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18 and education goals, building economic stability for families and helping all children grow and thrive while breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty. This initiative is reasonably designed to meet TANF purposes one, two and four. A pregnant person, parent, custodian or noncustodial parent of a minor child(ren) who resides in Ohio, whose household income is at or below 200% Federal Poverty Level and is a U.S. Citizen or meets a citizenship exemption, is eligible for these TANF services. Shoes and Clothes for Kids This initiative is designed to provide eligible school age children grades 1-3, appropriate clothing, shoes and school supplies based on need for the school year, to help improve school attendance and correspondingly Third Grade Reading scores. The Third Grade Reading Guarantee is a program to identify students from Kindergarten through Grade 3 that are behind in reading. Passed in 2012, ORC 3313.608, the Third Grade Reading Guarantee attempts to ensure children can read proficiently before the fourth grade through mandatory testing from kindergarten through third grade. This initiative is reasonably designed to meet TANF purpose three because the program seeks to increase reading levels and support continuation of school/education. TANF eligible students benefit through academic empowerment and breaking the cycle that leads to poverty giving them the ability to thrive academically and reach their full earning potential. A pregnant person, parent, custodian or noncustodial parent of a minor child(ren) who resides in Ohio, whose household income is at or below 200% Federal Poverty Level and is a U.S. Citizen or meets a citizenship exemption, is eligible for these TANF services. University Circle Inc. The University Circle’s Circle Scholars afterschool program for 6th, 7th and 8th graders helps students become good stewards of their communities and environments and build skills in the area of critical thinking, self-leadership and goal setting. Participating students make visits to University Circle arts and culture-rich institutions, including Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland History Center and Cleveland Museum of Arts as well as other community organizations. Each institution will provide programming based on their institutions’ collections and specific University Circle program objectives, connecting their collections to Cleveland and ideas of leadership, community, sustainability and stewardship of urban natural resources. This initiative is reasonably designed to meet TANF purpose three because it creates safe, supervised spaces for children ages 11-14 during after- school time and during the day in the summer structured around parents work schedules to provide care and enrichment for eligible families at no cost, and program participation is designed to decrease the likelihood children will engage in early sexual activity. A pregnant person, parent, custodian or noncustodial parent of a minor child(ren) who resides in Ohio, whose household income is at or below 200% Federal Poverty Level and is a U.S. Citizen or meets a citizenship exemption, is eligible for these TANF services. Eligible participants are targeted for the TANF services. Somali Community Link This initiative is designed to reduce poverty by addressing its root causes within the immigrant Somali community living in Franklin County, a population that is growing and experiences disproportionate poverty. The Housing Assistance program helps mitigate and prevent eviction and potential homelessness for the households served by providing counselling and financial assistance for rent or mortgage payments to low-income Franklin County/Columbus Somali immigrant city residents. This