Failure to provide all required documentation will delay your assistance.  We require the following documents:

• Valid Driver's License/Photo I.D.
• Proof of Citizenship or Proof of Legal Residency documentation is required for ALL household members, regardless of age:

  • Proof of U.S. Citizenship	Proof of Legal Residency/Qualified Alien
    1. Birth Certificate/Hospital Birth Records/Birth Registration Card	1. Naturalization Papers/Certifications of Citizenship
    2. Baptismal Records (only when place and date of birth is shown)	2. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) ID Card
    3. Indian Census Record	3. Alien Registration Cards (Permanent Resident Card,

  • 	Green Card/Re-entry Permits
    4. Military Service Record (showing birthplace)	4.INS Form I-151 (IR1-9) or I-551 (Form I-151 will not be valid after August 1, 1993)
    5. U.S. Passport	5.INS Form I-94 if annotated with either: a) Sections 203(a)(7), 207, 208, 212(d)(5), 243(h), or 241(b)(3) of The Immigration and Nationality Act: or b) One or a combination of the following terms: Refugee, Parolee, or Asylee
    6. Verified Citizenship for Ohio Works First Program	6. Permanent Visa or INS Form G-641, “Application for verification of Information from INS Records,” when annotated at the bottom by an INS representative as lawful admission for humanitarian reasons
    7 . Voter Registration Cards/Board of Election or Secretary of State printouts	7. Documentation that alien is classified pursuant to Sections: 101(a)(2), 203(a), 204(a)(1)(a), 207, 208,212(d)(5), 241(b)(3), 243(h), or 244(a)(3), of the Immigration and Nationality Act
    8. Social Security cards administered by the SSA (Social Security Cards that are valid for work authorization status only, will not be accepted for citizenship verification)	8. Court order stating that deportation has been withheld pursuant to Section 241(b)(3) or 243(h) or of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
    	9. INS Form I-688

• Proof of household income for the past 30 days for everyone 18 years & older (12 months of income required for school employees).  All pages of the current year's award letter for SSI, SSDI, and SSA, for all/any social security payments. 
• Self-Employment must bring their previous years' tax forms 1040 and Schedule 1, or a Non-Filing Letter from irs.gov. School district employees must bring 12 months of pay history. 
• Current gas or electric bills.

• If a non-household adult is applying on behalf of the client, then a Power of Attorney, a notarized statement, a Representative Payee from SSA, or legal guardianship documentation is required.

     *Please note that after reviewing your documents, we may request additional information to complete your application.*