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Appendix C – Excerpt from State AFDC Plan

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EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

A. Kinds of emergencies covered: 1. Energy emergencies, including emergencies which result from a circumstance or combination of circumstances which require immediate action, such as: • Impending cutoff of utilities • Cutoff of utilities within the 30 days prior to application 2. Family emergencies involving child abuse/neglect, including those which: • Result in a child abuse and neglect report • Place a child at risk of an out of home placement, or • Result in the opening of a preventive case B. Kinds of assistance provided: 1. For energy emergencies the following assistance is provided: • Payments to vendors to avoid cutoff or to reconnect services disconnected withing the last 30 days • Payments to clients to avoid cutoff or to reconnect services disconnected withing the last 30 days 2. For family emergencies the following assistance is provided: • Payment for psychological or psychiatric services, including testing • Payment for childcare • Payment for temporary child placement • Payment for emergency shelter care • Payment for legal services • Payment for transportation • Payment for intensive family services • Payments to avoid foreclosure/eviction • Payments for medical and dental services • Payments for parental skills training • Payment for parental aide services • Payment for other emergency services required to meet the family’s emergency needs

AUG 2 8 1992