Bridges - Building Brighter Futures | Ohio Department Of Job And Family Services
Provides financial and other supports to eligible young adults to assist in finding and maintaining safe and secure housing (possibly rent, deposit, and/or gas, electric or water utilities), food, clothing, personal care items, educational and training expenses, and other services that assist with transitioning from foster care to adulthood. Service includes regular meetings with a case manager to help direct the young adult and oversee payments for services. Assistance may be provided as long as the young adult remains eligible.
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Physical Address
Hours
Office hours: M-F: 8:30am-4:30pm. Program involves monthly meetings with assigned liaison.
Voice
Application process
Phone to initiate intake process or for information; application is also available on the website. Intake process and verification of documents may be extensive and could take up to a week or longer.
Fee
Free
Eligibility
Serves young adults aged 18 through 20 who are in the process of aging out of the foster care system. Must be doing one of the following: completing high school or working toward high school diploma equivalency credential, enrolled in college or a vocational education program; participating in an employment program (such as Ohio Means Jobs or Ohio Works First), employed for at least 80 hours per month; or unable to do any of the above activities due to physical or mental health condition (must be documented by a physician). Transportation assistance available for reasons of employment or education, medical, or social service agency appointments. Serves the following counties:Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne.
Service area
Hancock County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Butler County, Ohio
Brown County, Ohio
Miami County, Ohio
Ross County, Ohio
Wood County, Ohio
Hamilton County, Ohio
Summit County, Ohio
Lawrence County, Ohio
Defiance County, Ohio
Paulding County, Ohio
Stark County, Ohio
Columbiana County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Belmont County, Ohio
Lorain County, Ohio
Franklin County, Ohio
Morrow County, Ohio
Marion County, Ohio
Sandusky County, Ohio
Mahoning County, Ohio
Champaign County, Ohio
Hocking County, Ohio
Muskingum County, Ohio
Noble County, Ohio
Greene County, Ohio
Washington County, Ohio
Meigs County, Ohio
Wayne County, Ohio
Shelby County, Ohio
Medina County, Ohio
Highland County, Ohio
Licking County, Ohio
Coshocton County, Ohio
Adams County, Ohio
Ottawa County, Ohio
Athens County, Ohio
Harrison County, Ohio
Williams County, Ohio
Pike County, Ohio
Monroe County, Ohio
Holmes County, Ohio
Geauga County, Ohio
Jackson County, Ohio
Delaware County, Ohio
Huron County, Ohio
Union County, Ohio
Fairfield County, Ohio
Portage County, Ohio
Seneca County, Ohio
Allen County, Ohio
Madison County, Ohio
Lake County, Ohio
Preble County, Ohio
Knox County, Ohio
Clark County, Ohio
Mercer County, Ohio
Crawford County, Ohio
Van Wert County, Ohio
Erie County, Ohio
Lucas County, Ohio
Hardin County, Ohio
Montgomery County, Ohio
Clinton County, Ohio
Clermont County, Ohio
Darke County, Ohio
Wyandot County, Ohio
Vinton County, Ohio
Morgan County, Ohio
Putnam County, Ohio
Scioto County, Ohio
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Ashland County, Ohio
Perry County, Ohio
Fayette County, Ohio
Guernsey County, Ohio
Auglaize County, Ohio
Henry County, Ohio
Richland County, Ohio
Fulton County, Ohio
Carroll County, Ohio
Logan County, Ohio
Jefferson County, Ohio
Pickaway County, Ohio
Gallia County, Ohio
Trumbull County, Ohio
Warren County, Ohio
Agency info
Ohio Department Of Job And Family Services
Develops and oversees programs and services designated to help Ohioans be healthy and safe while gaining and maintaining employment and independence. Programs include adoption, child care, child support, Disability Assistance, Food Stamps, foster care, labor exchange, Medicaid, Ohio Works First, Prevention, Retention and Contingency (PRC), protective services, Unemployment Compensation, veterans' services, women's services and workforce development. Formed by the merger of the Dept. of Human Services and the Bureau of Employment Services. Details on some programs are covered in County-level Job and Family Service agencies in this database.