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13 individual must undergo a comprehensive assessment and sign an individual opportunity plan (equivalent to a self-sufficiency contract) prior to the authorization of benefits. The target population is low-income -families below 200% of the federal poverty level. This program is reasonably expected to achieve outcomes under TANF purposes one and two. Independent Living Initative Federal TANF funds are used to expand services for individuals who have or will soon emancipate from the foster care system. TANF funds are used to expand services to this population and supplement the federal Chafee Independent Living funds. The services assist individuals in the development of skills needed to successfully transition from youth to adulthood, from foster care to independent living in the community, by choosing healthy and productive options that result in responsible and self-sufficient lives and decrease the incidence of out-of-wedlock births in this population. Individuals served include older children in the custody of the Public Children Services Agency who are likely to remain in custody until age 18 and young adults aged 18 to 21 who have exited the custody of the Public Children Services Agency. Kinship Permanency Incentive Program (KPI) The KPI Program was created to promote permanency for a minor child in the legal and physical custody of a kinship caregiver. The program provides an initial one-time incentive payment to the kinship caregiver to defray the costs of initial placement of the minor child in the kinship caregiver’s home. The program may provide additional permanency incentive payments for the minor child at six-month intervals for a total period not to exceed thirty-six months, as long as the child remains in the legal and physical custody of the kinship caregiver. The KPI Program is administered by the local County Public Children Services Agencies. The kinship caregiver must be the custodian or guardian of the minor child. The gross income of the kinship caregiver’s family, including the minor child, cannot exceed 300% of the Federal Poverty Level. This program is reasonably expected to achieve outcomes under TANF purpose one. Expenditures under the KPI program are claimed as MOE. Ohio’s Children’s Trust Fund The Ohio Children’s Trust Fund will utilize TANF to provide parent education, information and referrals, and support services to families on a short-term basis through a regional service delivery model. Additionally, the Trust Fund will partner with birthing hospitals across the state to offer one time parent education sessions and informational packets pertaining to infant and young child injury prevention to new parents. This will accompany the provision of concrete supports - one-time safety items, such as cribs, Pack ’n Plays, car seats and strollers for eligible families. Both efforts are provided to assist needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives. The target population is low-income families at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. This program is reasonably expected to achieve outcomes under TANF purposes one and three. The Ohio Parenting and Pregnancy Program This program is designed to provide services to pregnant women and parents or other relatives caring for children twelve months of age or younger, by promoting childbirth, parenting, and alternatives to