North Dakota Assistance Programs and Services

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• 1. North Dakota Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ⇑ – Monthly food stamp benefits to help low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health.  The SNAP benefits can only be used on eligible food purchases at North Dakota SNAP-authorized stores. You can also find a North Dakota EBT store near you by entering your city or zip code at the North Dakota Food Retailers Accepting EBT Card table. (+++)  Call: 800-755-2716

• 2. North Dakota Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ⇑ – Helps move low-income families from public assistance to self-sufficiency by providing cash assistance along with work readiness, training, and job placement services, Call: 701-328-2332

• 3. North Dakota Telephone Assistance Program (Lifeline) ⇑ – Offers discounts on basic monthly service for qualified telephone customers, Call: Local telephone company

• 4. North Dakota State Telephone Assistance Program (Link-Up) ⇑ – Provides discounts on installation charges for telephone service to eligible North Dakota program participants, Call: Local telephone company

• 5. North Dakota Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program ⇑ – Designed to provide North Dakota adults with an opportunity to gain valuable work experience, training, and job placement services, Call: 701-328-2332

• 6. North Dakota Medicaid ⇑ – A health insurance program that provides medical and health-related services to eligible North Dakota residents, Call: 701-328-2321

• 7. North Dakota Healthy Steps Children’s Health Insurance ⇑ – Offers health care coverage to North Dakota working families, who cannot afford health insurance coverage for their children, yet earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, Call: 877-543-7669

• 8. North Dakota Child Care Assistance Program ⇑ – Helps income-eligible North Dakota families pay for child care while they work or attend school or training, Call: 701-328-2332

• 9. North Dakota Family Caregiver Support Program ⇑ – Offers help to caregivers who are caring for an adult age 60 or older, or caring for grandchildren or other young relatives who are age 18 or younger, Call: 701-328-4601

• 10. North Dakota Basic Care Assistance Program ⇑ – Helps eligible individuals residing in licensed basic care facilities in North Dakota to pay for the cost of care in these facilities, Call: 800-755-27161

• 11. North Dakota Crossroads Program ⇑ – Supports eligible North Dakota parents up to age 21 by helping pay a portion of their child care and transportation costs so they can continue their education and graduate from high school, Call: 701-328-2332

• 12. North Dakota Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) ⇑ – Healthy foods, breastfeeding support, nutrition education, health care referrals, Call: 701-328-2496

• 13. North Dakota National School Lunch Program (NSLP) ⇑ – Provides low-cost or free lunches to school children, Call: 701-328-2260

• 14. North Dakota Special Milk Program ⇑ – Offers milk to children in schools, childcare institutions, and eligible camps, Call: 701-328-2260

• 15. North Dakota School Breakfast Program (SBP) ⇑ – Provides low-cost or free meals to school children, Call: 701-328-2260

• 16. North Dakota Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) ⇑ – Provides free meals and snacks to help low-income children in the summer months, Call: 701-328-2260

• 17. North Dakota Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) ⇑ – Provides healthy meals and snacks to children and adults receiving day care, Call: 701-328-2260

• 18. North Dakota Head Start ⇑ – Comprehensive child development programs serving low-income children and their families, Call: 701-237-6013

• 19. North Dakota Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ⇑ – Designed to helps eligible low-income North Dakota families with home heating costs, Call: 701-328-2332

• 20. North Dakota Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) ⇑ – Assists households reduce energy bills by improving the energy efficiency of their homes, Call: 701-328-2332

• 21. North Dakota Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) ⇑ – Designed to improve the health of low- income elderly people at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods, Call: 701-328-2260

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

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

Updated: Aug 21, 2024 by HAFH