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| pg. 478 Cedars Home for Pregnant and Parenting Teens The Cedars Home for Pregnant and Parenting Teens is an adult-supervised, supportive living arrangement for pregnant and/or parenting teens under 20 years old. To be a resident of the Cedars Home for Pregnant and Parenting Teens, pregnant and/or parenting teens must be unable to live in their home because of abuse, neglect, or other extenuating circumstances. Teens who are pregnant and/or parenting will receive trauma-informed services from a Cedar’s family partner. The services provided will engage and support the development of skills necessary for self-sufficiency. In addition, the services will help teens establish the knowledge and abilities to access resources throughout their community while strengthening parenting skills and building a strong foundation for their families. Pregnant and parenting teens' competencies and skills will be assessed at intake, and goals will be established based on the identified needs. The Cedars Home for Pregnant and Parenting Teens will support pregnant and parenting teens by identifying and connecting them with other positive supports to enhance social and emotional stability for successful independent living. Services provided by Cedars will focus on the following: • Financial Literacy and budgeting; • Health and nutrition; • Employment readiness skills; • Child screening and assessment tools; • Childcare strategy; • Parenting skills and child development; and • Parenting curricula to improve parent and child outcomes. The Cedars Home for Pregnant and Parenting Teens will provide services to support pregnant and parenting teens with income below two hundred percent (200%) of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). These services will meet TANF Purpose One, to provide assistance to needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes or the homes of relatives. The funding method is federal dollars only. Supportive Services and Work Supports for Child Welfare Families Supportive services and work supports may be approved to assist families with safely caring for their children in their own homes. Families must need support in order to work or participate in activities such as job search, community service, education, or training. Services provided will meet the TANF Purpose One: “to provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives;” and TANF Purpose Two: "to end dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work and marriage by supporting parents job and career advancement activities.” Families must be at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) to qualify for the program. The funding method is federal dollars only. Nebraska Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Next Step