HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Health Department
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Grants to Reduce the Tax Burden
school children
reducing infant mortality in minority populations
Animal Control Environmental Health
Stray or unwanted pets addressed 1,416 On-site water protection program
applications
437
Reclaimed pets 159 Water samples collected 300
Adoptions 1,039 Food, Lodging, Institutional
Inspections
925
Rabies clinic vaccinations 294
Cruelty complaints 211
Animal bite investigations 173
Social Services
Assistance Programs, Eligibility Requirements and Service Data
Work First
Employment
Assists job seekers with training,
education, and support services to
prepare them to become self-sufficient
13 families served
Crisis Intervention
Assists individuals and families
with payment for heating or cooling
emergencies which are life or healththreatening
Provided $ 208,706 in
assistance to local
families
Low Income Energy
Assistance (LIEAP)
Assists low income households with
the cost of heating
Provided $338,686
to local families
Food and Nutrition
Improves quality o f nutrition for lowincome
households
Provided $9,700,000
to local families
Child Support
Enforcement
Promotes parental responsibility
and reduces welfare dependency by
locating absent parents, establishing
paternity and support obligations,
and enforcing support payments
Collected
$3,800,000 in Child
Support payments
Day Care
Purchased from private day
care centers to enable parents
to maintain employment, attend
educational and job training classes,
and to ensure the safety of children
Paid $2,150,000
to local daycare
providers
Foster care
Provides temporary placements for
children in licensed foster homes or
group homes
Worked with 24
licensed foster
families to provide
care for our foster
children; provided
placement
responsibility for 30
children
Medical Assistance
(Medicaid)
Provides payment for basic medical
care to elderly and disabled adults
and families based on need, income,
and resources
12,983 in dividuals
per month received
assistance
Veterans Services
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