Clients can access many services available through DHSS including: Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program; food stamps; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits/employment & training supports, and child care assistance from the Division of Social Services; Long Term Care medical and regular Medicaid assistance, including the State Children’s Healthcare Insurance Program (CHIP), and prescription assistance from the Division of Medicaid & Medical Assistance; and from the Division of State Service Centers, assistance with a variety of types of utility bills (e.g., electric, gas, water/sewer), fuel oil help through Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), emergency food assistance, and supports from the Adopt-a-Family program .
