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New Hampshire

New Hampshire Bureau of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

New Jersey

New Jersey Office of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Wyoming

Wyoming Child Support Program

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Eastern Shoshone

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Northern Arapaho Tribe

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Child Support Program

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Forest County Potawatomi Community

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Ho-Chunk Nation

• Website
• Program Application
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Lac Courte Oreilles

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Oneida Nation

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewas

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Sokaogon Chippewa Community

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Stockbridge-Munsee Community

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Washington

Washington Division of Child Support

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Lummi Nation

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Nooksack Indian Tribe

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Puyallup Tribe of Indians

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Quinault Indian Nation

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

The Suquamish Tribe

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tulalip Tribes

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Program Application
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Virginia

Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands Paternity and Child Support Division

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Vermont

Vermont Office of Child Support

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Utah

Utah Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Navajo Nation

• Website
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

South Carolina

South Carolina Child Support Services Division

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Cherokee Nation

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Chickasaw Nation

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Comanche Nation of Oklahoma

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Delaware Tribe of Indians

• Website
• Program Application
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Kaw Nation

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma

• Website
• Program Application
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Muscogee (Creek) Nation

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Osage Tribe of Oklahoma

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance

Ohio

Ohio Office of Child Support

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

New York

New York Child Support Program

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

North Carolina

North Carolina Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

New Mexico

New Mexico Child Support Enforcement Division

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Mescalero Apache Tribe

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Navajo Nation

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Pueblo of Zuni

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Nebraska

Nebraska Child Support Enforcement

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

North Dakota

North Dakota Child Support

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance

Three Affiliated Tribes

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance

Montana

Montana Child Support Services Division

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Blackfeet Nation

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Chippewa Cree Tribe

• Website
• Program Application
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Confederated Tribes of Salish and Kootenai

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Fort Belknap Indian Community

• Website
• Program Application
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Minnesota

Minnesota Child Support Division

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indian Reservation

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

White Earth Nation

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Michigan

Michigan Office of Child Support

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Maryland

Maryland Child Support Administration

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Kentucky

Kentucky Child Support Program

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Idaho

Idaho Bureau of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Coeur D’Alene Tribe

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Nez Perce Tribe

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Guam

Guam Child Support Enforcement Division

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Florida

Florida Child Support Program

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

California

California Department of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Bear River of the Rohnerville Rancheria

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Yurok Tribe

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Arizona

Arizona Division of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Navajo Nation

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Alaska

Alaska Child Support Services Division

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association, Inc.

• Website
• Program Application
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

• Website
• Program Application
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

West Virginia

West Virginia Bureau for Child Support Enforcement

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Texas

Texas Child Support Division

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance

Tennessee

Tennessee Child Support Program

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

South Dakota

South Dakota Division of Child Support

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Office of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Administration for Child Support Enforcement

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Child Support Program

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Oregon

Oregon Child Support Program

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

• Website
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Klamath Tribes

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Nevada

Nevada Child Support Enforcement Program

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Missouri

Missouri Family Support Services

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Mississippi

Mississippi Division of Child Support Enforcement

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Child Support Enforcement Division

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Maine

Maine Child Support, Division of Support Enforcement and Recovery

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Penobscot Nation

• Website
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Louisiana

Louisiana Child Support Enforcement

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Kansas

Kansas Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Iowa

Iowa Child Support Recovery Unit

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa (Meskwaki Nation)

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Indiana

Indiana Child Support Bureau

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Illinois

Illinois Division of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Hawaii

Hawaii Child Support Enforcement Agency

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Georgia

Georgia Division of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Child Support Services Division

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Delaware

Delaware Division of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Connecticut

Connecticut Office of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Colorado

Colorado Division of Child Support Services

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Arkansas

Arkansas Office of Child Support Enforcement

• Website
• Program Case Management Portal
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Housing Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None

Alabama

Alabama Child Support Enforcement Division

• Website
  
• Case Management Portal
  
• Program Application
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
  
• Housing Assistance
  
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Tribal Programs

None