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Address: |
143 E.
Center Street
Juneau,
WI 53039 |
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Phone: |
920-386-3760 |
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Fax: |
920-386-4012 |
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Hours: |
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
The Economic Support (ES) / W-2
Unit serves Dodge County residents who are faced with an
economic setback or have not yet reached self-sufficiency.
Office hours are Monday through
Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Appointments can be scheduled
outside of normal office hours upon request.
Spanish speaking interpreters
are available on site. Interpreters for other languages
can be made available upon request.
The unit provides services
through the following public assistance programs.
Click on a link below to view more information, or scroll
down the page.
Children First (external website): Non custodial parents are court ordered to
Economic Support to assist them in seeking and obtaining
employment. They must participate in this program for
16 weeks or until they have paid 3 consecutive months of
child support. (back to top)
Food Share
(formerly known as Food Stamps) (external website): Food Share
can be used to pay for food in order to make it easier for
persons to have a healthy adequate diet. Some clients may
be referred to the Food Share Employment and Training
Program for assistance in seeking and obtaining employment.
(back to top)
Food Share
Employment & Training (FSET) (external website):
Adult Food Share applicants and recipients are required to
"register for work." To maintain eligibility for Food
Share, FSET participants must accept a suitable job if
offered. Participants must fulfill any work, employment
search, or training requirements established by W-2
Administrative Agencies or FSET Agencies.
(back to top)
General
Assistance: General Assistance is targeted to individuals
who are unable to work, are applying for Supplemental Social
Security Income (SSI) and are not eligible for any other
type of assistance. He/she must have been a county resident
for at least 60 consecutive days before applying, may not
receive benefits or services for more than six months in any
twelve-month period and must sign an agreement to repay the
Department for all relief benefits. (back to
top)
Job Access
Loans (JAL) (external website): JAL’s are
short-term loans designed to meet expenses related to
obtaining or maintaining employment. JAL’s are designed for
an individual needing assistance because of a discrete
financial crisis that cannot be resolved with personal
resources and other funding sources are not available or
have been exhausted. This crisis, if unresolved, could
develop into a long-term problem in which the individual may
become dependent upon a W-2 employment position. There is no
entitlement to a JAL. The W-2 agency has sole discretion in
determining and authorizing JAL’s. (back to
top)
Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (external website):
May assist in paying heating bills by making a
one-time payment to the fuel supplier for each heating
season (October 1 through May 15) for a portion of the
heating bills. (back to top)
Medicaid (external website): In
order to be eligible for Medical Assistance an individual
must belong to one of the following groups:
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Under age 19
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Over age 65
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Disabled as
defined by Social Security.
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Part of a family
where one or both parents are either unemployed or
incapacitated,
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Part of a family
where only one parent is living in the home as a result of
divorce, separation, and
unmarried parenthood.
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Be a pregnant
woman.
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Be uninsured and
low income.
Please refer to the following web sites for
additional Medicaid program information (external links,
will open in a new browser window):
(back to top)
W-2 Case
Management Only (CMO): Case management is an important part
of the partnership between the Financial Employment Planner
and the participant to reach their common goal of self-
sufficiency for the family. Because those who have landed
their first job may need supportive services to make ends
meet, the case management does not end when a participant
finds a job. (back to top)
W-2 Child Care (external website): Assistance for childcare costs for those who are working,
attending high school or looking for work. Single parent
households will be referred to the Child Support Agency.
(back to top)
W-2 Payment
Program (external website): W-2 is a
work program designed to help a participant find and keep a
job in order to meet financial responsibilities. Total
lifetime participation is limited to 60 months. Each
eligible person will have to have regular contact with a
Financial Employment Planner who will help to determine the
level of work ability and to develop a plan to work toward
self-sufficiency. (back to top)
Please refer to the
following web sites for additional program information:
(external links, will open in a new browser window)
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