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Child care and other help to work
Child Care Assistance Program
(Separate Website)
Louisiana gets federal money to help low-income families with child care needed for parents to work or attend school or training.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Living in the United States: A Guide for Immigrant Youth
(Separate Website)
Information about many issues immigrant youth face when living in the United States. Topics include citizenship, Social Security numbers, taxes, public benefits, going to college, and more.
By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
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Korean / 한국어
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Spanish / Español
Louisiana Department of Social Services
(Separate Website)
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.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Questions and Answers About State ID Cards Look here for some basic information about state ID cards.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Strategies To Empower People (STEP) program
(Separate Website)
Louisiana must give job training, work and services like child care, transportation, eyeglasses, hearing aids, to families on TANF/FITAP cash assistance working to become self-sufficient.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Disabled and want to work
Louisiana Department of Social Services
(Separate Website)
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.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Questions and Answers About State ID Cards Look here for some basic information about state ID cards.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Social Security Disability: Frequently Asked Questions
(Separate Website)
Answers most questions you will have about applying for Social Security disability benefits. See the link called "Disability FAQs."
By: Nat'l Ass'n of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
Social Security's "Ticket to Work" program
(Separate Website)
This program gives Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities who want to go to work, some help in getting jobs, vocational rehabilitation, and other support services. Here's some questions and answers about the program from the Social Security web site.
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
(Separate Website)
The state offers people with disabilities many services to help them compete in the interview process, get and keep a job, and develop a career.
Help may include work evaluation and job readiness services; assistive technology; job counseling services, and medical and therapeutic services. Find out more.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Vocational services for the blind
(Separate Website)
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services provides both vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to eligible individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
What government programs might help when you have little or no money.
Don't know where to go for help? Find out here.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Disabled children, and disabled adults who can't work: Social Security and SSI benefits
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Social Security Disability: Frequently Asked Questions
(Separate Website)
Answers most questions you will have about applying for Social Security disability benefits. See the link called "Disability FAQs."
By: Nat'l Ass'n of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
Appealing Social Security decisions
(Separate Website)
This article on the Social Security Administration web site tells you about the agency's appeals process.
By: Social Security Administration
SSI Disabled Child Benefits: Who is Eligible?
Does your child have a medical problem that affects their ability to learn, to make or keep friends, or do other things that a kid should be able to do? Find our if your child may be eligible for monthly cash payments through the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
By: Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
Social Security or SSI overpayments: What should you do?
Social Security sent you a letter saying you owe money. What to do.
By: Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
Social Security Overpayments: Your Rights
Social Security sent you a letter saying you owe money. What are your rights and choices? Find out.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Public Benefits and HIV/AIDS
Find out what government benefits you may be eligible for.
By: AIDSLaw of Louisiana, Inc.
Representative Payees for Social Security/SSI Benefits
Sometimes Social Security decides someone cannot manage their benefits. Learn about the rights of the person getting benefits and the duties of the representative payee. This is a condensed excerpt from the Advocacy Center publication, "Legal Status in Louisiana."
By: Advocacy Center
Social Security numbers and cards
(Separate Website)
What to do about lost or stolen cards, or if someone uses your number.
By: Social Security Administration
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