Louisiana

Help for your own child (welfare/TANF)

Know Your Rights

• ABLE accounts: set aside money without putting your other public benefits at risk.

  "ABLE" stands for the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014." This law allows ABLE accounts to help people save for things related to a disability. Learn more here about the ABLE program. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

• About the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program

  Short-term cash help for children of low-income families. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

• About Welfare Time Limits

  There are exceptions to the time limits. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

• El Programa de SNAP/The SNAP Program

  Spanish information about food assisstance. From the web site: "El Programa de SNAP constituye la primera línea de defensa contra el hambre. Permite que las familias de bajos recursos adquieran alimentos nutritivos con tarjetas de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios (EBT, por sus siglas en inglés). Con sus beneficios, los destinatarios de los cupones para alimentos adquieren alimentos elegibles en tiendas de venta de alimentos al por menor autorizadas." Content Detail

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  USDA -- Servicios de Alimentos y Nutricion

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  Spanish / Español

• Federal Websites in Spanish

  Here are links to federal government websites in Spanish. Content Detail

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  Oklahoma Department of Libraries

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  Spanish / Español

• How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal

  Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos. Content Detail

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

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  Spanish / Español

• Internet Sites for Legal Information

  List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana. Content Detail

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  Law Library of Louisiana

• Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services

  Link to the website of the state agency that runs these programs: food stamps, welfare, kinship care subsidies, foster care, child support, disability rehabilitation, and more. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Social Services (now Department of Children and Family Services)

• Questions and Answers About State ID Cards

  Basic information about state ID cards. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

• Under 18, unmarried and have a baby? Public assistance questions and answers.

  Information about FITAP ("welfare" monthly cash payments) benefits in Louisiana. Content Detail

• USA.gov (GobiernoUSA.gov in Spanish)

  Recursos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en español. "Su guía de información y servicios del Gobierno." Your Guide to Government Information and Services Content Detail

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  U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Service. Administración de Servicios Generales de los Estados Unidos

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  Spanish / Español