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Child Support Enforcement
Child Support Enforcement provides many services including
locating absent parents, establishing paternity, establishing child support and
medical support orders, modifying and enforcing court orders, and receiving and
distributing payments.
Visit www.childsupportnd.com for
more information.
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Children's Special Health Services
The purpose of Children's Special Health Services is to provide services for children with special health care needs and their families and promote family-centered, community-based, coordinated services and systems of health-care. To obtain more information, click here. |
Dental Access Programs
To obtain information on low-cost dental care services, click here. |
Disability Services
To obtain more information about services for people with disabilities, click here. |
Economic Assistance - TANF and JOBS
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is intended to move low income families from public assistance to self-sufficiency by providing cash assistance along with work readiness, training and job placement services.
The Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program is a companion program that focuses on work-readiness, training and job placement services. The department contracts with Job Service North Dakota to provide these services to JOBS participants. Click here for further information on both of these programs. |
Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and Family Nutrition Program (FNP)
NDSU Extension Service "Food Wise" EFNEP program provides nutrition education for limited-resource families with young childen on reservations and in Cass and Grand Forks Counties in North Dakota. The Family Nutrition Program (FNP) targets SNAP participants and eligible persons, and disseminates educational information through various groups and media. FNP targets low-income families with young children, intensively instructs groups of persons over a period of time, and "graduates" persons who complete a defined educational curriculum. Click here to access EPNEP and FNP program information. |
Food and Nutrition - Food Pantries
To obtain information on North Dakota's Food Pantries for low-income persons, click here. |
Food and Nutrition - WIC Program
To obtain information on WIC (a nutrition program for women, infants, and children), click here. |
Head Start and Early Head Start
To obtain more information on North Dakota Head Start and Early Head Start educational enrichment programs for low-income children, click here. |
Housing Support
To obtain more information on programs that help families find affordable housing, click here. |
Job Seekers
To access tools and help for those seeking work, click here. |
Job Service North Dakota's Share Network
This site offers a directory of services designed to help people identify resources such as human services, information and referral, financial assistance, and other forms of help within North Dakota. Click here to access this site and click on "Become a SHARE Network Member." You will need to create a free account to access information from this site. |
Legal Help
To obtain free help with civil legal matters, low-income persons and families should click here. |
North Dakota Community Action Agencies
Seven Community Action Agencies in North Dakota provide programs and services that empower low-income individuals and families to become self sufficient. Locate Community Action services and additional resources in your area. Programs include: Child Care and Head Start; Client Education; Emergency Assistance; Financial and Legal Services; Energy Assistance Programs; Food Programs; Health Services; Housing Services; Prevention Programs; Self-Sufficiency Programs and Youth Services. Click here to access their site. |
North Dakota Public Health
Programs designed to improve the health of North Dakota families. Provides funding, technical assistance, training, needs assessments, educational materials and other resources to local public health units, schools and other public and private entities that offer health services in North Dakota communities. Click here to access their website. |
Social Security Income
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a Federal income program administered
by the Social Security Administration but different from Social Security
benefits. A child from birth to age 18 may receive monthly SSI payments if
meeting the definition of disability and the income and resources of parents and
child are within allowed limits. At age 18 the child might qualify for SSI as an
adult. SSI information is online at www.socialsecurity.gov or call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY
1-800-325-0778). Also see SSA Benefits For Children With Disabilities at
www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10026.html. |
Unemployment Insurance
To obtain information on how to file for unemployment insurance, click here. |
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