increasing need for Foster Parents in our community. Our foster care program has about 60 kids waiting to welcomed into a family. Ohio’s drug...
Dayton Foster Parents Eager To Help Children In Our Community Please welcome Jessica and Adam McIntosh to the SJO family! They are newly licensed foster parents in Dayton. The McIntosh’s live in Franklin and have grown up locally. They have two daughters of...
What is human trafficking? Human trafficking involves sex trafficking, labor trafficking, organ trafficking, child trafficking for labor/sex, and is defined in federal law as a type of slavery. Who does it affect? According to the Ohio Attorney General’s (OAG) office,...
November is National Adoption Month. We would like to congratulate Foster Parents, Charles & Donna Brown as their foster parent journey has lead them to the adoption of Braidyn Mack. National Adoption Awareness Month. Each year, November is recognized as National...
#IamIssue9 Vote YES on Issue 9 Tuesday, November 6 is Election Day! YOUR vote is crucial to make a difference in your community, and to make an impact in the lives of local children of Hamilton County. What is Issue 9? Issue 9 is a county property tax levy which is...
Our staff and kids wore orange today in support of bullying prevention. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time....
Dayton Office Relocating More Convenient Dayton Location! St. Joseph Orphanage is moving its Dayton-based Foster Care & Mental Health services office from Moraine to Vandalia. The new location at 6680 Poe Avenue, Suite 450, Dayton, Ohio 45414 is closer to the...
Back To School at Ethel Taylor Mental Health School Partner Welcomes Students Back To School can can be a fun or scary time for students. Ethel M. Taylor Academy and St. Joseph Orphanage gathered to welcome students back to school in an exciting and fun way. Students...
10 Ways to Help Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect April is Child Abuse Prevention Month 1) Be a Nurturing Parent. Children need to know that they are special, loved and capable of following their dreams. 2) Help a friend, neighbor or relative. Being a parent isn’t easy....
17 Minutes in Honor of 17 Lives St. Joe’s Honors Lives Lost In Florida School Shooting 17 minutes we stood outside. 17 minutes in cold, snowy weather. More than 17 students, teachers, challenge leaders, administrators, case managers, therapists, and deputy...
How Can Pregnancy Affect Your Mental Health Pregnancy and Your Mental Health is St. Joe’s first FREE educational service which is open to our client’s and the public on March 22nd 6pm at the Butler County location Importance of thinking about your mental...
NOW REOPENED as of 3/1/18 Flood Warnings & Campus Closures Our Altercrest Campus located across the street on Sutton Road is temporarily closed due to whether conditions. Due to flooding in the Cincinnati area along the river our Altercrest campus is...
Foster Children Need You New report shows 1,000 more Ohio kids are in foster care in 2017 because of opioid crisis Learn More About Becoming A Foster Parent Children in Foster Care Vulnerable For A Loving Home and Family WCPO – Lisa Bernard-Kuhn Read Original...
Bear & Bears Event Hosted To Provide Children in Foster Care a Teddy Bear Local Children in Need of Foster Parents American Marketing Association (AMA) hosted a fun event for their members to give back to children entering the Foster Care System that are in St....