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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 05/2023 Expedited Child Care for Families Experiencing Homelessness 4.21 This chapter describes the general policies and procedures for Expedited Child Care for Families Experiencing Homelessness. To be eligible for the expedited child care policies, applicants MUST: • File an application. See Chapter 3.7. (Processing Applications). • Meet the definition of homeless for the Child Care Assistance Program. See Chapter 2 (Glossary) for definition of homeless. • Have children needing care who are of an appropriate age. See Chapter 2 (Glossary) for definition of child. • Meet income limits based on information available on application. See Chapter 6.3 (Income Limits). • Have assets of equal to or less than $1 million. See Chapter 4.12 (Asset limit). • Have children who meet citizenship and immigration status requirements based on information available on application or attend care in a setting subject to public educational standards. See Chapter 4.15 (Child’s Citizenship and Immigration Status). Refer to the following chapters for information about: • Processing applications. See Chapter 3.7.1. (Processing Applications from Families Experiencing Homelessness). • Assisting families with meeting program requirements. See Chapter 4.21.3 (Assisting families experiencing homelessness). • Participating in authorized activities. See Chapter 4.6.9. (Authorized Activities for Families Experiencing Homelessness). • Cooperating with child support. See Chapter 4.9.15. (Child Support Cooperation for Families Experiencing Homelessness). • Providing verification and requirements at the end of the three-month period. See Chapter 7.3.1. (Verification for Families Experiencing Homelessness). • Eligibility ending after three-month period. See Chapter 8.6 (Temporary Ineligibility). • Authorizing child care. See Chapter 9.1.15 (Authorizing Care – Expedited Child Care). • Authorizing child care with a high quality provider. See Chapter 9.1.12 (Weekly authorization to high quality providers) • Allowing child care hours to increase when family verifies need for more hours. See Chapter 9.12 (Authorization changes during the 12-month eligibility period) Three-month eligibility period A family experiencing homelessness is eligible for three months from the date of application. The family must submit verifications, have an authorized activity and be cooperating with child support by the end of the three-- month period for eligibility to continue. See Chapter 7.3.1 (Verifications for Families Experiencing Homelessness).