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CAPS Policy – Priority Groups No.: CAPS/00-7 Effective Date: 10/01/2016 Revised: 03/02/2026 Revision Effective: 03/02/2026

CAPS Policy Manual

Page 45 of 109 Description Eligibility Requirements disability status, parents participating in the DFCS GRG program are not required to meet CAPS state-approved activity requirements.

Minor parents

Need to Protect Description Program Requirements Eligibility Requirements CAPS services may be provided for a child who needs to receive protective services but is not formally involved with Child Protective Services (CPS). CAPS Management approval is required to determine if a case qualifies for this priority group. 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) that 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. Parents must: • Meet non-financial eligibility requirements (Georgia residency, child citizenship or qualified alien status, immunization, and identity) as prescribed in CAPS Eligibility Requirements Policy (CAPS/00-6). • Meet CAPS income guidelines as prescribed in the CAPS Income Calculations Policy (CAPS/00-8). • Meet CAPS state-approved activity requirements as prescribed in CAPS Eligibility Requirements Policy (CAPS/00-6).

Student Parent Description Program Requirements Eligibility Requirements Parent with dependent children enrolled in high school, adult education, vocational training, early childhood education credential or training courses, technical certificate of credit (TCC), technical • Parents 20 years of age or younger participating in middle or high school, adult education, early childhood education credential or training courses, vocational training, TCC, Parents must: • Meet non-financial eligibility requirements (Georgia residency, child citizenship or qualified alien status, immunization, and identity) as Description Eligibility Requirements Minor parents (20 years of age or younger) are considered a priority group and may receive child care in support of education or work activities. • At least one parent must be 20 years of age or younger. • Parents must: o Meet non-financial eligibility requirements (Georgia residency, child citizenship or qualified alien status, immunization, and identity) as prescribed in CAPS Eligibility Requirements Policy (CAPS/00-6). o Meet CAPS income guidelines as prescribed in CAPS Income Calculations Policy (CAPS/00-8). o Minor parents enrolled in middle school, high school, adult education, early childhood education credential or training courses, vocational training, Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC), Technical College Diploma (TCD), education or training through WorkSource Georgia, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree program have no additional activity requirement. Minor parents who are not enrolled in middle school, high school, an education or training program must meet the 24 hour per week requirement, as prescribed in the CAPS Eligibility Requirements Policy (CAPS/00-6).