The Hugs from Jeni Foundation is a non-profit organization developed by the family of Jennifer Miley in her memory. 

Jeni was a Class of 2000 graduate of Winton Woods High School.  She lived in Greenhills, Ohio all of her life and was involved in many community activities.  She was captain of the Drill Team during her senior year and was also involved in the choir and band throughout the years of her high school career.  She was a volunteer with the HOSTS program, the Big Sister Organization and was active in the Christian organization, Young Life.  She also had a great love for animals and was always finding homes for stray cats and dogs.  She attended the University of Cincinnati majoring in Journalism.  Her long term goal was to use this degree to have a career in broadcasting to help people on a world-wide scale.

In honor of Jeni, quilts are made each year for children who are in crisis centers or foster care.  The fabrics of the quilts represent the many things that Jeni loved - frogs, cats, dogs, books, the color purple, camping and the ocean.  Winton Woods Primary South School children draw pictures on squares that are then sewn together with other fabrics by our volunteers.    They are then given to Project Linus, a non-profit volunteer organization that donates them to more than  100 locations, including Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, area hospital emergency rooms, social service agencies, family shelters and police/fire/paramedic units.  For more information regarding our quilt project, click here.

PLEASE NOTE:  CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE PREVENTED OUR FAMILY FROM BEING ABLE TO ORGANIZE THE GREENHILLS MUTT MARCH IN 2009.  WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL THE PAST AND PRESENT SUPPORT.

If you would like to make a donation to the foundation to help us continue our work, please send a check payable to Hugs From Jeni Foundation to HFJF, P.O. Box 40701, Cincinnati, OH  45240. 

“Sometimes it’s better to put love into hugs than to put it into words.”