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Howard County Department of Social Services, Family Investment Program
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
OVERVIEW: Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) has a 5-year lifetime limit for benefits. Applicants will be required to participate in work activities for a minimum of 30 hours per week, in exchange for temporary cash assistance, child care, training or emergency assistance.ELIGIBILITY: Families which include a minor child or pregnant individual. Must b...
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Howard County Department of Social Services, Adoption
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
ADOPTION: Provides services which enable children to become available for adoption and to be placed with adoptive parents. Services are provided for children who have been abandoned or who have been removed and reunification or relative placement is no longer the permanent plan. Children are placed with adoptive parents who have previously applie...
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Howard County Department of Social Services, Adult Protective Services
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES: Offers services to individuals who lack the mental or physical capacity to sufficiently provide for their daily needs to protect their health, safety, and welfare. An adult at risk of endangerment is one who is maltreated, has inadequate food, clothing or shelter, or lacks essential medical care. Process: DSS investigate...
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Howard County Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
INVESTIGATION: Investigates allegations of neglect and physical or sexual abuse of a child. Legal mandates require children in neglect cases to be seen within 5 days and in abuse cases within 24 hours. Emergency services may include placement in sheltered care or court involvement, or may involve counseling with the family to rectify the situation.
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Howard County Department of Social Services, Social Services to Adults
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES: Assists at-risk individuals to remain living independent in their community for as long as possible. Case management services include assessment, referral, and continuous evaluation of the client's situation.
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Howard County Department of Social Services, In-Home Aide Services
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
IN-HOME AIDE: Provides assistance with activities for daily living for eligible persons who live alone or with their families. Services include light housekeeping chores, budgeting, laundry and meal preparation, as well as instructions for performing tasks independently.
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Howard County Department of Social Services, Project Home
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
SUPPORTIVE LIVING SERVICES: Provides supportive housing, personal care and case management services to individuals who cannot live alone. Placements are in private homes. Providers assist residents with meeting their physical and social needs and transportation may be arranged for medical appointments and social activities.
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Howard County Department of Social Services, Foster Care and Resource Homes
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
FOSTER HOME PLACEMENT: Places children in either foster homes or group homes when it is clearly determined that the children can no longer remain in their own homes. Placements are court-ordered. Returning home is the primary focus of DSS. Also recruits foster care families and provides licenses for families that provide 24-hour care for non-relate...
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Howard County Department of Social Services, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD: Offers free food benefits provided monthly to eligible low-income households that allows them to purchase food from participating stores. Clients are given an independence card similar to a bank debit card to access benefits. In addition, applicants may be eligible for expedited food stamps. Applicants who are eligible for expedi...
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Howard County Department of Social Services, Medical Assistance
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
OVERVIEW: Provides assistance with screening and applying for Medicaid. Medicaid provides health coverage for some low-income individuals, families, older adults and people with disabilities. Also assists individuals with questions/concerns regarding the Medicare Beneficiary programs. Offers a computer lab with a Navigator to assist with applicatio...
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Howard County Department of Social Services, Temporary Disability Assistance Program
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides limited cash grants of $185 monthly for emergency needs such as rent, utility bills, prescription expenses, security deposits and medical bills. Temporary Disability Assistance Program (TDAP) is a program for disabled adults who are unable to work.
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Howard County Department of Social Services, Family Preservation
Agency: Howard County Department of Social Services
FAMILY BASED SERVICES: Provides a home-based service to families in which one or more children are at-risk of abuse, neglect, or out of home placement. This preventive, short-term service includes family counseling, parent aide support, teaching and modeling parenting skills, and networking of extended family and community systems.
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