Pamela<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Barnett<\/span>, Director Kendon Ellerman, Regional Area Social Worker Supervisor Customer Service: 1-877-882-4916 Q.<\/strong>\u00a0How do I report abuse or neglect of a child or vulnerable adult if the county office is closed? Q.<\/strong>\u00a0Can an application for Food Benefits\/TANF be mailed to me? Q.<\/strong>\u00a0Can I apply for medicaid at the Dept. Of Human Services? Q.<\/strong>\u00a0Is it necessary to have an open Food Benefit, TANF, or medicaid case to receive child support services? Q.<\/strong>\u00a0If I apply for TANF, do I have to comply with the TANF Work Program (TWP) requirements? <\/p>\n Useful Phone Numbers:<\/strong>\u00a0Food Benefit Balance 1-866-512-5087 Tanf or Child Support Blance 1-866-461-4095 (a fee may be charged).Child Support Hotline 1-800-434-5437 Information regarding Foster Parent applications may be found at\u00a0www.mdhs.state.ms.us\/us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Economic Assistance: Pamela\u00a0Barnett, Director 207 Main Street Purvis, MS 39475 SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Phone: 601-794-1050 Fax: 601-794-1066 EBT Customer Service: 1-866-512-5087 SNAP Fraud Hotline: 1-800-299-6905 TANF Debit Master Card Customer Service: 1-866-461-4095 (a fee may be charged) Applications available at our office or on-line at:\u00a0http:\/\/www.mdhs.ms.gov Child Protection […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":187,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"saved","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1201"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1201\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/span>207 Main Street<\/span>
\n<\/span>Purvis, MS 39475<\/span>
\n<\/span>SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
\n<\/span>TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
\n<\/span>Phone: 601-794-1050
\n<\/span>Fax: 601-794-1066
\n<\/span>EBT Customer Service: 1-866-512-5087
\n<\/span>SNAP Fraud Hotline: 1-800-299-6905
\n<\/span>TANF Debit Master Card Customer Service: 1-866-461-4095 (a fee may be charged)
\n<\/span>Applications available at our office or on-line at:\u00a0http:\/\/www.mdhs.ms.gov<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\nChild Protection Services:<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>300 North Street<\/span>
\n<\/span>Purvis, MS 39475<\/span>
\n<\/span>Phone: 601-794-1080
\n<\/span>Fax: 601-794-2960
\n<\/span>Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-222-8000
\n<\/span>Vulnerable Adult Abuse Hotline: 1-844-437-6282
\n<\/span><\/p>\nChild Support Enforcement:<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>District Office Address (2 locations in this area)
\n<\/span>*<\/span>811 Main Street Suite 18\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0Columbia, MS 39429<\/span>
\n<\/span>*5 Willow Bend\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0Hattiesburg, MS 39402<\/span>
\n<\/span>Child Support Payments Info Line:\u00a0 1-800-434-5437
\n<\/span>Child Support Debit Master Card Customer Service: 1-866-461-4095 ( a fee may be charged)<\/span><\/p>\nFrequently Asked Question\u2019s<\/h3>\n
\nA.<\/strong>\u00a0Contact your local law enforcement agency or dial the 24-hour abuse hotline at 1-800-222-8000.<\/p>\n
\nA.<\/strong>\u00a0Yes. However, it will need to be returned prior to an appointment being given.<\/p>\n
\nA.<\/strong>\u00a0An application for medicaid must be filed at your regional medicaid office. In our area, the office is located on Mayfair Blvd. in Hattiesburg.<\/p>\n
\nA.<\/strong>\u00a0No. If you are not receiving assistance, you may file an application for child support services for a minimal fee.<\/p>\n
\nA.<\/strong>\u00a0Yes. If you do not meet an exemption, compliance with TWP is required.<\/p>\n