Stories tagged with "indiana family and social services administration"

Indiana AIDS infection rate higher among blacks in 2008 by indystar

State officials are urging black residents and other minorities to learn more about HIV and AIDS and get tested for the virus. The state Department of Health, the Indiana Family... – Nov 05, 2009 at 12:37 PM in Health Care & Pharma

HIV program Thursday to feature model-actor Boris Kodjoe by indystar

Model and actor Boris Kodjoe, a star of Showtime’s “Soul Food” who appears in “Surrogates” opposite Bruce Willis, will headline the Sixth Annual HIV... – Nov 04, 2009 at 12:27 PM in Communities

State must make welfare process faster by indystar

Federal judge in class-action case gives Indiana a year to meet 1st food stamp target A federal judge has ordered Indiana’s partially privatized welfare intake system to... – Oct 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM in News

A potential burden on taxpayers by indystar

Does Marion County really need a new hospital to replace the current Wishard Hospital, the construction of which is the subject of a vaguely worded ballot question now before... – Oct 25, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Voices

Post-IBM welfare process cloudy by Mary Beth

Bloomington, Ind. — Secretary of State Anne Murphy had few answers for lawmakers today about how the state will transition to a new welfare delivery system now that the $1.34... – Oct 23, 2009 at 2:16 PM in Politics & Government

$1M stimulus grant will upgrade area church child-care facilities by Bill Mccleery

A $1 million economic stimulus grant from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration will help expand a United Way program to improve child-care facilities at Central... – Oct 08, 2009 at 1:15 AM in News

More Indiana students use marijuana, survey finds by Will Higgins

Annual survey finds a decline in youths’ use of most other drugs Overall drug use among Indiana’s schoolchildren has declined, but marijuana use is up slightly. A... – Sep 09, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

USDA urged to review food stamp changes by indystar

Indiana congressmen want a closer look at privatization approval A pair of Indiana congressmen have asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to review his agency’s... – Aug 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Politics & Government

Carson, Hill seek review of food stamps by indystar

A pair of Indiana congressman have asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to review his agency’s approval of the state’s privatization and automation of food stamp delivery... – Aug 22, 2009 at 11:51 AM in News

$1B privatization deal at risk by Will Higgins

State could cancel contract to run welfare system Nearly two years into the privatization of Indiana’s welfare system, state officials are considering scrapping it amid... – Jul 08, 2009 at 2:23 AM in Politics & Government

State puts IBM on notice over welfare deal by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s privately run welfare project has so many problems that the state could start taking steps to cancel its $1.16 billion contract with IBM as early as... – Jul 07, 2009 at 4:56 PM in Communities

Needy not getting aid, critics say by indystar

Advocates fault modernized system, but FSSA says their figures are wrong Those living in a swath of 12 north central counties with some of Indiana’s highest unemployment... – Mar 31, 2009 at 2:29 AM in Politics & Government

Groups press FSSA to let clients register to vote by Mary Beth

Critics say FSSA offices fail to offer voter registration forms When low-income Hoosiers turn to state social-services offices for help, they're supposed to get something more... – Feb 02, 2009 at 2:05 AM in Communities

Ranks of uninsured kids in state fall, report says by indystar

About 8 percent of Indiana's children have no health insurance, even though many are eligible for a state insurance program, according to a new report.Indiana, however, is... – Nov 21, 2008 at 2:07 AM in Business