[OPLINLIST] Message from Ohio Department of Job and Family Services: State of Ohio Online Benefit Application

[Marsha McDevitt-Stredney]

Please excuse duplicate postings...

 

I received the following announcement this morning from the Ohio
Department of Job and Family Services for Ohio Public Libraries.

Marsha

 

 

Marsha McDevitt-Stredney

Marketing & Communications Director

274 E. 1st Avenue

Columbus, OH 43201

Tel: 614-644-6875

Fax: 614-466-3584

www.library.ohio.gov <http://www.library.ohio.gov/> 

 

State of Ohio Online Benefit Application

Applying for food, cash and medical assistance just got easier, thanks
to a new Web site that allows Ohioans to apply for benefits wherever
they can access a Web connection, the Ohio Department of Job and Family
Services (ODJFS) has announced. The Web site, 
http://ODJFSBenefits.ohio.gov <http://odjfsbenefits.ohio.gov/> , is a
collaborative effort of ODJFS and the Ohio Association of Second Harvest
Foodbanks. A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture helped fund
the site's development. Ohioans who believe they are eligible for
assistance or who need to update their case information can now do so 24
hours a day from any available computer with Internet access. 

 

The process is quick, easy and secure. Here's how it works:

 

*         To apply online for food, cash and medical assistance:

1)       From a computer with an Internet connection, go to 
http://ODJFSBenefits.ohio.gov <http://odjfsbenefits.ohio.gov/> . 

2)       Click on "Apply for Benefits." 

3)       Fill out the information requested. 

4)       Click "Submit." 

 

*         To make changes to existing cases online:

1)       From a computer with Internet access, go to 
http://ODJFSBenefits.ohio.gov <http://odjfsbenefits.ohio.gov/> . 

2)       Click on "Report My Changes." 

3)       Those who are using online change reporting for the first time
will need to request a "Change Request Key." To do this, they must have
on hand a copy of any letter they have received from their county
agency, to locate specially coded information at the bottom. After they
enter the information requested, a 12-digit Change Request Key will be
sent to their home address. (If they have moved, they should be sure
their county agency has their current address before they request the
Change Request Key.) It may take up to seven days to receive the Change
Request Key.

4)       Return to http://ODJFSBenefits.ohio.gov
<http://odjfsbenefits.ohio.gov/>  and click again on "Report My
Changes." 

5)       Enter the information requested, including the Change Request
Key.

6)       Click "Submit." 

 

After the information is submitted, it will be forwarded to the nearest
county department of job and family services, and the applicant will
receive a confirmation number and e-mail. A caseworker from the county
agency will contact the applicant to verify the information submitted
and possibly to schedule an interview.

 

To download a printable poster advertising the State of Ohio Online
Benefit Application, go to ODFJS Forms Central at 
http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/forms/inter.asp, 
click on "Form Name" and type in "Applying for Benefits Just Got
Easier."

For a fact sheet with more information about the Online Benefit
Application, go to 
http://jfs.ohio.gov/factsheets/onlineBenefitApplication.pdf. 

 

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