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To apply for SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits, TANF (cash assistance), Child Care Subsidy, find the application here. You do not need to be eligible for or want all these benefits. One application is considered for all these programs.
As you may know, Kansas Legal Services is part of the national legal aid movement that was born in the War on Poverty in the early 1960s. KLS grew out of the movement that believed everyone deserved equal access to justice, without regard to their ability to pay for services.
The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) has a film about the history of civil legal aid in the United States on their website.
Angie Peacock lost 40 pounds in two months from stress and dehydration while serving in Baghdad, but coming home to Missouri was also hell.
After she was medically retired from the Army, her isolation and depression deepened. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Substance abuse. Homelessness. Suicidal thoughts.
Now, the 35-year-old has her life back, and she credits a national organization, the Wounded Warrior Project. (The picture is of Peacock and her service dog, G.I. Joe.)
The Kansas Attorney General's office, separate from Kansas Legal Services, has several special divisions to protect Kansans in many ways. The office has a division called Consumer Protection to help protect consumers from fraud and exploitation and educate Kansans on their rights and responsibilities as consumers.
This link goes to the page about consumer laws and protections provided by the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office.
By Rafael Garcia
Topeka Capital Journal - cjonline July 24, 2023
After the end of a pandemic waiver that allowed all children in the U.S. to eat free school lunches, many Kansas schools are finding a way to keep feeding all of their students — all for free.
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DENIED?
If you received a denial notice from the Department for Children and Families, you can appeal.
What should you appeal?
You were denied benefits and:
Are you eligible for food stamps, child care subsidy, health insurance from the government?
To apply for SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits, TANF (cash assistance), Child Care Subsidy, find the application here. You do not need to be eligible for or want all these benefits. One application is considered for all these programs.
As you may know, Kansas Legal Services is part of the national legal aid movement that was born in the War on Poverty in the early 1960s. KLS grew out of the movement that believed everyone deserved equal access to justice, without regard to their ability to pay for services.
The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) has a film about the history of civil legal aid in the United States on their website.
Angie Peacock lost 40 pounds in two months from stress and dehydration while serving in Baghdad, but coming home to Missouri was also hell.
After she was medically retired from the Army, her isolation and depression deepened. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Substance abuse. Homelessness. Suicidal thoughts.
Now, the 35-year-old has her life back, and she credits a national organization, the Wounded Warrior Project. (The picture is of Peacock and her service dog, G.I. Joe.)
The Kansas Attorney General's office, separate from Kansas Legal Services, has several special divisions to protect Kansans in many ways. The office has a division called Consumer Protection to help protect consumers from fraud and exploitation and educate Kansans on their rights and responsibilities as consumers.
This link goes to the page about consumer laws and protections provided by the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office.
By Rafael Garcia
Topeka Capital Journal - cjonline July 24, 2023
After the end of a pandemic waiver that allowed all children in the U.S. to eat free school lunches, many Kansas schools are finding a way to keep feeding all of their students — all for free.
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