| ABLE | Adult Basic and Literacy Education | |
| ACR | Automated Cost Reporting | |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act | |
| ADC | Aid to Dependent Children | |
| AG | Assistance Group | |
| CCAO | County Commissioners' Association of Ohio | |
| CDC | Child Day Care in Ohio | |
| CDJFS | County Department of Job & Family Services | |
| CHIP | Children's Health Insurance Program (also called Healthy Start or SCHIP) | |
| COHHIO | Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio | |
| COTA | Central Ohio Regional Transit Authority | |
| CRIS-E | Client Registry Information System-Enhanced | |
| CS | Child Support | |
| CSB | Children Services Board | |
| CSDVOPS | Customer Service Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialists | |
| CSEA | Child Support Enforcement Agency | |
| CSVER | Customer Service Veterans Employment Representative | |
| CWC | Combined Wage Claim | |
| CY | Calendar Year | |
| DA | Disability Assistance | |
| DOB | Date of Birth | |
| DUA | Disaster Unemployment Assistance | |
| DV | Domestic Violence | |
| DVOPS | Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialists | |
| EBT | Electronic Benefit Transfer | |
| EDWAA | Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Act | |
| EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer | |
| eICMS | electronic Integrated Client Management System | |
| EOL | Employee Outreach and Linkage | |
| FACSIS | Family And Children Services Information System | |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| FFY | Federal Fiscal Year (10/1/xx -9/30/xx) | |
| FLC | Foreign Labor Certification | |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act | |
| FRAM | Family Risk Assessment Model | |
| FS | Food Stamps | |
| FSCH | Food Stamp Certification Handbook | |
| FSET | Food Stamp Employment and Training | |
| FT/PT | Full Time/Part Time | |
| FUTA | Federal Unemployment Tax Act | |
| FY | Fiscal Year | |
| GA | General Assembly | |
| GED | General Equivalency Diploma | |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems | |
| HB | House Bill | |
| HHS | Health and Human Services | |
| ICF-MR | Intermediate Care Facility ? Mental Retardation | |
| ICMS | Integrated Client Management System (see also eICMS) | |
| IL | Independent Living | |
| ITNA | Individual Training Needs Assessment | |
| JS&R | Job Search and Readiness | |
| LEAP | Learning, Earning and Parenting | |
| LMI | Labor Market Information | |
| MCA | Medicaid Cash Assistance | |
| MEM | Medicaid Eligibility Manual | |
| MH | Mental Health | |
| MIA | Monthly Income Allowance | |
| MMMNA | Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance | |
| MR/MH | Mental Retardation/Mental Health | |
| MR/DD | Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities | |
| MTA | MTA Metro Transit Authority - Akron | |
| MTL | Manual Transmittal Letter | |
| OAC | Ohio Administrative Code | |
| OAPL | Ohio Adoption Photo Listing (AdoptOhio) | |
| OBES | Ohio Bureau of Employment Services (now ODJFS) | |
| OBM | Office of Budget and Management | |
| OCDA | Ohio CSEA Directors' Association | |
| OCTF | Ohio Children's Trust Fund | |
| OCWTP | Ohio Child Welfare Training Program | |
| ODADAS | Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services | |
| ODJFS | Ohio Department of Job and Family Services | |
| ODHS | Ohio Department of Human Services (now ODJFS) | |
| ODOT | ODOT Ohio Department of Transportation | |
| ODMR/DD | Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities | |
| OHP | Ohio Health Plans (previously Medicaid) | |
| OHSTS | Ohio Human Services Training System, formerly the Ohio Adult Services Training Program | |
| OJFSDA | Ohio Job and Family Services Directors' Association | |
| OJI | Ohio Job Insurance | |
| OJT | On the Job Training | |
| ORC | Ohio Revised Code | |
| OSETC | One-Stop Employment and Training Center | |
| OTAP | Ohio Transitional Assistance Program | |
| OTTC | Ohio Training Tax Credit | |
| OWD | Office of Workforce Development | |
| OWF | Ohio Works First | |
| PAM | Public Assistance Manual (obsolete; see Medicaid Eligibility Manual [MEM]) | |
| PASSPORT | Pre-admission Screening System Providing Options and Resources Today | |
| PCSAO | Public Children Services Association of Ohio | |
| PCSA | Public Children Services Agency | |
| PIC | Private Industry Council | |
| PFR | Putative Father Registry | |
| PRC | Prevention, Retention and Contingency | |
| PWE | Principal Wage Earner | |
| QA | Quality Assurance | |
| QC | Quality Control | |
| QMB | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary | |
| RTA | RTA Regional Transit Authority - Cleveland | |
| SACWIS | Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System | |
| SB | Senate Bill | |
| SCHIP | State Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| SCOTI | Sharing Career Opportunities and Training Information | |
| SEP | Subsidized Employment Program | |
| SETS | Support Enforcement Tracking System | |
| SFY | State Fiscal Year (7/1/xx -6/30/xx) | |
| SORTA | Southwest Ohio Regional Tranisit Authority - Cincinnati | |
| SPA | State Plan Amendment | |
| SPLIMPA | Single Premium Lifetime Immediate Monthly Payment Annuity | |
| SSC | Self Sufficiency Contract | |
| S-SEP | Special-Subsidized Employment Program | |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income | |
| TAA | Trade Adjustment Assistance | |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| TANF E&T | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ? Employment and Training | |
| TARTA | Toledo Area Rapid Transit Authority | |
| TEFAP | The Emergency Food Assistance Program | |
| TOPS | Training Opportunities for Program Staff | |
| TRC | Telephone Registration Centers | |
| TXX | Title XX Social Services Block Grant | |
| UC | Unemployment Compensation | |
| UCFE | Unemployment Compensation for Federal Civilian Employees | |
| UCX | Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Military Personnel | |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture | |
| VEROC | Veterans Employment Representative On Campus | |
| WA | Work Activities | |
| WARN | Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act | |
| WEP | Work Experience Program | |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act | |
| WOTC | Work Opportunity Tax Credit | |
| WRS | Wage Record System | |
| WtW | Welfare to Work | |