Is Belvidere Township’s Assistance Office as visible as it should be?

 

Belvidere Township administers general assistance for the nine townships of Boone County. Is Belvidere Township’s Assistance Office as visible as it should be? The posting directly following this-- -http://www.boonecountywatchdog.blogspot.com/2013/02/townships-and-general-assistance.html - shows you what the larger DeKalb County does at the DeKalb Township site. Should Belvidere Township be doing the same for Boone County?

The following is taken from: http://www.belvideretownship.org/ and appears as such:

The only direct reference to the assistance program are the following answers to Q&A tab from the top of the page links. Click on Q&A (http://www.belvideretownship.org/questions.html) and the following page appears:

Here are the only two answers regarding the issue:

Q. Does Belvidere Township provide general assistance to those in need?
A. Yes, the Township does provide assistance for those in need. For more information call 815-544-2027

Note that the sites does not mention the other townships which Belvidere Township administers,; many of these townships are too small to have a website.

Q. What other services does the Township provide?
A. Beyond those services established by state law, Township Government provides vital services to the people next door. This may include senior citizens programs , youth programs, assistance to the disabled, parks and recreation, health services, and cemetery maintenance.

The link for assistance to disabled only leads to RAMP (http://rampcil.org/index.asp) and the following website: