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| pg. 472 5. The household meets relevant income eligibility requirements. The family’s gross monthly income must not exceed 185 percent of Nebraska’s ADC Standard of Need for the family size; and, 6. The destitution or need did not arise because the child (if age 16 or older and not in school) or the relative responsible for support and care refused without good cause to accept employment or training for employment or quit a job without good cause. However, if the child or family member refused without good cause to accept employment or training for employment or quit a job without good cause, but the emergency was not caused by this action, the family is still eligible for EA. * A specified relative is defined as a relative with whom a child must be living or have been living within six months prior to the month in which EA is requested. A specified relative includes a child’s father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, second cousin, nephew or niece are specified relatives. These relatives may be half-blood relation, related by adoption, or from a preceding generation as denoted by prefixes of grand, great, great–great, or great–great–great. A child may also live with the spouse of any persons previously named even after the marriage has been terminated by death or divorce. ** Under Nebraska law, a guardian has the same powers, rights and duties that a parent has respecting his or her minor child, and a conservator has all powers which he or she could exercise if not under a disability (Nebraska Revised Statutes §§30–2628 and 30–2637). ***Nebraska verifies citizenship/alien status for all applicable members, but if an individual does not provide verification or does not have an eligible status, they are not eligible for Emergency Assistance. If there are no children who meet this requirement, there is no eligibility for Emergency Assistance. If at least one child meets the criteria, a payment would be considered on behalf of that child only. Child Advocacy Centers Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) provide a safe, child-friendly environment for forensic interviews, medical evaluations and provide advocacy, training, and other relevant services to help alleviate crisis situations for children and families. CACs also provide coordination support for child abuse investigation and treatment teams as provided in Nebraska Revised Statutes §28-728 to 28-729. The Nebraska Alliance of Child Advocacy Centers serves as Nebraska's State Chapter for the seven nationally accredited child advocacy centers. "State chapter" is referred to in the Child Protection and Family Safety Act, Nebraska Revised Statute 28-710, and is defined in federal statute. 34 USC 20302 states that a "state chapter" means a membership organization that provides technical assistance, training, coordination, grant administration, oversight, and organizational capacity support to local children's advocacy centers, multidisciplinary teams, and communities working to implement a multidisciplinary response to child abuse in the provision of evidence-informed initiatives, including mental health counseling, forensic interviewing, multidisciplinary team coordination, and victim advocacy. The Nebraska Alliance will fulfill the roles and responsibilities within the definition of a "State chapter" and help ensure the multidisciplinary teams and child advocacy center staff deliver covered CAC services and case coordination with fidelity. The work of Nebraska Alliance (state chapter services) and child advocacy centers fall into the following areas: