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Child Care Services
Publicly Funded Child Care helps eligible families pay for childcare so parents and caregivers can work, attend school, participate in job training, or engage in other approved activities.
Help Paying for Child Care

Child Care Forms and Resources

Child Care Tools

Outreach Locations

Child Care FAQs
Medicaid
Help with health coverage, medical care and long-term services
Medicaid provides free or low-cost health coverage to eligible Ohio residents. Summit County Department of Job and Family Services determines eligibility, processes applications and renewals, and helps residents access coverage for medical care, prescriptions, transportation, and long-term services and supports.
Medicaid

Who may qualify for Medicaid?

What does Medicaid cover?

Apply for Medicaid

Medicaid Programs and Services

Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Long-term Care and Waiver Services

Non-emergency Transportation

Medicaid Managed Care Plans

Outreach Locations

Medicaid Forms and Resources

Medicaid FAQs
Cash
& Food
Help buying groceries, meeting essential family needs and overcoming short-term financial barriers
Summit County Job and Family Services administers food and cash assistance programs for eligible residents. Different programs serve different needs. Eligibility depends on factors such as household size, income, family circumstances and program requirements.
Cash and Food Assistance

Ohio Works First

Prevention, Retention and Contingency

SNAP Program

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Outreach Locations

Cash and Food Assistance Forms and Resources

Cash and Food Assistance FAQs
Social
Services
Protection, support and resources for individuals and families
Summit County Job and Family Services provides social services that protect vulnerable older adults and connect eligible residents with resources and support. Services include Adult Protective Services, refugee resettlement assistance, voter registration support, and connections to community organizations and other resources.
Voter Registration

Adult Protective Services

Refugee Resettlement

Outreach Locations

Social Services and APS Forms and Resources

Social Services FAQs
Workforce
Development
Build skills, find work, and move toward financial stability
Find free employment, training, education and career-planning resources to help you build skills, find work and move toward greater financial stability.
Workforce Development

SNAP Education & Training Program

Summit County Benefit Bridge Program

Summit County BOSS Program

Summit County Youth Employment Program

Workforce Development Forms and Resources

Workforce Development FAQs
Contracting
Opportunities, guidance and resources for service providers
JFS Contract Administration manages the process used to purchase social services for Summit County residents. This section provides current bidding opportunities, County plans, provider manuals, public-hearing information, service-delivery guidance, forms, and proposal instructions.
Contracting

Bidding Opportunities

Summit County Plans

Provider Manuals

Public Hearings

Service Delivery Guidance

Contracting Instructions, Fact Sheets & Forms

Contracting FAQs

Child Care Tools

Apply, reapply or manage your Child Care Benefits This system will help you locate the type of early care and education program that meets your needs.
Find a child care center This system will help you locate the type of early care and education program that meets your needs.

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Akron, OH 44301
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