Putnam couNty job
and family services
INFORMATION guide
Information on Services, Benefits, Programs and Personnel
Putnam County Job and Family Services
1225 East Third St.
Ottawa, Ohio 45875
Telephone
419-523-4580
Toll Free
1-800-998-5332
Fax
419-523-6130
Hours of
Operation:
Monday
through Friday
7:00 AM -4:30 PM
2008
INFORMATION GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AGENCY VISION, MISSION AND VALUE STATEMENT .
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TABLE OF ORGANIZATION
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AGENCY OPERATION
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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
CONTINUED......
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SOCIAL SERVICES PROTECTION UNIT
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SOCIAL SERVICES PREVENTION UNIT
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WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED
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CLIENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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CLIENT RIGHTS AND
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Our Vision
Putnam
County Job and Family Services seeks to enhance the lives of children, families
and individuals through our commitment to provide respectful, compassionate and
exceptional service.
Our Mission
Through
best practice, Putnam County Job and Family Services will protect children,
nurture families/individuals and develop job opportunities for our customers which lead to family stability and self-sufficiency, as we
believe children and families/individuals are Putnam Countys most valuable
resources.
Our Values
Customer Service, every child, family and individual will be afforded prompt
courteous service in all areas of our agency.
Quality,
knowledgeable trained staff will provide competent services that our customer
expect and deserve.
Integrity, our
employees will serve the county and its citizens honorably and with high
ethical standards.
Communication, we will communicate with our customers in a responsive,
productive and courteous way.
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PUTNAM COUNTY TABLE OF ORGANIZATION
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AGENCY
ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS
Kim T.
Diamond, Director
Responsible for
overall agency functions
Holly
Huber, Assistant Director
Responsible for
agency fiscal operations and business office functions
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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Michele Weihrauch,
Supervisor
Unit Staff
Kathy Buist Sherri Niese Melinda Gonzalez
Connie Radabaugh
Angie Okuley Jennifer
Helmke
Elidia DeLeon
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Prevention,
Retention and Contingency (PRC) program is designed to assist low income families with
necessary resources to:
Divert
families from having to apply for OWF cash assistance when a crisis situation
arises.
Provide for
contingent needs by helping families with nonrecurring urgent problems that
could result in families needing long-term public assistance and aid with a
state-declared disaster.
Ohio Works
First (OWF) is
part of Ohios Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program and was
established to provide time-limited cash assistance to eligible families. The OWF program provides cash benefits to
eligible needy families for up to 36 months if they fulfill all of the
requirements in their Self Sufficiency Plan and Contract.
The emphasis
of OWF is self sufficiency, personal responsibility and employment. Eligibility determinations are based on the
provisions contained in the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Administrative Code.
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM helps people with low incomes obtain
nutritious food. Food Stamps are used to
purchase specific staples and grocery items at participating grocery
stores. Eligibility is based on federal
guidelines including income, resources and household size. Food Stamps are issued by the United States
Department of Agriculture and eligibility is determined by the county job and
family services.
MEDICAID is a state and federally funded
health care coverage plan for low-income and medically vulnerable people of all
ages. Medicaid provides health coverage
to a number of different groups of people who meet financial requirements. There are two major groups, covered Families
and Children, and people who are Aged, Blind or Disabled
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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (CONTINUED)
Covered Families and Children
Healthy
Families provides coverage to the entire family and is available to families
who income is at or below 90% of the Federal Poverty Guideline. Families receiving OWF are automatically
eligible for this type of Medicaid coverage. Healthy Start provides coverage to
children and pregnant women. Children
are covered from birth through age 18 in families with incomes at or below 200%
of the Federal Poverty Guideline.
Children in families with income between 150% and 200% of the Federal
Poverty Guideline must be uninsured in order to get Healthy Start. Pregnant womens family income must be at or
below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline.
Coverage for the Aged, Blind or
Disabled
Medicaid
provides coverage for adults 65 or older, individuals who are legally blind and
individuals of any age with a disability determined by the state or Social
Security Administration. Eligibility is
based on monthly income and asset limits.
Medicaid coverage includes:
The Basic
Health Plan
The Long-Term
Care Health Plan
Medicare Premium Assistance
The Hospital
Care Assurance Program
The
Disability Assistance Program
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