Township Trustees - Welfare Office

You may apply to the appropriate Township Trustee for poor relief and temporary assistance until welfare and food stamp benefits come through.

Residents of Chester Township should contact Florence (Mrs. Richard) Dahlstrom, 13522 N 200 E, Lot 12, North Manchester, Indiana, 46962 (982-2287). Her office hours are 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Wednesday and Friday from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m., by appointment only. Directions to Dahlstrom's home are to turn north off of State Road 13 on County Road 200 E., then travel approximately one-quarter mile. Her home is the blue house across the road from Timbercrest Retirement Community.

Residents of Pleasant Township should contact Mary Lou Rohrer, 760 W 800 N, N. Manchester, Indiana, 46962, (1-260-774-3530). If you prefer not to call long distance, you may contact her Clerk, Garnet Mansfield at 982-8335. Directions to Mrs. Rohrer's home are to travel south on State Road 13 four miles from its intersection with State Road 114. Turn right (west) onto County Road 800 North and hers is the first house on the north side of the road. She keeps no specific office hours, preferring to be called for an appointment first. Mrs. Rohrer is also available without an appointment from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturdays only, at the Laketon Fire Station.

If eligible, you may receive temporary assistance with food, shelter, utilities, school clothing, school book rental, medical and funeral expenses.

The Wabash County Welfare Office may also be contacted to apply for food stamps, welfare and aid to dependent children. It is located at 89 W. Canal Street, Wabash, Indiana, 46992, (1-260-563-8471). The Wabash office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.