Resources
Top Ten Human Service Programs
1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Family Employment Program
Utah Department of Workforce Services
Phone: 1-866-435-7414
The goal of all Department of Workforce Services Financial Assistance programs is to increase family and individual income by focusing on employment, and where appropriate, child support and disability payments.
Cash assistance combined with supportive services and personalized case management is meant to help families and individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency and enhance the wellbeing of children.
Even if you are not a U.S. citizen, you may be eligible to receive Financial Assistance.
Family is important at the Department of Workforce Services. We are dedicated to working with you and in helping your family move toward self-reliance.
The Family Employment Program is a temporary cash assistance program for families. The program can provide up to 36 months of financial support to a family within a lifetime.
While in the program, we will work together to help you:
Gain greater financial independence
Learn work skills that may lead to a better paying job
Learn valuable life skills
Be a positive role model for your children
2. Head Start and Early Head Start Programs
Utah Head Start Association
Email: info@uhsa.org
Utah Head Start Association – We envision a community where all Utah children and families have the support necessary to thrive and be self-sufficient. Reaching far beyond the scope of school readiness, Head Start provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and family services to poverty-level children and their families.
Find a Head Start Program – We have Head Start, Early Head Start and Migrant Head Start programs throughout Utah.
3. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Utah Department of Workforce Services: Housing & Community Development
Salt Lake HEAT Office: 801-359-2444 or toll-free 1-844-214-3090
Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) Program – The HEAT Program provides year-round energy assistance and energy related crisis assistance for eligible low-income households throughout Utah.
4. SNAP - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)
Utah Department of Workforce Services & U.S. Department of Agriculture
Phone: 1-866-526-3663
SNAP Requirements and Information: Register for Work – Work Requirements – Voluntary Quit or Reduction of Work Hours – Students – Non-Citizens (Even if you are not a U.S. citizen, you may be eligible to receive SNAP) – Eligibility Policy – Income and Asset Limits
Basic Information for SNAP Applicants & What SNAP Offers: You may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program but you need to talk to an eligibility specialist about your eligibility. SNAP offers nutrition assistance to buy healthy food. Most households must spend some of their own cash along with their SNAP benefits to buy the food they need.
5. Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)
Utah Department of Health: Women, Infants & Children
Phone: 1-877-WIC-KIDS (1-877-948-5497)
Email: wic@utah.gov
Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) is a nutrition program that helps families learn about healthy eating through nutrition education, counseling, nutritious foods, and help accessing health care. These services are provided to low-income women, infants, and children through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program, popularly known as WIC.
6. Child Nutrition Programs (CNP)
Utah Board of Education
Phone: 801-538-7680
Child Nutrition Programs help to ensure the children of Utah have adequate access to safe and nutritious foods. Meeting this basic need is essential to their establishment of a healthy eating pattern and development of a strong foundation for academic achievement.
On the CNP website you can find information about: School Nutrition Programs, Community Programs, Summer Meals for Kids, Partner and Community Resources and a variety of other Resources.
7. Medical Assistance
Utah Department of Health
Medicaid is a state/federal program that pays for medical services for low-income pregnant women, children, individuals who are elderly or have a disability, parents and women with breast or cervical cancer. To qualify, these individuals must meet income and other eligibility requirements.
Phone: 801-538-6155 or toll-free 1-800-662-9651
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a state health insurance plan for uninsured Utah kids and teens. Emergency medical costs can quickly break your budget. With CHIP, you’ll have one less thing to worry about. Find out if your family qualifies!
Phone: 1-877-KIDS-NOW (1-877-543-7669)
8. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Utah Parent Center – The mission of the Utah Parent Center is to help parents help their children, youth and young adults with all disabilities to live included, productive lives as members of the community. We accomplish our mission by providing accurate information, empathetic peer support, valuable training and effective advocacy based on the concept of parents helping parents. (The term parent is broadly defined to include anyone serving in that role.)
Phone: 1-800-468-1160
Baby Watch – The purpose of the Baby Watch Early Intervention Program is to enhance early growth and development in infants and toddlers, who have developmental delays or disabilities or both, by providing individualized support and services to the child and their family.
Phone: 1-800-961-4226
9. Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting
Office of Home Visiting is a program within the Utah State Department of Health. We work with local Health Departments and not-for-profit agencies to provide home visits to pregnant women and young families who would like to know more about being parents. Home Visitors are well trained and can provide information about breast feeding, toilet training, nutrition, home safety, child development and much much more. Home visits are tailored to the needs of the families being served. They are designed to be conducted in the home of the family, however, they can be done in an office, park or where ever Mom and the baby are most comfortable.
Phone: 801-883-4673
10. Child Care Payment Assistance
Utah Department of Workforce Services: Office of Child Care
Child Care Assistance programs help parents cover the cost of child care. Once approved for Child Care, the payment is sent directly to the provider selected by the parent.
Phone: 1-866-435-7414
Top Ten Resources (PDF) information compiled by Care About Childcare, a program by the Utah Department of Workforce Services, Office of Child Care.
The Caring About Childcare® website provides families looking for child care with profiles of childcare providers located throughout Utah. The website has information for Parents and Providers along with a wealth of resources including: Community Support, Caregiver Support, Child Development, Child Health & Safety, Food & Nutrition, School Readiness, Upcoming Training, Summer Activity Guides, Head Start, and the Utah Afterschool Network.
Phone: 1-855-531-2468