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Determines eligibility and processes applications for the Ohio Works First (OWF) program, also known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Individuals must spend at least 20-35 hours per week working, attending school, or involved in an approved work activity. Families are eligible for the program for up to 36 months.

Provides temporary financial assistance for families with or expecting children. Also offers job preparation, work opportunities, and access to supportive services such as child care and transportation through the Kentucky Works program to eligible participants. Families who apply for KTAP will also be screened for the Family Assistance Short Term (FAST) program which offers one-time financial assistance with a verified, non-recurrent short-term need.

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.
Provides cash assistance for families who are experiencing an unexpected financial shortfall and have insufficient resources to obtain essential services or to meet expenses in situations where financial assistance related to their specific circumstance is unavailable. *Benefits last up to 36 months *Adults are limited to a total of 60 months of OWF cash assistance through their lifetime

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TANF Applications
TANF Appeals/Complaints
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.

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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
TANF
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Paternity/Maternity Establishment
Welfare Rights Assistance
Food Stamps/SNAP
Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Welfare to Work Programs
Medicaid Applications
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Support Wage Assignment Assistance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
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.
Work activities provide services to program recipients to assist them in working toward self-sufficiency through employment, training, and education. Financial assistance to families with children. Time limited programs in which assistance may be received up to 36 months before ending.
Time-limited cash assistance for families.

Categories

TANF Applications
TANF Appeals/Complaints
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.

Provides food, child care, Medicaid, cash, transportation, rent and utility assistance; child support enforcement; paternity establishment; child protective services; foster parent licensing and training; adult protective services.

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Child Support Wage Assignment Assistance
Foster Home Placement
Child Care Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Adoptive Family Recruitment
Food Stamps/SNAP
TANF
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Welfare to Work Programs
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Abuse Reporting/Emergency Response
Paternity/Maternity Establishment
Medicaid Applications
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.
This program (formerly Aid to Dependent Children or ADC) helps meet the needs of children and their parents or caretakers through cash and medical assistance.
Provides cash assistance for families who are experiencing an unexpected financial shortfall and have insufficient resources to obtain essential services or to meet expenses in situations where financial assistance related to their specific circumstance is unavailable. *Benefits last up to 36 months *Adults are limited to a total of 60 months of OWF cash assistance through their lifetime

Categories

TANF Applications
TANF Appeals/Complaints
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.

Categories

Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
TANF
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Paternity/Maternity Establishment
Welfare Rights Assistance
Food Stamps/SNAP
Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Welfare to Work Programs
Medicaid Applications
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Support Wage Assignment Assistance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
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.
Ohio Works First is part of Ohio's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and provides time-limited cash assistance to eligible families. Low-income families with minor children in the home may qualify. The program allows participants to get monthly payments while they pursue self-sufficiency. Eligibility is determined by income and the number of people living in the home.
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.

Categories

TANF Applications
Welfare to Work Programs
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.
Time-limited cash assistance for families. The household must meet an income guideline to be eligible and adults in the household must participate in a work experience program to continue to receive benefits.

Categories

TANF Applications
TANF Appeals/Complaints

Provides application and recertification assistance for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF cash assistance).

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.
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.
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.

Provides temporary financial assistance for families with or expecting children. Also offers job preparation, work opportunities, and access to supportive services such as child care and transportation through the Kentucky Works program to eligible participants. Families who apply for KTAP will also be screened for the Family Assistance Short Term (FAST) program which offers one-time financial assistance with a verified, non-recurrent short-term need.