The latest DEA laboratory testing indicates 5 out of 10 pills tested in 2024 contain a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is down from 7 out of ten pills in 2023 and 6 out of ten pills in 2022.
Trustee:
Thelma Kelley Jeffries
Board Members:
Joann Calabrese, Steven Hinds &
Dustin Dillard.
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In cases of extreme emergency such as a house fire, the Township Trustee works with a variety of local organizations to render assistance to victims of disasters. When available, and can even provide temporary shelter to those in need.
Please call (812) 824-7225 to schedule and appointment.
Specifically, the trustee may provide assistance to meet the following basic needs:
1. Clothing: necessary for employment, school or ordinary
decency.
2. Food: for households not receiving food stamps. The trustee
will not supplement food stamps except in specific emergencies
such as theft, spoilage or health needs.
3. Household Supplies: cleaning and hygiene items.
4. Medical Assistance: not otherwise provided by insurance,
clinics, and/or other government subsidized programs.
5. Shelter: The trustee will not pay for housing that is unfit.
6. Utilities: bills in the current name of the applicant for the
current residence.
7. Other services such as transportation to seek and/or maintain
employment, and burials may be provided depending on the
circumstances.
Please call (812) 824-7225 to schedule and appointment.
The township may provide assistance in obtaining food, household supplies and personal hygiene items for qualified applicants from the township resource center. The amount and description of food, household supplies and personal hygiene township guidelines. Also, the trustee shall refer any individual or household before or immediately upon their application for food relief to the appropriate agency in charge of any federal food allotment program.
Please call (812) 824-7225 to schedule and appointment.
The township may not provide medical assistance to an individual if the individual could qualify for medical assistance for the same service under IC 12-16 (Hospital pending period for Medicaid, or other governmental medical program, the Trustee may provide interim medical shall only pay the cost of the following medical services for the eligible and qualifying applicants of the township as listed in IC-12-20-16-2:
Please call (812) 824-7225 to schedule and appointment.
1. The township will NOT pay utility deposits.
2. The utility service must be in the name of an adult member of the requesting household; an emancipated minor who is the head of the household, or a landlord or former member of the household if the applicant proves that the applicant is responsible for payment of the bill.
3. The township will not pay for utility service received as a result of a fraudulent act by any adult member of a household requesting poor relief.
4. The township will not consider the payment of delinquent utility bills if the applicant was ineligible for township assistance at the time the utility services were incurred, or the delinquent bill is older than 24 months.
5. The township will not consider the payment of "master metered" utility service when more than one household is served by the same meter.
6. The township will not consider the payment of estimated utility bills.
7. During the period the state's energy assistance program is in effect, the township will not pay or consider the payment of utility bills until after the state's energy assistance is credited to the applicant's account.
Please call (812) 824-7225 to schedule and appointment.
Funeral/ Burial or Cremation Application The township requires a surviving member of the deceased person's family make a formal request for "Burial and Funeral or Cremation Assistance" before providing a person to superintend. If there are no surviving family members, the funeral home having possession of the deceased shall formally request the assistance on behalf of the deceased person. The formal request will involve completion of a "Request for Burial Assistance" form.
Please call (812) 824-7225 to schedule and appointment.
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