gov. benefits for ohioans

i know this has nothing to do with scrapping.....but it may help anyone of our members out there who is currently down on there luck.....i have a neighbor who has been self employed most of his life...he paid in very little to no taxes...so now he is facing a lot of problems so many elderly folks do when they are no longer able to work...

anyhow i told him id look into seeing what type of government assistance he was able to receive,,if any at all....i was amazed at the recent changes made to the laws in the state of ohio....aparantley anyone who has 0 amount of income is automatically eligible for a medical card...



my wife actually filled out the forms for this man online,,and within 7 days he was awarded a full coverage ohio medicaid insurance card...i read over the packet he received, i was amazed,,this insurance is 100 xs better than any insurance ive ever had through my union hall.....

after he recieved the insurance my wife got a message on the email account she set up for this man....it gave her a web address and said that he was eligible for more benifits than he was currently receiving....so after she walked over and got some info from our neighbor, she came back and filled out a few forms for him...in total it took her less than an hour to fill it all out...

now he gets a free cell phone, it came in the mail from a company called safelink..it came with 250 free minutes a month.......also he got an ohio food stamp card, he is now getting 200 dollars per month in food stamps.....

i always knew there was help out there that folks could get, i just never knew it was this easy and fast to get......im not sure if the rules are the same in every state but if anyone out there is down on there luck it is definatley worth looking into........

KZ,
Well said.

I understand what you guys are saying about the handouts. Sometimes people DO need an extra hand. Like this guy. I won't defend him, but you know not everyone who gets help is just looking for a free ride.

Heaven forbid anyone finds themselves in this situation where you need help, an everyone's first thought is your a lazy jack off, just bumming a ride. Makes you wonder why some folks choose to stay homeless an not go get help. Who wants others judging them, when they finally do ASK for help. For all intents an purposes, Wadar felt this man needed the help an went an APPLIED for him. This guy didn't go in feeling entired, I doubt he's trading his food stamps for drugs from what we've been told. That free phone? Those 250 minutes go fast. It's nothing more then a trac fone. He's not getting a free Iphone or IPad here people. He's getting a cheapie 30 dollar if that flip phone. The minutes cost more then the phone! lol. (used trac fone for 15 years, have great phones an cheap phones, oh an I paid for mine. lol. )

The problem isn't the help folks get, the problem is the people who abused said help. From welfare, to food stamps, to unemployment. The folks who really need it, get lumped in with the ones who scam the system.

Far as getting cynical there Mick...Come visit the quote thread when you get that feeling, maybe it'll help that.

An don't get me wrong..I know each an everyone of you would help someone if they asked. An I do understand your beef about the hand outs over the years. An Yes I say years, this President isn't the first, an he won't be the last. He's just the latest.

Sirscrapalot - Now then you gotta root through the crap to find the gold. this works for people, an ewaste.

I didn't want this to get lost in my other post, so..I'm half sorry for the double post.

To add on to what NA I think it was said about food pantries. He should check with the local churches. I know here on the sandbar one sponsers a food truck once a month to help out county residents who need it. Mostly older folks who don't have a pension or didn't plan retirement, health issues, loss of the income provider, etc. Only requirement is a county ID. Sure there is something similar by him, probably more then one.

The food pantries by me, only allow 3 visits in a year. They really hook you up tho.

Sirscrapalot - Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work. - Mother Theresa (Mods: Not a religious quote, just a quote as all my others are, edit if you need but I'll be sad. )

i didnt mean to offend anyone with this post.....the man i mentioned is in his 70s,,,,he does not read or write....he fixes chainsaws and lawnmowers for a living......if this man would have had the education to fill out a tax return every year he would have actually got money back every year.....i asked him a while back why he wasnt drawing social security, and he said he never paid into it....
i have never been one to promote government help,, but i do think some of it is good and is there for a reason.....

FIRST >> Thank You KZ and your wife for helping the gentleman

I can argue either way
For or against
BUT I do have to say the only bumper sticker I have on my truck is
Socialism >> A Great idea until you run out of other peoples money

Originally Posted by KzScrapper

No credit due here John...wadarbr549 is the OP.

And that is one of my favorite stickers.

Thank You wadarbr549 and your wife for helping the gentleman

Help who lives here first I say! Glad he got help