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General Information
Application Name Alabama Social Services Information System 
Application Acronym ASSIST 
State ALABAMA 
ACF Region Region IV 
Federal Program Child Welfare Program 
Profile Last Updated 7/22/2004 16:20:44 

State Information
Administration State Supervised, County Administered 
Additional State Programs   
Responsible Program Agency Family Services Partnership; AL Dept. of Human Resources 
Responsible System Agency Center for Information Services; AL Dept of Human Resources 
Other Contributing Agencies   

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Transferred 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational Q3 2002 
Functional Description   
Interfaces   
No. of System Users 1,500 when totally implemented 
No. of Clients Served approx. 1,100 staff 
Certifications/Assessments n/a 
Application Future Plans Moving to a web-based architecture fall 2004. 
Other Relevant Information n/a 

Contractor Usage
Planning in house 
Implementation in house 
Operations in house 
Monitoring in house 
Other n/a 

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform   
Hardware Platform PC Bases Client Server; DB2 Database; IBM OS/390 
Operating System Novell 
Languages Sybase EAstudio App; Windows 95-05; Novell Server 
DBMS DB2 

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
checked boxAdoption checked boxAdult Protective Services unchecked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral unchecked boxChild Care Subsidy
checked boxChild Family Services checked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
checked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services checked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp checked boxFoster Care checked boxIndependent Living
checked boxInterstate Compact unchecked boxJuvenile Justice unchecked boxLIHEAP
unchecked boxMedicaid checked boxProvider Services unchecked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information    

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Deborah Langham 
Address Gordon Persons Bldg.
50 Ripley St.
Montgomery    AL    36130-4000 
Telephone 334-242-9517  
Fax 334-353-1177  
Email dlangham@dhr.state.al.us
Website   
IT Contact
Name Cheryl Martin 
Address Folsom Administration Bldg.
64 North Union Street
Montgomery    AL    36130-4000 
Telephone 334-353-1282  
Fax   
Email cmartin@dhr.state.al.us
Website   

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