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Offers legal representation to individuals who have been arrested or summoned for incarceration. Legal Representation
Provides resources for behavioral health treatment and rehabilitation services.
Public Health and Safety
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- Offers resources, referrals, case management, and outreach
- Applicants may be homeowners, renters, roomers, or boarders
- Available all year for electricity and during the winter months for heat
- Limited funds available for furnace repair, replacement, and other weatherization procedures
Offers residential detoxification and intermediate care services for adults with an alcohol and/or chemical dependency, and those with co-occurring disorders. Substance Use Disorder Services More information: - Detoxification lasts 3 to 7 days and intermediate care stays are limited to 21 days - Patients may be referred to a program for continued care after rehabilitation
Offers free monthly food benefits.
Benefits Counseling
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- Expedited SNAP benefits may be available for those in emergency situations
Provides copies of birth and death certificates.
Records, Licenses, and Permits
Offers day programs to help individuals become self-sustaining. Aging and Disability Services More information: - Provides community-based activities, volunteer opportunities, social, vocational, and life skills instruction, and hobby and recreational supports
Provides employment and training services to eligible veterans and military personnel, and their spouses. Employment Services More information:
- Offers job counseling, testing, and placement assistance
- Case management services are available
Provides services to establish and enforce child support orders.
Family Services
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- Assists with locating the noncustodial parent, establishing paternity, establishing a court order for child support and health insurance, enforcing the court order, reviewing and adjusting the court ordered support amount, collecting support payments, and more
Provides individuals and families with financial assistance for heating and utility expenses.
Utility Assistance
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- Applicants may be homeowners, renters, roomers, or boarders
- Available all year for electricity and during the winter months for heat
- Limited funds available for furnace repair, replacement, and other weatherization procedures
Offers an early childhood education program that includes educational, nutritional, and health services.
Education Programs
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- Offers special services for children with physical and developmental disabilities
Runs detention facilities. Correctional Facilities More information:
- Includes dietary, medical, recreation, accredited education, and counseling services
- Youth attend school in the facility year round
Provides adoption services. Adoption and Foster Services More information: - Adoptive parents must go through a home study process before being approved to adopt - Many children who are available for adoption have special needs or disabilities - Post-adoption services may include information and referral, outreach assistance and a monthly subsidy
Provides assistance, learning opportunities, and resources. Advocacy, Adoption and Foster Services
Provides support, accountability, and opportunities for youth who have violated the law or are a danger to themselves or others. Crime Prevention and Response, Correctional Facilities and Services
Provides inpatient and partial hospitalization behavioral health services for severe mental health issues. Mental Health Services More Information:
- Provides crisis intervention services
- Includes medication management
- Waitlist is permanently closed as of 2019 due to changes in program regulation and eligibility
- Individuals experiencing a housing crisis should call the Housing Stabilization Programs
Provides in-home evaluations and supports to address the developmental and behavioral needs of children. Mental Health Services More information:
- Helps determine appropriate referrals for further professional evaluation and follow up
- Provides coaching and mentoring to establish boundaries and structure for the child
Provides outreach services to identify and connect with individuals who are homeless and recovering from mental illness. Case Management More information: - Networks with shelters, state agencies, behavioral health providers, and more.
Provides support for individuals with severe disabilities to encourage employment and independence. Employment Services More information:
- Includes vocational counseling, physical and mental restoration, communication and equipment services, job training and placement, and rehabilitation technology services
- Independent living services available for older adults with visual impairments
Offers high-quality new or gently used clothes, furniture, linens, electronics, jewelry, household items, and much more.
Clothing Assistance, Home Goods
Provides limited financial assistance for funeral expenses, including burial plots, vaults, grave digging, and burial clothing.
Benefits Counseling
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- Funds cannot be used towards reimbursement of expenses already paid
- Supports self-advocacy
Distributes bags of food to Howard County residents in need. Food Assistance More information: - Emergency food assistance may be available by appointment