EMANCIPATION UNIT | CUYAHOGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Provides help for eligible individuals applying for benefits, including but not limited to, food stamps, cash assistance, medical (Medicaid), and Social Security; obtaining official documents (birth certificates, state-issued ID), searching for employment, housing, mental health counseling or other community resources.

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211 Cleveland

Physical Address

3955 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115

Hours

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Fax

(216) 432-5047

Voice

(216) 431-4500

Main | Main

Application process

Call any time. Phone number reaches the Child Abuse hotline. Will need to choose the option for Child Abuse and Neglect in order to reach services. Youth should describe themselves to the person who answers the phone as an Emancipated Youth in Need of Assistance. May need to leave a message that will be returned to set an appointment with a worker.

Fee

Free

Eligibility

Ages 18 -21 who have aged out of foster care, either in Cuyahoga County custody or who were placed in Cuyahoga County during their foster care years.

Agency info

CUYAHOGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Provides whatever services are required to protect and care for any child whose family cannot or does not provide them that care and protection.