Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, in collaboration with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Aging, has announced nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Golden Hoosier Award.

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration recently announced that more than 152,000 Indiana households will receive additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits when April distributions begin Sunday, April 5. The additional funds are intended to help Hoosiers obtain food and support for their families while Indiana responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a …read more.

INDIANA — Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Dr. Jennifer Walthall and Indiana Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement Jim McClelland announced a new tool to help Hoosiers seeking treatment for substance use disorder immediately connect with available inpatient or residential treatment services. This new tool is made possible by a partnership …read more.

By EMILY DUNCAN Public Relations Director, Office of Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb INDIANAPOLIS — Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb, in collaboration with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Aging, announced nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Golden Hoosier Awards. The award, which began in 2008, annually honors Hoosier senior citizens for their lifetime …read more.

There will be a temporary outage of the Hoosier Works Electronic Benefits Transfer system beginning at 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, as the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration moves its business from JPMorgan Chase to Xerox. Hoosier Works is the system Indiana uses to deliver Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy …read more.

Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann, Secretary of Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) Dr. John Wernert and Director of the FSSA’s Division of Aging Yonda Snyder honored recipients of the Golden Hoosier Awards at the Indiana Statehouse Monday, May 18. The awards, which originated in 2008, honor outstanding Hoosier senior citizens for a lifetime of service …read more.

The state has launched a new program for those enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) called the Gateway to Work. The program assists HIP enrollees with finding a career path that will hopefully lead to gainful employment or a better job in a new industry. Gateway to Work is a free and voluntary program …read more.

Fort Wayne is one of four Indiana cities chosen to participate in a pilot program to assist homeless people. The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority has developed the program to reach chronically homeless individuals. Fort Wayne, along with Lafayette, Bloomington and Evansville, will begin identifying eligible individuals with a focus on those who have …read more.

By JONI TRUEX Public Relations Director, Kosciusko Leadership Academy Hosted by K-21 Health Services, Rich Haddad welcomed the Kosciusko Leadership Academy cadets and guests. Rich explained the K-21 Medical Services Pavilion was the result of a KLA White Paper project. The facility is an all inclusive connected health services center. Michelle Boxell, Cardinal Services, spoke …read more.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) is in the process of notifying some FSSA clients that some of their personal information may have been accidently disclosed to other clients. The accidental disclosures may have occurred when RCR Technology Corporation (RCR), a contractor for FSSA, made a computer programming error to a document management …read more.