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Kent County Department of Social Services, Office of Home Energy Programs
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
UTILITY BILL PAYMENT ASSISTANCE: Provides grants to eligible families, renters, roomers, boarders, and homeowners toward the cost of heating in the winter and electricity year round. Grant is based on the type of fuel used, household size, household income, and annual consumption.-Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP): Provides assistance grant...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Foster Care for Children
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
FOSTER CARE: Places children in out of home placement when it is clearly determined that the children can no longer remain in their own homes due to abuse, neglect, abandonment or at imminent risk of serious harm. Placements are court-ordered or through voluntary parent agreement depending on the nature of the case. The main focus is that the child...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, In-Home Aide Services
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
OVERVIEW: Provides assistance with activities of daily living for persons who are frail, elderly, physically, mentally or emotionally disabled, at-risk of abuse or neglect or need help during an illness. Also offers support services for parents. SERVICES:1) IN HOME AIDE: Provides assistance with personal care, housekeeping, budgeting, laundry and m...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Medical Assistance
Agency: Kent 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.SERVICES:1) QUALIFIED DISABLED AND WORKING INDIVIDUALS: Serves in...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Rental Allowance Program
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING: Provides rental subsidy payments for low income households who are homeless, or experiencing a critical or emergency housing need such as potential eviction, etc. Vendor payments are made to the landlord for the eligible household for a period not to exceed 12 months.Maryland Rental Allowance Program Income Limits, 2014: *Income...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Job Center
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
JOB ASSESSMENT/TRAINING: Provides assessments for clients to determine prior job skills, work history, education, and need for referrals to other agencies. In addition, issues such as transportation and daycare are addressed during the initial assessment. After all barriers to employment have been resolved, the customer is given job referrals. Onc...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Adult Protective Services
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES: Offers professional services to adults, ages 18 years and older, 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 medi...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES: Investigates allegations of physical or sexual abuse and neglect of children under age 18. 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...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Child Support Enforcement
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT: Provides services which include the establishment and enforcement of child support court orders, including location of the absentee parent. Searches for the absent parent, proves the paternity of the child, secures a court order for support, collects support payments, enforces the court order and reviews and modifies the ...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Emergency Assistance to Families with Children
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides emergency cash assistance (grant) to families with children. Assists with heat, utility cut-offs and burial assistance. Amount varies based on situations, income and assets, and may be used only once in a 24-month period. Also provides funds to persons who have experienced an official disaster (hurricane, flood, fire)...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
NOTE: ALL recertification periods due in the months of October 2020-March 2021 have been POSTPONED to a later date. If a caller's is due in any of these months, they DO NOT have to do anything at this time as they will receive a letter in the mail within the next two weeks with additional details.SUPPLEMENTED FOOD: Provides free food benefits month...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Temporary Disability Assistance Program
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
NOTE: ALL recertification periods due in the months of October 2020-March 2021 have been POSTPONED to a later date. If a caller's is due in any of these months, they DO NOT have to do anything at this time as they will receive a letter in the mail within the next two weeks with additional details.OVERVIEW: Provides cash assistance for low-income ad...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Social Services to Adults
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
CASE MANAGEMENT: Assists elderly or disabled (including physical, mental and emotional disabilities) people to obtain needed home and community based long-term services, equipment and programs so that they can remain in their own homes and be self-efficient and self-reporting. Also prevents abuse, neglect or exploitation of vulnerable adults. Case ...
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Kent County Department of Social Services, Adoption
Agency: Kent County Department of Social Services
ADOPTION: Provides services which enable children to become free for adoption and to be placed with adoptive parents. Services can be provided at the direct request of the child's birth parents or initiated by foster care staff for children who have been abandoned or who have been in foster care with no chance of returning to their families.Childre...
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