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Stark County Job & Family Services supports the community by protecting, stabilizing, and strengthening individuals and families.
- Cash assistance
- Food assistance
- Medicaid & Medical
- Non-emergency transportation – Transportation to and from Medicaid-qualified appointments, including doctor visits, dental visits, vision appointments and more.
- Child care services
- Work experience program – Program participants are matched with local businesses and organizations in exchange for public assistance benefits.
- Subsidized Employment Program (SEP) – Supports local employers by offsetting the costs of hiring and training new employees.
- Foster care & adoption
- Kinship care
- Child support services
- Project KARE
- Healthy Start – Medicaid-funded program providing basic medical coverage for pregnant women and children up to 19 years old.
- PRC Plan – providing short-term assistance to address an emergent need and help families retain and maintain employment.