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Louisiana Department of Social Services
(Separate Website)
Link to the website of the state agency that runs these programs: food stamps, welfare, kinship care subsidies, foster care, child support, disability rehabilitation, and more.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Questions and Answers About State ID Cards Look here for some basic information about state ID cards.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Social Security Disability: Frequently Asked Questions
(Separate Website)
Answers most questions you will have about applying for Social Security disability benefits. See the link called "Disability FAQs."
By: Nat'l Ass'n of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
Social Security's "Ticket to Work" program
(Separate Website)
This program gives Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities who want to go to work, some help in getting jobs, vocational rehabilitation, and other support services. Here's some questions and answers about the program from the Social Security web site.
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
(Separate Website)
The state offers people with disabilities many services to help them compete in the interview process, get and keep a job, and develop a career.
Help may include work evaluation and job readiness services; assistive technology; job counseling services, and medical and therapeutic services. Find out more.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Vocational services for the blind
(Separate Website)
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services provides both vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to eligible individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
What government programs might help when you have little or no money.
Don't know where to go for help? Find out here.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
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