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Cuyahoga County Employment and Family Services

Employment & Family Services (EFS) is one of the four divisions of Health & Human Services under the administration of the County Executive Office Ed FitzGerald in Cuyahoga. EFS is responsible for the administration of Ohio Works First/Cash Assistance, the Food Assistance, the Prevention, Retention and Contingency Program/Emergency Cash, Healthy Start/Healthy Families, Medicaid for the Aged, Blind and Disabled and Child Care assistance programs as well as a variety of other services to assist families in achieving employment.

* Employment Connection and Career Center database is now online! Click here for more information.

Cuyahoga County Agencies Celebrate Children at Work Day

Cuyahoga County Employment & Family Services hosted the Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Event, on Thursday April 26, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The theme for this year was “Build Opportunity: 20 years of Education, Empowerment, and Experience”.
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Online Benefit Application

The Online Benefit Application is a Web-based tool that allows anyone in the state of Ohio to apply for food assistance, cash assistance and Medicaid online, wherever they can access a web connection, simply by logging in at http://ODJFSBenefits.ohio.gov. For individuals or families with an existing case, this online service allows you to report household or income changes to your caseworker. The process is quick, easy and secure.

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FREE PRESENTATIONS!

We can provide free information and presentations to your agency, customers or community groups about services available to Cuyahoga County residents from the Cuyahoga County Department of Employment & Family Services

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO VIEW TOPICS AND MAKE A REQUEST FOR A SPEAKER FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION OR GROUP  EFS SPEAKER’S BUREAU.

Click here for Listings of Employment & Family Services Neighborhood Centers

How Do I Apply for Services?

Important Phone Numbers