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An
Overview of Programs
Assessment Program:
Services and support for applicants, to help them find employment or other
resources and avoid going onto welfare
Jobs Program:
Provides employment preparation, training and placement services to people
on welfare, to help them find and keep work. Services include basic education,
"Life Skills" classes and job-search assistance
Jobs Plus:
A special component of the JOBS Program, which places people in short-term,
on-the-job training positions with private and public employers for which
they are paid at least minimum wage.
Oregon Child Support
Program: Helps families obtain child support from absent parents.
Services include locating absent parents, establishing paternity, setting
up legal child support obligations and enforcing support orders.
Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF): Provides cash benefits for one and
two-parent families. The maximum cash payment for a family of three is
$503 a month Combined with Food Stamps, that equals about 72% of the poverty
level.
Food Stamps:
Provided to families on welfare. employed low-income families and individuals,
the elderly, and people with disabilities, to help them purchase food.
The cost of benefits is paid by the federal government; administrative
costs are shared by the state and federal governments
Employment Related
day Care (ERDC): Assists tow-income families in paying child-care
costs, so they can remain on the job. Families pay a portion of their day
care bills, based on their income.
Medical Assistance
Programs: These programs. Including the Oregon Health Plan,
provide health coverage to low-income residents. AFS and SDSD handle eligibility
for the programs; the Office of Medical Assistance
Programs in the Department is Human Resources
is responsible for the programs policies
Retention:
Services to support newly employed clients to insure clients stay employed
and to help them develop long term career goals. Services include: Case
Management, Career Counseling, and Support Services
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