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Replacement Of Food Assistance Benefits | Portage County Department Of Job And Family Services

449 South Meridian Street, 2nd Floor, Portage County Administration Building, Ravenna, OH 44266

Barrier Free Restrooms|Wheelchair Accessible Building (ramps & main entrance doors).

- Serves Ohio Direction Card (SNAP/Food Stamp) recipients residing in Portage County who have lost food due to a power outage, fire, or flood. - Loss of Electricity: Power must have been out for at least four (4) hours or more due to a situation beyond the client's control (a shut-off due to a lack of payment or equipment malfunction does not count). Households should be prepared to provide verification of the extended power outage. - Flooding or Other Disaster: Will only help with replacement due to flooding or other disaster if the incident is a governor declared emergency.
- Client will need to complete a "Statement Requesting Replacement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits" form (JFS form 07222, Rev. 9/2023). - For loss of electricity: Households should be prepared to provide verification of the extended power outage. This includes screenshots of news reports, text or email alerts, or outage maps that show their specific area was without power for four (4) hours or more. Client may call their utility provider's customer service department to request written verification of power outage and its duration. - For fires: Client will need documentation from the Red Cross.
Same as site hours.
(844) 640-6446

Voice - voice | Ohio Benefits Phone Line 1-844-640-OHIO

(330) 297-3791

Voice - voice | Child Enforcement Support

(330) 296-2273

Voice - voice | 24/7 Child and Elder Neglect and Abuse

(800) 876-9544

Voice - voice | Customer Service Center

(330) 297-3750

Voice - voice | Customer Service Center

(800) 324-8680

Voice - voice | Medicaid Hotline

None.

Call the office or walk in for the application form. Client must return the application to the agency (on site or by mail) within 10 days of the reported loss. Once Complete Application is Submitted: - Agency has 10 days to process all applications. - A prorated credit will be added to the Direction Card, generally within 24 hours after the start of the next business day. This may be longer when there is a high volume of applications.

No fee.

Portage County, Ohio

Description

Provides replacement funds to Food Assistance (food stamp) recipients who have lost food due to a power outage, fire or governor declared emergency. Replacement funds may replace up to (but not exceed) the client's monthly allotment of food assistance. Funds are sent by electronic transfer to the recipient's Ohio Direction Card.

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Providing organization

Portage County Department Of Job And Family Services

A local government agency providing public assistance, workforce development, and other social service programs to qualified applicants of Portage County, Ohio.