Financial Assistance

The purpose of financial assistance is  to provide temporary assistance to those who will make a conscientious effort to find a permanent solution to their financial problems.  

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

· Effective July 22, 1994, Title 59, Ohio Revised Code, was changed to the following as being eligible for financial assistance only; a person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States on active military duty and was discharged under honorable conditions, and who either served on active duty for reasons other then training or while serving on active duty for training, incurred a disability recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Defense as service-connected; and active-duty member of the Armed Force of the United States, or the spouse, surviving spouse, dependent parent, minor child, or ward of a veteran or active-duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States.

· A Bona fide resident who has lived in the county for at least three months prior to the date of application for financial assistance.  Proof of residency is the responsibility of the individual seeking assistance.

· Each applicant eligible for financial assistance shall provide a statement concerning monthly household income and provide all household bills for the past thirty days.  Applicants will also be required to provide information concerning the amount of real and personal taxable property, stocks, bonds, money, on hand, loaned or deposited in any bank or elsewhere, shares in building associations, mortgages, notes or other, articles of value from which an income or revenue is derived.