Hamilton County residents each month. AFDC assists families with children where unemployment, disability, or desertion has curtailed the normal sources of income.
Food stamps supplement the food buying power of low-income families.
Medicaid pays the cost of doctors, hospitals and nursing homes. AFDC recipients in Hamilton County must now choose one of six HMOs the state has approved. As the major public child serving agency in the county, Children's Services is mandated to protect abused, neglected, and dependent children. Trained caseworkers at 241-KIDS, the county's child abuse reporting line, take calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When investigations reveal children at risk or child victims of abuse, neglect, or dependency, cases are transferred to Children's Services' Ongoing or Family Preservation units.