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Note: Non-relative eligibility was added by the 2014 legislature effective Jul 1, 2014, using non-TANF/MOE funds. 414.045(1)(b)5 Adopting Families of Children with Special Needs Assistance with services necessary for families who have adopted children (living with a caretaker relative) with special needs who have income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level and who meet the state's definition of needy under TANF. Services may include specialized counseling, purchase of adaptive equipment, or accommodations in the home. The program does not provide for on-going, basic needs. Yes Yes 414.065(5) Non-custodial parents Services for a non-custodial parent who is a parent ordered by the court to participate in activities leading to employment so that the parent can obtain employment and fulfill obligations to provide support payments. To be eligible for services, the non-custodial parent would have to have family income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. A parent whose child is in emergency shelter or foster care or other substitute care who is ordered by the court to participate in work activities as part of a reunification plan when the parent would have been eligible to participate in work activities if the child was in the home. No Yes 445.017 Cash assistance diversion One-time payment of up to $1,000 and services designed to divert an applicant from ongoing TCA when the applicant does not need ongoing TCA. No Yes 445.028, 445.029, 445.030, 445.031, and 445.032 Transitional Services Former TCA recipients who left TCA due to employment and remain eligible for transitional Medicaid, childcare, education and training, or transportation. No Yes