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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD ASSISTANCE: Provides free food benefits monthly to eligible low-income households that allows them to purchase food from participating stores. Clients are given an independence card similar to a bank debit card to access benefits. Applicants who are eligible for food stamps may receive them within seven days if their resources are...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Social Services to Adults
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
CASE MANAGEMENT: Assists people to obtain needed home and community based long-term services, equipment and programs so that they can remain in their own homes and be self-efficient and self-reporting. Prevents abuse, neglect or exploitation of vulnerable adults. Case management services include assessment, linkage to services within DSS and the co...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Temporary Disability Assistance Program
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
TDAP: A program provided for single, disabled adults. It provides cash, medical and housing benefits to disabled individuals. TDAP recipients may receive benefits for only 12 months out of a 36 month period unless they are pursuing SSI or appealing a SSI decision.
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Office of Home Energy Programs
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
OVERVIEW: Provides assistance to eligible Dorchester County families, homeowners and renters with the cost of heating in the winter and electric bills. The program is available from July 1st to June 30th.SERVICES:1) Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP): Provides assistance grants to help with home heating bills. Payments are made o the fuel su...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES: Provides investigations into allegations of physical or sexual abuse and neglect of children. Legal mandates require children in neglect cases to be seen within 5 days and in abuse cases within 24 hours. Emergency services may include placement in sheltered care or court involvement, or may involve counseling with the fam...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Office of Child Support Administration
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
CHILD SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION: Provides services which establish and enforce child support orders. Locates the non-custodial parent, proves the paternity of the child, gets a court order for support, collects support payments, enforces the court order and reviews and modifies the court order. Persons applying for Temporary Cash Assistance must file ...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Emergency Assistance to Families with Children
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides emergency cash assistance (grant) to families with children. Assists with court-ordered evictions, foreclosures, utility cut-offs and water bills may be used only once in a 24-month period. Provides funds for persons who have experienced an official disaster (hurricane, flood, fire). Children 18-21 must be enrolled f...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Foster Care for Children & Licensing
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
FOSTER CARE: Provides temporary out of home placement for children in either foster homes or group homes when it is clearly determined that there parents or legal guardians are unable or unwilling to provide safe and appropriate care for them. Placements are court-ordered or through voluntary parent agreement, depending on the nature of the case. ...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, In-Home Aide Services
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
IN-HOME AIDE SERVICES: Provides assistance with activities of daily living for eligible persons. Services include personal care, housekeeping chores, budgeting, laundry and meal preparation, as well as teaching clients to perform these tasks independently.
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Medical Assistance
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
OVERVIEW: Provides assistance with screening and applying for Medicaid. Medicaid provides health coverage for some low-income individuals, families, older adults and people with disabilities. Also assists individuals with questions/concerns regarding the Medicare Beneficiary programs.SERVICES:1) QUALIFIED DISABLED AND WORKING INDIVIDUALS: Serves in...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Emergency and Transitional Housing Program
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: Provides limited funds to assist adults and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Assistance may be available to qualifying persons in case of verifiable emergency such as utility-cut-off or eviction. Funds are available to qualifying residents once per fiscal year.
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Adult Protective Services
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES: Offers services to adults who lack the mental or physical capacity to sufficiently provide for their daily needs to protect their health, safety, and welfare. An adult at-risk of endangerment is one who is maltreated, has inadequate food, clothing or shelter, or lacks essential medical care. DSS investigates the reports a...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Burial Assistance
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
BURIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides assistance with funeral expenses to families by providing a benefit when the deceased individual was either receiving assistance thru the Family Investment Program or met the eligibility requirements of the program. The cost of burial plots, vaults, grave digging, and burial clothing contributed by family members and fri...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Adoption
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
ADOPTION: Provides services which enable children to become free for adoption and to be placed with adoptive parents. Services can be provided at the direct request of the child's birth parents or initiated by foster care staff for children who have been abandoned or who have been in foster care with no chance of returning to their families. Childr...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Project Home
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
HOUSING: Provides supportive housing, personal care and case management services to single elderly, persons with AIDS or disabled adults who cannot live alone primarily due to mental or physical health problems. Placements are in private homes. Providers supervise residents in meeting their physical and social needs and arrange for transportation t...
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Caroline County Department of Social Services, Temporary Cash Assistance
Agency: Caroline County Department of Social Services
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides welfare reform program that's designed to help families to become independent of welfare support through work, personal responsibility and community involvement. Customers are required to participate in work activities for a minimum of 40 hours per week in exchange for temporary cash assistance, child care, training ...
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