Services Provided: Economic Assistance: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Medicaid Assistance (Medicaid) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP/Fuel Assistance) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (SNAP- formerly Food Stamps)- Child Care Assistance & Crossroads Child Care (for high school parents) General Assistance/Indigent Burial Assistance Basic Care Supplementation Assistance to the Blind-Remedial Foster Care Maintenance Payments Kinship Care Payments Subsidized Adoption/Guardianship payments Information & Referral. Services for Children & FamiliesChild Protective Services (CPS), Child Welfare In-Home Case Management, Parent Aide ServicesFoster Care Case Management Family Foster Care recruitment, licensing and retention Kinship Care Licensing Interstate Compact Home Studies and case management Information and Referral servicesThe following services are now provided by the ND Department of Human Services, but workers can currently be reached telephonically through Ward County Human Services: Home and Community Based Services for the elderly and disabled including: Case Management Adult Foster Care Family Home CarePersonal Care Services Adult Residential Services Basic Care Services Homemaker ServicesRespite ServicesChore Services Non-medical transportation Adult day careEnvironmental modification Specialized equipment and supplies Emergency response systemInformation and Referral services. The following services are now provided by the ND Department of Human Services. Ward County Human Services can field licensing inquiry calls and complaint calls, but licensed providers must contact their workers directly: Early Childhood Licensing (Child Care)
(SNAP only) 800-735-4950 ; 866-614-6005