Ohio Works First (OWF) | Tuscarawas County Job And Family Services
Provides time-limited cash benefits and supportive services to low-income families. Supportive services include transportation allowances and job search and placement assistance. Recipients are required to participate in a combination of developmental activities (parenting classes, life skills training, counseling) and/or work/training activities to remain in the program. These work activities may include community work experience, job search, training, education, and other types of developmental experience that will assist the applicant with overcoming barriers to employment. Many families receiving cash assistance are also entitled to receive food assistance and Medicaid. Once participants become employed and are no longer eligible for cash benefits, they may continue to receive Medicaid and child care benefits for up to one year or until their income exceeds allowable limit. In addition, clients who transition to work may still be eligible for food assistance (depending on income).
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Physical Address
389 16th Street Southwest, New Philadelphia, OH 44663
Hours
Same as site hours.
Voice
Website
https://benefits.ohio.gov
Application process
Call for information or application. May walk in or submit application through Tuscarawas County Job and Family Services website. Once initial screening process has been conducted clients are assigned a Case Manager who will be their contact for all of their service needs.
Fee
No fee.
Eligibility
- Low-income Tuscarawas County households with at least one (1) child under the age of 19 may qualify. - Parents of minor children applying for OWF must sign a self-sufficiency contract that details their personal responsibility, along with specific work-related activities that they are required to participate in. -Failure of the adult member of the assistance group to complete their assigned work hours results in the household being sanctioned from the Ohio Works First Program. - OWF benefits are limited to 36 months in a lifetime. Under certain extreme conditions, households can exceed this 36 month limit.
Languages
None.
Service area
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Agency info
Tuscarawas County Job And Family Services
A local government agency providing public assistance, workforce development, and other social service programs to qualified applicants of Tuscarawas County, Ohio.