Lead Agencies must coordinate with TANF programs to ensure that TANF families with young children will be informed of their right not to be sanctioned if they meet the criteria set forth by the state/territory TANF agency in accordance with Section 407(e)(2) of the Social Security Act. In fulfilling this requirement, the following criteria or definitions are applied by the TANF agency to determine whether the parent has a demonstrated inability to obtain needed child care. Note: The TANF agency, not the CCDF Lead Agency, is responsible for establishing the following criteria or definitions. These criteria or definitions are offered in this Plan as a matter of public record. Identify the TANF agency that established these criteria or definitions: Provide the following definitions established by the TANF agency: “Appropriate child care”: “Reasonable distance”: “Unsuitability of informal child care”: “Affordable child care arrangements”: How are parents who receive TANF benefits informed about the exception to the individual penalties associated with the TANF work requirements? In writing Verbally Other. Describe: Provide the citation for the TANF policy or procedure: Increasing Access for Vulnerable Children and Families Lead Agencies are required to give priority for child care assistance to children with special needs, which can include vulnerable populations, in families with very low incomes and to children experiencing homelessness (658E(c)(3)(B); 98.46(a)). The prioritization of CCDF assistance services is not limited to eligibility determination (i.e., the establishment of a waiting list or the ranking of eligible families in priority order to be served). Note: CCDF defines “child experiencing homelessness” as a child who is homeless, as defined in Section 725 of Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a) (98.2). Describe how the Lead Agency defines: “Children with special needs”: “Families with very low incomes” : Describe how the Lead Agency will prioritize or target child care services for the following children and families. Identify how services are prioritized for children with special needs. Check all that apply: Prioritize for enrollment
Lead Agencies must coordinate with TANF programs to ensure that TANF families with young children will be informed of their right not to be sanctioned if they meet the criteria set forth by the state/territory TANF agency in accordance with Section 407(e)(2) of the Social Security Act. In fulfilling this requirement, the following criteria or definitions are applied by the TANF agency to determine whether the parent has a demonstrated inability to obtain needed child care. Note: The TANF agency, not the CCDF Lead Agency, is responsible for establishing the following criteria or definitions. These criteria or definitions are offered in this Plan as a matter of public record. Identify the TANF agency that established these criteria or definitions: Provide the following definitions established by the TANF agency: “Appropriate child care”: “Reasonable distance”: “Unsuitability of informal child care”: “Affordable child care arrangements”: How are parents who receive TANF benefits informed about the exception to the individual penalties associated with the TANF work requirements? In writing Verbally Other. Describe: Provide the citation for the TANF policy or procedure: Increasing Access for Vulnerable Children and Families Lead Agencies are required to give priority for child care assistance to children with special needs, which can include vulnerable populations, in families with very low incomes and to children experiencing homelessness (658E(c)(3)(B); 98.46(a)). The prioritization of CCDF assistance services is not limited to eligibility determination (i.e., the establishment of a waiting list or the ranking of eligible families in priority order to be served). Note: CCDF defines “child experiencing homelessness” as a child who is homeless, as defined in Section 725 of Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a) (98.2). Describe how the Lead Agency defines: “Children with special needs”: “Families with very low incomes” : Describe how the Lead Agency will prioritize or target child care services for the following children and families. Identify how services are prioritized for children with special needs. Check all that apply: Prioritize for enrollment
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