Ashland County Department of Job and Family Services

Hours: 8:00-4:00 M,W,Th,F, 7:30-6:00 Tue
 The following programs are available for qualified families and individuals:

    Child Care
    Disability Financial Assistance
    Food Assistance Program
    Healthchek
    Kinship Incentive Program
    Medicaid
    Medicaid- Aged, Blind, Disabled
    Non Emergency Transportation Services (NET)
    Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Medicaid
    Ohio Works First
    Pregnancy Related Services (PRS)
    Prevention, Retention and Contingency (PRC)
    Project Comfort
    Waiver Programs
    Ready Set Learn

Ohio Works First was established to provide time-limited cash assistance to eligible families through Ohio's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program which emphasizes employment, personal responsibility and self-sufficiency. Applications are completed and processed at county departments of job and family services. Cash assistance is provided to eligible families for up to 36 months. For child-only cases, there are no time-limits for cash assistance.

In order to be eligible for OWF, a household must include the following:

    A minor child or a pregnant woman at least 6 months pregnant
    A child residing with a parent, specified relative, legal guardian or legal custodian
    Unmarried minor parents and pregnant minors must be in an approved adult-supervised living arrangement

Adults and minor heads-of-household who apply for or receive benefits must sign a self-sufficiency contract and may be required to participate in a work activity to receive OWF. Failure to comply with the contract without good cause, can result in sanctions affecting the entire family.

You can file an application:

    in person at our agency during regular business hours
    by mailing or faxing a completed application

EBT is the US government\s electronic based system in the US for payment of monies to those approved for food and cash benefit payments.

Check EBT Card Balance
States have their methods to log in and check your ETB balance online. We provide that information on our state pages.

Apply for EBT Card
Most states allow online applications for EBT Cards through the application for Food Stamps (SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) or cash benefits through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). We provided this local office contact for those who want to apply for their EBT in person at this office. After applying for your benefits you will most likely need to come in for an interview at this or another local social service office.