Missouri Family Support Division - Jackson County Downtown

Description

The Missouri Child Care Assistance Program provides assistance with payment for child care to enable families to gain employment and remain employed.

Hours

M-F 8am-4:45pm; those requesting an interview should arrive as early as possible in order to be seen

Required Documents

Photo ID, SS numbers for everyone in the household, proof of address, proof of income and resources, including award letters. To check on your status, you may also use your case number.

Eligibility

Must meet income guidelines, and need child care because you have a child under age thirteen, or age thirteen or older with a special need, and you are: working; attending school; in job training; disabled; being evaluated for training and/or employment; receiving child welfare services from the Department of Social Services Children’s Division; and/or you have a child with special needs.

Fees

Child care providers receive payment directly from DSS for payment of the state rate (varies by county), less any sliding fee. You are responsible for paying the sliding fee and any co-payment charges to the child care provider (except for Children’s Division families child care assistance). Parents/guardians can lose their child care assistance for failure to pay their sliding fee. Children with special needs may have sliding fee waived.

Intake Procedure

Vist location or call to request that an application be mailed to you. You will also need to complete an interview with FSD.

Languages

Translation services available

Service Area

Jackson County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Child Support Enforcement provides establishment and/or enforcement of a child support order and/or Medicaid support order; modification of a child support order; and establishment of paternity.

Hours

M-F 8am-4:45pm

Required Documents

SS number or eight digit case number

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Visit locaation to an FSD resource center or call.

Languages

Translation services available

Service Area

Jackson County, MO

Geography Served

Description

This office provides information and applications for food assistance.

Hours

M-F 8am-4:45pm; those requesting an interview should arrive as early as possible in order to be seen

Required Documents

Photo ID, SS numbers for everyone in the household, proof of address, income and resources, including award letters. To check on your status, you may also use your case number.

Eligibility

Income guidelines

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

You may download an application from the website, request an application be mailed to you or walk in. You will also need to complete an interview with FSD.

Languages

Translation services available

Service Area

Jackson County, MO

Geography Served

Description

This office accepts Medicaid appeals and complaints. This office allows you to appeal your Medicaid and submit complaints.

Hours

M-F 8am-4:45pm

Required Documents

Photo ID, SS numbers for everyone in the household, proof of address, income and resources, including award letters. You may also use your case number.

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Visit location or call.

Languages

Translation services available

Service Area

Jackson County, MO

Geography Served

Description

This office provides applications for Medicaid.

Hours

M-F 8am-4:45pm

Required Documents

Please bring a photo ID, SS numbers for everyone in the household, proof of residency, income and resources. To check on your status, you may also use your MO HealthNet member number. Photo ID, SS numbers for everyone in the household, proof of address, income and resources, including award letters. To check on your status, you may also use your case number.

Eligibility

Income guidelines

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

You may apply online or on the phone (only for MOHealthNet for Families), download an application from the website, request an application be mailed to you or walk in.

Languages

Translation services available

Service Area

Jackson County, MO

Geography Served

Description

This office provides applications for TANF. This assistance can be provided to needy families with children and provide parents with job preparation, work and support services to enable them to leave the program and become self-sufficient. This office provides the documentation and applications for TANF. This assistance can be provided to needy families with children and provide parents with job preparation, work and support services to enable them to leave the program and become self-sufficient.

Hours

M-F 8am-4:45pm; those requesting an interview should arrive as early as possible in order to be seen

Required Documents

Photo ID, SS numbers for everyone in the household, proof of address, income and resources, including award letters. To check on your status, you may also use your case number.

Eligibility

Income guidelines

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

You may download an application from the website, request an application be mailed to you or walk in. You will also need to complete an interview with FSD.

Languages

Translation services available

Service Area

Jackson County, MO

Geography Served