Cash assistance may be available to children and their grandparents and other relative caregivers through Ohio Works First (OWF), the financial assistance portion of Ohio's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Programs. This is a state supervised, county administered program that provides time limited cash assistance. Kinship care families may also be eligible for food stamps to help meet their children's food and nutrition needs.
To apply for programs, contact your Department of Job and Family Services
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Ohio Medicaid offers two programs for children, families and pregnant women with limited income to get health care. Once eligible for Medicaid, each child (birth through age 20) will have access to an important group ...more
The PRC program, also part of TANF, was established in Ohio to help families overcome immediate barriers to achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency. The program:
The Salvation Army Family Service Bureau provides services to families and individuals regardless of race, creed, color, sex, religious affiliation or age. Clients may be self-referred or referred by agencies, friends, relatives or other interested parties.
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