Indiana has many services to assist and aid low-income families. The following is a list of available services and the corresponding contact information.
2-1-1 is a free and confidential service that helps Hoosiers across Indiana find the local resources they need. Dial 2-1-1 to connect with a navigator 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Lead and Healthy Homes Division works to reduce the incidence of childhood lead poisoning in Indiana.
InConnect helps you locate resources available through the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA). These include SNAP (for food assistance), TANF (for cash assistance), First Steps, and other programs.
Community Action Agencies operate an array of programs which include, but are not limited to: Head Start, Energy Assistance Program, Weatherization Program, Individual Development Accounts, Homeownership Counseling, Owner Occupied Rehabilitation, Housing Development, Foster Grandparents, Child Care, and many more programs and services.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development provides resources related to employment, job training, and unemployment benefits.
Donated Dental Services (DDS) volunteers provide comprehensive treatment to eligible patients. Individuals must lack adequate income to pay for dental care and have a permanent disability, be age 65 or older, or qualify as medically fragile.
The Indiana Long Term Care Insurance Program (ILTCIP) is an innovative working partnership between the State of Indiana and private long term care insurance companies. Indiana has taken the lead in helping its residents protect their hard-earned life savings from the high cost of long term care by promoting the awareness of long term care.
A certified navigator can help you apply for health insurance through the state or the federal marketplace.
WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) is a nutrition program, nationally recognized as an effective means for improving access to nutritious foods and promoting healthier eating and lifestyles.
You can find information on applying for Medicare and Medicare benefits.
The MOMS Helpline is committed to improving pregnant individual's access to early and regular prenatal care and connecting them with a network of prenatal and child health care services within their local communities, state agencies and other organizations around Indiana.
Through the Social Security Administration, you can request a replacement SSA card, apply for disability, retirement, or Medicare benefits, or apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) is a free and impartial counseling program provided by the Administration on Community Living the Indiana Department of Insurance for Medicare beneficiaries in Indiana. SHIP is part of a federal network of State Health Insurance Assistance Programs located in every state. SHIP provides health insurance counseling for people with Medicare. All services are free.
Sign up for email and/or text notices of Medicaid and other FSSA news, reminders, and other important information. When registering your email, check the category on the drop-down list to receive notices of Medicaid updates; check other areas of interest on the drop-down list to receive notices for other types of FSSA updates.