221 West 5th Street, Lorain, OH 44052

Same as site hours.

- Call the toll-free number or visit the website for more information. - Schedule an appointment with a local Social Security office or file an online application.

No fee.

Determination of eligibility is made by Social Security and has complex criteria. Consult website or contact local office for details. Serves dependents of deceased worker who worked the required years under Social Security: - Widow or widower may be able to receive full benefits at full retirement age. The full retirement age for a survivor is age 66 for individuals born in 1945 to1956 and will gradually increase to age 67 for individuals born in 1962 or later. Reduced widow or widower benefits can be received as early as age 60. If the surviving spouse is disabled, benefits can begin as early as age 50. - Widow or widower can receive benefits at any age if they take care of the deceased worker's child who is receiving Social Security benefits and younger than age 16 or disabled. - Deceased worker's unmarried children who are younger than age 18 (or up to age 19 if they are attending elementary or secondary school full time) also can receive benefits. The deceased worker's children can get benefits at any age if they were disabled before age 22 and remain disabled. - The deceased worker's stepchildren, grandchildren, step-grandchildren or adopted children are eligible for benefits if their biological parents are deceased or disabled, or the deceased worker legally adopted the child. The child must have been living with the deceased worker and receiving at least one half of their support from the deceased worker for the year before the month the deceased worker died. If the child was born during the one-year period, the deceased worker must have lived with and provided at least one-half of the child's support for substantially all of the period from the date of birth to the month the deceased worker died. The biological parent(s) of the child must not be making regular contributions to their support. - The deceased worker's dependent parents can receive benefits if they are age 62 or older. (For the deceased worker's parents to qualify as dependents, the deceased worker would have had to provide at least one-half of their support.) - Surviving divorced spouses of deceased workers who were age 60 or older (50-59 if disabled) can get benefits if the marriage lasted at least 10 years. The surviving former spouse, however, does not have to meet the age or length-of-marriage rule if they are caring for the deceased worker's child who is younger than age 16 or who is disabled. The child must be the surviving former spouse's natural or legally adopted child.

- Many online services available in Spanish at www.segurosocial.gov. - Visit website at www.ssa.gov/pgm/reach.htm for information on free interpretative services available for various languages including: -- Arabic. -- Chinese (Traditional and Simplified). -- Farsi. -- French. -- Greek. -- Haitian Creole. -- Italian. -- Korean. -- Polish. -- Portuguese. -- Russian. -- Spanish. -- Tagalog. -- Ukrainian. -- Vietnamese.