Services provided to individuals who need assistance with light household chores including laundry, grocery shopping, and cleaning. Services provided especially to elderly persons living alone or those at risk for neglect or institutionalization.

Provides SSI/SSDI application assistance.

Refers individuals with aging and/or disability related issues to appropriate available services in the community to ensure that individuals' needs are fully met. Helps individuals find help for housing, transportation, in-home care, long-term care and other health and wellness services. Offers an internet-based, counselor assisted program that helps older adults and individuals with disabilities file for public benefits. Includes Healthy Start and Healthy Families, Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), child care subsidies, food stamps, voter registration and more. Provides benefit navigation, assistance with Social Security and Medicaid applications, and Social Security benefit analysis.

Services provided to individuals who need assistance with light household chores including laundry, grocery shopping, and cleaning. Services provided especially to elderly persons living alone or those at risk for neglect or institutionalization.

Legal Aid reviews applications in cases related to: - Food stamp overpayment, food stamps being denied, terminated, or delayed; - Ohio Works First (OWF) cash assistance/childcare vouchers/Prevention Retention Contingency (PRC) or other state-local income maintenance overpayments, OWF cash assistance/childcare vouchers/PRC or other state/local income maintenance being denied/terminated/or delayed; - Child disability case overpayments; child disability case where applicant has received notice proposing termination of benefits and an appeal has been requested; - Social Security or Supplemental Security Insurance overpayments; - Denial/termination/application delay of Medicaid or Medicare coverage or services, or problems with Medicaid or Medicare for currently or previously incarcerated individuals; - Medical and nursing home collection; - Emergency cases where there is a problem communicating with Cuyahoga Job & Family Services (CJFS) regarding benefits or application; - Public benefits case involving applicant with a mental impairment, language or literacy barrier, or other issue; - Veteran benefits. Health Care Legal Assistance: Evaluates health care cases related to: - Medicaid or Medicare has been denied or terminated AND the applicant has no medical coverage; - Applicant’s waiver services (in-home health supports, nursing, or aide services) have been reduced, denied, or terminated; - Medicare premium assistance program (SLMB, QMB, QI1) has been denied or terminated. Disability Barriers to Court/Agency: - Evaluates cases where applicant has a hearing, speech, or other impairment and has been denied communication or reasonable accommodations by a court or government agency. Financial Barriers to Court/Agency: - Evaluates cases where applicant denied access to court or governmental agency due to denial of poverty affidavit/fee wavier or otherwise unable to pay required costs to obtain vital documents. Language Access to Court/Agency: - Evaluates cases where applicant is limited English proficient and has been denied an interpreter or translator by a court or government agency.

Evaluates cases related to: food stamp overpayment; food stamps being denied, terminated, or delayed; or a cash benefit being denied/terminated AND the benefit amount is $0; Ohio Works First (OWF) cash assistance/childcare vouchers/childcare vouchers; Prevention Retention Contingency (PRC) or other state-local income maintenance overpayments, OWF cash assistance/childcare vouchers/PRC or other state/local income maintenance being denied/terminated/or delayed; Child disability case overpayments; child disability case where applicant has received notice proposing termination of benefits and an appeal has been requested; Social Security or Supplemental Security Insurance overpayments; Denial/termination/application delay of Medicaid or Medicare coverage or services, or problems with Medicaid or Medicare for currently or previously incarcerated individuals; Medical and nursing home collection; Emergency cases where there is a problem communicating with county Job & Family Services (CJFS) regarding benefits or application; Public benefits case involving applicant with a mental impairment, language or literacy barrier, or other issue; Veteran benefits overpayments, veteran benefits being denied/terminated, or change to discharge status.

Services provided to individuals who need assistance with light household chores including laundry, grocery shopping, and cleaning. Services provided especially to elderly persons living alone or those at risk for neglect or institutionalization.

Ohio Works First (cash assistance) is temporary assistance available to families to help pay for immediate needs while the adults of the family prepare and search for jobs. Benefits are distributed through the EPPIcard, which can be used like a debit card, or through direct deposit into the individual’s bank account.

Provides programs and services to address a wide range of critical issues, including: Civil Rights; Disability Rights; Fair Administration; FEMA: Disaster Assistance; Health Care/Health Reform; Meeting Basic Needs; Privatization & Modernization; SNAP (Food Stamps); Supporting Employment and Workers' Compensation.

Provides advice and representation concerning denial, reduction, termination, and/or overpayment of county, state, and/or federal public benefits such as OWF (Ohio Works First); Disability Medical Assistance (DMA); Medicaid; Prevention, Retention, and Contingency (PRC); Healthy Start; Food Stamps; Social Security; Medicare; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); and other public benefit programs including Unemployment Compensation benefits.

Services provided to individuals who need assistance with light household chores including laundry, grocery shopping, and cleaning. Services provided especially to elderly persons living alone or those at risk for neglect or institutionalization.

Offers assistance in using the Ohio Benefits Portal, where individuals can check eligibility and apply for public benefits such as Medicaid, Healthy Start and Healthy Families, food stamps, cash assistance, early childhood services, child care subsidies, and voter registration.

Provides one-on-one financial and legal planning for individuals diagnosed with cancer or after the loss of a loved one. Most sessions are 45-60 minutes. - Bankruptcy Consultations: Navigate the filing process and learn about financial options from a professional bankruptcy consultant. - Debt Management Consultations: Obtain information on debt resolution strategies during a comprehensive family budget review. - Financial Planning Consultations: Manage 401K options, insurance, retirement goals, and investments. - Insurance Consultations: Answer questions related to health insurance, long term care insurance, and life insurance. - Social Security & Disability Consultations: Learn about social security and disability benefits. - Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning Consultation: Receive assistance with estate planning, living wills, wills, medical power of attorney, and trusts.

Provides advice and representation concerning denial, reduction, termination, and/or overpayment of county, state, and/or federal public benefits such as OWF (Ohio Works First); Disability Medical Assistance (DMA); Medicaid; Prevention, Retention, and Contingency (PRC); Healthy Start; Food Stamps; Social Security; Medicare; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); and other public benefit programs including Unemployment Compensation benefits.

Provides assistance for prospective or current public financial assistance recipients who are having difficulty understanding and/or obtaining the full benefits to which they are entitled by law under various income support entitlement programs including the following: - Ohio Works First. - Food stamps. - Social Security Disability and SSI. - Medicaid and Medicare. - Unemployment.

Full service workforce resource center. Offers a variety of services to assist job seekers seek employment. Services are free and include: computers, faxes and phones to aid job search, training in beginning computer use, tools to create a resume and prepare for job interviews, career exploration, facts on occupations in demand and wage statistics, information on obtaining a GED or remediation in Reading, Math and English, tips on funding for school, referrals for transportation assistance, child care, housing, utility bills, etc.

Full service workforce resource center. Offers a variety of services to assist job seekers seek employment. Services are free and include: computers, faxes and phones to aid job search, training in beginning computer use, tools to create a resume and prepare for job interviews, career exploration, facts on occupations in demand and wage statistics, information on obtaining a GED or remediation in Reading, Math and English, tips on funding for school, referrals for transportation assistance, child care, housing, utility bills, etc.

Full service workforce resource center. Offers a variety of services to assist job seekers seek employment. Services are free and include: computers, faxes and phones to aid job search, training in beginning computer use, tools to create a resume and prepare for job interviews, career exploration, facts on occupations in demand and wage statistics, information on obtaining a GED or remediation in Reading, Math and English, tips on funding for school, referrals for transportation assistance, child care, housing, utility bills, etc.

Assists in completing and / or submitting a wide variety of forms for programs offered to qualifying seniors including HEAP, Homestead Exemption, Golden Buckeye Card, Jobs and Family Services, Metropolitan Housing Authority, and Living Will/Durable Power of Attorney forms.

Offers an internet-based, counselor assisted program that helps low- and moderate-income individuals and families file for public benefits. Includes Healthy Start and Healthy Families, Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), child care subsidies, food stamps, voter registration and more.

Services provided to individuals who need assistance with light household chores including laundry, grocery shopping, and cleaning. Services provided especially to elderly persons living alone or those at risk for neglect or institutionalization.

Services provided to individuals who need assistance with light household chores including laundry, grocery shopping, and cleaning. Services provided especially to elderly persons living alone or those at risk for neglect or institutionalization.