Emergency Assistance Programs in this group include the federal Individual and Family Grant program, which is to provide financial relief to victims of disasters, and social services and financial and medical assistance to repatriated U.S. citizens. Housing Housing related services include the Rental Assistance Program which provides subsidies for rent payment, and the Section 8 Certificate and Voucher program. The agency also provides grants to shelters for the homeless and victims of domestic violence and has a number of programs that are designed to prevent eviction, and to assist those without homes to find and enter permanent homes. The agency provides education and training services to its adult, elderly, family, and disabled clients to improve their ability to obtain employment and become self-sufficient. The Department of Social Services' programs are available to all applicants and recipients without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, disabilities, learning disabilities, national origin, ancestry or language barriers.
Auxiliary aids are also available for blind or visually impaired persons.
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