CHILD ADVOCACY: Provides a comprehensive assessment and investigation of child neglect, physical, sexual and mental abuse. Emergency services includes an on site Therapist, Forensic Interviewers and Forensic Medical Exams by a SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner) Nurse. Also assists with prosecution of offenders when warranted by evidence. Legal...
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE:Provides emergency cash assistance (grant) to families with children. Assists with court-ordered evictions, foreclosures, utility cut-offs, water bills and burial assistance (up to $650) and may be used only once in a 12-month period. Also available are funds for those who have experienced an official disaster, hurricane, flood...
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides short-term financial reimbursement to families providing care for their elderly/disabled relatives, allowing these relatives to receive a temporary break from their care taker responsibilities.
ADOPTION: Provides services which enable children to become free for adoption and to be placed with adoptive parent(s). 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. Als...
PROTECTIVE SERVICES: Provides professional services to at risk adults. An at-risk adult is one who is maltreated, has inadequate food, clothing or shelter, or lacks essential medical care. DSS investigates and arranges for services to remedy the situation. Legal mandates require adults in neglect cases to be seen within 5 days and in abuse cases wi...
CHILD SUPPORT: Provides services which establish and enforce child support orders, including location of the absentee parent. Searches for the absent parent, proves the paternity of the child, gets a court order for support, collects support payments, enforces the court order and reviews and modifies the court order.
FOSTER CARE: Places children in either temporary foster homes or group homes when appropriate. Placements are court-ordered or by voluntary parent agreement depending on the nature of the case. Placements are made only for children who are abused, neglected, abandoned or dependent on the state.
IN-HOME AIDE SERVICES: Provides assistance with activities of daily living for eligible persons. Service include personal care, housekeeping chores, budgeting, laundry and meal preparation, as well as teaching clients to perform these tasks independently.
ASSESSMENT: Provides a one time limited intensive home based, family focused, individualized service with families at imminent of high risk dis-solutions. The preventive, short term service includes family counseling, parent aide support, teaching and modeling parenting skills and networking of extended family and community system
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...
OVERVIEW: Provides supportive housing, personal care and case management services to persons who cannot live alone. Placements are in private homes. Providers supervise residents in meeting their physical and social needs.SERVICES:1) PROJECT HOME (C.A.R.E.): Provides supervised housing where single disabled and/or elderly adults receive room, board...
OVERVIEW: Provides emergency financial assistance to residents in need. Also offers a variety of volunteer experiences to anyone in the community that would like to help residents in need.SERVICES:1) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Offers financial assistance with utility cut-off, eviction prevention, transportation and prescription assistance. 2) FOOD ASSIS...
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.SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD: Provides free food benefits month...
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.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides cash assistance for l...
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.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Offes the Welfare reform progr...