The Family Support Services Division administers programs that support the health and well being of Oklahomans.
Programs within FSSD include:
Adult Protective Services
Adult Protective Services provides vulnerable adults protection from abuse, neglect or exploitation and offers services. The services help with proper medical care, self-maintenance skills, personal hygiene, adequate food, shelter and protection.
Child Care Subsidy
The Child Care Subsidy program helps qualifying families pay for child care while parents or caretakers work or participate in a job search, attend school or receive training.
Children with Special Health Care Needs
The Children with Special Health Care Needs program provides services to special needs children who are not eligible for Medicaid.
Food Stamps
The Food Stamp program helps low-income families purchase food. OKDHS provides these benefits to eligible households who meet specific program rule requirements. The Food Stamp program is 100 percent federally funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Health-Related and Medical Services
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority contracts with OKDHS to determine eligibility for the Medicaid program, provide case maintenance, ensure case accuracy and data integrity and supply technical support and training to staff in Human Services Centers.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance
The federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assists low-income families with heating and cooling crisis situations.
Oklahoma Marriage Initiative
OKDHS expanded Temporary Assistance for Needy Families services by providing marriage education services to low-income adults. OKDHS also partners with other state agencies to train instructors in the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program to provide marriage and relationship training for TANF families and low-income adults across the state.
Refugee
OKDHS administers federal social service grants for refugees. Contract providers in Oklahoma City and Tulsa offer employment services, English language training and social adjustment services.
State Supplemental Payments
The State Supplemental Payment program provides a monthly payment to Medicaid-eligible individuals who are aged, blind or have disabilities and whose income and resources meet certain guidelines.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
TANF is a time-limited cash assistance program for families with children who are deprived of parental support as a result of a parent's death, incapacity, absence or unemployment. Families are provided temporary support to meet basic needs, training to develop employment skills, employment placement and retention services, as well as support services to promote safe and healthy families.
Voluntary Family Centered Services
OKDHS uses federal funds to provide programs that encourage family preservation and family support. The programs are available statewide and address the needs of each family.