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Ohio Works First (OWF) Benefits

Ohio Works First (cash assistance) is a temporary assistance program available to families to help pay for immediate needs while the adults of the family prepare and search for jobs. The cash assistance program stresses personal responsibility and financial independence. Together with agency staff, OWF participants will develop a plan with a goal of family self-sufficiency.

Cash assistance is provided to eligible families for up to 36 months in most cases. Cash assistance benefits are distributed electronically through the EPPI Card, which is similar to a debit card.

You may apply for cash assistance online(fastest) here or by filling out the Request for Cash, Food and Medical Assistance form and submitting it to Marion County Job & Family Services, 363 W. Fairground St., Marion, OH 43302, fax to (740) 387-2175, or email to MarionCounty@JFS.Ohio.gov.

To process applications quickly, the following information is needed:

  • Social Security Card or proof that you’ve applied for one
  • Proof of Income before taxes for the past 30 days
  • Proof of identity, for example: a driver’s license or state ID
  • Proof of residency, for example: rental receipt or lease agreement
  • Housing and utility costs: current rent/mortgage and utility bills
  • Any child care or dependent care costs
  • Any child support you pay for children not living with you

Marion County Job & Family Services may ask you to provide other documents. If you need help getting any documents please notify the agency. Please write your name and case number on your verification documents.

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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English.  Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (833) 620-1071, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to:

mail:  Food and  Nutrition Service, USDA, 1320 Braddock Place, Room 334, Alexandria, VA 22314; or

fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

email: FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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