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- In need of child care for an approved HRA activity or while you work? Click here for enrollment forms the child care provider must submit. If you are active for Cash Assistance, take these steps: Select a child care provider, complete the provider enrollment form, upload via AHRA mobile document upload.
- For SNAP and Cash Assistance clients: if you receive a recertification notice by mail or an ACCESS HRA alert that you need to recertify, you must submit your recertification using a method provided on your notice or your benefits will stop. Please make sure that we have your correct phone number. You can check it and update it by logging in to ACCESS HRA.
- Federal Emergency Relief Act – SNAP Student Eligibility: The SNAP student eligibility work rules have been changed in two ways: (1) A student is eligible if they are eligible to participate in state or federal work-study, regardless if the student is actively employed or participating in work-study; and (2) Any student that has an “expected family contribution” of $0 may participate in SNAP if otherwise eligible
- EBT cards will be mailed to all applicants that are approved for SNAP and Cash Assistance. If your EBT card has not yet arrived, you can go your nearest Benefits Access Center (call 311 for the location nearest you) for a temporary card.