Kansas Assistance Programs and Services

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• 1. Kansas Food Assistance Program ⇑ – Provides qualifying Kansas low-income households with monthly food benefits. Kansas food assistance program customers can spend their benefits at any Kansas Food Stamps Stores to buy eligible nutritious food for their household to eat. (+++)  Call: 833-765-2003

• 2. Kansas Successful Families Program ⇑ – Offers employment services and support services to low-income families that may include cash assistance, known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Call: 888-369-4777

• 3. Kansas Lifeline Program ⇑ – Offers discounts on basic monthly service for qualified telephone customers, Call: Local telephone company

• 4. Kansas MediKan ⇑ – Health care program for Kansas persons with disabilities who have been approved for General Assistance, Call: 800-817-8617

• 5. Kansas KanCare ⇑ – A health care program that provides medical and health-related services to eligible Kansas residents, Call: 800-817-8617

• 6. Kansas SOBRA ⇑ – A health care program for persons who do not meet citizenship rules and covers life-threatening emergency care costs and baby deliveries only. The Kansas SOBRA healthcare program is designed to help those who meet all other Medicaid criteria except for citizenship. For more comprehensive or regular healthcare needs, these individuals would need to explore other options or currently state-funded programs designed for non-citizens. Call: 800-817-8617

• 7. Kansas PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) ⇑ – Provides long term care for persons age 55 or older living in select Kansas counties through a managed care network, Call: 800-817-8617

• 8. Kansas Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ⇑ – Provides health care coverage for low-income children in Kansas living in families with incomes that exceed Medicaid limits, Call: 800-792-4884

• 9. Kansas Grandparents as Caregivers Cash Assistance Program ⇑ – Provides cash benefits to grandparents or other relatives raising children, Call: 888-369-4777

• 10. Kansas Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) ⇑ – Healthy foods, breastfeeding support, nutrition education, health care referrals, Call: 785-296-1320

• 11. Kansas National School Lunch Program (NSLP) ⇑ – Provides low-cost or free lunches to school children, Call: 785-296-2276

• 12. Kansas Special Milk Program ⇑ – Offers milk to children in schools, childcare institutions, and eligible camps, Call: 785-296-2276

• 13. Kansas School Breakfast Program (SBP) ⇑ – Provides low-cost or free meals to school children, Call: 785-296-2276

• 14. Kansas Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) ⇑ – Provides free meals and snacks to help low-income children in the summer months, Call: Local site

• 15. Kansas Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) ⇑ – Provides healthy meals and snacks to children and adults receiving day care, Call: 785-296-2276

• 16. Kansas Head Start ⇑ – Comprehensive child development programs serving low-income children and their families, Call: 785-856-3132

• 17. Kansas Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ⇑ – Helps eligible households pay a portion of their home energy costs by providing a one-time per year benefit, Call: 800-432-0043

• 18. Kansas Home Weatherization Assistance Program ⇑ – Assists households reduce energy bills by improving the energy efficiency of their homes, Call: 785-217-2048

• 19. Kansas Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) ⇑ – Designed to aid individuals known to be at risk of malnutrition due to low income and poor health conditions, Call: 785-368-8120

• 20. Kansas Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) ⇑ – Provides low-income seniors with special checks to buy fresh, nutritious fruits, vegetables, and herbs from authorized farmers’ markets, Call: 785-296-8060

• 21. Kansas Housing Choice Voucher Program ⇑ – Helps eligible low-income households lease privately owned rental units from participating landlords, Call: Local PHA

• 22. Kansas Public Housing ⇑ – Provides safe, decent, and affordable rental units for eligible low-income residents., Call: Local PHA