Columbus GA Welfare Programs and Statistics

Georgia Food Stamps

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Georgia Food Stamp program provides monthly benefits to low-income households to help pay for the cost of food. A household may be one person living alone, a family, or several, unrelated individuals living together who routinely purchase and pre...

Georgia Head Start

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Child Care benefit

Head Start is a Federal program that promotes the school readiness of children from birth to age five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning environment that su...

Georgia Medicaid

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare benefit

The Georgia Medicaid program, administered by the Division of Medical Assistance, provides health care coverage for people who are aged, blind, disabled or indigent. The division spends $3.1 billion to provide services to 1.2 million Georgians annual...

Georgia PeachCare for Kids

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare benefit

In 1997, Congress created Title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide health care for the growing number of uninsured children in the United States. This legislation provided states with the opportunity to create programs to increase access to af...

Georgia Regular Home Energy Assistance Program

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Energy Assistance benefit

Georgia's Division of Family and Children Services offers the Regular Home Energy Assistance program to individuals who need financial assistance in the form of locally issued checks to home energy suppliers on behalf of eligible households. The ...

Georgia School Breakfast and Lunch Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The School Breakfast and Lunch Programs make nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free meals available to school children each school day. It is a grant-in-aid to schools to help defray the cost of school meals. School breakfasts and lunches must meet...

Georgia Special Milk Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Special Milk Program provides milk to children in schools, childcare institutions, and eligible camps that do not participate in other Federal child nutrition meal service programs. Schools that participate in the National School Lunch or School ...

Georgia Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The WIC Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are determined to be at nutritional risk. To ...

Georgia Summer Food Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Georgia Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides reimbursement for free, nutritious meals and snacks served to Georgia children 18 and younger. These meals help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow ...

Georgia Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Living Assistance benefit

Georgia Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is the monthly cash assistance program for poor families with children under age 18. The program goal is to provide necessary assistance to needy families with children on a temporary basis and p...

Georgia Unemployment Insurance

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Employment Assistance benefit

Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that meet Georgia's eligibility requirements....

Georgia Weatherization Assistance Program

Energy Assistance benefit

Weatherization is a term which means "to make your home more energy efficient." In Georgia, the purpose of this program is to make necessary energy-related repairs free of charge to income-eligible households. The first step in this process is for yo...