Department of Social Services DSS-Queen Anne County

Each local DSS agency has discretion to allocate the funds described below in different ways. If a customeris not currently receiving services through DSS (e.g. TCA; TEMHA); he or she can still contact the local DSSagency for possible assistance with housing and energy emergencies. Please note that all of these grants arehighly discretionary and based on funding availability.EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIESWITH CHILDREN (EAFC)EAFC is an emergency grant program that may beaccessed once every 12 months. The grant may beused for household emergencies; including utilitybills. It is available to families with one or more chil-dren under the age of 21; who are related to (andreside with) the applicant. A person does not have tobe receiving any state assistance to apply for anemergency grant. However; he or she must docu-ment individual circumstances.