Job & Family Services Office of Family Stability
Office of Family Stability
Office of Family Stability Letters
Letter # (Red indicates the letter has been obsoleted) Issued
1 Descriptive Overview and Structure 6/3/02
2 Outcome Management Section Introduction 6/6/02
3 Tornado Relief 11/15/02
4 Outcome Management Section Update 1/24/03
5 Ice Storm 2003/Adult Disaster Assistance 2/21/03
5a Ice Storm 2003/Adult Disaster Assistance: Additional Counties Added 2/26/03
5b Ice Storm 2003/Adult Disaster Assistance: Additional Counties Added 2/28/03
6 Status of Implementation of the County Performance Management System 6/6/03
6-Att.1 PMS County Rollout Schedule, March 2003 6/6/03
6-Att.2 Quarterly Report Office of Family Stability Outcome Measures 6/6/03
6-Att.3 Quarterly Report Office of Family Stability Measures 6/6/03
7 Web-Based Pre-Screening Tool Improves Food Stamp Outreach 7/1/03
8 Title XX Service Reporting and TANF Web Reporting Tool (WRT) Reporting 7/8/03
9 Flood 2003/Adult Disaster Assistance 7/10/03
9a Flood 2003/Adult Disaster Assistance: Additional County Added 7/11/03
10 Northeast Ohio Flood 2003 7/28/03
10a Northeast Ohio Flood 2003, Additional County Added 7/29/03
10b Northeast Ohio Flood 2003, Additional County Added 7/30/03
10c Northeast Ohio Flood 2003, Additional County Added 8/4/03
11 Power Outage 2003 8/21/03
12 Status of TANF Carve Outs for SFY 04/05 8/21/03
13 Changes to the PRC Program Required by Am. Sub. H.B, 95 8/28/03
13-Att.1 Am. Sub. H.B. No. 95, Part II 8/28/03
14 Status of Outcome Management Implementation 12/22/03
14-Att.a Measures 12/22/03
14-Att.b Bonus Allocation Spreadsheet 12/22/03
15 2004 Winter Flood 1/12/04
16 CRIS-E Update: OWF and FSET Support Services 1/13/04
16-Att.a WA Notice of Denial 1/13/04
16-Att.b WA Notices CRIS-E 1/13/04
17 Changes to the Systematic Alien Verification For Entitlements (SAVE) Program 1/16/04
18 Spring Flood 2004 5/21/04
18a Spring Flood 2004: Additional Counties Added 6/1/04
18b Spring Flood 2004: Additional Counties Added 6/21/04
18c Spring Flood 2004: Additional Counties Added 6/30/04
19 Summer Flood 2004 8/30/04
20 September Flood 2004 9/10/04
20a September Flood 2004: Additional Counties Added 9/14/04
20b September Flood 2004: Additional County Added 9/20/04
21 Hurricane Ivan Flood 9/20/04
21a Clarification of OFS Letters #20 and #21 Addressing the Recent Flooding 9/22/04
21b Hurricane Ivan Flood: Additional Counties Added 9/20/04
21c Hurricane Ivan Flood: Additional County Added 11/18/04
22 Charitable Choice and Faith-Based Initiatives 11/18/04
23 December 2004 Winter Ice Storm 12/29/04
23a December 2004 Winter Ice Storm: Additional County 1/31/05
23b December 2004 Winter Ice Storm: Additional Counties Added 1/7/05
23c December 2004 Winter Ice Storm: Additional Counties 1/7/05
23d December 2004 Winter Ice Storm: Additional Counties 1/11/05
23e December 2004 Winter Ice Storm: Additional Counties 1/13/05
23f December 2004 Winter Ice Storm: Additional Counties 1/31/05
24 Ohio's Best Rx Program 1/6/05
25 Outcome Management Coverage Areas 1/24/05
25-Att. Coverage Map 1/24/05
26 State Fiscal Year 2004 PRC Estimated Expenditures 2/4/05
26-Att. County SFY 04 PRC Estimated Expenditures 2/4/05
27 Federal Poverty Guideline Update 2/25/05
27-Att. Monthly Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG) Measures 2/25/05
28 OWF, DFA, and RCA: Military Combat Pay, Disaster Relief, Unemployment Funded Under National Emergency Grants, And Disaster Unemployment Assistance 3/16/05
29 New Food Stamp Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) System 3/18/05
30 TANF Web Reporting Tool 6/27/05
31 New Food Stamp Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) System 6/27/05
32 Ohio Works First: Sanctioning Families Who Fail Without Good Cause to Engage in Work Required Activities 6/30/05
32-Att. Sanction Compliance Tools 6/30/05
33 Access to Better Care (ABC) 7/28/05
33a Notification of Intent to Utilize Access to Better Care Funds 9/23/05
33b Access to Better Care (ABC) Funds-TANF-WRT-Web Reporting Tool Procedures 10/19/05
34 PRC Plan Biennial Renewal 8/1/05
34-Att. PRC Plan Biennial Renewal Checklist 8/1/05
35 Hurricane Katrina Refugees 9/1/05
35a Hurricane Katrina Refugees - Additional Food Stamp Program Information 9/6/05
35b Hurricane Katrina Refugees - Enhanced Food Stamp Policy for Evacuees 9/13/05
35c Hurricane Katrina - Enhanced and Expanded Food Stamp Policy for Evacuees 9/15/05
36 Hurricane Katrina Evacuees: Ohio Works First and Disability Financial Assistance 9/8/05
37 List of Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina 9/8/05
38 TANF and Non-TANF Hurricane Evacuee Assistance Programs 9/9/05
38a TANF and Non-TANF Hurricane Evacuee Assistance Programs 12/19/05
39 Your Rights and Responsibilities and Request for Cash, Food Stamp and Medical Assistance Forms Now Available in Spanish and Somali 9/27/05
40 Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Social Services 10/11/05
40-Att. Declaration for Victims of Hurricane Katrina 10/11/05
41 The Work Experience Program (WEP) Handbook: Creating a Meaningful Work Experience Program- OBSOLETE - 10/1/06 10/21/05
41-Att. Creating a Meaningful Work Experience Program - OBSOLETE - 10/1/06 10/21/05
42 Title IV-A Funded Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Recently Announced by Governor Taft 11/18/05
43 Kinship Permanency Incentive Payments 1/9/06
44 New Ohio Direction Card 1/12/06
44-Att Supporting Documents for New Ohio Direction Card 1/12/06
45 Federal Poverty Guideline Update 2/2/06
45-Att. Monthly Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) measure Effective January 24, 2006 1/24/06
46 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) 2/17/06
47 Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement-Additional Counties 2/16/06
48 Food Stamp Program: AGs with income from the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) 3/7/06
49 TANF Reauthorization 4/7/06
49-Att.a GAO Report  
49-Att.b CLASP Summary  
49-Att.c NGA TANF Letter and Recommendations  
49A TANF Reauthorization: New HHS Regulations 7/17/06
49-Att.a Questions for Counties - DRA/TANF Reauthorization Preparation  
49-Att.b Chart: Interim Final HHS Regulations Implementing TANF Reauthorization  
49B TANF Reauthorization: September 29, 2006 Implementation 9/29/06
49B-Att.a CRIS-E Changes  
49B-Att.b Notices  
49C

TANF Reauthorization: Status Update

08/06/07

49C-Att.

ODFJFS List of Activities
DRA/TANF Reauthorization

08/06/07

49D

TANF Reauthorization: Final HHS Rules

02/19/08
50 PRC Reference Guide 05/15/06

50-Att.A

Obsoleted OWF and OWF/PRC Guidance Letters 05/15/06
51 Summer Storm 2006 06/27/06
51A SUMMER STORM 2006: ADDITIONAL COUNTY 06/30/06
52 Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement-Counties Waived 07/6/06
53 SUMMER STORM II (July 10, 2006) 07/20/06
54 Employment Retention Incentive (ERI) Program 07/25/06
55 Summer Storm III 07/27/06
55A SUMMER STORM III (JULY 27, 2006) ADDITIONAL COUNTIES: ASHTABULA AND GEAUGA 07/27/06
56 Approved Fall Student Intervention Projects 08/17/06
56-Att. Fall 2006 Awards 08/17/06
57 TANF Allocation To Enhance County Operated Work and Support Programs Targeting the Two-Parent Ohio Works First Caseload 08/28/06
57-Att. TWO PARENT OWF CASELOAD 08/28/06
58 Ohio Board of Regents- TEAP Program 10/13/06
58-Att. A Initial list of schools 10/13/06
58A TANF Educational Awards Program 02/22/07
59 Statewide TANF Demonstration Projects 10/23/06
59-Att. State TANF Demonstration Projects 10/23/06

60

Federal Povery Guidelines Update

01/29/07

60-Att.

Monthly Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG) Measure

01/24/07

61

OAKS Implementation Update – New Warrants & CRIS-E 

05/29/07

62

Termination of the Employment Retention Incentive (ERI) Program

06/08/07

63

Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement - Counties Waived

07/02/07

64

Food Stamp Payment Accuracy

07/11/07

64A

Food Stamp Payment Accuracy - Incentive

02/20/08

65

PRC Plan Renewal

08/02/07

65-Att.

PRC Biennial Renewal Checklist

08/02/07

66

Summer 2007 Flood Program

08/09/07

66A

2007 Summer Flood Program II

08/23/07

67

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child tax Credit (CTC) and Free Tax Filing Assistance

01/25/08

67 a.

EITC - Free Tax Filing Assistance- Attachment

01/25/08

68

Federal Poverty Guideline Update

01/25/08
68 a.

Monthly Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG) Measure

01/25/08

69

Economic Stimulus Payments

02/19/08

69-Att.1

IRS 2008-15

02/19/08

69-Att.2

IRS 1008-16

02/19/08

69A

Economic Stimulus Payments-Impact on Food Stamps, Cash Assistance and PRC

04/17/08

70

Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants-Eligibility for Food Stamps, Cash Assistance, and Refugee Social Services

04/3/08

70-Att

Action Change Transmittal Letter No. 245 Food Assistance Change Transmittal No.30

04/3/08

71

Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement-All 88 Counties Waived

06/11/08

72

Improving Payment Accuracy with Adequate Documentation

06/24/08

73

Ohio EBT Farmers' Market Demonstration Project

06/24/08

73-Att

Ohio EBT Farmers' Market Demonstration Project Enrollment Packet

06/24/08

74

PRC Diversion Programs - Clarification from HHS

07/01/08

74-Att

TANF Program Instructions - Diversion Programs

07/01/08

75

Expanded Categorical Eligibility for Food Stamps

07/10/08

75-Att

Q&A on Expanding Categorical Eligibility for Food Stamps

07/10/08

76

Summer Storm 2008 Program

07/24/08

77

Renaming the Food Stamp Program

07/28/08

77A

Renaming of Ohio's Food Stamp Program:  The "Food Assistance Program"

09/30/08

78

SFY 2009 TANF Educational Awards Program

09/15/08

78-Att

TANF Educational Awards Program (TEAP)

09/15/08

79

September 2008 Statewide High Winds

09/16/08

80

Ohio's Electronic Payment Card (Ohio EPPICard)

10/20/08

80-Att

Ohio EPPICard Implementation Schedule

10/20/08

80A

Ohio's Electronic Payment Card (Ohio EPPICard) County Coordinators

01/14/09

81

Federal Poverty Guideline Update

02/01/09

81-Att

Monthly Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG) Measure

02/01/09

82

Winter Storm 2009 Program

02/03/09

83

Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit and Free Tax Filing

02/09/09

83-Att

Earned Income Tax Credit

02/09/09

84

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

04/29/09

84-Att

2009 Economic Stimulus Package

03/25/09

85

ARRA Workforce Investment Act Summer Youth Program:
Impact on Food and Cash Assistance Programs and Child Care

05/01/09

85-A

ARRA Workforce Investment Act Summer Youth Program: 
Clarification for Food Assistance

05/11/09

86

Food Assistance:  Acting on Changes "Known to the Agency"

05/26/09

87

2009 PRC Plan Renewal

05/26/09

87-Att

PRC Plan Biennial Renewal Checklist

05/26/09

88

Disability Financial Assistance Program

07/30/09

89

Prevention, Retention and Contingency (PRC) Program - CDJFS Suspension

08/10/09

89-Att.1

JFS 01053 - Important Notice About Your Prevention, Retention and Contingency Benefits

7/09

89-Att.2

JFS 01054 - Notice of Denial of Your Application for Pevention, Retention and Contingency Benefits

7/09

90

Food Assistance Application/Reapplication Interview Scheduling

09/4/09

91

TANF Subsidized Employment Program

10/16/09

91-Att

The Prevention, Retention and Contingency (PRC) Employer Subisdy

10/16/09