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Originally published July 31, 2024
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio – Belmont County Department of Job & Family Services officials updated county commissioners on this year’s school clothes and supplies voucher program at Wednesday’s commissioners’ meeting.
Belmont County DJFS Fiscal Administrator Jack Regis Jr. told commissioners the agency is gearing up for the next school voucher program shopping event scheduled for August 12, 13 and 14.
Regis said Belmont County DJFS approved 900 voucher applications for families and 1,530 children will benefit. He said an additional 80 applications will be approved for families whose income was slightly above eligibility guidelines. The Community Action Commission (CAC) will help fund those 80 applications.
Regis said Ohio Valley Mall and stores in the voucher program will benefit since the shopping days are outside of the Ohio tax-free shopping days. He says 400 families are scheduled to do their shopping on the first day of the program, August 12.
Belmont County DJFS Director Jeff Felton says each child will receive $300 to shop.
Commissioner Jerry Echemann thanked Belmont County DJFS for their work on the voucher program and agreed that it benefits Belmont County families and businesses.
The families and merchants will be happy.
Belmont County Commissioner Jerry Echemann
Felton said families and kids really appreciate the opportunity to buy new school items and called their expressions on their faces “priceless.”