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[momma72]

Hi everyone. My name is Erin and I am a single mother of a 18 year girl and raising my granddaughter. I have two jobs and am in serious need of help with fixing my vehicle to get back and forth to work and taking the baby to the sitters. I am taking my truck in to the shop on Friday and it is going to cost $100 dollars just to do a diagnostic test to tell me what is wrong. I am pretty sure it is going to cost a lot of money and I am wondering if there is a program someone can point me to that will help fix my truck. I have searched the internet for funding and grants but I don't think that I am looking in the right direction. My parents told me to contact the Goodwill and places like that which I will do on Tuesday. If anyone out there can help me I would greatly appreciate it. I live in Columbus Ohio.

Thanks for reading!!!
Erin

[SallySue15]

Hello Erin,

Welcome to the SingleMomFinancialHelp Forum! We are happy you are here!

With regard to your question about financial assistance for repairing your vehicle, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services does offer assistance with repairing your vehicles under their Other Assistance category. Here is a summary from their website about the "Other Assistance" category: Other Assistance

Q. Are any other types of assistance available?

A. Each county department of job and family services (CDJFS) offers additional programs and services through their Prevention, Retention and Contingency (PRC) program.

PRC services can include such things as clothing and shelter; domestic violence help, housing relocation and disaster assistance; transportation (including auto repair expenses or down payment on an automobile); and job training, employment search help and work support. However, each county’s program offerings may be different based on local needs.

You can apply for PRC services and benefits at your local CDJFS. You can find out what your county offers by looking at its PRC plan. County PRC plans can be found at http://jfs.ohio.gov/owf/prc/county/countytable.com

You will have to click on your county to see what services are available to you.

Also, this is the link for ODJFS directory, so you can call and speak directly with someone. http://jfs.ohio.gov/County/County_Directory.pdf"]http://jfs.ohio.gov/County/County_Directory.pdf


I hope this is helpful for you.

Good luck!

~Sally~