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Commissioners highlight new Forest Park satellite office and expanded 513 Relief mobile services
Summary
County commissioners marked the recent Forest Park satellite office opening and described an expanded schedule of the 513 Relief mobile services, including disability-focused outreach and a planned presence at Black Tech Week.
Hamilton County commissioners used several minutes of remarks at their July 8 meeting to highlight the recent grand opening of a Forest Park satellite county office and to describe expanded services delivered by the county's 513 Relief mobile unit.
Commissioner Stephanie Somerall Dumas and Commissioner Reese both praised the new satellite site as a longtime county initiative to make services more accessible outside the downtown core. Dumas said the site houses Job and Family Services (JFS), emergency-management staff and that the 513 Relief bus will be housed there; she and other commissioners said the location was intended to help residents in the northern and outlying parts of the county who have more difficulty traveling downtown.
Why it matters: The satellite office centralizes some human-service and emergency-service points of access in a neighborhood location, which county officials said will reduce travel barriers for residents who need JFS services or emergency support.
Service highlights and partnerships: County remarks described recent and upcoming mobile events coordinated by the 513 Relief program: - "Moms, Tots and Teens" event at Corinthian Baptist Church: organizers reported free diapers, donated bikes and helmets, car-seat distribution, health checks, hair-braiding and family workshops; partners mentioned included Fifth Third Bank, local chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Humana and Mercy. - Disability-focused outreach: commissioners said the 513 Relief bus will host a disability day on a Saturday in July (date not specified in the transcript) offering information and sign-ups for services. - Black Tech Week outreach: county officials described plans for the mobile unit to serve small-business and technology-outreach functions in front of the Aronoff Center during Black Tech Week; the county listed partners that will provide business services on the bus, including Alloy Development, ECDI, the Ohio Department of Taxation, Ready, UCHealth and the Office of Economic Inclusion, and said SBA 504 and microloan guidance will be available.
Other local highlights mentioned by commissioners included a ribbon-cutting for Pedretti Place, a senior-housing development in Delhi Township developed by Urban Sites with approximately 40 units. Multiple commissioners framed the satellite office and mobile services as part of a broader push to bring county services to neighborhoods.
What they did not decide: These remarks were part of the commissioners' comments and did not include board votes or formal contract approvals; the transcript records announcements, praise and schedules rather than binding action.
Attendance and access: The county promoted information and registration at 513relief.org for event schedules and veteran-service registration. Commissioners asked staff to continue public outreach about how residents can access these services.
Ending: Commissioners framed the satellite office and the 513 Relief bus as ongoing, multipurpose access points for county services; implementation details and specific event dates were described by commissioners but would be finalized and posted by county staff on the program website.
