Direct Services include:

• Prenatal: Maternity clothes/layettes/car seat & crib
• Birth to 6 years: Diapers/clothes/car seat/crib
• Financial Assistance: Assistance paying a past due utility bill (electric, gas or water) with a disconnect notice or rental assistance only with an eviction notice or letter from landlord of pending eviction.

To be eligible for assistance, all clients must provide the following:

• Verification of Social Security Number and Picture Identification
• Birth Certificate or proof of age for all children under 6
• Food Stamp (Letter)
• Income (Employment, SSI, Child Support, Unemployment, TANF)

Exceptions to income:

• Pregnant Clients
• Students over 18 years – must have current enrollment printout

Clients who have had a loss of income within 60 days (involuntary loss of employment or loss of employment hours) are eligible for assistance with separation notice or letter from employer.

After receiving assistance for the first time, all clients must attend four hours of Personal Finance Class and 1 hour of Parenting Class to be eligible for further assistance.