Commissioners Team with Treasurer and Prosecutor to Help You Save Your Home

Resources to save your home. Dial 211.If you find that you are having trouble paying your mortgage, or if you are in foreclosure, you need to call for help. Free counseling assistance is available to struggling homeowners regardless of income.

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Treasurer, and Prosecuting Attorney have collaborated on a Homeowner Helpline. Calling First Link at 211 will connect you to a local non-profit housing counseling agency that can determine what type of help is best for you.

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Franklin County Dept. of Job and Family Services Named the 2008 Public-Private Partner of the Year

The Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks (OASHF) recently named the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services (JFS) as the 2008 Public-Private Partner of the Year. The announcement was made Oct. 8 at the first annual Ohio Benefit Bank (OBB) Community Training and Meeting in Columbus.

The Benefit Bank is a Web-based, counselor-assisted program that connects low- and moderate-income Ohioans with access to potential work supports, such as home energy assistance, child care subsidies and food stamps. The partnership between OASHF and the Franklin County JFS has resulted in a 90 percent approval rate for applicants of which 78 percent have been approved for expedited services.

Non-profit groups like OASHF rely on agencies, such as the Franklin County JFS, to support important programs and services like OBB.

 

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Commissioner Marilyn Brown Marilyn Brown

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Commissioner Paula Brooks Paula Brooks

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