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22 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. MY Project USA This initiative provides mentoring, leadership, and literacy programming for at-risk youth. This program is reasonably designed to meet TANF purpose two. 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.

HEART Food Pantry This initiative supports the Heart Food Pantry, Inc. with the cost of implementing or improving their current food distribution to eligible individuals and families. This initiative is designed to reasonably achieve outcomes under TANF purpose one. 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.

Hilliard Community Assistance Council This initiative supports the Hilliard Food Pantry with the cost of implementing or improving their current food distribution to eligible individuals and families. This initiative is designed to reasonably achieve outcomes under TANF purpose one. 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. Child Care Subsidy Program In Ohio, Federal TANF funds may specifically be used to support Ohio's state child care subsidy program in the provision of services to: • OWF families, and • Low-income employed families with incomes that are at or below the state established income ceiling at the time of application for child care subsidy services and at each redetermination for such services. While the state has the authority to adjust income ceilings in order to manage child care expenditures, per state statute, the ceilings can never exceed 200% of the federal poverty level for the child care subsidy program. This program is reasonably expected to achieve outcomes under TANF purpose two. Early Childhood Education This program is administered by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). It provides funding to city, local, exempted village, joint vocational school districts, or Educational Service Centers to provide preschool services for 3 and 4 year old children of income eligible families. The target population served by this program are eligible children who are at least three years of age, not of the age to be eligible for kindergarten, and with family income of 200% or less of the federal poverty level. Children from low- income families without preschool may fall behind their peers, which creates an environment for future