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Your First Appointment

  • You will be given an overview of services available from YESS
  • Meet with staff to discuss basic eligibility requirements
  • Complete an application and provide documentation to prove your eligibility

What should I bring to my first meeting?

  • Picture ID
    • driver’s license,
    • state ID,
    • military ID, OR
    • school ID and birth certificate.
  • Social Security Card
  • Proof of Low Income
    • paystubs for the previous 6 months, OR,
    • proof you are receiving public assistance:
      • ADC/TANF
      • SNAP (food stamps) in the last 6 months
      • Supplemental Security Income
      • Refugee Cash Assistance
      • County General Assistance
  • Proof of your current address, if not on your ID
    • utility bill,
    • rental agreement, OR
    • other item mailed to you
  • Proof of barrier to employment or education:
    • Doctor’s verification of a disability or pregnancy
    • Your child’s birth certificate
    • High School transcripts showing drop-out status
    • Court involvement
      • probation, diversion or parole paperwork,
      • copy of charges, OR
      • copy of judgment
    • Foster Child/State Ward
      • order placing you under the care of the state or tribe
      • letter from your Health and Human Services case worker
      • other official paperwork showing State Ward status
    • These are the most common barriers, you may have a barrier not listed here. Please contact Bethany Olson or come to a Come Thru for a complete list of barriers and the required supporting documentation. left arrow