CASH ASSISTANCE

Cash Assistance/Ohio Works First

The Ohio Works First (OWF) program was established to provide a time-limited cash assistance program through Ohio’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program. The program focuses on the strive to gain self-sufficiency through employment and personal responsibility. To qualify for the OWF program, a household must include:

> A minor child or a pregnant woman in the third trimester

> A child residing with a parent, specified relative, legal guardian or legal custodian

> Unmarried minor parents and pregnant minors must be in an approved adult-supervised household