Benefits available for screening include child daycare, emergency assistance, energy assistance, food stamps, Medicaid and others. The screening process requires input of limited personal and financial information, takes about 15 minutes, and only determines if citizens may be eligible for any of the benefits.
Norfolk's Online Screening for Public Assistance
Benefits available for screening include child daycare, emergency assistance, energy assistance, food stamps, Medicaid and others
The city of Norfolk, Va., has an online service called Norfolk Automated Community Care Eligibility Screening System (ACCESS) that screens citizens for public assistance.
Benefits available for screening include child daycare, emergency assistance, energy assistance, food stamps, Medicaid and others. The screening process requires input of limited personal and financial information, takes about 15 minutes, and only determines if citizens may be eligible for any of the benefits.
Citizens that pass through the screening are shown a list of public assistance programs that may be available to them, a description of each one and all the documents and information they need to apply in person. The Web site also lists eight offices in Norfolk that will accept and process the applications.
Benefits available for screening include child daycare, emergency assistance, energy assistance, food stamps, Medicaid and others. The screening process requires input of limited personal and financial information, takes about 15 minutes, and only determines if citizens may be eligible for any of the benefits.
