Employment related work supports are designed to assist low-income families maintain their employment, increasing family stability. Services available include: Rent, Utilities, Transportation expenses, Employment licensing fees, Work clothes/uniforms, Work tools/equipment.

Services provided to individuals who need assistance with light household chores including laundry, grocery shopping, and cleaning. Services provided especially to elderly persons living alone or those at risk for neglect or institutionalization.

Helps families with children get back on their feet. The OWF program can provide cash assistance to eligible families for up to 36 months. This temporary assistance helps with daily living expenses such as rent, utilities, food, car payments, child care, gas, and more.

Cash Assistance program for families with minor children and pregnant women in their third trimester who meet financial requirements. This program is time limited and may have work requirements as a condition of eligibility. Applicants ages 16-24 who are required to work will be referred to the Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program for additional services and employment opportunities.

Provides temporary continuance of cash benefits and employment support for certain categories of clients who have used up their 36 months of Ohio Works First Benefits (OWF), are unable to work, and do not have replacement income. All OWF rules apply and participants must adhere to a Self-Sufficiency plan during the time of transitional assistance.

Department of Job and Family Services offers assistance with TANF (Temporary Need for Needy Families) applications, which provides cash benefits to eligible families for up to 36 months.Apply onlinePrint an application and return the completed application to Wyandot County Department of Job and Family Services in person or by mail.

Helps families with children get back on their feet. The OWF program can provide cash assistance to eligible families for up to 36 months. This temporary assistance helps with daily living expenses such as rent, utilities, food, car payments, child care, gas, and more.

Helps families with children get back on their feet. The OWF program can provide cash assistance to eligible families for up to 36 months. This temporary assistance helps with daily living expenses such as rent, utilities, food, car payments, child care, gas, and more.

Services provided to individuals who need assistance with light household chores including laundry, grocery shopping, and cleaning. Services provided especially to elderly persons living alone or those at risk for neglect or institutionalization.

Provides time-limited cash benefits and supportive services to low-income, eligible families. Supportive services include child care vouchers, transportation allowances, job search and placement assistance, food stamps (SNAP/Ohio Direction Card) and health care benefits (Medicaid HMO for families) - details of these services are listed in separate service groups. Recipients are required to participate in a combination of developmental activities (parenting classes, life skills training, counseling) and/or work/training activities to remain in the program.

Determines eligibility and processes applications for the Ohio Works First (OWF) program, also known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Individuals must spend 20-35 hours per week working, in school, or volunteering. Individuals may also work with Community Link to remove barriers to work. Families are eligible for the program for up to 36 months.

Determines eligibility and processes applications for the Ohio Works First (OWF) program, also known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Individuals must spend 20-35 hours per week working, in school, or volunteering. Individuals may also work with Community Link to remove barriers to work. Families are eligible for the program for up to 36 months.

Provides Kinship Caregivers and the children in their care who are eligible to receive OWF, a monthly cash assistance program.

Offers time-limited financial assistance and employment services to Lorain County families while a person is working towards self-sufficiency. An employment services counselor monitors and encourages the client's progress to ensure they are moving toward self-sufficiency.

Provides employment related work supports that are designed to assist low-income families maintain their employment, increasing family stability. Services available include (as funding permits : Rent, Utilities, Transportation expenses, Employment licensing fees, Work clothes/uniforms, Work tools/equipment.

Full service workforce resource center. Offers a variety of services to assist job seekers seek employment. Services are free and include: computers, faxes and phones to aid job search, training in beginning computer use, tools to create a resume and prepare for job interviews, career exploration, facts on occupations in demand and wage statistics, information on obtaining a GED or remediation in Reading, Math and English, tips on funding for school, referrals for transportation assistance, child care, housing, utility bills, etc.

OWF is a federal, cash assistance program for families with dependent children. OWF provides time-limited cash assistance for eligible families with dependent children younger than 18 years of age and for pregnant women who are in their third trimester of pregnancy.

Time-limited cash assistance program designed to help meet the financial needs of eligible children and their parents. Customers can also receive health care under the Medicaid program. Program may include assessment of current levels of educational skills and employment history, development of a customized plan for achieving self-sufficiency, assistance with determination of best program activities.

Helps families with children get back on their feet. The OWF program can provide cash assistance to eligible families for up to 36 months.

Time-limited cash assistance program designed to help meet the financial needs of eligible children and their parents. Customers can also receive health care under the Medicaid program. Program may include assessment of current levels of educational skills and employment history, development of a customized plan for achieving self-sufficiency, assistance with determination of best program activities.

Ohio Works First (cash assistance) is temporary assistance available to families to help pay for immediate needs while the adults of the family prepare and search for jobs. Benefits are distributed through the EPPIcard, which can be used like a debit card, or through direct deposit into the individual’s bank account.

Provides time-limited cash benefits and supportive services to low-income, eligible families. Supportive services include child care vouchers, transportation allowances, job search and placement assistance, food stamps (SNAP/Ohio Direction Card) and health care benefits (Medicaid HMO for families) - details of these services are listed in separate service groups. Recipients are required to participate in a combination of developmental activities (parenting classes, life skills training, counseling) and/or work/training activities to remain in the program.

Cash assistance (Temporary Aid for Needy Families) may be available for eligible families.

Determines eligibility and processes applications for the Ohio Works First (OWF) program, also known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Individuals must spend 20-35 hours per week working, in school, or volunteering. Individuals may also work with Community Link to remove barriers to work. Families are eligible for the program for up to 36 months.