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TCC). Children of parent(s) and caretaker relatives who are employed and become ineligible for TANF because of earned income or loss of an earned income disregard and provide continued employment verification as requested, but not less than every three months. Termination of TCC can occur when DECCD determines that the parent is not in compliance with child support enforcement requirements. 3rd Priority Population (Very Low-income, At Risk of Going on TANF) Children of very low-income working parent(s) shoes income is at or below 50% of the State Median Income (SMI) who are at risk of going on TANF, in the following order:

a. Children in Protective Services or Foster Care;

b. Children served by the Healthy Homes Mississippi home visitation program;

c. Children with Special Needs (up to 85% of the SMI);

d. Children of parent(s) deployed in the Mississippi National Guard, or Reserve (up to 85% of the SMI);

e. Children of Teen Parent(s) currently enrolled in high school full-time; and

f. Children of all other eligible parent(s) at this income level, including parents enrolled full-time in an approved educational program, whether working or not.

4th Priority Population (Low-income, At Risk of Going on TANF)

Children of parent(s) working the required 25 hours per week and/or are enrolled full-time in an approved educational or training program whose income falls above 50% of the State Median Income and at or below 85% of the State Median Income.

Referrals for TANF, Healthy Homes Mississippi, and Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services clients are submitted to DECCD by case managers of these programs. Applications for all other families can be completed online by visiting the DECCD website at www.secac.ms.gov. Paper applications are not accepted.

[TANF WORK PROGRAM PAYMENT PROCESS: MISSISSIPPI SUPPORTIVE SERVICES] Revised 04-01-12 2-01-18 Authorized Child Care Providers Guidelines and Application Procedures The following are basic Agency guidelines for selecting child care providers: