Help – Where & How

Apply for Cash, Food, and Medcaid Benefits

Phone: 1-844-640-6446

Online: Apply for cash, food, or health care online.

Print a form: Job and Family Services Request for Cash, Food, and Medical Assistance Form

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.

Tuscarawas County United Way Resource Directory

• Dial 211 from any phone in Tuscarawas County.
• Dial 1-855-211-7039, if 211 will not work with your phone service provider.
• Click here to go to the United Way website.

Help with Food

• Job and Family Services Request for Cash, Food, and Medical Assistance Form – See Public Assistance Application above.
• TCJFS132 Food Pantries of Tuscarawas County

Help with Baby Formula and Diapers

• Baby Products Coupons and Samples

Help with your Health

• The Tuscarawas Clinic – Health Clinic for the Working Uninsured
• Tuscarawas County Health Department
• The ADAMHS Board – Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services

Help with Child Support

• Click here for a “Help with Child Support” brochure.

Help with Employment

• Ohio Means Jobs – Stark and Tuscarawas Counties

Help with Transportation

• TUSCTransit – Transportation for anyone in Tuscarawas County – Any income level

Help with Phone Service

• Frontier Communications – Call: 1-800-683-9793

Includes the Dover, New Philadelphia, Bolivar, Strasburg, and Sugarcreek areas.

• AT&T – Call: 1-800-377-9450

Includes the Uhrichsville, Dennison, Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas, and Newcomerstown areas.

• SafeLink Wireless – Free cell phone and monthly minutes for low-income individuals.
  Click Here or Call: 1-800-Safelink

LOW INCOME OHIOANS ELIGIBLE FOR TELEPHONE LIFELINE

Eligible customers receive:

1. Discount on monthly basic telephone service rate.
2. A waiver of all charges for telephone service connection.
3. Not required to pay deposit or up-front charges for establishing telephone service.
4. Free toll blocking and 900 or 976 blocking.

Eligibility includes:

1. Household income at/below 135 or 150 percent of poverty (depending on telephone company), or participate in other state or federal low-income programs (Medicaid, Food Stamps, General Assistance, OWF, SSI, Section 8, HEAP, or National School Free Lunch Program).
2. Customers should contact their local telephone service provider to apply for participation in the Lifeline program. More info about Lifeline available at www.PUCO.ohio.gov or www.pickocc.org; OR call PUCO at 1-800-686-7826 or the OCC at 1-877-742-5622.