Ballard County Department of Children and Family Office

Information on Services

The Division of Family Support is responsible for administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program, Kentucky Works Program, Family Alternatives Diversion Program and the Medicaid programs. The division also manages the Community Services Block Grant, the Nutrition Education Program, the SNAP Nutrition Education Program, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, State Supplementation, and assists with administration of the electronic benefit transfer cards, along with policy development for all division program areas. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) is home to most of the state's human services and health care programs, including Medicaid, the Department for Community Based Services and the Department for Public Health. CHFS is one of the largest agencies in state government, with nearly 8,000 full and part-time employees.

Programs and Services:

 Seniors

  Physical Health

  Mental Health

  Protection

  Assistance

 Adults

  Physical Health

  Mental Health

  Protection

  Assistance

 Children

  Physical Health

  Mental Health

  Protection

  Assistance

 Families

  Physical Health

  Mental Health

  Protection

  Assistance