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Required at Initial Determination Required at Redetermination Description also be used to verify homeless status. A written attestation from the parent that they lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence may be accepted if no other documentation is available. Families with very low income as defined by CAPS must submit earned and unearned income verification for the last four weeks. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) must verify participation in the DFCS GRG program. Minor parents: At least one parent must be 20 years of age or younger and provide verification of age. Need to protect: The following situations that may qualify for a need to protect include, but are not limited to: grandparents, relatives, and other caregivers (excluding biological or adoptive parents) who have taken over full- time care of a child (due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment) who is not in DFCS custody, families who had a substantiated CPS case that closed within the last 12 months, families of children involved in the juvenile justice system. Acceptable verification includes: A completed Statement of Guardianship (Appendix EE) is required for grandparents, relatives, and other caregivers raising children who are not in DFCS custody. Referral from a community service program, copy of a case plan or verification from DFCS for families who had a substantiated CPS case that closed within the last 12 months, other documentation verifying need to protect. Student parent Education Verification, CAPS staff will verify education enrollment and participation with one or more of the following: Written verification of enrollment from the educational institution and current class schedule or approved DECAL trainer (CDA training only). The written verification must include, at a minimum: The parent’s name and enrollment date, the name of the institution, contact person, and contact information (phone and email). If not included on the class schedule, the written statement must also include either the number of credit hours or the number of in-class or online hours per week. Parents can also complete the Completed Education Verification Form (Appendix DD). 2.2.9 Exception to TANF work requirements Lead Agencies must ensure that families with young children participating in TANF will be informed of their right not to be sanctioned under the TANF work requirement if the custodial